Jack Wag'n
I've been building models for a LOT of years now, and the Roth/Newt/Mouse/Weird-Ohs were always some of my favorites, even though they were out of production, not to really start seeing reissues until I was in junior high in the early '80s. I spent lots of hours teaching myself to draw from old Roth booklets and Trolley how-to's from CarToons Magazine before that, though.
Re: the car, the body is from a recently-reissued short-wheelbase flopper AMT kit. The engine came out of that Fundecker Fokker, the front wheels/axle from a Weird-Ohs "Digger", and the rears from a Monogram "Super Fuzz" T bucket, designed by Stanley "Mouse", the lesser-known rival/contemporary of "Big Daddy" Roth.
As far as Super Sculpey goes, it's one of a number of poly clays available at craft stores, which harden after being baked at relatively low temperatures. Over the top of this poly insert, I will do finish sculpting in an epoxy-based clay, which will harden over hours, allowing me time to work/play with tire smoke shapes a bit. Also, epoxy can be smoothed with wet tools before it sets, meaning less sanding/finishing for paint.
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I've been building models for a LOT of years now, and the Roth/Newt/Mouse/Weird-Ohs were always some of my favorites, even though they were out of production, not to really start seeing reissues until I was in junior high in the early '80s. I spent lots of hours teaching myself to draw from old Roth booklets and Trolley how-to's from CarToons Magazine before that, though.
Re: the car, the body is from a recently-reissued short-wheelbase flopper AMT kit. The engine came out of that Fundecker Fokker, the front wheels/axle from a Weird-Ohs "Digger", and the rears from a Monogram "Super Fuzz" T bucket, designed by Stanley "Mouse", the lesser-known rival/contemporary of "Big Daddy" Roth.
As far as Super Sculpey goes, it's one of a number of poly clays available at craft stores, which harden after being baked at relatively low temperatures. Over the top of this poly insert, I will do finish sculpting in an epoxy-based clay, which will harden over hours, allowing me time to work/play with tire smoke shapes a bit. Also, epoxy can be smoothed with wet tools before it sets, meaning less sanding/finishing for paint.
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