Monster Truck Madness – Monster Truck Modeling
Hello everybody and Happy Thursday!
For most of my “hobby life”, my time modeling has been spent with r/c automobiles. Not a lot on scale static fashions. Sure, I’ve achieved just a few army automobiles, automobiles, and monster vans through the years…however I wouldn’t say I’m a modeler.
The extra I received into scale r/c the final decade, the extra that conventional modeling piqued my curiosity. That REALLY picked up final 12 months after I began to dabble with Tamiya semi vans, as these issues are actually as a lot a scale mannequin as they’re an r/c. I advised myself that after I purchased a brand new home and had ample room for it, I’d arrange a little bit modeling space subsequent to my r/c bench.
Well, over the Summer I wound up getting a brand new home with ample work area, and I made good on the modeling space. You know what? It’s completely grabbed me! I’m having a blast!
Static modeling is simply one other avenue to showcase my love of monster vans, so after having just a few completed kits beneath my belt I made a decision I needed to construct a small diorama show that pays tribute to my favourite 1:1 monster truck venue of all time- St. Louis Arena, where I witnessed many shows as a kid.
My idea- construct a small show that will present what it appeared like if I had a full sized monster truck again within the late 1980’s, with the Rotten Apple theming I’ve been utilizing on my r/c vans for awhile now.
Outside of monster truck fashions, I really like constructing massive rigs and heavy vans….so I’d construct a scale hauler to go a protracted with the monster, and have it parked out entrance of the Arena. Perfect.
For the truck equipment, I went with an AMT International Transtar 4070A cabover. This equipment is a retooled traditional Ertl that was re-released considerably lately. The monster truck can be an AMT Coca-Cola Monster truck (which is a re-labeled USA-1 equipment from again within the day) that I’d try to mix with an AMT 1978 Ford truck equipment physique. The trailer can be an AMT Lowboy to offer it that decrease funds, open air hauler look that you just noticed considerably often again within the day.
I’m now completed with the Transtar and monster truck, and thus far so good! Up subsequent, ending the trailer and constructing the small show base with St. Louis Arena background. I’ll make a submit right here exhibiting it off when its achieved.
I’m having an absolute blast entering into modeling and intend to do lots of constructing over the winter. I really feel prefer it’s serving to to make me a extra nicely rounded hobbyist, and upcoming r/c builds will hopefully showcase a few of my newly acquired/honed abilities!
Thanks for letting me take a detour into static mannequin land, subsequent week I’ll be again to r/c’s!