Model Car Minion

Model Car Minion

My efforts at model car building.
I began building my first model in the spring of 2014 and was hooked. My preferences are cars and trucks, with character or personal interest, from the '20's to the '70's. I set up a bench in my garage in the summer but moved into the basement for the winter of 2015/16. I started my KZread channel in January 2015 and appreciate your comments. Thanks for taking an interest in my involvement with this hobby. Please subscribe so you can follow along. ...............Steve. PS, Enjoy the build.

Archie's Jalopy Revisited

Archie's Jalopy Revisited

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  • @openexhaustmodels5139
    @openexhaustmodels51395 күн бұрын

    Thanks for sharing Steve👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion5 күн бұрын

    My pleasure, glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @scalemodelcarchief
    @scalemodelcarchief5 күн бұрын

    Great show Steve! I loved the fact that 1st generation Cougar’s were well represented. 😀 Thanks for sharing! 😀👍🏻

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion5 күн бұрын

    It was nice to see those older Cougars again, there were three and one was for sale.

  • @JethrosGarage-op4bo
    @JethrosGarage-op4bo6 күн бұрын

    Great looking cars up there Steve! Nice day for a show, thanks for taking us along! 😎👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion5 күн бұрын

    We had a great day for the show, glad to share it.

  • @1964bc
    @1964bc6 күн бұрын

    NICE!!! Happy Canada Day. Thanks for the car pics.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion6 күн бұрын

    It was a perfect day to be out. Thanks for watching.

  • @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop
    @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop7 күн бұрын

    Great coverage of the show, Steve. Love the Durant.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion6 күн бұрын

    It was a perfect day for a car show. I was thinking of you when I saw those old sedans.

  • @dariosmodelbuilds
    @dariosmodelbuilds7 күн бұрын

    Patriot that I am, as seen in many shots I'm I was sipping a 'Timmies' coffee. Great afternoon and now I have all those photos for future model builds. 😎

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion6 күн бұрын

    You were right in style for Canada Day, thanks for suggesting the outing. Anne enjoyed being out there also.

  • @ramblers69
    @ramblers697 күн бұрын

    Looked a beautiful day for a car show Steve, I'm digging the hot rods!!!

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion6 күн бұрын

    It was a perfect day out, lots of cars to be inspired by.

  • @petesmodelcarcustoms584
    @petesmodelcarcustoms5847 күн бұрын

    What a great selection of cars,Steve and lovely weather👍😎. Happy Canada day 😃. I hope everything's going well and best wishes from jolly old England 👍😎Pete 🤓

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion6 күн бұрын

    It was a perfect day for the outing and Anne was feeling well enough to join in. We're doing as well as we can. Hope your weather there is better now.

  • @petesmodelcarcustoms584
    @petesmodelcarcustoms5846 күн бұрын

    @@ModelCarMinion drizzle all day.we did have 3 days of sunshine😃

  • @MoonwalkerModels
    @MoonwalkerModels7 күн бұрын

    Really nice cars on display Steve! Was that Peter's (Lazy-eyed Modeler) green Ford, I think it is? It was at 2:14 into the video.

  • @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop
    @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop7 күн бұрын

    Hi! No, that wasn't me. I live about 4+ hours away from Steve. I've been on 1 tour about 2 hours away this year but every time I think I'm going to a car show, something comes up with the Model A.

  • @MoonwalkerModels
    @MoonwalkerModels7 күн бұрын

    ​@@lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshopAh, ok! Good to hear from you sir!

  • @thecaptain2521
    @thecaptain25217 күн бұрын

    Beautiful rides!! Absolutely love the green New Yorker at the end. That's from my era. We had a green '73 Newport growing up.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion6 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, you don't see cars that bit anymore. If you noticed you can see my reflection in the fender and the hubcap.

  • @michaelkovach7973
    @michaelkovach79739 күн бұрын

    Came out looking real nice Steve! Well done.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion8 күн бұрын

    Thanks Mike it's a nice kit to work with.

  • @scalemodelcarchief
    @scalemodelcarchief9 күн бұрын

    I love it Steve. I’m going to be doing a version of the Beverly Hillbillies jalopy for the #RustBucketGB2024 😀👍🏻

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion8 күн бұрын

    I just saw your intro video, have fun with it.

  • @openexhaustmodels5139
    @openexhaustmodels513911 күн бұрын

    That turned out real nice Steve👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion11 күн бұрын

    Thanks Paul, it is a nice kit.

  • @muchasgracias6976
    @muchasgracias697613 күн бұрын

    Fab build dude! What did you use to thin that acrylic paint to use in the airbrush?

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion12 күн бұрын

    I often use windshield washer fluid or Pledge Floor Finish.

  • @elennapointer701
    @elennapointer70113 күн бұрын

    That is a really sweet build. Was this brush painted by hand, or did you use an air brush? Also, is the comic any good? 😃

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment, the black on the chassis and exhaust were primed with black Rustoleum rattle can sprayed on, then the exhuast was hand painted with silver and gunmetal acrylics, the interior, seats and body were airbrushed using craft acrylics, the roof was airbrush. I keep forgeting to read the comic, 🙁it does have Monogram model ads in it though.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER13 күн бұрын

    😍Oh wow, the Mustang turned out GREAT Steve! Love your color choices too.👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    Thanks Tim, I didn't want a black interior so I used more summer friendly colours.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER12 күн бұрын

    @@ModelCarMinion 🙂👍

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER13 күн бұрын

    Nice build Steve!! 🤜🤛

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinionКүн бұрын

    Thanks Tim, I built the car about a year ago and just added the figures.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER13 күн бұрын

    You picked up some good kits Steve 😉👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    There were some good deals there.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER13 күн бұрын

    Enjoyed!!!!!!!!!

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    Glad to hear it, thanks for the comment.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER12 күн бұрын

    @@ModelCarMinion 👍👍

  • @jameslarosa2396
    @jameslarosa239613 күн бұрын

    Nice

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for checking out my video.

  • @scalemodelcarchief
    @scalemodelcarchief13 күн бұрын

    Very nice Steve! I love the color scheme. Very sharp. Have a blessed day my friend! 😀👍🏻

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    Thanks Steven, I wanted to use summer colours for this convertible.

  • @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop
    @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop14 күн бұрын

    That's one spiffy Mustang, Steve! Looks great top up or top down.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    Thanks Peter, I tried to pick colours I would like to have for riding around with the top down in the summer.

  • @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop
    @lazyeyedmodeler-woodyworkshop14 күн бұрын

    Love the Archie's Jalopy and the figures really add to its presentation. I still have hunks of the Archie's Jalopy kit that was produced so many years ago. Wish I hadn't broken it up as a kid to glue parts of it to parts of the the Beverley Hillbillies truck.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion13 күн бұрын

    I didn't know there was an actual Archie's Jalopy kit, I just made due with this kit. I really like adding figures when I can.

  • @dariosmodelbuilds
    @dariosmodelbuilds14 күн бұрын

    It came out beautifully. I really like the colour selections you made and the detailing of the dash.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Thanks, this kit goes together very well and has some good details, except the interior door panels have very shallow detailing.

  • @ronstewart9792
    @ronstewart979214 күн бұрын

    Mustang looks awesome Steve. Great build, Ron

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Thanks Ron, I like convertibles that look comfortable in the summer sun. 😀😎

  • @no.email.please
    @no.email.please14 күн бұрын

    HEY-DAR 👊😎👍 Geno Here: Nice Build 🤗 really like that steering wheel 🙂 I'd be happy to put her in my cabinet 😊 Be Watching You Later, (MODEL CAR)🎭(MAN CAVE)

  • @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage
    @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage14 күн бұрын

    The bonus Batman Comic Book is cool! Mustang looks good. All those little chrome rivets on the steering wheel are amazing. Monogram makes a nice fitting kit. Interior looks great. I'll have to build my Monogram Mustangs, but I keep getting drawn to all my poor fitting AMT kits. LOL! I don't know if I can handle all that perfection.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    I understand, AMT kits don't seem as well made but they have more interesting subjects. This is one Mustang kit that fits very well.

  • @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage
    @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage14 күн бұрын

    @@ModelCarMinion It does look like it fits together well. I am surprised that you didn't build it as the Pace Car though. (I like Pace Cars)

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    I guess I can't relate to the pace care look, I built it to look like what I would want to own. 😎

  • @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage
    @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage14 күн бұрын

    @@ModelCarMinion For sure. I had a Collectible Automobile magazine that focused on all the Pace cars from the first to the latest at the time of printing. I lost that magazine in the 2013 High River Flood. It had the pace car and the car that won the Indy for each year. Would be nice to get another copy.

  • @dfactoryrat653
    @dfactoryrat65314 күн бұрын

    You did a great job on this model. 🐭👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Thanks Craig, it's a good kit.

  • @mcmodelworks
    @mcmodelworks14 күн бұрын

    Turned out really nice Steve. Good work.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Thanks Gary, it's a good kit to work with.

  • @modelcar1589
    @modelcar158914 күн бұрын

    great job

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment.

  • @bigeddie1231
    @bigeddie123114 күн бұрын

    What a awesome Build sir very very cool nice detail work

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Thanks Ritch, it's a good kit to work with.

  • @thefalloutshelter7799
    @thefalloutshelter779915 күн бұрын

    nice build Steve. The first Mustang ever sold was bought here in St. john’s. It’s on display in the Ford museum in Detroit still with its Newfoundland plates on it

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Interesting bit of trivia, I would not have guessed the first one was sold in Nfld.

  • @drafting5652
    @drafting565215 күн бұрын

    Sharp looking Mustang thanks for sharing 😊

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion14 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment.

  • @thecaptain2521
    @thecaptain252115 күн бұрын

    OUTSTANDING Steve!! You picked excellent colors!! Looks amazing!!

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    Thanks Oron, it turned out better than I expected.

  • @theintake8961
    @theintake896115 күн бұрын

    Beautiful build Steve! The colors were worth the wait! Nice detail work. 😎👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment, it took a while but I finally found the colours I wanted.

  • @VinceWeston
    @VinceWeston15 күн бұрын

    Looks terrific Steve. I like the body color.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    Thanks Vince, summer colours for the convertible. 😎

  • @marsgarage8217
    @marsgarage821715 күн бұрын

    Nice work.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment.

  • @bigcharliesmodelgarage296
    @bigcharliesmodelgarage29615 күн бұрын

    Looks beautiful Steve 😍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    Thanks Charlie, I like those colours together.

  • @pauladams286
    @pauladams28615 күн бұрын

    A great looking model. Thanks for the painting tips.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, they are fun to paint.

  • @michaelhintzmikesminiature1812
    @michaelhintzmikesminiature181215 күн бұрын

    Love the chassis in these kits. Nicely Done!!! Thanks for sharing

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    Thanks Mike, I wanted to add some figures to the build to make it more fun.

  • @danielku6278
    @danielku627816 күн бұрын

    i find the most difficult part of painting figure is to paint their eyes. Do you have any tips on that part? Thanks in advance

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion15 күн бұрын

    For figures this small I use a very fine brush or a sharpened toothpick to put the paint on. I use craft acyrlic paints. The most important part is to get the pupils aligned so they aren't looking in different directions. Keep trying, practice helps improve your technique and using water based paints it's easier to clean off if you make a mistake.

  • @davidchin350
    @davidchin35017 күн бұрын

    Nice jalaopy from the comics, the figures are an awesome compliment to the car.👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion17 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much David, the figures are fun to add to the display.

  • @scalemodelcarchief
    @scalemodelcarchief17 күн бұрын

    I absolutely love it! Well done Steve. The figures really add to your build. Have a blessed day my friend! 😀👍🏻

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion17 күн бұрын

    Thanks Steven, they do make it more fun, I'll have to find a Veronica figure next. 😀

  • @alancolenso1254
    @alancolenso125417 күн бұрын

    Veronica all the way :D

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion17 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment.

  • @openexhaustmodels5139
    @openexhaustmodels513917 күн бұрын

    Looks great Steve👍

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion17 күн бұрын

    Thanks Paul, I like to add figures when possible.

  • @no.email.please
    @no.email.please17 күн бұрын

    HEY-DAR 👊😎👍 Geno Here: I always thought the big model companies should have included figures in ALL their kits 🤔 Your build turned out nice, good job 😊 Be Watching You Later, (MODEL CAR)🎭(MAN CAVE)

  • @dariosmodelbuilds
    @dariosmodelbuilds17 күн бұрын

    Betty. Especially that one! 😬

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion17 күн бұрын

    Yep, she looks all grown up. lol.

  • @geoffhipwell2198
    @geoffhipwell219817 күн бұрын

    What great build. I never knew it existed!! Ah..The memories.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion17 күн бұрын

    I have a previous video showing the car kit build, I like doing these for the memories. 😀

  • @mcmodelworks
    @mcmodelworks17 күн бұрын

    Great build Steve. I`m partial to Veronica. Had a girlfriend named Veronica at one time. 😂

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion17 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment Gary.

  • @hortonshotrodshop2003
    @hortonshotrodshop200318 күн бұрын

    Very cool build nice touch with the comic books and figures.

  • @ModelCarMinion
    @ModelCarMinion18 күн бұрын

    Thanks Phil, the figures are fun and add more realism.