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Post by airdave on Dec 14, 2023 16:54:15 GMT -5
Twas the night before Xmas and at the north pole ole santa was busy changing spark plugs and oil. He does it like clockwork at the same time each year, since he knows hot rod season is incredibly near! Once the presents are gone and the reindeer are fed he can think about cruising in his own speedster sled. It doesn't have wheels, since they're useless on snow but it does have a hemi to make it fast go! So when you hear Santa say "i must go into town" you know he'll be cruising with an upside down frown. And an extra can of gas!....this sled is thirsty!! You do realize we are talking about a hot rod sled that belongs to a happy fat man who lives at the North Pole who employs magical elves and rides a flying sleigh around the world, in one night, pulled by magical reindeer? This toonish snow rod was a scratch design of mine (inspired by a CGI idea I found on the Interwebs)... so, not completely original. I created and built a paper* model to be used as one of my annual free Holiday Models. *(65lb cardstock) My thinking was the Sledster would have some sort of track drive underneath. Kind of like a snowmobile? But I had no desire to complicate the model any further. So, why don't we just imagine there is a little magic involved. This is Santa Claus we are talking about. Attachments:
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Post by Starryeyes on Dec 14, 2023 19:08:28 GMT -5
Love this !!! Great poem as well !!! Thanks for sharing buddy !!
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Post by TooOld on Dec 16, 2023 7:28:01 GMT -5
Excellent Dave !! Merry Christmas !
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Post by Starryeyes on Dec 16, 2023 11:49:35 GMT -5
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Post by TooOld on Dec 17, 2023 7:06:01 GMT -5
I forgot about this one . . . great little build Chuck !
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Post by airdave on Dec 17, 2023 9:17:33 GMT -5
I had to look it up to understand the context of this Meng model. Weird choice for a Xmas theme...lol...but straight out of the box, its pretty awesome. So, did the Santa come fully painted? (with red and white) or just in flesh tone?
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Post by Starryeyes on Dec 17, 2023 9:57:06 GMT -5
I had to look it up to understand the context of this Meng model. Weird choice for a Xmas theme...lol...but straight out of the box, its pretty awesome. So, did the Santa come fully painted? (with red and white) or just in flesh tone? I agree it’s an odd, odd piece .. !! That’s why It’s in my studio “Area51” which is full of oddities .. now it’s been a minute since I built Dave but I’m thinking he was painted ..
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Post by modelcarfan on Dec 17, 2023 21:25:29 GMT -5
Hello All.. For a while I have not been building models and had faced soo many difficult challenges in my journey. I have lost about 5 members of family this year As for this plus my spouse is having seroius health issues and I invest my time to make sure she is ok and have a good medical treatment. So my time for building models is on hold for a while... Hopefully things will turn around in the year 2024 and build some more models Soo... I am posting this picture which is old but wont hurt to greet others a Merry Christmas.
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Post by Starryeyes on Dec 18, 2023 10:03:12 GMT -5
Hello All.. For a while I have not been building models and had faced soo many difficult challenges in my journey. I have lost about 5 members of family this year As for this plus my spouse is having seroius health issues and I invest my time to make sure she is ok and have a good medical treatment. So my time for building models is on hold for a while... Hopefully things will turn around in the year 2024 and build some more models Soo... I am posting this picture which is old but wont hurt to greet others a Merry Christmas. My sincerest condolences for all your loss .. 🙏🙏 and thanks for the post .. this build of yours is one of my favorites !
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Post by chromecop on Dec 23, 2023 13:40:52 GMT -5
It's been posted before, but this is one of the few holiday toons I have. Santa's gasser....
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Post by plastimatic on Dec 23, 2023 17:18:08 GMT -5
Hey,hey, me boy-os! Since my XMas build for this year just went into the purple pond, I offer up a build from Christmas past instead.
Created from the Deals Wheels Incredible Flying Machine, with a modified/santafied... Stink Ray Vette head. Yep, motor still runs!
I hope you all have the happiest of holidays! Jim
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Post by airdave on Dec 23, 2023 19:31:30 GMT -5
oh wow. I love the Plane! They're all good! Heres another paper model I created as one of my free Holiday models. This one from a few years back, but applicable I think. Sometimes I modify an existing model, but in this case, it was an original idea and design. My thinking was Santa was trying to give the Reindeer a night off, and things didn't go as planned. The two page model includes the chalkboard, and the whole thing is about palm size.
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Post by Starryeyes on Dec 23, 2023 20:52:32 GMT -5
It's been posted before, but this is one of the few holiday toons I have. Santa's gasser.... I love it !! Old Saint Nick is getting serious about delivering in time !!
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Post by Starryeyes on Dec 23, 2023 20:53:56 GMT -5
Hey,hey, me boy-os! Since my XMas build for this year just went into the purple pond, I offer up a build from Christmas past instead.
Created from the Deals Wheels Incredible Flying Machine, with a modified/santafied... Stink Ray Vette head. Yep, motor still runs!
I hope you all have the happiest of holidays! Jim Santa 1 you are cleared for takeoff on your vector ! CAVU Santa !!
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