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[808_Yaris]

nice pics ;)

[jclo3313]

There haven't been a lot of post about diorama's or model cars lately, but I feel that they are an important part of our community. So when I came across this diorama made by Wilco Machiels, I had to post them up on Speedhunters. Another nice detail is of course the VW's that are placed inside these diorama's.

Like most car enthusiasts, you start to build model cars and quickly realize that you suck at it.... But there's always the exception and that is Wilco... he started at the age of seven and has since then mastered the technique of building realistic model cars and dioramas like no other.

All the models and diorama's have been build in 1:24 scale and are made to represent the garage's from the 1960's. Wilco says "I love the nostalgic garages of the 1960's - dirty, a little cluttered and rather disorganized and untidy - I like to recreate them just the way they were". He always starts out with a model and then builds the garage around it, he often takes parts from other kits to enhance the look and feel of the diorama's.

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The detail on this VW bus is amazing. The rust and the battered paint shows that it had a hard life, I'm guessing that it just unloaded the crate engine.
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This more customized Beetle with its deep dish wheels is getting some work done on the rear. It looks like there is some welding going on, maybe a leaking exhaust?. The shop owner must have thought better be safe than sorry so he has a fire extinguisher at the ready.
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This beetle is undergoing some major overhauling. It is getting a new engine and it seems that the drum brakes are getting refreshed.
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This bus is getting a fresh lick of paint and maybe some rust removed around the arches. It is already rolling on some new wheels. Al the diorama's that Wilco makes feature real lighting as you can see on the wall.
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Here we have a lot of spare parts that are scavenged from other models to make this diorama complete. Did you notice the Continental sign just right of the door?
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This looks more like a donor car but it makes for a great addition to this diorama.
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A scratch build tire exchanger.... just so you now that Wilco is truly a king amongst modelers. I'm amazed at all the details and still find new things to marvel at.

For more, be sure to check out Wilco's diorama's there you can find a lot of other diorama's and some of them are even for sale.

I owe a big thank you to Wilco for providing me with these pictures.

-Jeroen Willemsen
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[808_Yaris]

looks real to me :)

[Giobatera]

cool facts

[808_Yaris]

v-dub haha, i liked that commercial

[*MAD DOG*]

the fat cat sat on the mat with a bat to kill a rat who was on smack.

[jclo3313]

Only Chip Foose could make brown look so good. The story goes that one of his customers brought in a Breitling watch and asked Chip to make his car the same color. This was the result, a 1970 Plymouth Barrauda painted in Terracuda Brown with California Gold stripes, both of which are part of Foose's new line of paints developed with BASF. The Terracuda is much more than just the paint, however, and is up to the high standard that is common among all Foose vehicles. The unibody of the original car was removed and replaced with a custom frame designed by Chip and built by Art Carr, and every panel of the car has been changed in some way. The front axle has been moved forward three inches to create less of an overhang, and the rear bumper has been cut down and tucked in. Under the hood is Mopar's 392ci crate engine that is mated to a Tremec 5-speed transmission and a Ford 9-inch rear end. The interior is completely custom as well, with Ferrari leather covering carbon fiber seats. Last of all, a set of Foose-designed wheels were added and painted to match the rest of the car.
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[*MAD DOG*]

Nice

[808_Yaris]

the motor looks cool

[*MAD DOG*]

meep meep

[808_Yaris]

resin smells strong. good and bad thing

[Giobatera]

Nice ride!!!!!

[JumpmanYaris]

yippee ki yay Mo Fo

[808_Yaris]

googled "netz vitz" and this is the first picture that showed up.

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by 808_Yaris

googled "netz vitz" and this is the first picture that showed up.

Looks like someone just puked fluro on it.

[808_Yaris]

^yeah some things look nice on hear, and others don't

[Astroman]

wow those models are amazing.

[808_Yaris]

hmmm smell of resin---------can't smell it unless you re-enter the room lol