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                        Scratch-build?

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Scratch-build?
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:45 PM
                        Could anyone explain to me (in a couple of lines) what exactly scratch building is.
                        Is it done without drawings, using bits from other kits or making your own parts?
                        The sleeper cab in my Western Star just has a simple bunk in it. I have just seen a photo of the interior of a real one and I`m tempted to have a go at re-creating it. Have any of you tried doing the same thing with a 1:24 truck ?
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                        mkhoot
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Westland. MI USA
                        Posted by mkhoot on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 2:35 PM
                        Scratch-building can be done with or with out using drawings it consists of making your own parts from scratch, thats where the term comes from. Using parts from other kits is considered kit bashing,
                        When in doubt just build it. Mark http://www.ipmslivonia.org/ipms/
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 5:48 PM
                        Or even making parts out of other things like drink bottle fenders. What makes it fun is just the fact of haveing no drawings to go by. The truck in my signiture is a bit of a scratchbuild/kit bash project. The rear body was made from scratch while alot of the tools and equipment came from parts and pices of other kits.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        nicholma
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: New Zealand
                        Posted by nicholma on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 2:20 AM
                        Scratch building or kit bashing is something I do as it adds a bit of "me" to a kit and makes it more unique. Get into it, it adds heaps to the hobby!
                        Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 9:58 AM
                        Many thanks for your input folks. I`m going to settle for adding hydraulic trailer coupling hoses and fixings to my truck fleet. in order to gain a little experience. If that goes OK, who knows--------------.
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 3:37 PM
                        Best way to start out is with little stuff like that. Then build up to a whole kits worth.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Aaronw
                        • Member since
                          September 2015
                        • From: The Redwood Empire
                        Posted by Aaronw on Friday, December 3, 2004 9:26 PM
                        And then pretty soon you start to feel like you are building a snap tite if you don't add something not from the kit Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 12:39 PM
                        Having just had my first attempt at producing trailer couplings from scratch, I can now see where all the fun and enjoyment comes from in scratch building. Not only that, the first truck in the fleet that I have fitted out looks much better than before.
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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Saturday, December 11, 2004 3:54 PM
                        A very short ipression the word scratch-building :

                        Start with nothing, end-up with a scale model.

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        nicholma
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: New Zealand
                        Posted by nicholma on Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:16 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Spitfire 321

                        Having just had my first attempt at producing trailer couplings from scratch, I can now see where all the fun and enjoyment comes from in scratch building. Not only that, the first truck in the fleet that I have fitted out looks much better than before.


                        Exactly - now you're hookedBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
                        Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:01 AM
                        Looks like you are well on your way now.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:01 AM
                        I`d just like to take this opportunity to wish you all
                        A VERY HAPPY CHRISMAS and to thank you for all your replies and advise.
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