Aztek Dummy Update 7/9/21 - Rat Fink!

[@David_B_Dornburg]

Hiya Lou. I remember my older brother building the Ratfink & Motorbike model waaaay back when I was around 8 or 9. (63 now & he's 72) 😆

[@terrywindsor1310]

Oh. My. God! Watching you build this kit has unleashed a flood of memories from my childhood. Im a California boomer kid and grew up in that entire Rat Fink, Ed " big daddy" Roth culture. I don't know for sure, but i think much of this was more of a west coast hot rodder, surfer thing but those years ( late 50's to mid 60's) were the best times of my life. Thank you for the time trip! I built so many of those kits and we didn't have model shops; we had toy stores with model sections! Not to mention the car kits! Anyhoo, thanks for the trip back!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@mikegilliam]

Great looking Rat Fink! It brings back memories from when I built some crazy car kits when I was growing up. I can remember building some of those kits but left them unpainted because I didn't have paint. Still, it was fun and I thought they looked pretty good. :)

[@swamihuman9395]

AWESOME! Great job. Thx for sharing. I have fond memories of a Rat Fink model kit I built as a kid in the 60s. Model is "gone", but still have pix of me proudly showing it off :)

[@petermerz2704]

Great build! When I was young, I had a RF tee shirt with him on an exaggerated VW Beetle. Of course, this went with my ‘73 Beetle which was modified! Oh, the old days and simpler times!

[@GPGPapercraftTX]

I met one of the Fink’s characters IRL. I got the Camaro back from Chevy. They “fixed” the 8-speed automatics torque converter. Some testing was in order. North bound on my local commuter 6 lane. Just as I hit max Q, something moved in the rear view. No, not a black and white. Just white. 30 or 40 feet of full up RAM dually pushing my 6 hard. I spared a second peak since everything else around me was literally at relative rest. There behind the wheel was a set of bulging eyes crunched between mountainous hulk-like shoulders. Ham fists so big that 10 and 2 was more like half an hour on both sides. All that topped off with a comically canted “Mack” gimme hat. Cletus there was gonna best that Chevy if his belching black pipes single handedly melted the Ant Arctic. I waved 3 fingers shy of a whole hand, grabbed 5th and embarrassed him. He was still trying to make 130 when I rolled off at my exit. He should have been on the front of a kit box for sure. By god he hit all the marks except the shifter in hand. Maybe he found a Mustang to best before his road rage wore off. I’ll never know.

[@BTMScaleModeling]

Love watching you create great art. Watching your videos is the one thing I do every week. After my bad injury you were one of the great things besides my family that I could remember and focus on.

[@aztekdummy]

might nice of you to say!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Super cool, love the RAT FINK Lou!!!!!!!!!! Great video, I really enjoyed watching...... 👍🐀😉

[@milepost465historyhobbies4]

Double dose of Lou! Makes for a good week!

[@williamporter7596]

An excellent Rat Fink rendition Lou.

[@morlockmeat]

I had a bunch of Rat Fink stuff when I was a kid. They were in bubble gum machines everywhere! Little figures, rings, charms, etc. So, I have a certain fond attachment to this ugly character. Great build, Lou!

[@doubleheadedeagle6769]

Some of the Asian KZbin model makers are incredibly talented. Insane details.

[@outsider238]

What a great kit! I love doing kits like this as well. A nice change of pace and fun too!

[@tachi98lep]

That Rat Fink is missing one thing-a rat trap!

[@markfergerson2145]

RAT FINK FOREVER! Wow, take me back to the 60s willya! You made the right decision on those yellow spots. I always saw them as pimples, not warts. Roth was all about the gross-out and zits are grosser than warts. ;>) Ever build the infamous AMT Amtronic, the one everyone and their dog turned into a Trek-style shuttle? Not even close to Ed Roth but still SF-flavored out of the box.

[@aztekdummy]

i did build an amtronic. it's in the videos somewhere. you can do a search

[@iancampbell8649]

Awesome work Lou!

[@johnfreeman1408]

great job Lou. Not having a 3D printer I would love to see a video on how you go from a picture to a 3D model of the same picture. Maybe you could do a video on that one day.

[@aztekdummy]

i was given the 3d files. all I had to do was load them into the software to send them to a printer. I didn't create the files myself

[@jimbrust486]

Very good 'Rat Fink'.

[@sprueVerse]

So, now I’m having a major nostalgia trip! So cool!!!

[@scotiadragoon5974]

Dr. Tongue’s 3-D House of Rat Fink!

[@spacedock873]

Hi Lou. Not a character I am familiar with (I don't think it crossed "the pond") but I can certainly appreciate the work you put into this kit. Most impressive bit for me was the hand painted pinstripes round the lettering - when you first mentioned thinking about it I immediately thought "don't have too much coffee!" As always you did a masterful job. You can get a degree in cartooning?! Mine is boring old single honours Computing Science. I have however noted that you are left handed and creative whereas I am right handed and technical. This may explain why I am much better at spaceships and paint masks than organic characters and hand painting. Having said that I have ordered some D&D style miniatures to practice my figure skills. As always looking forward to next week 👍

[@spaeron]

best rat fink model i've seen. 1st one , but still the best one

[@sclogse1]

I wish I could find the Surfer Girl kit from back then. At least I think I do. I had fun putting her together to make her a lot more oddball.

[@aztekdummy]

I built one of those but made the gal an Orion Slave Girl from classic Srar Trek. Got an award at Wonderfest for her

[@MrChief101]

I've never been a big fan of the grotesques. Even as a kid; I know... a serious little jerk, right? I think it more that I grew up in midtown Manhattan where cars were the enemy. Rats too, for that matter. But I can certainly appreciate the fine and thoughtful paint job. Plus a good 3D sculpt. Too bad you didn't have your first takes on the mascot. What was selected was nice enough, hit all the right notes.

[@Daddy-1975]

Super travail !

[@dennisbisconti4583]

Lou+ nice build keep up the great work

[@dennisthompson7921]

Love the Rat Fink art style!

[@GPGPapercraftTX]

Lou, I went to Kings Hobby's here in Austin yesterday. Got some cool stuff. Passed on 2 mint NCC-1701 A AMT kits. He wants $200 a piece. They look complete. I told Interstellar Modler as well. Please, please someone buy them! It would be way too easy for me to go spend 4 bills for something I am not likely to build.

[@aztekdummy]

got one in the stash, don't need another :)

[@jimbrust486]

I was in Menards DYI and they have the 1 minute epoxy in the twin syringe mixing contains here in Iowa.

[@TheDiecastDad]

Awesome 🤘🐀👑

[@jamesgarrison7397]

I just bought an AMT 18 inch Enterprise Model, I can't find any helpful videos on how to build it, does anyone have suggestions?

[@mikelower7683]

Hi Lou I would like to tell you about the Rat Fink of the mid “60s” the rat had triangle shape ears and a long pointy nose. He came in bubble gum capsules from a gum machine.

[@markfergerson2145]

Were those licensed or knockoffs? That was very common back then.

[@williamford2236]

I’m such an Ed “Big Daddy” Roth fan I have multiple tattoos of his art work including Rat Fink. Can you please send me a link to where you got it that would be awesome. Your painting masks for snoopy and red Barron are awesome. Thanks again.

[@aztekdummy]

cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/rat-fink-3d-print-model costs around 14 bucks

[@ericverpeten8503]

excellent

[@redgreen09]

well loooks good to me and hope the darn houes is ok cant stand leeks or basment floods or enny houe re paires YAK so post will see

[@MrGlenLouie]

I enjoyed your build, great details, I’ve seen this link to download the file but was thinking of asking a friend to print one up for me as well. About how much was the cost of the material and the time involved to make one up, so I know how much I should offer someone to print one for me? Thanks 🙏

[@aztekdummy]

I thi k you should e pect to pay around 50 bucks for materials and print time if it's as big as the one I printed

[@MrGlenLouie]

@@aztekdummy thanks! that doesn’t sound to bad considering the size as you mentioned. The download link is not expensive and is reasonable 🙏😊

[@charlesforbin6937]

What resin are you using Uncle Lou?.......

[@aztekdummy]

siraya tech fast gray

[@robertalexander1251]

love it were do i bet one

[@Bigdad4139]

I've built the plastic kit before but I would like to have one that size is it for sale anywhere?

[@aztekdummy]

if you have a 3d printer. cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/rat-fink-3d-print-model

[@Bigdad4139]

@@aztekdummy I don't have a 3d printer I was hoping to buy one from someone who does. Thank You

[@axellness]

this is cool. would you ever sell ?

[@aztekdummy]

sure, for the right price and you gotta come and get it. I don't put finished models in the mail