Scale Model Body Modification Without Filler or Glue

[@nathanielmoore9132]

This is like the Bob Ross of model car building... I love it!

[@TrailBound51]

I somehow have missed ever hearing or seeing this method. Excellent video as always. You are a great ambassador to the hobby.

[@ModelCarMuse]

Thanks!

[@Ricky2400]

You work on plastic....can you customize plastic seats for a model bus?@@ModelCarMuse

[@danbiron4719]

Plastic welding. Learned something new today!

[@PhiddyPford]

Oscar K and Auto World! Now I know I’m old!

[@williamwagaman9538]

You can always Teach an old dog a new trick Doug you are marvelous thank you

[@ModelCarMuse]

You're welcome!

[@tooltas]

that wagon is wild show more on it

[@LoneWolfPerception]

Modeler's corner in the hot rod magazines was how I learned tips back in the 90s, I had no clue where else to get tips. I learned how to chop top, make new windows and run fiber optics to make head lights, tail lights and the dome light inside. I just started the hobby again with my son and thank God we have a means for information to be looked up in an instant, I didn't want to just paint and assemble with my boy.

[@kkuenzel56]

I loved those Auto World catalogs.

[@TheLukaCeeChannel]

Great! Now I have ANOTHER tool I've got to buy! Great idea. Thank you Doug!

[@ModelCarMuse]

You bet!

[@coolruehle]

Genius. Pure genius.

[@IzzySpeaks]

Nice presentation. I've been using the soldering/woodburner trick since 75'. Not sure if someone showed me or I just came up with it for myself organically.

[@stephaniewright4336]

Genius! I’m loving your channel. Thanks!

[@tomcline5631]

That is OUTSTANDING!!! I never even thought of using a wood burner! I'm gonna try this with that AMT frieghtliner that seems to give everyone fits glueing on the sleeper portion! Great idea,and thanks for sharing!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I wish I would have know this method back in the day when I use to build models. Thanks for sharing your expertize with us all.

[@tjmmodelcraft8486]

My uncle John was doing this method back in the early 70s until the time of his death in 2015. I wish you could see his models. He was ahead of his time. And I wish he was still around to see your channel. He would of loved it.

[@michaelcooke2559]

Excellent tutorial. This is a wonderful technique. Now, I have to get a wood burner. Thanks for sharing.

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

Your technique of "welding" the plastic makes me remember the "Spin Welder" plastic welding toy. You can do the same thing with a piece of polystyrene rod and a die grinder these days. It works pretty good for filling holes and welding plastics together.

[@garyslentzii2796]

I had one of those, I was really too young to use it like this but it worked

[@skipsmessyworkbench]

As kids in the 60's, we use to do this to some of our models. We used to play Joie Chitwood thrill show and also demo derby with our kits and see who's car would stay together. We would use a wood burning iron, my and my best friend next door, had cars that would never fly apart because they were melted together. Thanks for sharing this forgotten technique. And thanks for the memories.

[@jonoprince]

Protect this man at ALL costs

[@kevinsmith7697]

Great video! Ghost lines are maddening, would probably work for those ridiculous hood scoop half cut outs ( like we need that for a guide) , to know where to cut, always hated those!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎🇺🇸

[@artoodiitoo]

Happy little welds :> Like Bob Ross building model cars

[@mikemerheb7038]

New subscriber here... I'm only 2 minutes into the video and I can't believe I never thought about doing this. Glad I found your channel, looking forward to learning more. Thanks!!

[@ModelCarMuse]

Welcome to the channel! If you try this let us know how it works out.

[@gerrycomfort7027]

MAN THIS GUY IS LIKE A REAL BODY PRO MAN HE IS THE BEST I SEE SOMETIMES THEN I UP.

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Awesome tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@ToddHLHG]

Awesome...I really enjoy your videos...you are an amazing model car builder

[@twistedplasticfanatic9534]

Done this year's ago and it works great 👍🏻 Great tips Doug Love the content!! 😎

[@oldschooltamiya]

Good tip, thax for the video..

[@michaelreed9733]

Thank You Doug for the video!! Know it was a year ago but just found your channel an love the great how-to's you have . I'm new to the body modifications an chopping an changing , your videos have helped me quite a bit.

[@ModelCarMuse]

Thanks and welcome

[@oldmantech5399]

Beautiful workmanship.

[@martinmicallef4847]

Wow !! That wagon is Awesome !! Incredible creativity and craftsmanship !!

[@Bob0sModelFabWorx]

This reminded me of a time when I was a kid, my brother and I would do this to our models. Of course it didn't go well so we stopped. lol Your method is a great tip!

[@redcastle12b31]

My wood burning kit just got new life! Thanks for the technique and tips!

[@RichardSmith-kf6yn]

I actually had a chance to see this wagon at NNL East a few years ago.. Absolutely amazing work! It was actually my first time being able to attend the NNL EAST Show. I've never seen so many magnificent works of art. I also have never felt so welcome to be around a bunch of highly skilled Model builders.. Everyone I had a chance to talk to was so incredibly nice and to be a part of something like that was just amazing. Half way through the show I noticed that Scale Auto Magazine left one of their cards underneath a car I was showing.. I can't even begin to explain how I felt seeing that card sitting underneath something I built. Long story short I was able to show my father the man who got me started in model building a center fold right up of something I built in amazing I've been getting since I was a kid....

[@ModelCarMuse]

Wow, thanks for remembering my Chrysler New Yorker Wagon! And yes, this community is amazing.

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

Doug excellent video brother and that's one Hell of a great idea!

[@ModelCarMuse]

Thanks! Try it out!

[@youknoweverything7643]

That k you for the lesson and tutorial and knowledge you have years of knowledge and so thankful for you sharing your skills you mastered over the years of building and modeling thank you. When I started modeling when I was 10 there was no KZbin it took just sitting down and looking at hot rod magazines for ideas and references and had to learn how to modify bodies , paint and anything else model car building specific you had to teach your self with trial and error I was born in 92 so I had about 4-6 good years of no KZbin for model buding

[@garyslentzii2796]

Amazing way to bodywork, I've put styrene in my Dremal to spin weld stuff but no where to this extent, very nice wagon too.

[@waynespinaci1909]

Found your channel from a Facebook comment and the timing couldn't be better for my present project (putting a 350 Chevy into the back of a Karmann-Ghia). Hinges and using a woodburning tool...EXCELLENT! Thank you so much!

[@ModelCarMuse]

Glad I could help!

[@dalebender7726]

Enjoyed this technique in your video. Never saw it before. Best part was the temperature of the tip!

[@jamesrice6096]

That is so cool! I'd never thought of this. I have a soldering iron with a panny reshaped to a wide chisel point for a tip. It would work perfectly. As a kid I used glue and putty. The surrounding area was aways a wavy mess.

[@paulrogers8311]

Thanks for the tip Doug. I've been wanting to try something new that would eliminate the ghost channels later. I'll try this soon.

[@mitchellrobbins133]

I learn more every time i watch.

[@immanutt4442]

This is one of the very best plastic model car fabrication tutorial videos ever - very concise and sir you are great teacher !!!

[@devingillis9661]

MY GOODNESS, this takes customizing to a whole new level. This is the first I've ever heard of this technique. THANK YOU.

[@154Colin]

Translatable to other scales, and other modeling (and non modeling) disciplines. 👍👍

[@raylarkin5004]

I really enjoyed your tutorial. And if I was still doing it (I'm 68 now and got a palsey shake), i would look up all of your vids!👍🏼 In the 60's, I had a bad rat rod habit and ruthlessly melted models together and savagely brushed them with gruesome colored nail polish. They were awful yet so cool to people who appreciated the style. All because I had no glue. Thanks for your your clever and effective style. You rock!

[@ModelCarMuse]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@raylarkin5004]

@@ModelCarMuse thank you 😊

[@LonnySelf]

funny I am 64 and remember in fact I did as you are just a sodering iorn with a base so real warm not hot and have used hair dryer to warp it body parts as well get them fender bulges I like stock cars before they where building the kits so used the sodering irons to weld the cages in them , real story I am dislexic my reading teacher to get me intrest in reading would send me to the libary to chose what I wanted to read and modlers magazines where my choice most times . supper cool you shared this cool car

[@Thinginator]

I have a couple cheap wood burning tools I don’t use anymore since I got a professional wood burning kit, so for me this sounds like a great free way to do body mods. Thanks!

[@marcberthelette831]

Well done! Impressive work and great vid👍

[@racer6583]

I never thought of using my wood burner I've always used my solder gun, it's a old Weller used it to heat up many of modified knives to do body mods. Now thanks for sharing your knowledge I can move on with my plastic models with ease on body mods and have a better feeling of accomplishment plus enjoy the building process through beginning to finish,thank you very much.

[@bigchef2112]

Boy I wish I’d have seen this before I started my kit. I’m changing wheel wells on the #54 chevelle and I’m on my second round of putty. I just ordered a hot knife and I will definitely be using this technique on my next one.👍👍

[@TheNaskr1]

Thanks for the tip -I still have my auto cutter from the 60's - like you it didn't work out as stated - now I have a use for it - thanks again

[@memorylanemodelcars]

Thanks Doug. The Hot Knife Auto World Catalogue used to Carry Harbor Freight Carried for awhile but noticed they Don't Anymore. It has Exacto Knife blade holder and Blades. I think Reason they Quit Carrying it was users weren't Careful Enough when trying to use on Models n were having Burn thru issues. Amazon n other places Still have them The Technique You Used Here Would Work Excellent With Sprue Rod Putty made With Testors Liquid Cement in Small Jar with Brush I'm Now 61 been Building Model Cars since 11. I tried Making Sprue Rod Putty for First Time 4 years ago & Am Quite Pleased with The Results it Fills Voids Quite Well & Once it Gasses Out Returns to Solid Plastic it Sands Quite Well and shows No seams when Done So Using it for the Finish Work with Your Method Would Work Wonders. Thank for a Great Tutorial Video. Walt

[@duckmangooo7376]

I like the bend to a round head. I have used the part skeleton as a welding rod.

[@jiml9692]

Great video... I love kit bashing or modifing models this is a great idea . I'll be using this idea alot thanks.

[@Hondamark88]

You sir have earned a new follower!!!

[@brianlewis6926]

I never thought about doing it that way. Thanks for the tip

[@-DEATHSTROKE]

This is genius, especially for an over ambitious model car builder like myself who takes on jobs way over my head, I end up using so much glue and putty that my builds become as heavy as bricks and no way are they as strong as what this is. Thanks for the great tip mate. Cheers.

[@ModelCarMuse]

Glad to help!

[@mikedillard835]

"OUTSTANDING" !.....I love these tip's - shoot I'll use the end of a broom handle or shovel if it get's the job done.......love it - keep'em comin' !.....

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

I remember the cutter but never had one. This is a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing

[@LeftCoastModelCarBuilds]

Very cool technique, I'm going to have to give this a try sometime, thank you for sharing

[@jeremy8169]

I learned so much from Bob at the NNL pacific shows . He told its just plastic.

[@timemachinesscalemodels]

Genius!

[@corypride5096]

Never heard of this before. Anything that eliminates ghosting is worth a try, although I may be too shaky now.

[@pizzamanmodels9989]

What a great technique for body work. Thank you for sharing.

[@jimmycheesegrits9201]

SUPER…!!!👀💪👍👍

[@sgtrock6213]

First time viewer...you now have my subscription.....what great content you have..I love that you can do the body work like that with the woodburning tools...amazing...makes me want to build models again....thank you for sharing your craft...

[@Bob0sModelFabWorx]

I caught that nail polish statement too. I use that type of paint a lot.

[@wisner6]

Great video and tip. I personally do a lot of body mods on my builds and look forward to perfecting this method. Thank you.

[@torstenkaus3559]

what an amazing technique 😙 that phantom wagon looks super cool !!

[@AmateurScaleModelBuildi-lj3so]

Just subscription. Greater videos with excellent clear instruction, with beautiful results, I can tell I'm gonna love this channel

[@deenjoan9938]

Excellent Idea and seam to work with little problem and the biggie no glue are filler thanks for the tip

[@martinmicallef4847]

Fantastic Video and Demo !! Very educational !! Thank You !!

[@jack002tuber]

Wow, what a cool video! I have never seen this done. What a great tool. I hope to see more about this. The Chrysler wagon is amazing. Glad to meet you. Subscribed.

[@seanh2390]

This is a very informative video. Thanks for posting it Doug (and to your wife as well for her help).

[@MrHandyDad]

Just found this. Somebody is thinking outside the box and its a great idea...

[@plasticbuzzardmodelshop9715]

Interesting.

[@poppadrift3632]

Doug thanks for this great idea.

[@Okaybob]

That's FANTASTIC! Less dust, as well as the other advantages you mentioned. I'm new at plastic model building. If I can't just "buy" a particular car, in slotcar form, I just convert a plastic model into a slotcar. Diecast is is even easier, and has better detail, without having to do ityourself..........but they weigh 5 times as much 😞 Thanks again for sharing is awesome technique.

[@ModelCarMuse]

Thank you!

[@kenn1mi]

I’ve never seen that technique before, what a great way to do body mods. Another great video, thank you.

[@modelracecar]

Great idea! I'm a Slot car racer and not seen this before for some reason but this looks like the best way to mod or even repair plastic bodyshells.

[@MrModelworx]

This is amazing Doug, very relaxing to watch too! I love your videos.

[@waynes.1242]

I was going to say the same thing, that’s got to be one of the most relaxing model “how to” videos I’ve watched… like a combination of Bob Vila and Mr. Rogers!

[@blueoxmodelshop3405]

Great video!!! This is the best part about being part of this community, you learn new things all the time! I plan to pick up one of those tools, and start practicing. Thanks!!

[@greghemming4036]

Great tip Doug, very cool, thanks for sharing.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Gorgeous wagon build BTW!!

[@scottyparker2534]

Thank you I've always wondered how to do this and wanted to again thank you

[@johnkelley9877]

I never heard of this before but it looks like a great idea. Thank you for sharing this.

[@dannieturner9719]

Awesome build !

[@RcNickster709]

WOW that is pretty awesome. What a great idea. Thanks from someone who is just starting this hobby

[@ModelCarMuse]

It's a great hobby to be doing in parallel with your RC channel. Have fun!

[@REKlaus]

I think his 97 degrees are probably Celsius which would be 206 Fahrenheit. I've used this technique for non-modeling plastic repairs, i add a small piece of wire (like a piece of a staple) melted in to add extra strength.

[@paintnamer6403]

I agree, otherwise I could weld with my fingers being that they are about 98.6 Fahrenheit body temperature. Good video I must say.

[@kingranch1962]

Great informational video. Thanks for sharing your technique.

[@SuperTexasBlues]

fascinating! impeccable work, and VERY inventive! I'm subscribing!

[@Leadfootkurtis]

Technique I learned welding but I never used on model cars… I generally use solvent glue for making joints tight, you have skills

[@Bigskyguy56]

Doug, As always , valuable tips explained in a very understandable way. Thanks for reigniting the hobby for me. Built back in the 60s & 70s. Recalling all of the good old time tested methods , as this one. Rick

[@alancyr3100]

Thanks for sharing this technique. I have a project where I can use this.

[@markbucey7057]

Wow Doug great information I have never seen this and I will be using it a lot more in the future Thank You so much

[@franky_p_CarModelArt]

Very useful technique, never seen anyone demonstrate this.I use my 3d-pen to fill up gaps,works also great. Thanks for sharing these and other great modeltips.

[@johnclark6582]

We're was this info 35 years ago , man the things I could have messed up . Lol

[@rickzinck9326]

Thanks Doug. Great tutorial about this method.

[@Mark_Hubbard]

Great video, straight forward and clear

[@oldieman730]

Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea.