The Worlds Best Model Car Contest! PART 3 The 2019 GSL Model Car Championship

We are back for part 3 of worlds BEST model car championship! The GSL Model Car Championship. This week Race cars!! Circle track, road course and drag strip!
Perhaps the most competitive scale auto contest in the world is held in Salt Lake City every 2 years. Attracting model car builders from all over the world, many of these autos are scratch built. and many are detailed kits and modified kits.
The contest is produced by the International Model Car Builders’ Museum in Salt Lake City. A unique museum presenting historic auto models and masters and patterns from some of the best know plastic models ever produced.
www.themodelcarmuseum.org/
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Founder Mark S. Gustavson has announced that they will be ending the GSL in 3 years. There will be one more in 2022. This may or may not end the championship, but will end the championship as we know it. Ending the worlds best model car contest will create a vacuum, and "shift in the force" that may lead to some follow up or redux, who can say. Time will tell......
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From the web site:
The GSL Championship was started in 1979 to provide an hospitable venue for professional-quality builders, of all ages, to compete where basic and advanced craftsmanship, innovation, and risk-taking are rewarded, respected and celebrated and where the friendly exchange of modeling information, ideas and techniques are encouraged. Additionally, attendees can enjoy and learn from a wide range of seminars, evening discussions , a day of tours of the International Model Car Builders’ Museum, the Museum-benefit Auction, and the Trade Show.
Since the start of this now world-renowned competition, we’ve welcomed thousands of competitors from around the globe, drawing competitors from North and South America, Mexico, and Europe. Widely recognized as the arena for pleasant but stringent competition, GSL also presents three days of instructional seminars, a tour of the International Model Car Museum, a Museum-benefit auction and 4 days of convivial fun.
www.gslchampionship.org/
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[@RackwitzG]

Scale modeling is an art and should be recognized as such.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Agreed

[@marksavage1744]

I have to agree. There's little respect from those outside of the hobby. Same with bird carving. Some things are revered as art, but might only take a few hours or days to create....with only some artistic flare and no specialized skill. As a scratchbuilder who won a best-in-show at the old NNL national competion (a rival to SLC as the top show in the USA) back in the day, I know some of these models take years to create. My B-I-S model took 2 years to build and was 99% scratchbuilt. The painting (and weathering) alone on these types of models should be revered as art. Then you've got a vast array of other skills that need to be mastered at this level.

[@AntonHoward-mx9sb]

The Daytona that won straight-line was just incredible. The tones of black on the headers was absolutely stunning.....and I've been around drag cars most of my life.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Right??!!

[@christopherhereford1803]

Amazing attention to detail. Not just the toys, Dale and Karyn, but your effort in capturing it all, for our viewing pleasure. Thanks ever so much for the love you put in to what you do. Can't wait for 2022!

[@ToyManTelevision]

I want to enter but not with a plan to win anything. But just to say I entered. Most 1st place models will not even place here. And unless you are 100% scratch built forget about a master award. Wow. Just WOW

[@michaelricks1618]

Great video of a terrific show. Nice, steady camera work - easy to watch! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you for watching! Some great fun. Watch tomorrow as we dive back into the saga of Steve’s layout

[@lansvsion9543]

This is a great channel! Love model kits specially scratchbuilt.

[@charlesmcclure5994]

Man O Man you got to love the dragster, the finish on the body's, the details, and all the scratch building, no kits here.

[@ToyManTelevision]

The engine in the first place funny car! And the turned wheels!!! Gezzzzzzz

[@ronstewart9792]

Awesome video and show. Thank you so much for posting all 3 of them for those of us not there. Ron

[@ToyManTelevision]

It was just great. Every GSL is unique. Every year there are two or three models that just amaze. And a few hundred more that are some of the best you have ever seen. This year there were three. The super seven, the post war Harley and the shark mouth funny car. So real they are unreal. And scratch built. From metal and a bit of plastic sheeting

[@rpllieb]

Wowser, You two are great for having such a passion for the fine craftsmanship ! And screwing around. Your other videos ie big boy train was very interesting. Stay young you two honyoks 🏁🏆👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Next week back to Steve’s to see the REBUILD of the railroad as he is also still tearing it out. Super cool. Then on to the final track on a 15” gauge that’s been under construction for ten years and yesterday they closed the loop!!!!! About a half mile of track. But... every 2 feet is one tie at 5 bucks. 4 spikes at 1.10 each. One case of beer at 14 bucks And 4 feet of rail at 8 bucks per foot. 12 pound rail. So not just 10 years for work but expensive too.

[@elkameno1959]

amazing detail - thanks for covering this show for us.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Glad I’m not a judge. I have 3 models that are 10 out of 10. Perfect. How do you judge perfection?

[@robertemmons2260]

There is so much reflection of talent sitting on those tables. I thought that I was good at models, but after I've seen those I still have a ways to go. Thank you once again for bringing us another fine video. You have definitely perfected the art of screwing around!

[@ToyManTelevision]

It’s been quite a show. Between the super seven, that Harley and three of those drag cars...... some of the best models I’ve ever seen. Except for the last GSL.

[@deandanielson8074]

Thanks, you two on another wonderful video of great interest - accompanied by fun narrative from both of you and well-selected music. Much fun. By the way, we heard that Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy will be visiting Duluth, MN in late July. Our chance to see it in-person. Dean from Minnesota

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yup! They are running on CN tracks. Then south to Chicago. On schedule yet after that but the plan is to continue south all the way to Louisiana and/or Texas.

[@51artvn74]

Race cars for life 🤘

[@cbgadget4740]

Been a really nice series of videos folks. I’m gonna forward them to my two year younger than me brother. We have car building memories from our teen years and he returned to modeling cars probably 25 to 30 years ago. He and a very good friend of mine belong to the Maryland Automotive Modelers Association (MAMA). I’ve been to several of their meeting and love seeing the clubs work. Thanks for sharing these awesome videos 👍👍👍😎😎😎 Cary

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks. This is really the best contest I have ever seen or even heard of. Telford in the UK is perhaps a distant second. This is just amazing! Modelers from everywhere. The ones from Australia usually kick but. But it figures. In that if you are willing to travel that far, you must really have your poop in a neat pile!!

[@tomklock568]

Great series...thanks!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Wow. Just WOW.

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Awesome builds there. Thanks for sharing

[@ToyManTelevision]

Right? I can’t even imagine. Just great to get to see it.

[@mr.mckinnon5680]

That's very unfortunate, that this is the last year. Model cars, and model building, has seen an explosion, in the market, since the Inception of the pandemic. Turns out, people really love to build and create. And the level of detail, that comes out of these shows, is just absolutely amazing. And you guys have done a phenomenal job of capturing these Masters of art.

[@jacktaylor1030]

LOVE THE BACKGROUND TUNES, YOU HARD CORE ROCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!😀😃😄😆😅😍🤩😋😛😝🤗🤐❤❤❤❤❤💔💯💯💢💢💢

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks

[@SCDC-Channel]

OMG that Caterham must be one of the best model car I have ever seen

[@ToyManTelevision]

The one from 2 years ago was jaw dropping. Then he shows up this year with one even better. Wondering if he’s going to show up in 2022 with another one!

[@marksavage1744]

Some intense models in this video. I'm curious as I write this in May 2024 if there are any car/truck model magazines being published. Most of the well known automotive mags from the past are gone. These videos are nice, but for me, they'll never replace a quality magazine. FineScale Modeler magazine is still around (and quite nice with few ads actually), but the exceptional high detail models such as those seen in this video don't get much coverage. Thanks for posting.

[@kerridillon3120]

I love the Beverly Hillbilly's replica old car in the very beginning!! Keep on having fun you two senior teenagers!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Good coverage of that in part 2. Really great.

[@antoniosscalemodels.]

I cannot wait to see more

[@ToyManTelevision]

Soon!

[@JohnW1711stock]

I remember the Beach City Chevrolet Corvette Funny Car. Neat car.

[@richardbinder9662]

Amazing models. I like to show friends a photo and they think it is a real car or motorcycle. I grew up in Decatur, Illinois. My friends and I entered model contests at Bolay's Hobbies. We would always take the top three. We were the first to use the colored wires in telephone cords for spark plug wires. I would be embarrassed to even think of showing them amongst these beauties.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I loved the old contests. Thousands of them

[@graldrouse4194]

the craftmen shop on this is off the wall if never see such details its great

[@rogersmith4042]

Awesome background music!! Great video, thank you..

[@ToyManTelevision]

I love the music. I have been buying it fir almost 20 years with rights so I can use it on the channel.

[@eme5793]

Hi I was just looking at your 2019 GSL video of the model car show, and right at the start is a phone box rod. I have that same kit. I got mine i the 70's or 80's and still have it and that one you show is the first one i've seen. I'm in New Zealand so we don't get to a lot of kits.

[@TOYHOUSE-Live]

*_Very very good!!! like!!!_*

[@ToyManTelevision]

Love your font. Wow!!

[@garypearsall1589]

That purple Caddy is stunning.

[@ghrobbs]

Love your videos. I just gave you a sub.

[@hotrodmodeler4649]

Awesome stuff!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Soon. The next one... keep pushing back but perhaps 2023.

[@bigeddie1231]

awesome thank you for sharing

[@ToyManTelevision]

You are so welcome

[@NgaiOlaudah]

ENJOYED THIS IMMENSELY, GUYS!!! i customized car kits for a bit when i was a child & I remember most of these cars, such as the Don Garlits car! where did you kids go & what did you do over this Fourth, yesterday! upload & post up please! all the best, arthur (ngai)

[@ToyManTelevision]

Went to a track laying party. Much beer. Closed the loop on a 15 inch gauge 1/2 scale recreation of the Sanpete Valley Railroad. A small part, about 100 feet, is laid on the original grade. Ballast next and a second 4-4-0 is coming from California to go pilot to pilot for driving a golden spike. Film at 11. Er.. on the eleventh? Oh heck when they get it we will film it and post it. How cool is that?!!!

[@greguzar8233]

The "wrap" in your three part series is testimony to folks still crafting quality models and in many cases, scratch building miniatures. I would understand if the main organizer of this show may want to step down. To leave the modeling world in a lurch without a competition to join and to hone our skills would be criminal. My skills have never been that good but from what you filmed there are some really talented folks out there. Is it me or did this show seem bigger than the last one you covered? Well done you kids. Greg and Jeanne

[@ToyManTelevision]

Mark g started this about 35 years ago. Ran every year. Then he announced it was ending. He just couldn’t do it. He has lots of help mostly from the two mikes but others as well. Anyway he runs it. Period. In his way. So when he killed it others said they would like to take over and keep it going. Nope. If you want to do a contest do it. Don’t take over the GSL. Anyway he started it back up every two years. And he barely can do it. It’s harder than hell. Even with help. So one more. And lots of people want to (again) take it over. But if they screw it up, or even just change it into something mark doesn’t like.... anyway I expect someone will start something else. But who knows. There is another contest. Mark sort of started it too, well mostly just named it called the NNL. (Nationally Nown Luminaries) one of those jokes that’s not funny. There is an east and west one and sometimes like 5 a year. But it’s not a contest. Just a display. In protest of contests and judging. But on one from Australia is going to bring in a scratch built brass race car to an NNL. So..... anyway it’s been a great run and if the 2022 is the last one then it just is.

[@javnelllantos8621]

Nice content bro❤️❤️

[@ToyManTelevision]

Amazing. One coming in 2023.

[@woohoofromtexasharris4814]

44 WOOHOO FROM TEXAS, COMMENT 11, ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO.👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Toot toot!

[@kevinching1975]

Love the sound of your Mustang you should put it in the 12 inches to the foot scale LOL

[@serchmarc]

that last dragster was amazing,,, the coils, the msd cables, the thick fuel line how the hell made that fuel effect? wow

[@edpollard989]

New to the Channel, very entertaining, how about a video on the car you are driving? Possibly a 60's Shelby Mustang?

[@rikdoro920]

would be interesting to see

[@maximuswedgie5149]

Did the car you arrived in and left in have a roll cage??? Coolest couple ever.👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yup. 2 nd place in the 2008 time attack overall. Professional driver.

[@carlosallende2595]

Didn't know what your videos were about, but "Best model car championship" piqued my curiosity so I decided I'd spin it on. I wasn't disappointed, loved your 3 videos. I have subscribed and, at leisure will trawl through your other stuff. But, just going by what I have glimpsed of your interests I think that I can recommend to you guys one of my favourite guys on You Tube, his name is Marty. Marty is living near Melbourne Australia, and he started taking these beat up, dinged up Matchbox cars, dug up from kiddies back yards and rebuilds them, making them as close to factory as is humanly possible, hampered at times by a pesky Koala named Kevin. He is a hoot, I really think you would both enjoy his channel, Marty's Matchbox Makeovers, Have Fun, Carlos. Look forward to trawling through all of your videos, Thank You.

[@ToyManTelevision]

G’day! We will look into that channel for sure! Have you seen our show on the hot wheels track with 20,000 cars? In truth they aren’t hot wheels. The first track was so loud you couldn’t be is the same room with it. So he took a bunch of cars and made molds and cast the thousands of cars from solid resin with other wheels that don’t wear out as fast but mostly are quieter. Still loud standing there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXmximSLe5eretk

[@ToyManTelevision]

Just looking over Marty. Love da bear!! Cool channel.

[@nataliesparklingone]

everone gangsta til plasmo-plastic models shows up with his mad detailing

[@ToyManTelevision]

Beyond great.

[@shaverx3293]

On average, what is the range of how many hours it takes to do these builds? Absolutely stunning work!!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi. Most take about a year. Working mostly every night. With the tv on.. or music. One of these guys, Ken Hamilton, we following Facebook, knocks this stuff out in about 3 months. facebook.com/ken.hamilton.50

[@robertweldon7909]

I agree with Roger Smith. Who did all that awesome music on these three videos? Someone is a very good guitarist and should be mentioned by ya'll, it sure gave the videos a kick in the pants. ;-)

[@ToyManTelevision]

I buy this music from a library called smartsound. Amazing stuff!! Sort of expensive with KZbin rights but dang. I love it.

[@sandywebsdale8247]

Just zoinked

[@red7fifty]

Your Seat Belts look installed incorrectly.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I’m trying to get that fixed for almost a year.

[@hectorgill328]

Taxi cab with skeleton, I will name it the death trap.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Someone said it pirates of the Caribbean. Ok I get it. Great ride.

[@gregsmith1719]

I vote for the Beverley Hillbillies car! Is that a rifle in the font seat?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yup. Ya’all spotted it! That really is a winner. Mostly scratch built. Most of tha car is from a kit. But hard to find it for the cool junk.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I’ve never seen so many massive beer bellies in one place. Model Makers Probably Never Exercise

[@ToyManTelevision]

More like m and m bellies. Snacks and models and TV.

[@lukasgarage956]

Cool video......to each his own but your harness belts look like they will do more harm than good mounted way to high

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yup. Lots of posts about it. They replaced the original shoulder belts but we are getting that fixed.

[@carlosallende2595]

G'day Guys, I heard you mention in one of your posts I've seen that you have done a video regarding fabricating real metal rimmed scale rims/wheels. Could you please direct me to that post. Am loving watching your posts, Best Regards, Carlos.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi!(G’day) hum... trying to figure that out. Don made 1:8 scale wheels from aluminum for his Cobra, and I showed a photo of that I think on the show on his drop bottom gondola. Or 3D printing. But Don is the only guy I know that has done that. I think.... he used a CNC lathe and milling machine. Blew me away but I don’t know how they go about that. He turned the wheel on the lathe and milled the “spokes” our on the milling machine. Dave Rotan (Hartford Products) has done that sort of. We showed his process on one of the two shows on him. But we were talking about how he makes train parts. But it would work for wheels. He 3D prints the parts in some type of PLA that he uses that he has found will allow him to pull a Vulcanized rubber mold from. He then can cast parts in white metal. The mold heats to 350 degrees Fahrenheit under extreme pressure and while that melts the PLA the rubber hardens fast enough that he gets a good mold even though the master is nothing but a puddle when you open the mold. Anyway I want to try that at some point but have not done a show on it. Must be dons CNC aluminum wheels.

[@carlosallende2595]

@@ToyManTelevision Thank You, I've watched so many videos and posts that I can't recall what I've seen where! I'm going to have to start taking notes; paint tips, wheel tips, polishing blah blah blah. Ta again, Carlos.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

That Caterham is NOT scratchbuilt. It's a Tamiya kit that Mark Jones then went on to detail like a son of a gun. I know Mark through Modelcarsmag forums and he posted this build as a WIP. We all saw it come together. Just so ya know.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I pulled out the Tamiya kit and wow, totally different. It won the Gerald Wingrove scratch building award, supposedly for 100% scratch built. So I figured it was. In this case there was little if any information on the model at the contest. Some people had paper even video of their build so you knew. I this case nothing. I can see both sides of any debate on that, some saying lots of paper makes a model seem more important than it really is. But nothing and you have no idea if it’s scratch or pure box kit.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

@@ToyManTelevision To be fair, Mark scratchbuilt a great many items on this build. But the bones are a Tamiya kit.

[@ungurdani8346]

Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe .

[@cameronvandygriff7048]

I saw the pirate map car and instantly I thought havannah and pirates and realized it was a rum runner ba dum tiss

[@ToyManTelevision]

Last GSL in May. Sorta sad..

[@hydorah]

That winning straightline car was prenominal. Meticulous! BTW, what's going on with the seatbelts in your car? Coming from a normal 3 point anchorage then splitting into two? Weird... Why are they around your necks? Never seen that kind of thing before

[@Brianrockrailfan]

no model train championship why not ?

[@ToyManTelevision]

NMRA National. In two weeks in Salt Lake City. Holly cow!!

[@Brianrockrailfan]

@@ToyManTelevision there is such a thing as the model train championship ?

[@billybutcher9912]

Your seat belt shoulder harness is set too high.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Fantastic, love all the dragsters 👍🏆. Check out A4 Garage , this guys detailing is out of this world.👍

[@RenoLaringo]

Now, with all the 3D printing involved, ''scratchbuilt'' doesn't mean much anymore.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Sure it does. It’s just that 3D printed stuff isn’t really scratch built. It’s its’ own thing.

[@RenoLaringo]

@@ToyManTelevision I mean scrachtbuilding is pretty self-explanatory. It's, not to dismiss the use of automated devices, but it's not 'building from scratch' anymore in this case. That was the point. Thank you 👍

[@djray6019]

Do you guys ever sleep? ;-)

[@ToyManTelevision]

While watching the news.

[@donvest2768]

I am surprised at the different qualities of paint jobs. From absolutely beautiful to awful. There was a lot of orange peal on otherwise nice models. Does no one own an airbrush?

[@ToyManTelevision]

It’s hard to get it right. I love 1:8 scale but it’s much harder to paint. But most use an air brush and the crap new acrylic paint. I have no idea how to do that so I keep looking for lacquer paint even if I need to smuggle it in from Canada

[@rikdoro920]

@@ToyManTelevision I have been able to get good results and it is easy for clean up

[@donvest2768]

Try Tru-Color Paint

[@devinrussell2372]

@@donvest2768 I've heard of some world class modelers who machine and fabricate all the parts needed to build one of these 1:18 scale models;who paints their models using House of kolor paints.

[@terryballard4674]

nice pictures, but I could do without the background "music"...

[@ToyManTelevision]

Terry Ballard there is on other sound. Mostly stills. So you can get the same effect by just hitting mute.

[@rogersmith4042]

Great music for this video, it is weird how simple people can be and not think about hitting the mute if they don't like what they are hearing.. Just something for people to bitch about...

[@christopherdowdey7463]

Models are awesome, background music is nauseous. STOP

[@Crimson3ffect]

Volume off video all the way!