However, my main focus is on model building. As I have stated
many times before, my favorite part of model building is the
research and then the assembly. I absolutely hate the
painting part of the hobby. I guess because I'm so bad at it.
As I state on the homepage of this site,
Skips Messy Workbench
modifying a statement thought to be coined by author
Dorothy Parker
(I hate writing, but love having written):
As of July 17, 2026 I'm planning on having 5 projects going at
the same time. Yes...I'm nuts!!!
I started this build August 21, 2023. The build is a monthly subscription
where each 4 to 6-weeks a package of parts arrive at your door or
post office or however you receive packages. The build consists of
32-Packages and 158-Stages with between 2 to 6 stages per package.
Theoretically the build should take approximately 2-years, 8-months
(32-months). As of this writing, August 18, 2026 I just received
package 25 (Stages 117 to 121). The reason it's taking longer is because
of logistic problems early on in the build that were a backlash of
that (coughing) spreading over the world in 2020 and then Fanhome moved
their distribution center to America which caused another short delay.
As of this writing I finished Stage 35. This is because some of the
packages had stages missing, again, due to logistics from the
manufacturer. I now have all stages upto stage 121 and will start
assembling soon.
I also purchased a third party remote control that will get installed
along with Stage 56. You can follow my build on my
photo journal pages
I'm not planning any video's for this build because there is an excellent
video source available at the
World of Wayne YouTube Channel
THESE PAGES ARE CURRENTLY BEING MODIFIED AND HAD GONE LIVE
MAY 28, 2025. THE INFORMATION IS TOTALLY OUTDATED. I LEFT
THEM LIVE BECAUSE THE INFORMATION SHOWS SOME THE EXPERIMENTS I DID
WHILE I WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF MY LEARNING CURVE.
CHECK BACK AGAIN LATER FOR UPDATES.
AS OF JUNE 06, 2026 THERE HAS BEEN MUCH PROGRESS MADE. THE
ELECTRONICS ARE WORKING AND I FOUND A WAY TO PACKAGE THEM
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL WORK. THE SEAMS ARE BEING
PUTTIED AND SANDED AND THEN ALL PARTS WILL BE PAINTED WITH
VALLEJO 77.716 SEMI MATT ALUMINUM.
I am planning to animate this project. It will be
my first attempt at adding electronics to a build.
I have worked in electronics and industrial controls
my entire 50-year career, so I know I have the
know how; however, I don't know what is available
in the way of small components that will fit
within the model. I'm initially planning to use
an Arduino or two or three to perform the control
functions; however, that can change as I proceed
through the build. I definitely want to attempt
making it RC controlled which will also be a first
for me. Some of the things I plan to animate are:
The head lights randomly blinking
All lights on the torso working
Adding the robots voice. I already have many voice clips
The mouth blinking to the voice
The following are items I wanted to animate; however, there
is not enough physical room in the kit to mount all the
necessary hardware.
The grippers opening and closing
The feet tread moving so he can walk
If possible, the head moving up/down
The internal head rotating
The torso rotating
So...we'll see how all this plays out.
I know there are a lot of others who have
animated this kit and I've watched some of
their YouTube video's. I also see that
there are electronic packs available, but
at a high price. That said...I want to do it
on my own using my own ingenuity.
This will be started on, or shortly after, September 01, 2026.
The 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe is being built for the American Graffiti group
build running from: September 01, 2026 to April 01, 2027 and sponsored by:
Papa's Model Workshop
Not all the cars from the film are part of this build. following is a list of
cars allowed for the build.
1932 Ford Deuce Coupe - Character: John Milner
1955 Chevy 150 - Character: Bob Folfa
1958 Chevy Impala - Character: Steve
1951 Mercury Coupe - Character: The pharaoh's car
1956 Ford T-Bird - The blonde haired girl - (Susan Summers)
1958 Edsel Corsair - Character: Laurie
1967 Citroen 2cv - Character: Curt
1961 Ford Galaxy - Police car
Replacements for difficult to find cars:
1955 Chevy 150 - Can be replaced with '55 Chevy Bel-Air
1951 Mercury Coupe - Can be replaced with '49 Mercury Coupe
1958 Edsel Corsair - Can be replaced with a '58 Edsel Pacer
Progress on this build can be viewed by clicking the announcement image
or the box art image above. You will be directed to my photo journal for this build
and a link to my YouTube and Rumble video playlist.
This kit will be started on, or shortly after, August 31, 2026.
The 1955 Chevy Bel-Air Coupe is being built for the Under 1000 group
build running from: August 31, 2026 to December 01, 2026 and sponsored by:
Bruce's Eclectic World
I selected the '55 Chevy Coupe to go hand-in-hand with the American Graffiti
group build that I am also involved in. In the American Graffiti group build
I'm building John Milner's '32 Ford 5-Window Coupe. Therefore, it only makes
sense that I build Bob Falfa's '55 Chevy to end the film in a drag race.
The rules for Under 1000 group build are fairly simple. You can do any type
of model: car, boat, plane, etc. You must have a YouTube channel. If you are
interested in joining the build, please watch
Bruce's Under 1000 Group Build
