OLD SCHOOL KISS......FINISHED!!!!01-17-2010

[fredmellini]

This was a fun little project. The premise of this build was to make a little cartoonish theme............The diehard kiss fan......now an aging dinosaur, balding, little overweight, glasses, still driving around in his 1970's van following the greatest rock band in the world as they still continue selling out stadiums and arenas 35 years later when they first came on the scene in 1973!!!

This started life as a reissued Deals Wheels Van, painted a metallic pink/red....then I hand painted the KISS logo and the bands faces on the sides of the van to give it that "Fan Self Painted Tribute". This was done all free-hand by using acryllic paints and permanent markers. I had to then use tamiya brush on clear to seal the markers before I then sprayed several coats of clear to seal everything. The driver is the ultimate KISS Fan as he plays in a local KISS Tribute Band...sporting his trade mark war-paint of GENE SIMMONS and he had a surgically attached tongue extension!!! (made out of sheet plastic) I then raided a Mcfarland Gene Simmons Alive figure and took the bass guitar, amp, candleabra, and cabinet speaker. I then made a trailer tongue out of scrape sprue and used a front axle/wheels from a deals wheels trams um to give the cabinet speakers a axle. I then took a white marker and did the "KISS THIS" on the face of the speaker. Hope you like it!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[RC Archer]

You ROCK!![/b] ;D ;D ;D

[models4life]

I think its great,right over the top.

[Zombie Shay]

FRED YOU NAILED IT.... THAT KICKS AZZ

[modelcitizen]

You didn't miss a beat Fred!!!

FAN - FREAKIN' - TASTIC!!!

I love everything about it!!!

;D ;D ;D





"Paulie"

[davea]

Very cool Fred!

[Deleted]

Damn Fred, that is awesome!!!

[robriley]

cool build fred!!
I remember building the model of the Kiss custom van when i was a kid.
i was a member of the Kiss Army way back in the mid 70's, and i had thousands of Kiss trading cards, 8 track tapes, albums and concert jersey's.
I loved Kiss as a kid, and i still listen to them on occasion.
They were way ahead of their time back then, and they can still rock n roll all night and party every day.

[mykturk]

Outstanding!

[John Teresi]

Very very cool........no one could have pulled this off but you!!!!!........great idea........great job.

[francis]

great concept Fred and really executed
even thou l not a kiss fan that came really nice

[johnverkerk]

FRED!!,,THAT IS HILARIOUS!!!,,I LOVE IT!!! This one and your outhouse build have to be my 2 favorites from you!!!

[skulldude]

As a KISS fan I MUST say this is TOO KOOL!! Nice Mcfarlane touches!

[erwin]

Not a KISS fan, but wow, that is amazing! Love Gene's tongue floppin' in the breeze!

Very original, very unusual, and very well executed!

[gearbuster]

Super cool Fred.
The Hand Painted mural blows my mind.
Excellent concept build for sure.

[ramone]

Used to be a big Kiss fan in my youth!!! This is a great tribute Fred.....Rock on!!

[ShowRodFreak Don V.]

Sweet build Fred

[Tim Nolan]

YOU WANTED THE CRAZIEST AND YOU GOT THE CRAZIEST! THE WILDEST MODELER IN THE LAND......


FRED!!!!!!

GOD I LOVE IT! LMAO!

[ramone]

Jan 18, 2010 13:29:11 GMT -6 Tim Nolan said:

YOU WANTED THE CRAZIEST AND YOU GOT THE CRAZIEST! THE WILDEST MODELER IN THE LAND......


FRED!!!!!!

GOD I LOVE IT! LMAO!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[barten]

Very FUNNY ! ! ! Great BUILD! ! ! ! A total riot! ! ! ! !

GB
barten

[stevielewis]

Most excellent build Fred!!! Yup...another KISS Army fan here. ;D ;D ;D You can just imagine this guy driving down the highway with "Rock and Roll All Night" blastin out the speakers as he makes his way to the next concert.

[Steve-o]

Cool build Fred as always
great job
Steve-o

[atenzapower]

Its great, and those details.I like the tongue.

[Deleted]

And you wonder why we've got [glow=green,6,300]FRED FANS!!![/glow]

[RatRod]

I'm a hardcore Fred Fan!!!! It's another awesome creation Fred....I love it!!!

[scaleautobuilder]

That is sooo cool.. Nice work.

Bruce

[fredmellini]

Thank you guys!!!!! It means a lot coming from my peers!!! This was nothing more than a fun build.....silly at best.....but a lot of fun!!!!! ;D ;D I gotta build something more serious with a lot more work involved to keep up with the like of some of you guys!

None the less..........everything is appreciated!!!!......Thank you again..........YOU SILLY BUNCH OF KLOWNS!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[ironheadchopper]

That van rocks Fred.

[TheMadModeler]

[shadow=red,left,300]KISS ARMY..[/shadow]

[gfgcollects]

Awesome idea and follow through. The tongue out the window... ;D ;D ;D

Gerry G