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Topic: Kitbashing

	Kitbashing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kitbashing is a practice in which a new scale model is created by combining elements from existing, commercially-available model kits; these elements may be added to an existing base, or to each other.
		Kitbashing is often done by hobbyists to create a model of a subject, real or imaginary, for which there currently isn't a suitable commercially available kit.
		While kitbashing is common among Sci-Fi modelers, rearranging components from two-dimensional mediums(such as schematics of a starship) is generally looked down upon as showing a lack of creativity and effort.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kitbashing (460 words)

	Kitbashing as Philosophy (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		So I'll start off with what kitbashing is, then explain how it can be useful as part of (but not the entirety of) a life philosophy.
		Kitbashing started with model enthusiasts, who were eager to create models of things not already commercially available.
		Thus, kitbashing is the art of taking elements of what's readily available and making something of your own from it.
	www.physics.ohio-state.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /~dvandom/kitbash.html (521 words)

	Zobovor's Fun with Kitbashing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Kitbashes are even more in-depth than custom jobs, often requiring a great deal of chopping, sculpting, and swapping before you get to the final product.
		Your kitbashes deserve no less than their very own work space; you can't work on a project effectively if you have to move it every time the family chihuahua races through the living room or Uncle Bob wants the pool table back.
		(Kitbashes like to hang out with unaltered action figures, too--they're fond of blending in.) You might need to create artificial support if your project has a poor center of balance; a figure stand is probably the easiest solution, although there are other, more creative ways to give a topheavy creation more support.
	members.aol.com /zobovor/kitbashing_guide.html (10519 words)

	Ex Astris Scientia - Starship Kitbashing
		The U.S.S Curry is an Excelsior kitbash with Constitution-class nacelles, where it is not clear how large the nacelles actually are.
		It is true that from the viewpoint of engineering it is often deemed useful to merge the benefits of two designs into a new one.
		The reason for the "real-ship" kitbashing cited in the DS9 Technical Manual is that the ships were urgently needed and therefore hastily assembled from existing components.
	www.ex-astris-scientia.org /articles/kitbash.htm (1585 words)

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		Dave's Guide To Kitbashing updated 10/28/02 Well, I've been getting asked questions here and there for a while on the whole kitbashing business, so I figured I'd finally get around to writing a file that covered everything useful I could think of.
		Of course, if you're working with a color you have to mix, this may not be the best option, since it may be hard to get an exact match when it comes time to go back and fill in the gaps.
		Kitbashing tends to leave lots of little plastic bits all over the place, plus dust from filing things and scraps of leftover plastic.
	www.physics.ohio-state.edu /~dvandom/kitbashguide (7049 words)

	Q's Corner: Transformers Gundam Kitbash Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Kitbashing the Perfect Grade MK-II was definitely my most expensive and time-consuming endeavor, but one that I could not resist.
		After about 2 movies and 10 episodes (I calculate most of my Kitbashing time in terms of television-watching units), the painted pieces were ready for removal from the trees and assembly.
		One of my favorite parts about the transition from G1 to this Kitbash model is the jetpack on the back; it's a natural addition to the often-flying figure from the cartoons.
	www.botcollector.com /QsCorner1.htm (1248 words)

	Kitbashers.INFO :: Index
		Kitbash related posting, questions, comments, and general chat with the members.
		This is the place to post your threads on kitbashing plants, animals, pets, or wildlife.
		This is the place to post your threads on kitbashing vehicles, rides or machinery of all types.
	www.kitbashers.info (820 words)

	BVE Tips and Tidbits
		The BVE train I intend to use for the kitbash is Kamo's Kiha 40 series car available from the Kawasaki Residents site.
		Kitbashing a Doodlebug for BVE is quite easy.
		The kitbash requires six things: 1) make a new train folder, 2) modify the control panel, 3) use a more American-like horn, 4) move the driver position to the right side of the cab, 5) find a suitable train bitmap, and 6) modify the train text.
	alfredbarten.com /BVE_tips_a.html (1683 words)

	Bob Boudreau's Published Model Railroad Photos
		The December 1996 issue featured article on kitbashing a CN double track snowplow.
		May 1998, Layout tour, Pierre Lanctot’s Chatham Subdivision of CP, and Kitbashing a CN boxcar.
		Kitbashing a SOO SD40-2B diesel in the October 2000 issue.
	www.geocities.com /fundynorthern/PublishedPhotos.html (756 words)

	Toy Hackers: The Art of Making Ethnic Heroes by Romeo Esparrago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Kitbashing refers to the method of using various parts from different model kits to help put together a more accurate and/or more unique version of the aircraft.
		Customizing is the art in which a modeler alters or creates parts of the aircraft using his/her own materials to further heighten the accuracy, uniqueness, and quality of detail to the model.
		I determined to kitbash Sgt. Calugas, and perhaps other Filipinos and Asian Americans I found in my research, so that Kendall would have toys that reflected his Asian-American heritage -- that I hoped he would proudly play with and show off.
	imdiversity.com /villages/asian/family_lifestyle_traditions/toy_hackers_1.asp (732 words)

	Kitbashing - The Gauge - Model Train Forum - Scale Railroad Discussion & Model Trains
		I was thinking about kitbashing them into the for that they would actually take as a real car.
		As far as the kitbash, you don't say what you want to actually achieve with the kitbash, or what kind of cars you have.
		Kitbashing is not as complex as it appears.
	www.the-gauge.com /showthread.php?p=9880 (901 words)

	phorum - 'Bach Man' Message Board - kitbashing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the December issue of Garden Railways, the cover has a kitbashed train that started it's life as a Bachmann Porter.
		And not just parts from another loco, but anything in the junk box and beyond that can be made into what looks like a part of the loco you are kitbashing.
		Kitbashing a locomotive is a lot of fun.
	www.bachmanntrains.com /home-usa/board/read.php?f=1&t=83831&a=2 (330 words)

	Kitbashers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		If you have ever said those things to yourself, then Kitbashers is the place for you.
		Kitbashing, for those who don't know, is the combination or customizing of an action figure, toy, model, or just about anything else out there.
		The mission of this site is to display as many custom figures, both ours and submitted, as possible in order to keep this great hobby alive.
	www.kitbashers.com (162 words)

	THE BRIDGE LINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Model Articles
		Kitbashing DandH 36’ wood boxcars from MDC kits (published before the Funaro and Camerlengo kits were available), by John Nehrich, RMC, December 1987.
		Kitbashing a DandH wooden caboose (using an Atlas model in N scale, but it could be done in HO with a Revell caboose or the body from the Con-Cor yardmaster's office or one of the Union Pacific CA-1 cabooses expected from Walthers late in 2002), by John Doherty, Railroad Modeler, February 1975.
		Kitbashing an Erie Lackawanna bay window caboose (good for DandH 35810 and nine others obtained from the EL in 1976, but leave off the ladders and roofwalk), by Don Coppola, Mainline Modeler, January 1996.
	www.bridge-line.org /blhs/modelarticles.html (10355 words)

	Transformers Die-Cast Projects
		My love for the Transformers extends even to collecting non-transformable die-cast cars in the likeness of the characters (or at least the same make or model of vehicle that the characters turn into).
		This began around 1999 as a small collection of quick and inexpensive repaints (Hot Wheels and Matchbox brand cars are only a buck apiece), but as the collection grew, a small but growing number of these ended up being the result of some fairly intensive (and expensive) kitbashing.
		As with the main kitbashing page, I've been gradually taking new photographs of all my old projects, but it's going to be quite a while before I get to them all.
	members.fortunecity.com /zobovor/diecast.html (420 words)

	Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society - Modeling Guide - Kitbashing a C&O Two-Car Local in HO
		Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society - Modeling Guide - Kitbashing a C&O Two-Car Local in HO Welcome
		Kitbashing a Chesapeake & Ohio Two-Car Local in HO
		I still have a soft spot in my heart for the two-car local, which I sometimes rode to high school.
	www.cohs.org /modeling/guides/modeling-guide2.htm (689 words)

	NPC 4-4-0
		This project involves kitbashing a Bachmann Big Hauler (4-6-0 Ten Wheeler) into a 4-4-0 American.
		I was looking for a project to use to practice and develop kitbashing and scratchbuilding techniques that would be applied to the Mason Bogie I'm going to build as part of the MC 2002 project.
		As a practice bed for this project, it serves the purpose as a variety of scratchbuild and kitbash skills will be needed to turn it into a 4-4-0 American.
	www.ironhorse129.com /Projects/Engines/NPC_9/npc_4-4-0.htm (908 words)

	Kitbashing HO rolling stock to On30 - TrainBoard.com
		I have kitbashed a few flat cars and a gondola to small, shorty type cars using HO rolling stock.
		Yeah as far as kitbashing motive power there are a lot of HO conversion plans out there.
		One is using the Proto 0-6-0 tank mechanism for a tank or even 2-6-0 in On30.
	www.trainboard.com /grapevine/showthread.php?p=295339#post295339 (370 words)

	myLargescale.com Forums - Kitbashing Idea.....Nevada Northern #40 - All About Your Garden Railroad & G Scale Trains
		Last night I came with up with an idea to kitbash Nevada Northern #40 (a 4-6-0) from a Bachmann big hauler.
		Since this will be my first atempt at kitbashing, I figured I should keep it simple.
		I think the kitbash is possible, so I say go for it.
	www.mylargescale.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37925 (450 words)

	Toy Trucker & Contractor: Official Site of Toy Trucker & Contractor Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		His work can be found just about every day on eBay, and Marty's kitbashed models still bring some of the highest prices for custom-built models in the hobby.
		But this year we went after something different...someone that was really into kitbashing, but used a different scale (or scales) and a different manufacturer (or manufacturers) as the basis for his projects...and boy, did we find him!
		Now, as a 14-year veteran of the Detroit Fire Department, Jeff is really into kitbashing with Corgi, Conrad and First Gear models, and it looks like both his young sons are prepared and ready to follow in their father's footsteps as he guides them along with this neat aspect of the hobby.
	www.toytrucker.com (504 words)

	Kitbashing a Lavochkin La-5FN
		The one part of the Hobbycraft kit that is useable is the forward fuselage back to the point where the tail joins.
		Coming from that generation of modeler who began by discovering where in the block of wood the airplane was hiding, I am no stranger to carving and cutting a kitbash into something acceptable.
		Nowadays, doing this can be an expensive proposition with kit prices what they are, but getting the two kits for $5.00 each made the possibility of messing things up terminally an economically-viable risk.
	www.internetmodeler.com /1999/april/aviation/la-5.htm (1279 words)

	scratch
		This page is dedicated to the art of Scratchbuilding and Kitbashing Locomotives and Freight cars.
		More projects will be added as time permits.
		I used the AAR type trucks that came with the RS model since, U18Bs did come with these types of trucks.
	www.geocities.com /fcnrwy/Scratch.html (391 words)

	Model Russian Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Due to the distinctive latch detail at the bottom of each side, scratchbuilding or kitbashing these cars has been a pain--until now.
		Frateschi's Brazillian drop-bottom gondola provides an ideal basis for kitbashing.
		Kitbashing a a Russian car focuses on shortening the Frateschi car and adding Russian-style waffle panels.
	www.modelrussianrailways.com /articles/frateschi.html (386 words)

	History and Background
		In the case of Transformers, kitbashing usually means taking two or more existing Transformers (or, in many cases, a Transformer and a scale model kit) and 'bashing' them together to create an improved version.
		Sometimes, this is done to create an entirely new character from the parts of the old one(s).
		My first kitbash idea came in the fall of 2004: my own take on an Alternators Bumblebee (since there is no official one).
	mysite.verizon.net /dark.lord2/transfantasticcustoms/id1.html (285 words)

	High rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sometimes they will go to great lengths to try to conceal the middle rail on Lionel track, and will replace the oversized couplers that came with their trains from the factory with scale versions.
		High railers are less likely to engage in scratchbuilding than their scale modeling counterparts, but many engage in kitbashing and super-detailing their buildings and structures.
		Some manufacturers, particularly in S scale, will offer rolling stock with either scale or high-rail trucks and couplers, in order to cater to all potential markets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High_rail (479 words)

	HoloSuite's KitBashing
		My hopes are that this page will provide some ideas for those looking to kitbash their own collections.
		One of the easiest kitbashes to perform is to simply change a figure's uniform.
		This kitbash includes pieces from 4 GI Joe/Jane sets, a figure from another product line, and a custom hairpiece.
	www.geocities.com /Area51/Nova/4689/gijoe/bashing.html (1010 words)

	Star Trek Scale Modeling Ring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Whether built straight from the box, scratchbuilt or kitbashed, this site is for everyone who likes to build to Anal Modeling Syndrome standards or to just build something that gives them some satisfaction, regardless how accurate it is.
		Feyman Federation Shipyards is a gallery for Michael Bower Putman's kitbashed vessels of the Star Trek Universe.
		Web site showcasing the sci-fi models, whether box stock, kitbashed, or scratchbuilt, of the members of the Maritime Science Fiction Modelers group in Eastern Canada.
	q.webring.com /hub?ring=startrekscalemod (1067 words)

	Kitbashing IG tanks - WarSeer Forums
		As an aside it could also volley fire six cucumbers but that was a mildly disturbing sight and they needed to be quite straight.
		1:35 is a bit big tends to give a "super heavy" look to a tank, 1:48 is the best scale for kitbashing guard tanks[and whatever scale you choose the weapons will look undersize.].
		Problem is, the only 1/35 Hetzer I can think of is the rather lovely Dragon kit, and while it isn't expensive I couldn't bear to cut one up for kitbashing...
	www.warseer.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2523 (614 words)

	Railroad Model Craftsman - Next Months Issue
		Modeling one of EMD’s unique FTSB units is an interesting kitbashing project and the high point of modeling this three-unit set.
		An HO scale Walthers kit is the starting point for this classic-looking railroad structure.
		233 and 238, we focus on kitbashing the combine and lunch-counter coach cars.
	www.rrmodelcraftsman.com /next.html (341 words)

	Scratchbuilding/Kitbashing Tutorial: Part 1 \| Geekronomicon (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I'm not a machinist, nor a carpenter (though I'm pretty handy in my wood shop when I need to be).
		But that takes too long to type, so I'll just use the term scratchbuilding from now on to save time, even though I mean a combination of scratchbuilding and kitbashing.
		On the first one, I used a gun from a tank model to give it a little extra detail (this is the kitbashing part because I took a part from a model kit).
	www.geekronomicon.com.cob-web.org:8888 /?q=node/4 (1000 words)

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