Home > Customs > Member Highlights – YT1
Member Highlights – YT1

Member Highlights – YT1

Here is our next installment of the Member Highlights. This will be dedicated to the Founding Fathers of the fighting 118th. These are the people that were here from the beginning and helped form this place.

Our first highlighted Founding Father is YT1. He does great vehicle customs to put it mildly. He turns a simple automobile into a work of art. The detail put into his stuff is no different than what a modeler would put into it and looks just as impressive. Here are a few of his works:

Army Staff Car

Army Truck

Dragon Wagon

Now, lets’ get to know him a little better.

Name/Location (optional): Marc, Central IL

 

 

Is 1:18th scale all you concentrate on?

I wish, I have way too many hobbies. GI Joe, movie props, models, watches and guns. Lately I have been getting into 1/6 scale figures, mainly Sideshow GI Joe.

 

What toy lines do you use?

I use whatever I can find. Obviously the dedicated military companies have the best stuff. However your imagination is the limit, I used one of the True Heroes scud trucks for my “Dragon Wagon” custom and I think it came out fine.

Army Staff Car

 

What is your favorite war era?

WW2, I have been fascinated since I was a kid, maybe it was all those old movies my dad and I watched when I was a kid.

 

What do you use for inspiration on vehicle customs?

I look at something as a base and try to envision what I can do with it. I am cheap, so stuff often starts out as a bargain and then I try to figure out what I can do with it. That’s how I started on my post WW2 truck and staff car. I found them on clearance and thought, “what can I do with these?”.

 

What paints do you use on your customs?

Mainly Testor’s Model master through my airbrush. I have been using a lot of Duplicolor Self-Etching Primer lately for metal and resin, it really bites in. I have also been using Tamiya acrylic on figures because it won’t break down the rubbery plastic.

2610 Total Views 4 Views Today

About Anthony Spatucci

I was brought into collecting when the GI Joe 25th anniversary came out. After dealing with repaints and sub par vehicles I started searching around for something a little better. A friend turned me onto the fighting 118th and I started moving towards a more realistic "verse" for my figures. After seeing a few dioramas from members on the site I got the bug for them. There is a certain quality of person that contributes to the site and that is what has kept me coming back. Everyone is honest about what your work can have better and really helps you to get the best out of yourself. I am MAJOR BLOOD on the site.

2 comments

  1. your dragon wagon is amazing…keeep up the great work

Leave a Reply