Weird-Ohs Items!

[RPM]

Thanks Hepcat,
I knew I've seen some of those images before.

[Hepcat]

Here's a big Mr. Rat Fink image:

[Devlin]

Kaumagraph also made smaller versions of those iron-ons as Mr Softee prizes.

[Hepcat]

Tom Hering reworked a Hawk Weird-Oh Daddy kit to get the finished model to look more exactly like Bill Campbell's fabulous box art:



Here in his own words Tom details the modifications he made to the kit:

Mods to the figure include: completely re-sculpted head and face (forehead, eyes, nose, upper lip, teeth, lower lip); all-new fedora with a feather; plastic bristles for hair (glued on one at a time); restyled eyeglass frames; new bow tie; new suit lapels; buttons added to both sleeves; expanded briefcase; changed the angle of the body where it attaches to the car.

Mods to the car include: bigger, speed-deformed drag slicks with custom wheels; new exhaust pipes; high-mounted taillights (modified rear end); bigger fins; bigger steering wheel; new distributor and velocity stacks; engine wiring; clear plastic, martini hood ornament (dollhouse miniature); drilled lightening holes in frame rails; narrowed front end; added steering arm and tie rod; all four wheels mounted with a positive camber.

Plus a new base made from 1/8" ABS sheet; black diorama ground cover used for asphalt; new road signs cut from styrene sheet; a pair of clear acrylic mounting stands raise Daddy and his car above the base, and display him airborne (it's hard to tell from the photo, but the drag slicks are 1/4" above the asphalt).

Here for comparison's sake is a "stock" build of the Daddy kit:



Tom clearly took the Daddy kit to another level!

[Hepcat]

Lindberg released this series of fabulous Weird-Ohs monster Trucks in 2008:









I mean how can a person go wrong with a model like that on the shelf let alone a vehicle like that on the street?

[Hepcat]

Here from 1964 are a couple wild ads for the Hawk Weird-Ohs:

[Hepcat]

Here's a group shot of Hawk Silly Surfer builds by our very own rkoenn:



And here are a couple close-up shots of Woodie on a Surfari:

[Jim Bertges]

Beautiful work all around. It's nice to see that all these beach bums are well tanned.

[Hepcat]

Here are some shots of the excellent Hot Dogger Hangin' Ten build by rkoenn:

[Hepcat]

And here are some close-up shots of rkoenn's very cool Beach Bunny Catchin' Rays build:

[Hepcat]

Here are some close-up shots of rkoenn's wild cool Riding Tandem build:

[Mord]

 Those are all great, Hep. They are so 60s California. I had a few, back in the day. I could never manage to make them look so beautiful, though.

[Hepcat]

Finally here are some close-up shots of rkoenn's crazy Hodad Makin' the Scene With a Six-Pack build:

[Tim Nolan]

Some really nice work there!  I have these thing waiting in the wings.....

[Tim Nolan]

I did this guy a few years back....  Wade A. Minut