Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou

Soo MUCH talent, along with patience. BOTH his and his wife's. Thank you for making MY Sunday morning 😊!

Оце так колекція!!!👍Супер! Просто приголомшливо! Дякую!

Really enjoyed a great collection. I own around 70 models all done by my late great friend JJ Rodriguez.

Such an incredible collection of that man’s time and energy on display. Stunning collection. Very impressive and such a humble fellow too.

those are amazing i rewatched and rewatched the quality is far beyond what die casts are .... simply amazing talent

Those models are awesome! What a massive collection! It's hard to believe that he started his collection since he was 11 years old, and has been pursuing this hobby for his entire lifetime! Wow! What a treat Lou! I used to build models as a kid, but I got into the real deal.

I'm 70 now and seen a lot of collections, but this has to be the best by far. The way he has them displayed plus the amount of work invested, is nothing short of amazing. The best i've ever seen in my lifetime.

My MODEL car story! As a life-long modeler, I really enjoyed this episode. Yes, a bit of a departure for you, but I like it! I could spend hours looking over Craigs collection. What a diverse and fantastic collection! This was a treat, thanks Lou!

Talk about dedication. Awesome.

Awesome ! What a collection... ive loved model building since i was a kid... a lot of satisfaction in this hobby. Thanks for sharing

Great Collection... A True Labor of Love ! Thanks for Posting Lou !

Cool!! Thank you for a much asked model collection video!❤

Wow that’s amazing. I also do car models my self. I started in the late eighties. ❤❤

Magnificent collection! A lot of famous Plymouth race cars, of course. Brilliant job and thumbs up!

Fantastic!!! Thanks Lou and Craig!

It's cool, that he has such a broad appreciation & interest in cars, that he doesn't play favorites.

THANKS LOU,CRAIG 🤗🤩AMAZING COLLECTION …NICE SHIRT,STUBBY and THE 29 STREET ROD💚💚💚

That's very special, enjoy watching it.

What a cool collection. I wish he'd shown you his workbench and toolkit

Yeah Lou, Craig got me beat by 20 years. I started building models around 1970 or so and I'm still at it and one thing modelers have in common is that we NEVER stop learning which makes it fun because we're always challenging ourselves! Thanks Lou for this VERY COOL video and hope to see more!

That is way cool wish I still had the ones I've glued together back in the day

A lot of builds. Lots of cars I have built over the uears thats for sure. Nice to see them all in one place.

That is a mind blowing model display ! WOW! Brings back memories of being in a Revelle Model Club back when I was a kid in the 70's. In particular, I remember building the Red Baron Hot Rod that was designed by Tom Daniel in 1967. I just looked it up, and it is still one of the most popular models sold today. Way to go Craig on your incredible collection !

Great model collection!! My first model was a '64 Chevy Impala 2-Door with lights in the front and rear. It was made by AMT. I bought it in 1964 when I was 13 years old. I wish I still had it. I build many car, ship and airplane models after that.

WOW, That's an Impressive Collection

I've been building since I was 5 years old and it has been a wonderful 39 years. I wish that we could have seen footage of Craig's stash if he has one.

Great video Lou. This man has a wonderful collection. Love it.

This is showcased best all time I have ever seen great work from this gentlemen great video Lou.

Fantastic attention to detail A + Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

Lots of work! Great collection!

Unreal!

Freaking awesome collection of models😊 Thanks for sharing guys. Have a great day 😊

My dad did that when he was young .cool stuff

Very talented builder of models! So cool!

Amazing collection! Thank you and him for sharing it.

Bravo! As a model builder myself this is uber impressive.

Cool lou i love doing models great collection

Amazing!

I put my first model car together when I was a kid in 65' it was a 65' Thunderbird and I quickly followed up with a 65' Imperial Crown by Chrysler. I put my last car together probably in the very late 70s. My uncle who was just 10 years older than me got me started when he showed me his custom lowrider Chevys he built probably in the late 50s or early 60s. I kept all my models until the 90s and sold all I had on Ebay as a bulk sale for $75 as an auction. Bidding started at about $20.

Fantastic collection !!!

Wow, what a collection. Very impressive! Very cool to see. Thanks Lou!

This collection IS a mind-blower! Thanks Craig...you too Lou!

A friend of mine does model cars his last name is Stubbs. Great collection, it made go and get out case of vintage Hot Wheels.

Wow, Crazy great collection!!! I used to build models as a kid in the '60s but usually had glue stains (what can i say,,,,i was 8 or 9 then). Very nice here.

amazing collection - see you!!

Incredible collection! In particular the gassers, altered wheelbases, all built with great attention to detail. Thanks for sharing guys.

So cool to watch. Thanks for sharing this amazing collection! Subd.

What a special treat you have for us today, Lou! Having built models, I can say that to do them right, it takes weeks to patiently detail them. I can certainly appreciate the passion and end results of his collection. You have showed us a real "gear head" because he is not just confined to the real deal but in the world of his own imagination and creativity. Fantastic!

Fascinating Mr. Craig Nelson's collection of scale models! And to think that he began to assemble from the age of 11; so here is, scaled down, a lifetime of passion for motorsports. At 2:37, one of my favorite drag racing cars appears, the sleek Jaguar XJR-8. It's understandable, because he chose the legendary 1963 Corvette Grand Sport as his favorite; based on the C2 Stingray platform, apparently only 5 units were ever built (which still exist in private collections) and are therefore the most coveted Corvettes of all time! Best regards, Lou!

Plymouth Super Bird and the Dodge Daytona Charger!!! Daryl Waltrip Daytona will always be my favorite along with the Dodge Daytonas of the 80s and 90s. I had 3 Daytonas. An 88 an 89 and a 93! Today I drive a 2011 Dodge Challenger and have no plans of ever getting rid of it. It's my car it fits me. Forever in love with Dodge. Great collection this guy has!!!! It really does take true passion and dedication to make a collection happen like this! Congratulations on this gorgeous display Sir! Enjoy to the fullest!

An awesome model collection, a lot of time patience and such talent. ❤

Very cool, really enjoyed seeing what Craig had, always like the model cars!!!!

Great collection.

Must have been hard to go through the trunk treats in that collection 😁. Thanks for sharing with Lou's community Craig 👍

Hey Lou, do you know if Craig has any other videos, or articles about his collection? His collection and skills would benefit the greater modeling and hotrod community immensely!!!

This is so amazing reminds me of my mom my mom used to build models all the time it's amazing to see somebody still has a wonderful collection of models I don't even know if they make them anymore

That man has done some fantastic work on these models. I started making car models when I was around 8 years old. However the very first model I built was of a WW2 aircraft that cost a whole 50 cents!! I was 7 years old and this was around 1961. Thanks for sharing this video. I loved looking at all of those models especially the Corvettes!

Far too many cars to name that I'm so psyched to see being represented here everything from Kevin Harvick nascar to a prowler with a trailer and every legendary mythical drag race car in between thank you so much for this video and thank you to the man that dedicated his time into building such a pristine collection and for being willing to share with us all world wide

5:11 Looks like the same 36' Ford kit I had. The one with the whitewalls. His top looks chopped though. My uncle was chopping his kits, puddying them then sanding them down.

Craig has a fantastic collection and is an excellent builder. I wish I would have stayed in the hobby all those years

That’s right the 626 phone number big San Gabriel Valley Southern Cali!

What an Incredible Collection, When I lived in Lima Ohio they used to have Model Car Shows at the Fairgrounds and it was a serious competition there was prizes awarded I wish stuff like that still happened, I know this Gentleman would certainly win Thank you Lou

lets get together sometime, you bring the model car glue and i will bring the paper bag, lets party.

I hope he has them willed to some one,its a grate collection

Great showing the "Cottage Industry" of the hobby/passions, Lou. Craig has an unbelievable collection. Now, me as a collector of many things have to ask...did he keep the boxes?

Looks like a couple Mopar models cool

Very awesome! Love the hobby but one question though.. did he learn to build those plexi cabinets ?

"FANTASTIC PLASTIC"❣️👍

I bought a pair of 86 Thunderbird and, before I built them, I had a funny car that I knocked off the shelf one night and broke it ... Built one of the T-birds per the instructions, the other I cut a hole in the hood and built it with the funny car engine

Great.. Have 2 Say Chaparralz R Always Tops on My List & Anglia'z *

There was no need to gravitate to any one particular car back then because there were so many cool cars to chose from. You could buy a model of a 64 Caddy and turn it into a hotrod or anything you wanted. Back in the day you could walk into a store and have one hole aisle dedicated to model cars and airplanes for about $2 a kit. Don't see that anymore. Gotta go to a hobby shop and and damn near $30 a kit or more! And still not the selection like we had.

Daardie Corvette is mooi en realisties. Watter handelsmerk is hulle?

The first P51 Mustangs WW2 fighters had Allison V12 Eng. I assume his car has the same V12?

55' CHEVY..."LOOSE CABOOSE"??

why was the hinges in both sides? was the hinges only glued not bolted?

Thought. I. Had. A. Collection. At. 300. But. None. As. Nice. As. His. Very. Very. Nice. Mine. Is. For. Sall.

[1:40] Don Nicholson, not Don Nelson.

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Looks like over 500 cars. How many?

come see mine

I enjoy most of your videos Lou but lately I’ve not been able to watch 2 . The parade of classic cars and this model video because of all the quick movement looking around with your camera …