When you build model cars, you don't always want to just put the pieces together. Sure, the model comes with instructions and a diagram, but what if you're a modeler who loves to customize their cars? In that case you're going to want to draw your model cars and jot your customization ideas down before you get to work. You can make your drawings as abstract or as precise as you want.
Instructions
1. Sketch out the main frame of the car, chassis and body included. This will allow you to visualize the overall design as you add your customizations. Try to make it as scale as possible.
2. Sketch out your design ideas along the margins of the paper. This gives you a visual reference when you decide to pencil it into your primary sketch. Typical designers draw lines from the modifications to the chassis to indicate where they would be placed. This keeps the primary schematic clean.
3. Draw multiple angles of your model cars. The more angles you draw, the easier it will be to see how and where modifications will fit.
4. Use your sketch to also help design any custom painting you want to do on your model. Design flames, pin-up girls, or any other detailing you want to do before you start painting the model itself.
5. Use drawings of model cars to help you build them from scratch. If, for example, you want to make a wooden model or even paper mache then you'll want to have a design to use as a guide. You can then use the actual drawing as an abstract guide or as an actual scale guide (cutting it out and using it as a template).
6. Pick out some models from ModelCars.com (see Resources below). You can use them as reference once they are constructed. They make great tools for designing enhancements and modifications.
