styromaniac Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Met Bill one Saturday years ago at a M.A.M.A. meeting...he had brought some of his work...he started out as I recall doing classic lead sleds with beautiful finishes...soon branched out to even more original concepts tapping classic 50s styling...even with touches of art deco or futuristic cues.Besides the club meetings ( which unfortunately I haven't been able to attend frequently ) Ive seen his work at some of the local contests...and his work pops up in the modeling magazines and online now and then. I always found him to be quite helpful and informative when asked about his modeling techniques. He is a true master of the craft. Edited October 11, 2018 by styromaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) On 10/19/2017 at 10:59 AM, aurfalien said: Hi, W0W! Interesting how much talent seems to be in Maryland. It's a hot bed of scale modeling holiness. Just saw his bio an he lives in the same area I grew up in (Franconia/Alexandria). I'm guessing we went to the same hobby shops at Springfield mall and a Five and dime store in Rose Hill shopping center and a hobby shop near Landmark. NOVA has a ton of people but I lived in Maryland for five when I found MAMA and keep coming back for almost three decades. Edited October 12, 2018 by vamach1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styromaniac Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) I was on my lunchbreak today at the Barnes and Noble near Springfield Mall, perusing the car magazines when I realized the white haired gent standing next to me was none other than "The Bill Stillwagon". So I turn and say "Bill"? He turned and thankfully recognized me from the MAMA meetings of days gone by. Of course I had to extend my hand and commence with the "what have you been up to...what are you building ?" conversation. After a lengthy chat I can tell you he is just as enthusiastic and helpfully informative about the hobby as ever. Edited October 11, 2018 by styromaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 I think it's pretty cool that his name is "Stillwagon" and he builds model cars! Here's another of his builds....... again, I hope he doesn't mind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Probably help some folks if we had a picture. Norman Veber of R&M of MD in flannel shirt and Bill in the gray shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styromaniac Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Both these dudes are a great asset to the hobby...feel fortunate that I live in the same general neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 He's friends with Lyle Willits . He used to post in Still Runnin Magazine .com . I haven't' seen him in quite sometime . Course I haven't seen Lyle in a long time now either . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Lyle is on my F.B. friends list and I see he just a posted a few hours ago. Stillwagon was on Lyle's page a few days ago. It looks like they are more into 1:1 these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonioseven Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Mr. Stillwagon is one of the most awesome people I've ever MET in the hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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