ChrisBcritter

Sorry to see him go. A couple favorites: He had a good dramatic part in the TV movie The Deadly Tower from 1975 plus some great comic bits in 1941 - especially the part where he sets up the antiaircraft gun in his front yard while rattling off all the instructions Dan Ackroyd told him NOT to do.

And with the DecoColor one Snake mentioned, DON'T forget to shake the pen to mix the ink before you use it the first time - I made that goof and it never worked right after that; got clear carrier from the tip and the silver pigment wouldn't draw through enough to cover anything.

Hi Paul, I do have the setup but it's earmarked for a '53/'56 pickup conversion. Watch eBay parts sellers for it (especially Andy aka vintagemodelcarparts, and sportfuryus); they turn up now and then.

Paul, if it's not too late to save you some effort, that whole blower setup is a custom item in the AMT '63 Ford pickup.

Love these old compact gassers! Karl, you're probably going to hate me for pointing it out so late, but if I ever tackle one of these bodies, here's my Job 1: Fix Jo-Han's error and relocate the B-pillars and door jamb back at least 1/8". Quickie 'shop: That's just the OCD in me, though. You've done a terrific job x3!

Where there's a will...

I thought this show was hysterically funny when I was a kid:

And finally, again from the '50s, on one of those budget knockoff labels, the Scatman does a jazzy take on "Transfusion"!

Now going waaaaaay back... Who'd have thought the Mills Brothers could rock and roll?

One of my all-time favorite covers! Allan Clarke may not be the Boss but who else had the nerve to try it?

Couldn't stand him either. Back in the day I worked as an outdoor mascot for Domino's - fortunately the Noid costume was too small for me (thank God!) so they dressed me up in a tiger suit (Tom Monaghan owned Domino's and the Detroit Tigers then). I'd rather be a tiger than a Noid anytime!

Plain in Boston

Thanks Steve!

Mayville looks like a nice place, Greg; here's the downtown in 1954:

Walked into tree

Aw, man - breakin' my heart! Someone save it before they make more Green Hornet movies! OK if I post this on my car club's FB page? I know some folks there that might want to rescue it.

Absolute stunner, David! I'm surprised it holds together so well with CA glue - I thought JB Weld or epoxy was the only thing that worked on diecast.

I like this - makes me wish I had some of those tools. It is a bit unnerving to see him using that hot knife/soldering iron thing so close to his fingertips. Or is that an ultrasonic cutter? Funny thing is I just spent a chunk of evening dislodging, repairing, and drilling lug bolt holes into an old IMC VW spare tire - maybe I should have time-lapsed it and loaded it to YT, then made a dollar or two from the ad revenue .

can't catch it

Stopped in at Des Plaines Hobby yesterday afternoon to drop off the last few model railroad items of my dad's, and broke down and grabbed the Pontiac GTO Super Stocker. Paying retail is normally anathema to me, but it's a good store and I wanted to give them a little more business before I move back to CA soon. As I've mentioned I built three of them in the late '70s, but with bodies from the AMT '57 Chevy, '56 Ford and '65 Nova. Wonder what I can put on this one? Maybe I'll do my mom's cousin's car, if I can find a color shot of it:

Big surprise Saturday evening - my brother and I were driving east on Willow Road here in Northbrook, about to cross over the Des Plaines River, when a bald eagle swooped down and headed south over the river. I've never seen a bald eagle in this area before! I'll see if I can find out if any nests are known around here. Its size made me think it was a male.

Same with the DVR for me; now if I could just find a way to kill ads on YouTube when I watch it on Roku...

on angel-hair pasta

Great mashup of the two bodies, and making it not look like a show car was very inspired! I've had a similar project going with a '62 F-85 coupe, combined with rear quarters and rear roof from a '61 F-85 wagon - really should get that one finished after 40-some years...

I've been looking forward to seeing this stuff; currently the best deal I find is $31.69 shipped from Germany: https://www.ebay.com/itm/393343344314?hash=item5b95171eba:g:54IAAOSw31xf4dFW Do any of our contacts at Revell know when/if we'll be getting it here, and has anyone tried it yet?