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what a show! fan-freakin-tastic! I tried to take some pic's, but with a cell phone, and stage lighting, nothing came out good. all I can say is it was terrific! see him if ya can, great show!!!!!

[in a Scooby do voice] rut ro shaggy....

funny thing is, before last years show, the last time I saw him was in like 1987! talk about a time gap, lol. after seeing him again last year, I knew I had to go again when he came around. so tomorrow around 8pm I will be takin in the tunes.

as titled, going to go see Robert Cray tomorrow night at the local casino. saw him there last year, was a great show, and it's a small 'room', about 900 seats, so not a bad one in the place. bought the tickets what seems like forever ago, can't wait!

every kit I have bought there I've used the 40% coupon. had a couple times when my poor wife couldn't find anything to buy, so she took one of my items and checked out behind me

holy moly that's a lot of truck. killer stripe job on that. our reconditioning dept at work had some silver stripe, so I gave it a shot. like the color contrast, but my technique needs refining, lol. here is my attempt, don't really have a transition to the cab, so not 100% sure if it'll stay, but by itself, I like the way it looks.

haha, that is kinda funny, I can just 'hear' that phone call....hehe..

lookin good so far, nice headache rack too.

that is looking great, and I too love the fender treatment. how will the interior tub be effected by the channel job? a lot or? just asking as I have no idea. keep plugging away, looks great.

don't do face book, I spend enough time on model related sites as it is.......... I am going to pick up some striping next trip to the hobby store and give it a try.

haha, ya, I get a bit crazy when i'm working on something and spend more time looking for stuff than I do actually working.

the glass is mint, one A pillar is slightly bowed, but not too bad, I think it'll be ok. doesn't look like the box was stored under a pile of stuff. boy my build list is getting longer by the week lately, lol.

nice score on two levels!

actually i have been thinking about that, guess i need to get some striping material and see what it looks like.

yes, eventually it'll get built. i had one when i was a kid. i also had the iroc, the 65 vette, the trans am, the 78 vette and the t bucket when i was younger, who knows where they ended up..........

hey all, i picked this up today, i built this kit when i was a teenager when it was a fresh release, it's going to be awhile before i get to it, but was wondering if you had any tips/advice on what pitfalls i may encounter. i'm sure last time i did this kit my standards were way lower and i rushed to build it, this time around i'd like to do it justice and end up with a nice model. any thoughts?

went to a IPMS show today and scored these, none of which I was looking for, but for some reason, I couldn't live without them at the time......

anyone make a '55/'56 dodge pick up? my brother in law is building a 1:1 truck, and we got talking models, so I told him i'd do some looking for one. any out there? thanks, tom

nicely done, looks ready to drive!

that's what I was thinking. so, question 301, how long should I wait to un-mask? and should I scribe the tape/paint line to keep from lifting paint? not scribe really, just break the paint from the tape.

well, count me for the dying breed too I suppose. I work for a chevy dealer, and the owner has a nice collection of old fords [ from 1930 thru 1950's], and we have a few customers that bring in old cars. I do most of them, we have one other guy that's capable, but he usually isn't interested in working on 'old junk' as he calls them. just walk in and ask a few of my co-workers what a dwell meter is and compare the look you get to that of a startled deer, lol. or ask for a carb overhaul. it's amazing they don't know the difference between a flat head and a Y block, and present them with a front brake drum.........look out..... I've been lucky enough to work on and drive some really cool cars over the years, I think my favorite was a 1959 caddy convertible, that was like driving my living room

so, when doing a two tone, after it's all masked and painted, can ya throw it in the dehydrator with the tape still on? or will this cause tape removal issues? just wondering if it'll dry out the tape and cause it to pull the underlying paint off with it when removed? silly question number 300, but i'd rather ask, than try it and have to re-do another paint job...... p.s. using Tamiya tape [thin] and frog tape for delicate surfaces [wide].

that's going to look slick.....

getting there. my body work seems to have turned out well, granted it was only filling a seam, but as it was another first for me, and i'm pleased with the results. paint is also getting better, way less orange peel in this one. I wet sanded it, and I think with a good wet coat, it's going to be smooth and glossy [i hope, lol]. I wasn't happy with my paint line on the hood, so I revisited that [drying now], so I hope I have that sorted. here's some updated pic's.

absolutely love it! how bout a pic with full trailer? please.....