Roadrunner

I'm not real sure if I'll ever use it, though I certainly did when I was younger. These flashes from my carefree younger days, are such a wonderful reminder of a time of my life that I'm very fond of.

Is that possible? There's still five or six square feet here in the basement that needs filling.

Just found these gems from my youth, they must be over 40 years old. I always feared I had inadvertently thrown them away, but discovered them this afternoon while cleaning out an old hobby drawer. The tubes are not in the best shape, but all five are full! I'm happy as a hog in a sty.

I feel for ya'. I went through the same thing last winter for about a month. Lots of blankets, and a 1500 watt heater on wherever I was;...I survived it, but it definitely sucked.

Looking pretty good. I've got a Revell Russian truck (the Katyusha) to finish as well, and this may just be the inspiration I need.

Odd you should mention that, as I just swept all the snow off my glass and lights yesterday. Even though my car is a tired old beast, I don't want anyone slamming into it because they don't see my brake lights.

I loved that magazine. Whether I'd buy it now or not, I'm not sure.

I encountered a bit of a dilemma here lately. I have the desire to paint an otherwise stock 20's vintage car in modern colors. On paper, it seems like an OK idea, but the reality might be a bit different. I may give it a go anyway, and see what folks think.

For me, it comes down to definition. For a true restoration, I think by default it needs to be all original as configured by the factory. For a modified old design, it's up to the builder as to how mild or wild he wants to modify it. For me, a '70 Challenger with huge chrome Donk wheels, is not a restoration, but a mutilation. Again, it comes down to definitions.

Actually, I did try that, Jeff, but with little success, though I didn't really go at it too thoroughly perhaps. One thing that seems certain, the early sleepers were pretty spartan in their fitting out, and I suppose that makes sense.

I've got this DVD, though I haven't listened to it in a long time now. My favorite song; Echoes.

Yep, they help a lot, Matthew, and I appreciate it. I did manage to find some imagery that depicts some really factory pimped interiors, but for sleepers much more humongous than what I'll be doing.

Excellent. Thank you, I'll check it out.

For some reason, I seem to be able to find very few sleeper interior photos on-line. Considering that the 1:25 and 1:16 kits seem to have no interiors (or minimal), scratching up an interior may have to be an option for me to look into (especially when I tackle a 1:16 scale kit). Anyone have links to some good sleeper interior photos? I'm looking specifically for Peterbilt and Kenworth. Thanks, fellas,

I really like the Dragon smart kits. I recently got the sFH 18, and it's awesome. Now, if they'd just do some work on their idiotic instruction sheets,...

It depends, sometimes my ideas are so ambitions, it pretty much guarantees that they'll never be completed. Other times, I just make decisions along the way, and when it's done, it's done, regardless.

Unfortunately, as well as opening every single kit, I used to always start them as well, rendering their possible resale value severely diminished. Now I don't start them anymore (usually), but I do open them most of the time, once they're safely at home.

Nope, I have no idea.

Pimped. Relates to the red Mustang above too,... sort of.

For me (thanks goodness), most of the cars I really like, don't have much chrome to begin with, so adding a bit of BMF here and there isn't really a big deal.

Very true. No need to redesign the wheel, as it were. Still, some folks are naturally more creative than others, and I'm not one of them.

I think this looks excellent, better than the way my stuff usually turns out.

Very nice color, and it looks like you applied it well.

As I do more of the work around here that I promised to do when I moved in, it keeps my roommate from nagging, and that pleases me,... very much.

To be candid, I'm not a real idea person. Most of what I envision is little more than variations of existing ideas and concepts. Sad, but that's the reality of it.