OldTrucker

Started this one about a year ago and after a mishap was so upset with it I put it away until a couple days ago. Had it mostly done except tires and the little pieces to finish when I came home one day to find little orage finger prints on the sides with a hint of cheese! Yep, they were Cheetos prints put there by my granddaughter! Bad enough the bonnet didn't fit right due to the warpage of the kit but I cleaned it up best I could but you can still see the staining a bit on the sides. Didn't want to order another set of aftermarket decals either. The kit isn't that good.

Same here. Over half of what I have displayed are in the old Johan cases that are well over 30 years old. The wife insists on using her duster on them and over this time I have had to repolish them because of the buildup of fine scratches over time. They are due for a wash ad polish right now. but really dread the job! Been studying on getting a couple Carney cases that hold 21 or 24 cars.

May have took a lot of hours but the end result seems to have been well worth the effort! Fantastic Falcon 2 Story tractor! Seems like that particular semi tractor was a favorite on the carnival circuit! I would see them at carnivals well into the 1990's!

Great job and an even greater tribute!

Love it and great save! Takes me back to when we lived on Colorado and I worked for Simplot Soil Builders, an ag service. Ours were Internationals and one Ford. Still can remember starting down a field that was almost a mile and half long over a hill! Real pain keeping a straight line on tat one! Thankfully had the foam to mark our way!LOL

1968 AMT kit Only thing changed was the scoop on he hood and color from Candy Rootber with a white stripe to what you see!

Unfortunately my building of a kit is so sporadic it would not be possible to do a build thread on them! Some where in under glass is a Johan 31 Cadillac that I built.

I remember those days of trying to finish as quickly as I could. Just could not wait to see the finished build. Try slowing down a little, pace yourself a bit and you will see even bigger gains in your building skills! Great job on the trim! I used to paint all of mine but the hand isn't as steady and the eye not so sharp these days so went to using Bare Metal Foil and a magnifier! Keep on modeling!!!

Nice job on this one for sure Michelle! You are coming along nicely in your building skills. Try touching he exhaust tips with some flat black too as it will add a bit more realism to the build!

Love the colors!

Looks great! Never seen one done in yellow that I can remember! Did you have issues with the hood sitting down? My son did on the one he built.

The Revell kit with the Petty decals in the box but can't really be built as a Nascar! Kieth Marks decals were used on the body. The body was painted with lacquer that came from a guy that had some touch up paint in a spray can. Had just enough to do the job then dropped the nose on the floor and got full of dirt. So had to use Model master paint for the nose as you can see the difference.

It was a tough day today as it is the 4th anniversary of the loss of one of our youngest grandchildren. Right about this time 10:31 he went to be with his best friend, Jesus. Isaac always said Jesus was his best friend and that he talked to him every day and I believe he did! Papa ans Grandma Jeannie miss you little buddy.

Seen that song put to the test and they have it backwards! Had a 63 Fuelie and it sucked!

Years ago in Portage Wi. a guy shortened a 58 Ford convertible. He would do wheelies down the parking lot road where he lived. The old trailer hitch on the back would be throwing sparks like crazy! The 57 Chevy has a Nash Metropolitan aura to it!

Yes it is a Johan kit.

Dave, I built this one out on the road driving truck! Painted the white at home where I stopped for the night before heading out to Madison Wi, painted the red at a rest area the next day when I ran out of hours, painted the blue in the parking lot at the Budweiser Plant while waiting for my dock time, Put on the decals in a booth in a truck stop at 2am thanks to the waitress who kept bringing me coffee and furnished me with a cup of hot water while I waited for a tire repair on the trailer painted the rest of the parts on my way to Minneapolis and finished the kit the morning after I got back home to Portage Wi! One of only two I ever built that way.

I built this decades ago and it stayed hidden in a box for most of it's life. Thought about restoring it but could never find replacement decals and now I'm glad I didn't. Just cleaned it up and put in in a case as is!

Finally got this one done.

I went there the first time you posted this. (maybe another site?) Since I have done over 1000 puzzles of cars old farm houses and semi truck and trains!. also a few airplanes!

Growing up we had neighbors who were WWII Veterans and of course being kid never understood why they always changed the subject when one of us would ask about the war. That was until 1971 then I found the answer to that. After I was home I found that they were one of the best things that I had going as they now opened up to me and helped me get past my experiences. Over the last 2 decades I made regular visits to the Veteran's Home because I knew some there and I met and befriended many more over the years. It was hard watching as the faded away taking all they could tell us along with them. I went out today and was playing poker with three One Korean War Vet and two WWII Vets. The 92 year old cleaned me out I came home without my pennies! We were watching some of the doings on the TV as we played and Bill says " I always thought I would go back one day but I waited too long." His health was too bad for him to make the trip if he could now. One of the others asked him why he would want to go back there for and he quickly responded with a straight face "wanted to go back and see if I could find my leg!" it just got quiet all around us as he looked from face to face and then opened up with a laugh so loud it brought the nurses and one doctor in to see what was going on! I only wish we could see this kind of fortitude and strength in today's young people!

When I was ordering the wife's Campbell Soup calendar this year I saw they had the bags listed and ordered her two sets. (total 6 bags) Now we don't have all those pesky plastic bags that hold little to nothing to deal with. Most stores have them foe a buck or two usually with their logo on them. The only issue is Kroger bags for you and the baggers will try and put all the can good into one so you have to tell them that you aren't a weight lifter so they load them lighter!.

One of my son's sold a car and drove 250 miles to a halfway point to meet the buyer only to wait until the next day (stayed over night) while trying to get the guy to answer his phone or call him back. He drove back home around 10am. The guy finally clls him the next day and just says "something came up" and that was it. The kid asked if he wanted to meet again and the guy say "Naw, just send my deposit back if you would"!!! Well the kid was a little nicer than I would have been and told him he would send half of the 500 dollar deposit they guy had paid. The guy got ticked but that is what the kid sent him as he figured the other 250 covered his gas, time and motel!

Next time take the higher road and just let it go. Fretting over something like that doesn't do you any good and slapping back just demeans yourself as the other person most likely just don't really care!

Rats with bushy tails is what we call them! They garbage pick around here chewing through the lids of the plastic garbage containers! We put a guard on the pole that holds our bird feeder. Like a cone that sets on a ball and rocks if something lands on it. It is quite comical watching squirrels climb that skinny pole and then try to get onto the guard!LOL