TarheelRick

Good-looking 150, love that body style. Nice choice of colors.

Didn't really know what it is, but I had it done. Nerve block is working pretty well right now. The nurse told me once that ran out, I would know it. What they do is remove the ball from the top of the arm bone, the cup from the shoulder and reverse them so the ball is on the shoulder and the cup is on the arm bone. Supposed to be in a sling 4-6 weeks, then 40 days of restricted duty. Puts a real crimp in rebuilding my hobby room and my fishing.

Beautiful FED, nice smooth looking paint work.

Extremely nice-looking Ford. That color does look good on that car. Very well built.

I am totally irked with hydrostatic drives. First issue was with a Craftsman mower, bought new in 2011, didn't start using it until late summer 2012. I had bumped a wall with the front tire, side bump not head-on, bent the steering rod. Ordered replacement, changed it and the mower would not back-up straight; the front tires would go in different directions. Fall of 2018 hooked up my leaf-vacuum, would not pull it, the hydro-static drive expired. It is a sealed unit so cannot be repaired, must be replaced. The cost was equivalent to 1/2 the mower. Parked it and bought a Simplicity. Second issue was a Simplicity lawn/garden tractor I acquired from my late uncle's estate. It was fairly old, the deck had rusted some, so my uncle had used it only as a garden tractor. Had some nice implements with it, which all worked off the hydrostatic drive. That drive also went out on me two years after I got it. Tried to find replacement, learned the manufacturer had been out of business for more than 20 years and there were no replacements available. Again, it being a sealed unit could not be repaired. Seems like a conspiracy of lawn/garden equipment manufacturers to sell more new units because it is so expensive to repair/replace those hydrostatic units. My replacement tractor, Massey-Ferguson compact is also hydrostatic drive - just waiting.

Not exactly on the road but we had a local Memorial Day Cruise-In. Actually, a local merchant sponsors one every 4th Sunday during the warm months, sometimes up into early November. The Charger is my all-time favorite Dodge or any Chrysler product. The Chevy coupe's license said "AllSteel" I have a few more pictures, but these are my favorite.

Not exactly model related, but since I will probably be doing any building on the dining table for the next few weeks following my surgery, I thought it would come in quite handy. I can put tools and supplies in the drawers and use the top area as a smaller work area when necessary. It is 12X6X6. Got it at Lowes for $19.98 - $17.98 with military discount.

Definitely going to watch this build. The '65 Chevelle is my grail car I owned two of them in the late 60's early 70's; the first was a regular 283/3-speed Malibu. The second was a 283/4-speed SS, loved that car until I took out six fenceposts and correlated barbed wire one night while under the influence of adult beverages on a rainy road. I had never really paid that much attention to the differences in the fronts, that is really going to bother me when I decide to build my El Camino and station wagon and my two Revell Z-16 kits. Keep those updates coming.

"Cool" build. Well thought out details, it is "udderly" beautiful. OK, enough of the cheap puns. Really nice build.

Some mighty fine looking '40s. The Tudor is a real beauty, the short tracker looks the part (I'll bet he is going looking for a red car with a mangled fender after the heat race), and that chop came out looking really nice. It still looks like a coupe; so many lay the back glass down way too much IMHO.

Very nice build, you really captured the look of the whole unit. Impressive weathering.

Really like where you are going with this one. '50 & '60 style customs are some of my favorite builds, mild to radical.

Cool, but is it streetable?🤔

The paints are water-based and pre-thinned/

I built my first model kit Christmas Day 1959 and it was an AMT Trophy Kit 1940 Ford Coupe. I was immediately hooked. Started saving my nickels, dimes, and the occasional quarter. When I had a dollar and a half and we went into town I bought a 1960 Mercury and the collection began. Every birthday, Christmas, and gift giving occasion I got a model. Began staying with my grandmother in the summertime, would mow her yard. Most often from my grandmother, uncles, and aunt that lived with her I could scratch together another $1.50. Every Saturday my aunt would go into town to shop and get her hair fixed. I would make my rounds to all the stores that sold models: Griffith's Gift Store, Roses $.05 and $.10, Ben Franklin's, Kennedy Auto, Cassteven's Hardware, and Royall Drugstore. Once I made my rounds I would decide on which kit I wanted, buy it, go back to the car, open it, fantasize on the finished build, and wait for my aunt to return. Every once in awhile I would have $2 and could afford to buy a Styline kit.

Stopped by Hobby Lobby on my way to the VA this afternoon. No 40% this week, but I walked by the Clearance aisle and found several bottles of different style paints on clearance and a Demon model kit. Before I paid for the kit I asked the clerk to allow me to look inside. The body and chassis were on top of the instruction sheet, they both looked good, and I figured I had anything else that may be damaged in my parts box. Got the kit home, took out the body, chassis, and instruction sheet. The rest of the kit is there, but every piece, every piece was removed from the sprue. Did not find anything warped. Has anyone had any issues with their kits? Not sure about these paints, not familiar with them but I liked these colors, wondering about 'transparent black', similar to Tamiya smoke? Anyway, they were only $3.49, so thought I would give them a try.

My bird feeders are inundated with blackbirds (not sure of correct terminology) in the spring and into the early summer. They chase the regular songbirds away and can clean out my four quart-size feeders in a couple of hours. I have been taking potshots at them with my BB rifle. They usually fly as soon as I round the corner of the house since they keep a lookout in my Pecan tree. Few weeks ago, I took a shot at a group of about 30 on the ground. As they took off I noticed one was having difficulty gaining altitude. It slowly crash-landed in my neighbor's yard. As I was recycling another BB into my rifle, a hawk swooped down and grabbed the blackbird. So, I got rid of one blackbird and didn't even have to dispose of the dead body, win-win. I have installed a doorbell under the squirrel cone on my birdfeeder. When they begin congregating, I will push the remote button and the bell will send. The first couple of times in the day it works pretty well, but then they will just jump to one side and resume eating.

A few more. That '62 Impala looks vaguely familiar.

Here are a few more pictures from the SCMA show. Love the white pearl paint on the '40 Sedan Delivery.

Attended the SCMA show in Simpsonville, just barely sold enough to cover my table fee. However, came home with some 3d slicks, front tires, and wheels (2 sets), decals, wheels and tires to build a '55 Chevy Hobby stock, an almost complete (bagged) Speedwagon, and a '63 Cobra kit. Bought the Cobra so I can copy the chassis for a sports car I have in mind. Also won a raffle Dragon A1Mi tank, it is in my for-sale box.

Except for the Round 2 Craftsman series, there are no '64 Galaxies available that I know of, except for the occasional one on Ebay. The convertible kit is more scarce than hen's teeth. I don't believe it has ever been produced beyond the annual kit, even if it was produced then. Would really love to see some of these older annual kits reproduced, rather than Mustangs, Camaros, and Corvettes.

Very well done, really like the camouflage work.

IMHO they need to be cleaned up, repair the 'faux' rust spots, and painted.

Some very nice photos, really like the green '27 roadster.

Beautiful build, really like the older Ferraris.