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Everyone: the Tesla Cybertruck is the ugliest ever Mitsuoka: Hold my beer.. Sorry, I don't think that works at all. Like most kit cars or re imaginings, the proportions just don't work in my eyes.

Think he sounds like dad much? I still prefer the Genesis version, have always liked them, through all of their iterations.

Yes, but it will include some cool new Coke Dee-cals.

So now even the display case is Coke themed? Lolz. I am in the minority here, but I am tired of all of these retro 60s style packaging. I mean, I know that it is Round 2, and the connotation is that they are bringing stuff back, which is fine. But personally all of the retro stuff is tiresome. I think Round2 needs a 1st Round subdivison that they can create and release some new stuff. Anyway, i'll be buying the GTX. I have an idea in mind for that one, and bought the standard 69 GTX kit a couple of years ago with the intention of modifying it. And now they have done the mods for me. So that's cool.

That is a darn good list.

Diesel Station was awesome too, but they stopped updating a couple of years ago. The pics are all still there though. High res, high quality pics. New and old subject matter. http://www.dieselstation.com/

Not necessarily my taste, but dang. That is some excellent building!

It's weird, I LOVE Faith No More, but Mr Bungle is something I have never been able to get into. His work with Fantomas, and especially Tomahawk is fantastic though. Will do some Spoitfy listening later this evening for John Zorn.

I've been actively hunting a decent wagon for a couple of years now. Something 70s, maybe 80s. They're either too far gone to be worth saving, or they're show queens. Either way, people are asking dumb money for them. As for kits, I'd want the same thing. 1975-78 Plymouth Fury, Ford Gran Torino, Mercury Cougar Villager, Ford Town & Country, etc. If anyone has a lead on a complete wagon that is in Canada, or maybe the PNW, let me know.

Andy Gill, founding guitarist for Gang of Four passed over the weekend. Old school punk rock. Or post-punk. Or whatever you want to call it. Such an influence on so many newer bands.

Finally! Someone else who is familiar with Simon Collins! I picked this up on CD when it came. Thought it was great. He does an excellent version of the Genesis classic Keep It Dark as well. While on the subject of musical kids, how about a little Fiction Plane? This is Sting's son's band. I saw them about 10- years ago...opening for THe Police. Wonder how they got that gig? Anyway, I dig 'em.

WHich red did you use for the interior? I need a better option that what I'm using now. Yours looks good.

Wheel weathering looks pretty bang on to me!

From what I've read, he does actually drive these. And if you have a close look at the Lincoln Continental. That driver's seat is worn, the dash is a mess, the engine bay is not looking show worthy to me. The purple car's engine bay looks like it's seen some use. Iron Fist has some road rash. Aquarius has a somewhat normal looking engine bay. Clean, but rough; rad supports for example. So I'd say that he does actually use these. On the weekends. If it's not raining. Or cloudy.

Nope. Saw all the pics of shiny cars on a sunny day, then looked out my window. Lolz. It was all I could think of. ?

The 850 T5R only ever came in three colours, with Cream Yellow being the rarest of the bunch. THere was also a black and a dark green. And it's the colour everyone wants! The 850 GLT Turbo, as featured in the Tamiya kit came in a much wider range of colours.

I got snowed on today.

This is similar to a facebook thing from a year or so ago. THe only time I have ever done one of those name 10 things and tag your friends challenges. That one was all about picking your 10 most important albums, and telling the story. So because I could talk for hours on music, I see your top five, and rasie you another five. Here's my top 10! Album one for me has to be The Real Thing by Faith No More. Growing up, I was surrounded by music. Thanks to my parents, I was introduced at an early age to all types of music. From my mum it was The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck. From my dad, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton. I was exposed to everything, so had a wide range of tastes. But then in the late 80s metal entered the picture, and it just wasn’t cool to admit to liking music that wasn’t metal. So I kept it hidden that I liked pop music, and new wave, and whatever else I actively listened to. And then I discovered The Real Thing. This album was metal. But it was also rap, and jazz. And I loved it. I wore out two cassettes, and have two CD versions. I can still sing along to every track, and can play most of the album on guitar. This album more than any other took me out of my shell, and this is when I stopped hiding what I listened to, and really just put it out there that I listen to everything. This is my desert island album. Iron Maiden’s Powerslave was THE album that got me really into metal. Hands down. I remember being out with my dad at West Edmonton Mall. As we usually were, we were in a record store. Music World? Sam The Record Man? The name of the store is lost, but the experience isn’t. We’re poking around, and dad holds up two vinyl records. “Which one should we get?” He was holding two Maiden albums; Aces High and Powerslave. I looked at them both and chose Powerslave for two reasons. As Aces High was just a single, Powerslave had more songs. And I thought the artwork was killer. I was 11 and had no idea what Maiden sounded like. Purchase made, we went home and dad put the album in. The song Aces High plays and I love it. Then 2 Minutes To Midnight. Then the instrumental. Listened to whole thing, and was amazed. I hadn’t heard anything like it before. I would take that album cover and study it, and read the lyrics, and memorize all of it. Visual Easter eggs like references to Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Lyrics that inspired me to go and read Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Heavy stuff for an 11 year old. And of course, this album spawned the Live After Death double live album, which blew my mind even more. Maiden is where it all began. Thanks dad! This is the album that made me want to play the guitar. I had a guitar, didn’t do much with it for a year or two. Took lessons, but wasn’t super in to it. Then, as we often did, my best friend Joe and I were hanging out watching music videos. Would have been probably 1987-88 or so. I don’t remember where. Would have been either in his basement, or up at his family’s cabin on Pierce Lake. Anyway, when it happened and where it happened aren’t important. What is important is when one particular video played. Empty room, a wall of camoflaged Marshall stacks, and then a bunch of guys handbanging with pointy guitars. How could my 13 or 14 year old self not be hooked on this? From that moment, I became obsessed with guitar. I played more, I talked about it more, I read about it more. And as many will attest, I still jabber on about guitar to this day. Anthrax quickly became my favourite band from that era, and I still love them to this day. Heck, just saw them live a couple of weeks ago. Over thirty years ago. Whoa! Start to finish, one of the best albums ever created. Ever. That period around 1996 was not a great one for me. There were some good points, but in a very short period, I lost two grandparents and the family dog we had since I was in grade 5. I was a few years out of high school, and was not involved with most of my friends from that era, just sort of drifted out my life. I was thinking about how much I really didn’t enjoy high school at all, and was still sort of aimless when it came to my future. Yeah, I was going to university, and yes I had friends, but I was just not in a great place. But there was one person I was very close with, and she turned me on to Depeche Mode, and in particular, Songs Of Faith And Devotion. I had been aware of DMode, but had never really bothered to listen. The album fit my general frame of mind. It was dark and moody, very retrospective. I think it also helps that SOFAD marked a departure for DMode, as it was their first real guitar driven album, made it easier for me to get behind. Our relationship was never like THAT, but a lot of the meaning of this album for me is centered around the time we had spent together. The correlation between this album and that relationship is more of an overall feeling than a true soundtrack, but the are definitely some lyrical themes that nailed the importance of this to me. And even though that relationship unfortunately faded and disappeared, this album didn’t and I still listen to it constantly. The lyrics now mean more as well. I’ve come to realize that I don’t need to have lived a particularly hard life to relate to the words in a song like Walking In My Shoes. The reality is that my experience in any situation is different than anyone else’s. And maybe in the grand scheme of things I haven’t had a tough life, but it still resonates. Condemnation follows the theme a little, and echoes where I am now. At this point in my life, I am who I am, I’m comfortable with the decisions I’ve made, and I accept the consequences of those decisions. Being honest should never require an apology. Whoa. Pretty friggin’ deep for a forum post eh? And this my friends is how I get when I discuss great music. Pop Will Eat Itself - This Is The Day, This Is The Hour, This Is This. Along with Faith No More’s The Real Thing, this album is probably has the most influence on the music I love today. A perfect mix of metal, industrial/electronic music, and even rap. This band is criminally underrated. All of their albums have been a little ahead of their time, and I think that’s why fame and fortune always seemed to elude them. Even hooking up with Trent Reznor didn’t get them the mainstream recognition they deserve. Fun fact, Clint Mansell was one of the main guys, and he has now gone on to be a multiple Grammy award nominee for his songwriting. Requiem For A Dream being one of his movies. Anyway, love this band, love this album. Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In. Yeah, that’s right. Screw you, I still listen to Poison. And all other 80s hair metal for that matter. And while I’m on the subject, even though I use it, I don’t particularly like the term hair metal, as it diminishes the contributions and the talents of many of the artists of that era. There were some killer musicians back then, but because they are labelled hair metal, they get overlooked. Poison are NOT killer musicians. They wrote some darn catchy songs, and were a lot of fun. And those early albums still are. But the reason Poison are on this list is that they are the reason I got so into BC Rich guitars. I was 13, 14 years old. I was playing guitar, and loving it. And in the late 80s, when MuchMusic and MTV still played music videos, we were glued to it. In those pre-internet days, it was the only way to see your musical heroes. We loved the videos. THe music, the spectacle, and for me, the guitars. What was everyone playing? Then Poison blows up. And all of a sudden, all over the tv is CC Deville with dozens of these custom guitars that just looked awesome. I had to have one. And a little while later, I ended up with my 1989 BC RIch ST-III in black & red crackle finish. And I still have it. I’m up to 14 BC Rich guitars now, but that was my first love. It’s the one guitar my kids aren’t allowed to touch. I’ll be buried with it. And it all started with some drag queen looking dudes asking chicks to talk dirty to them. PS. Poison are the crappiest live band I’ve ever seen, but I still love the albums. What have we learned so far in this 10 days of music thing? First, Iron Maiden got me into metal. Second, Anthrax got me into playing guitar. A now, we learn about the band that made me try to get serious about playing lead. Extreme are one those bands lumped into the hair metal category, when they really weren’t a hair band. Yeah, they had hair, but it wasn’t all chicks and parties. Look at a band like Warrant or WInger or Poison and then look at Extreme. Not the same. The musicianship was way above the others. The songs had a bit more groove to them, it wasn’t just hooks and riffs. And after the the first album, the lyrics became a little more serious. But for me, it was all about Nuno. Man, now that guy can play the guitar. I liked other shredders before him, but this guy just hooked me. So for a time, I practiced my ass off and I tried to be the lead player I wanted to be. After a time, I realized that I had way more fun sticking to playing rhythm. And really, fun is what this hobby is all about. Anyway, III Sides is a killer album from front to back. And has all of the elements I love about lead guitar. Trip hop. Because sometimes you just need something mellow and relaxing. And it doesn’t get much better than this. Pretty easy choice for me, as I loved White Zombie long before this album came out. Then this one hit the shelves, and changed how I approach the guitar. Wait, metal, but without solos? Metal that focused more on the groove than the blazing shred solo? As somehow that has never been a proficient lead player, this was speaking to me. Throw in some samples and a little bit of an industrial influence, and I was hooked. I still listen to these guys a lot. A lot more that Rob Zombie’s solo stuff too. Not that I don’t like that stuff, but his old band was better. The self-titled debut from one of my favourite bands. This album in particular takes me back to my days at Concordia University.There are a couple of people this album really reminds me of, and I can’t help but look back fondly at this era. This is just a solid rock album. Haunting vocals, dark lyrics, powerful drums, rock guitar. All the things I like.

More like James commissioned 11 custom car builds in 14 years! And really, when you have unlimited funds, and like cars...why not? I actually think that one is my favourite of James' cars. It's the only one that looks like I could fire it up and take it out for a drive. And it's just...clean. Not over the top. Which is how I like it.

I sense that I missed something today.

I build all three Tamiya VOlvo 850 kits back in the day. Not sure why I just disposed of everything. I have since found a couple of the green street version, and am actively hunting for both the BTCC versions...versions that aren't ridiculously priced. Hoping they just reissue these at some point, like the ALfa DTM cars. My plan is to build one like a Post It Note yellow T5R.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/metallica-james-hetfeild-rehab-return/ Scroll through for the eye candy. James from Metallica now has his own car exhibit at the Peterson Museum. Not bad. Not bad at all.

And indeed it is! Tamiya XF57 is a fairly close choice for Cummins beige. Close enough for me anyway.

This is very, very cool.