Danno

Actually, Boyd did see it. I finished it before he passed. It was on the model contest table at Goodguys Southwest Nationals the last time Boyd was here. One of his guys spotted it and commented on it. He thought it was cool enough that he came back later with Coddington to show it to him. Boyd checked it out, laughed and smiled, and gave it a thumbs up. But he wouldn't be photographed with it. I don't think he liked baby dump green fire trucks. At least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! PS: Almost forgot! The hoses are bulk elastic, obtained from a sewing supplies store.

Thanks!

Thanks, Chuck and Gator! (Sounds like a morning radio show .) I had never looked at it as a Fruit Roll-Up before. Probably never look at it again without thinking that.

Spectacular!

That's just killer.

Thanks, Ken, Dave, Wayne and Rich. Your gracious comments are very much appreciated!

Thanks for the compliment, Jonathan. And, for the the reminder of the day. It's an honor to call attention to such a solemn remembrance, even if it's an off-the-wall model that makes the point.

Thanks, Marks! Not as crazy cool as an Ira Dahm creation, but, hey, he's a pro. I'm an intern.

RAIN! Real, live, wet rain. Not too much. No flooding. Just a nice, steady, refreshing rain!!!! Yeeeeehawwwww!!!

Sweeeeet! I, too, remember that one. And, yeah. It was a little above my allowance, too. By the time my allowance had grown and I had learned how to keep a little of it from week to week to build up my 8 year old "buying power," the AMT 3n1 annuals were setting the world on fire and these were off the shelves.

Wholey carp, Harry! Those shootsguns are awesome! Legendary work.

Lessee . . . car? No. Big rig? Not really. Pickup? No. Hot Rod?/Street Rod? Yeah, sorta. But those go under 'cars.' Light Commercial? Sure, why not? It rides on a 1-ton chassis. So, Light Commercial it is! Ladies and Gents, Please allow me to introduce AlumaPumpa. She was born from an unmanageable imagination and a little too much Fat Tire. See, I got to wondering, "What if Boyd Coddington built fire trucks?" So, a Testors AlumaCoupe kit and a Monogram Mack Backdraft Fire Engine kit walk into a bar, proceed to get dizzy with the MEK fumes, and engage in an intense, deeply lusty relationship that results in AlumaPumpa. Oh, just to keep the kink going, there's rolling stock from an AMT C3500 snapper in there, too. A couple of words about the colors: Most fire trucks are red. A few are orange. A lot are yellow. And a whole passel of 'em are "Federal Safety Yellow" (Which most real firemen refer to as 'Baby S--- Green' . . . and it's not puke.) I went back and forth as to what color to paint AlumaPumpa. I'm a traditionalist, so red was in there! But, you can't argue with the impact of a yellow hot rod. And there was no ignoring the fed yellow. Because I couldn't win an argument with myself, I compromised. I decided to do a fade from yellow to fed baby pp yellergreen, and overlay some red to orange fade flames. This is what happened, and that's how it happened. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.) Just having a little fun. I dug out my saw, MEK, and beer goggles . . . That's all folks! It's The End. Hope you enjoy . . . at least a little bit.

Excellent.

Brad! Wow! The engine is looking great and those headers are pure art! Glad you had a chance to get up to the San Juan & harass the trout. Sorry to hear you've been suffering. Nothing worse than pinched nerves and back pain. Good luck with the open.

Outstanding idea, Clayton!

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Good looking rod!

Kewl!

Very clean. Good job.

Impressive!

Neat.

Wild. No question about it. Wild.

Saw this beauty on the road recently. Very similar to my own!

Very nice.