Danno

My, my, my! That's sweet. And, as Tim the Tool Man says, "More POWER!"

Sweeeet!! Good job.

Motor Max did a very nice '58 Chevy Apache pickup a few years ago. No GMC, but conversion wouldn't be difficult. The Motor Max is a wide bed (Fleetside style), but again, adapting a kit stepside bed wouldn't be a prob. Although the Motor Max is supposedly 1/24, it looks closer to 1/25. [ If you don't mind spending more, there are a couple of Danbury Mint '58 Apaches on eBay and they have the stepside bed. ]

Route 66 - place to get your kicks!!

Nice.

Most excellent!

Orange that great?!?

Zone 102 is twice as eerie as Area 51, fer sure!

Vega$ was a PI show with Dan Tanna driving an inconspicuous Thunderbird.

Tonight Show never better than with Johnny Carson!

Warehouse full of electric cars won't help the environment as long as it still takes fossil fuels to produce electricity.

Bingo! Note the "Full Name": "Michael Weston" Note the Screen Name: Burntspy The lead character of the TV series "Burn Notice" [about a spy who had been 'burned'] was Michael Westen. Hmmm.

For my 2cents worth, the Mako Shark is highly probable: I just acquired a sealed original kit for a pretty penny or two. Like I said, a re-tooled resurrected reissue is probable! ☹️

"True dats" to all you say. I agree about the Suburban - note also the steps under the doors that no one use. I wonder about their "period-correctness" but a person can be entirely too picky. [Who me?] I've spent my share of time on the Navajo Reservation and I love all the correct references, portrayals, settings, and background scenery - especially in and around Monument Valley. The impromptu automotive graveyards are bonus! All in all, it is a very good series and I am very happy they've produced it and aired it.

True all that, Snake. I kinda found it refreshing that at least they didn't try to push the typical Hollywood notion that everybody carries/carried semi-automatics. Again, in the early '70s, Tribal Police were not carrying such firepower. The old S&W .38s in the series are nostalgic . . . I remember my first service revolver and I still have my first revolver off-duty gun. Another minor tic about the Chevys is that they both have red lamps replacing the inner beams. While that was not uncommon with ambulances and city police cars, the Tribal Police probably would not have traded the headlamp high beams for the warning lights -- the desert gets EXTREMELY dark when the sun goes down and streetlights are a few hundred miles apart. But that just doesn't seem to bug me as much as that dang blue dome! LOL.

I've been watching the series, also. I'm a big Tony Hillerman fan and I've read all his books. I, too, love the old vehicles, but there are a couple of things that bug me. The series is set in 1973. The GMC Suburban has a Federal (brand) light bar with a pair of Model 14 beacons - a very popular set up in those days. However, the series portrays it with one red and one blue dome on the beacons. That arrangement did not become common until around 1975+. The Navajo Tribal Police were neither well-enough funded nor motivated to be cutting-edge in patrol vehicle esthetics. More commonly, they used what they had until it was no longer serviceable. The series is more on point with the patrol sedans. Note there are at least two distinctly different vehicles used: one a 1965 Chevy and the other a 1966 Chevy. One has an A-pillar mounted spotlight and the other does not. Both are equipped with roof-mounted Federal two-beam beacons, which are period-correct for the Chevys, and more consistent with the time/place, as Navajo Police would not have upgraded the lighting equipment to more modern/new items on those cars. They look right! However, continuity captures my attention as well. The most recent episode showed Officer Manuelito (the hotty) driving one of the Chevys. In the driving scenes the spotlight is clearly and prominently seen on the patrol car. But when she arrives, she gets out of a Chevy with no spotlight. Come on! Flashbacks to the Bullilt scenes of the Dodge Charger flinging hubcaps off in a few scenes but always having a full set in the next scenes. Aarrgh. I, too, noticed the awkwardly high ride height of the Suburban. Good ground clearance but not very practical for daily policing. But other that those nit-picky points, a very nice series.

I'm worn out from all the 'super cool' 'fun!'

Don't wreck your day, Charlie, trying to think one up. Let me think about it and I'll hook you up! ?

Another outstanding build, Charlie! It is truly uplifting!

"I don't believe in shooting from the him," Is that a sexist statement or did YOU make a mistake? Just wondering. ☺️

LOL, Curt! Can't wait to see you guys again!

Michael Felix - Positively! We look forward to meeting you. UPDATE: I've been remiss . . . should have posted this info sooner. The former website is locked up by some nasty little electron gremlins. SO . . . we made a new one! Go to: desertscaleclassic.org Heavy emphasis on the ".org" - that's the secret code that gets you into the NEW website. Lots of information there.

We are still having problems restoring the website . . . be patient, it's in the works. In the meantime, email us at dsc-hq@cox.net with any questions. A couple of updates: ALL the award packages are sold . . . including the ones blunc purchased. THANK YOU ALL for your support!!! We can always use more Event Sponsors. Contact us at dsc-hq@cox.net for information. Categories have been realigned. We'll have a post up shortly & emails out to everyone who has entered the online events - dscV16 and dscV17 - and the previous live event - DSC15 (2019). Good News - Great News - Bad News: We have almost as many vendors already lined up as we had at DSC15! But we have room for many more. We've expanded our space so we'll have plenty of room - no more crowded vendor expo, lots of table space for entries. Bad news? I guess not. More space, wider aisles, bigger tables, more vendors, great looking new facility - HUGE Farmers Market outside. What's not to like? PLUS: ScaleFinishes will be in the house - LIVE and in person! Tom Allen will be on the job with us! And, an exciting vendor will be here . . . more on this later. Save the date, polish up your entries, and dust off the piggy bank before you raid it!!! Want to be a vendor? Plenty of tables still available. Contact us at dsc-hq@cox.net. Thanks!! We'll be posting an updated Event Flyer tonight . . . having difficulty with our POS ISP. -danno-

Mike, Let me know which award you're interested in. We'll get it going with or without the website update (which is in the works). Thanks, -danno-