Danno

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Eggszactly. ?

I guess, in the spirit of the topic at least, I should respond to the point. My dual career paths were fire service and law enforcement. Because of my name, I was subjected to many years of "Book 'em, Danno" remarks. Eventually the nickname kinda stuck. ?

Very nice job on the motorcycle!

{Speechless.}

Yeah. I kinda thought they needed to ship a pulse to that SciFiGuy. Did he fall asleep a couple of times in the middle of his "pitch"?

Jeeeez, Tom. Don't get them started! ?

Need someone to hold the flashlight for you, Dave?

She, actually. And not a bad looking letter carrier at that. Hence, no complaint! ?

I LOVE those cars! (For what it's worth.) I've always LOVED both those cars. And, as I recall from back-inna-day, there were two others in the Motorama show series, the ordinary roadster with soft top and a roadster with a removable hard top that became the prototype for the '55+ Vette hardtop. But, I could be wrong - it happened once before.

That's amazing, Tim! AMAZING! Fantastic concept, exceptional design, outstanding execution . . . and, you can dance to it!!

Ohhhhh. The Bluesmobile would be a monster and should be a no-brainer. Besides all the spin-offs mentioned above (and Hill Street Blues patrol car), it would be a good basis for the real groly hail of mine . . . the Walking Tall (original series of movies) 1972 Dodge Polara sedans. Again, many derivative spin-offs available for that one without them being straight repackages. Bring it on, R2!! I'm saving up for a full-on bank account deep dive!

Apparently my letter carrier finished previewing, reading, and reviewing mine. It arrived yesterday! Great looking issue . . . only made it part way through - more great reading ahead!!! Color me 'Pleased.'

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It must be a fascinating, compelling issue. My letter carrier hasn't finished reading mine yet. ☹️

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Outstanding trio!

Apparently can't reissue it as it was . . . licensing(?) problem. Hence, the makeover. Kinda like Hot Rod Flippin.'

You guys sick!

I have one on my bench now. Rendering a replica of my 1:1 1930 AA. The biggest criticisms (and they are not THAT big) are that the hood and cowl sculpturing is heavy-handed, the radiator shell is too squared off, and the headlamp buckets are too deep. Regardless, it builds into a nice truck and most people wouldn't notice the radiator and headlamp issues. The parts are very positive-fit; although I'm just now at the point of assembling the multi-piece body. We'll see how I feel about the 'nice fit' pronouncement when I get finished with it. I just need to find a tiny blue oval decal. Sure wish this was available in 1:25!!

Thank you all for the kind words, and the participation! Yes, we plan to resume live events next Spring . . . DSC18 should be in-person! Unless somebody's govmint surprises with a new lockdown or something. Keep your fingers crossed!! Best to all, -danno-

The results of the dscV17 Virtual Model Car Championship have been announced! There were many outstanding entries, making the jobs of the judges challenging, but they dug in and worked through it all to reach carefully evaluated decisions. Go to www.dscv17.com to see all the winning entries! Many thanks to all who participated. Congratulations to the excellent modelers whose efforts garnered well-deserved wins! Thanks also to the Cactus Car Modelers Club, the underpinning of the DESERT SCALE CLASSIC. Special thanks to the team who made it work; Hal Sanguinetti, Tim Bongard, Renee Kallen, Dale Mickley, and the anonymous Judges (all of whom are relatives of Stig). And of course, none of it could happen without the support of our loyal and generous sponsors, Torco Racing Oils / TNT Distributing, Craig Hewitt IPMS Chapter, Lunde’s Peoria Volkswagen, Ranger Detail Technologies, LoDan Scale Responders, and Mr. Dan Diane. Great appreciation also for all the individuals and businesses who sponsored the 103 awards we conferred.

Big project done. Phew!! [You’ll see.] it went pretty well and turned out great and best of all, it turned out RIGHT.