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Very, very nice!!

Wow. I don't have any idea how that happened. I guess it was instinct ... a double tap! Musta thought I was at the range there for a minute. Oh, well. Whenever I delivered training, I always told the sto'onts (that's cop talk for 'students,' you slackers!) that if they heard something twice it must be important! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Cheers, Terry.

Looks good!

Good job.

I've owned a copy since it was new ... Terry's a friend of mine, but I'll be objective regardless. First of all, you need to keep foremost in mind that the book was written and published 13 years ago. Everything has changed in the interim: the kits and building supplies available, the tools and materials, the aftermarket products, the mode of photography (digital imaging, scanning, sophisticated copying and printing, computers, etc. were not on the playing field), the techniques and methods; everything. In fact, the 1:1 world of trucks and emergency vehicles has evolved so radically in the intervening years that much of the book's content is antiquated today. HOWEVER, like any aged manuscript, Terry's book is a time capsule. It expertly and very nicely captures the state of the art circa 1999-2000. It very nicely portrays emergency vehicles of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's and their period-correct equippage and livery. It features a wealth of examples of the best emergency vehicle builds of the era. And, Terry's book demonstrates very clearly the basic and intermediate methods of modeling emergency vehicles - again, using the kits, products, materials, supplies, and tools available back then. Things that are still available and still comprise the foundation of good modeling today. The book is dated and the hobby has evolved, but it still has a wealth of value ... especially if you are not that familiar with emergency vehicles or you do not have access to the real things for modeling research. As long as you keep in mind that the book cannot help you with modern emergency vehicles (the past 13 years have brought quantuum leaps in everything from technology to graphics), it's well worth the investment if you can find it. Besides, if nothing else, it is a collector's item for certain. Just my 2-cents worth. Hope this helps. PS: Terry didn't pay me for this ... in fact, long as I've known him, he still hasn't autographed any of his books for me! I just don't have the $5!

I've owned a copy since it was new ... Terry's a friend of mine, but I'll be objective regardless. First of all, you need to keep foremost in mind that the book was written and published 13 years ago. Everything has changed in the interim: the kits and building supplies available, the tools and materials, the aftermarket products, the mode of photography (digital imaging, scanning, sophisticated copying and printing, computers, etc. were not on the playing field), the techniques and methods; everything. In fact, the 1:1 world of trucks and emergency vehicles has evolved so radically in the intervening years that much of the book's content is antiquated today. HOWEVER, like any aged manuscript, Terry's book is a time capsule. It expertly and very nicely captures the state of the art circa 1999-2000. It very nicely portrays emergency vehicles of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's and their period-correct equippage and livery. It features a wealth of examples of the best emergency vehicle builds of the era. And, Terry's book demonstrates very clearly the basic and intermediate methods of modeling emergency vehicles - again, using the kits, products, materials, supplies, and tools available back then. Things that are still available and still comprise the foundation of good modeling today. The book is dated and the hobby has evolved, but it still has a wealth of value ... especially if you are not that familiar with emergency vehicles or you do not have access to the real things for modeling research. As long as you keep in mind that the book cannot help you with modern emergency vehicles (the past 13 years have brought quantuum leaps in everything from technology to graphics), it's well worth the investment if you can find it. Besides, if nothing else, it is a collector's item for certain. Just my 2-cents worth. Hope this helps. PS: Terry didn't pay me for this ... in fact, long as I've known him, he still hasn't autographed any of his books for me! I just don't have the $5!

Yeah, I knew that. I just didn't want to miss a chance to slide in a shot ...

Awesome! What Dr. Crankster said, X3!!

Very parallel-universe! Lookin' goot!

By the way ... ... who you calling a cretin?

Nice!

Nice. Gotta love a classic Nova.

Nice!

Oh, sweet! The stance is just right! Good looking car.

What Bill said. Eh?

Very nice!

LHS here that stocks MCM always keeps the "3 extra" issues on the shelf. They also sell out eventually because there's always someone who missed a previous issue -or- someone new to MCM "discovers" the current issue and after leafing through it, buys a copy of every prior issue still on the stand (happens often). PS: They do the same with that other one, and its military sibling, but those past issues don't seem to sell well and sit there forever.

One thing I've tried to avoid is ... actual dates. (No, not going out with showgurlz, but dates.) Dating things. Most notably, me. I was doing alright 'til G started flingin' details around. And, you, Terry! Okay. I started in '71 - sheriff's "special investigations" with long hair, bell bottoms and sandals. Moved to another state in '73 and into city patrol work, moved to sheriffs department in '75, promoted to patrol supervisor in '77, detective in '80; did 10 years and went with the money - private consulting (fires and arsons) for 12 years (but also ran DA's arson task force for a chunk of those years), then into insurance SIU ~ fires and auto thefts for past 15 years ... well, I "retired" a couple of years ago but got bored (and broke ~ thanks BHO) and went back to work. I can just see G over there with his shoes off trying to calculate the years! Just remember, G, I started when I was in junior high school! Gotta love that Junior Achievement Junior G-Man program!!!

Fahrvergnügen!!!!

Oustanding!!!!! Beautifully done.

Ethics, character, integrity, honesty ... all refer to the desirable trait of following the rules, doing the right thing even if no one else is watching or likely to notice. Think of how you would feel if your model was beaten by someone who cheated. Just food for thought.

I've never seen a CamEro, I don't know what a CamEro is, and I don't believe they ever planed on a CamEro 'cause I've never seen a CamEro fly. So whut's more worst, a CamEro or a Dud ChargAr?

R00kie? I'm not going there ... Don't feel bad, Jay, G is a heckuva lot older than me, too! Nice stuff, Jay!

I've been to the Gateway Museum and the F-88 is a beautiful and remarkable car! Actually, there were three F-88s constructed for the 1954 Motorama circuit plus one more body that was never built out. There were also 3 Corvettes (2 show cars and 1 testing prototype) designated as 1953 models. The F-88s and the other Corvette-based Motorama Dream Cars were designated as 1954 models, except one which was designated as a 1955 model. The other Motorama Dream Cars based on the Corvette platform were the Corvairs (fastback Corvettes), the Waldorf Nomads (station wagon Corvettes), the hardtop Corvettes (just a rigid fiberglass top on a convertible), the Pontiac Bonnevilles, the Buick Wildcat II, and a "La Salle II" roadster, designated as a 1955 model. There was only 1 La Salle II and only 1 Buick Wildcat II. There were two each of the Corvairs, Nomads, hardtop Corvettes, Bonnevilles. Of course, there were many other Motorama cars and trucks, but the ones listed above were based on the Corvette platform.