Danno

Curtis, After posting my comments, I found out that you did, indeed, blow the whistle on the purchaser's actions and that you notified GSL officials of the situation. I respect and admire you for that! Glad to hear the purchaser's attempt at deceit was exposed and expunged from GSL's records. Congratulations on winning a coveted award in a contest you didn't enter (LOL); it is an appropriate outcome for the circumstances. It also speaks very highly of the quality of your build! I've heard other so-called professional builders who sell on ebay say they don't see anything wrong with a purchaser competing with 'store-bought' completed models. It's good there are people like you. The hobby should thank you for your integrity.

The first one appears to be an S-10 or S-15 pickup. The second one (the red thing) has a Porsche emblem on the "hood" and appears to have the windshield frame and cockpit of one. The third "thing" ... well ... well ... um ... maybe a Huey?

Mack.

What's really scary is that SOMEONE thinks these are 'cool'!

That's disgusting! It is dishonest and unethical for the purchaser to enter your model as his/her own build. Like most reputable contests, GSL rules prohibit entry of any model that was not the sole work/creation of the entrant. From the GSL Rules: "Section B. Model Eligibility, Classification and Presentation. To better understand the rules of the GSL International Scale Vehicle Championship and to make sure that your entry(ies) will meet the qualifications for competition, please carefully review these eligibility and classification rules: 1. Model Eligibility/Individual Craftsmanship. The GSL Championship rewards and encourages individual craftsmanship and creativity. GSL rewards individual effort, not partnership, committee or "contract" construction of entries (except as noted in the BOXPLUS Class regarding models prepainted by the manufacturer). To be eligible for competition, each model must be constructed exclusively by the entrant. No one other than the builderentrant may: i) install any upholstery, materials or kits, ii) apply any finish/paint job/graphics design work (aftermarketpainted kits are not permitted in competition under any circumstances, and manufacturerpainted kits are eligible only for BoxPlus Class); iii) install any component preassembled by anyone other than the builder/entrant (such as a prewired distributor), or iv) do any assembly tasks." While you cannot help what someone does with a model bought from you, the purchaser dishonestly stole that 2nd place award from a deserving entrant. And, it is this kind of subversion of rules that can impune the integrity and jeopardize the reputation of a revered competition such as GSL. The purchaser should be ashamed of himself/herself.

Triple dittos!

Is that an oversized junkyard dog, or a javelina who thinks he's a Rottweiler? Interesting dio ... and you're right ~ they never seem to be really "done" ...

A little Chicago style 'vote early and vote often'?

Gregg's personal estate wagon?

Without repeating pix all night: #9, #24 ~ Only one word: crack. #13, #35, #52 ~ Dictionary examples of tasteless and raunchy. #18, #40 ~ Somehow, no big surprise. (Some people's kids!) #45 ~ Failed to learn boundaries as a kid. #19 ~ Again, only one word: barf. #23 ~ Too much LSD and late night Military Channel. #37, #38 ~ Way more bucks than brains. #41 ~ Too much fermented, moldy rice in the diet. #42 ~ Serious mental issues. #43 ~ Crack baby. #48 ~ Nothing really wrong with that - doesn't belong in this collection! And the Number One Nightmare Tonight: The result of too much ingestion of crack flavored with agent orange - -

(Sound of quiet puking in the gutter.)

Oh, that's nice, Dave. But I gotta say ... the pharrtcan header dumps don't do much for me ... or the car. Otherwise, it gets my thumbs up!

Oh, that's a beauty! Many nice touchs, like the Goodguys sticker (and its placement - great!). Purely a very nice looking rod. Great job!

What an ambitious project! Excellent result! Nice job.

Boy howdy! The old Fords are hot tonight.

Sweet! Both of those Fords are really sweet looking models. Congrats on a pair of nice builds!

Dittos! Always enjoy seeing Dave's posts and his models.

Nice.

Looking so good, Zoli! Color? Your choices sound good, although I was going to recommend ... fire engine red. There. I said it.

One corner of my "retreat." It's presently being rearranged, updated, and improved; I'll re-shoot it when finished.

NICE!!

Thanks, Bernie. Neat resource!

Unusual subject, great job! Note that I resisted the 'outstanding in its field' joke that was sooo obvious!

Thanks, Len. I'll have to track down an AZ here in AZ!

I agree 100% ... but since Dave has it adorned with black fenders, I thought the traditional Chicago black top over red body would set off the black fenders nicely. Just a slight tip of the hat to Dave's starting point.