Jeff Johnston

I definitely am. I usually start at 9-10 pm and build until 1 or 2 am. Almost every Friday and Saturday night.

Nope...my kids built a few when the were younger and were good at it. Its just me

That's on my bucket list. One day I want to drive west from Mass to California on US Rt 6, and drive east on rt 66 back to Chicago.

That's a great question. I really love to know the answer to both questions. Every year there are new releases that I am thrilled about, and others that have me scratching ,my head. I have to say that the 50 Olds wes a head scratcher for me personally. The Mustang notchback ? Well I've always thought that was a major gap and I was thrilled. Though I have to believe that it takes a few released to get the return on investment on a new tooling, especially now in the day of huge licensing fees.

if I were raising a family in 1958 I would most definitively owned an Edsel. If I weren't I'd have owned a 58 Vette !

so true Tom...

a great example of just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Um, no. I'll take a 2014 Corvette for less than 2% the price of that.

That's a question where you will get many answers. Everyone's process is different. I use a combination of painting techniques, sanding, sophisticated finishes rust system and earth tone pastel chalks. Hard to describe in writing. There are a couple books on this. One from Virgil aka Dr. Cranky and another called Underhalin'. We sure know Cranky's stuff it top rate so I'd probably start there..

Tom that's exactly how I feel too.

I like to build at my kitchen counter. Even though I have a full basement and plenty of space for a workshop, I like to build upstairs where everyone is. Someday when the kids are gone I'll make a workshop where I can disappear The only bummer is that I have to put everything away when I am done. One day when the kids aren't using the basement I'll make a nice modle workshop down there. and this is where I store the stuff. This holds the current kit I am working on and some of my building supplies,

man..seriously ? That's nuts. People actually PM you with trade deals gone bad ? (shaking my head). Ok well if that happens I totally get the no selliing rule because you'd never dig out of the PMs.

I'm always looking for the hidden 67 Galaxie or 60s Falcon. I tend to watch every 83-84 MPC or Monogram Mustang too. I rarely win, but I've have gotten lucky a few times over the years.

I've posted this around a bit today but here is my finished 66 GTO for those of you who haven;t looked at it elsewhere today. .

I absolutely LOVE this car. If only I had the means to own one (2) kids starting college soon I'll be lucky to be able to afford anything more than Raman noodles for diinner hahaha JJ

Art had stopped casting resin just before I got back into building models heavily (I never stopped, but the forums turned me into one the lunatic fringe crowd that we all belong to LOL). Its funny in so much as Art and I are friends, but I have never owned an AAM kit... However knowing Art I am not surprised a bit that he put out a product like that I've been outbid (ebay) on many AAM kits !!

I remembered who does that era Grand Prix. Missing Link Does a very nice resin version of this kit. Some folks mentioned that R & R does one and that's probably true, but I'm sure it's a challenge to build compared to the missing link version. My experience with R&R is that they do some interesting subjects, and charge reasonable prices, but you work A lot harder for the end result. I'd never buy one sight unseen...whereas with the missing link products I would not hesitate to buy one sight unseen. Albeit they are more expensive. Again Ron, beautiful model

You mean that classic "feature" all MPC kits of that era had...and for that matter well into the 70s. I do love that build Ron. The paint is spot on and so smooth. But you have to wonder why MPC did all of their model cars in that style chassis that never lined up with the body. I would love to see Revell tool up a new 69 Grand Prix but it'll never happen. Though there is a nice resin piece out of this. Very nice looking car Ron..

Hobby Heaven opened up the modeling world to me like nothing else cold have back in thee late 90s. When I got back into it I didn't even know what Bare Metal Foil was. Hobby Heaven was the jump start I needed to stay with the hobby. The info AND the people. Now I belong to this forum as well as another small group.

I have a few friends that I only know from email or model car charts. I also have had the pleasure to meet and make friends with folks too. I sure would like to meet my cyber friends too. It's nice when you can meet people in person too.

haha I'm with Skip, we're coming over LOL.

I'd love to get m,y hands on a Alfa-Romeo Monza. What did those go for when they were "new". They are no less than 500 on ebay which is far beyond my mental limit. I search them on ebay every week hoping I can steal one, but it never happens.

Nice Guitar. ER have (2) EPi Les Paul's here. My son has an LP Classic with the greenish grey flametop. hat is the nicest LP I've ever played. I have a Silverburst Custom. Also plays very nice but something about the action on my son's just make it feel better in my hands. I also have a few more. I have a tele and a stray as well as an Ibanez Jazz Guitar. My son't othere axe is a 2002 Gibson SG. That's a nice piece too...if you're into SG's

Finished this one last night.

Wow how did I miss this one. Incredible work.