Engine 51

Yes Carl its true, he died on August 30. There is a link in a post above to his obit. And yes, its a huge void in the modeling community.

Now that’s a nice rig!

Yes, truly saddened to hear this. I am lifting Steve and his family up in prayer. God bless and be with you my friend.

And his DVD series is very insightful as well. Great stuff to have.

I’m in…will make a great fire rig.

My uncle received one of those cards, his was worth $1.70. Woo Hoo.

This is way outside of my wheelhouse, but thought I would try something different. Will be finished in Deltron DBC Vapor Blue. Undecided about adding stripes, if I do, they will be silver.

WOW, does that bring back memories!! Thanks for posting that pic.

Nope…..just nope.

Guess I should clarify, I am not on Facebook thus I can’t see what is being referenced in the post with the Facebook link.

Not being on Facebook, what does that reveal?

This is very sad news, not what I wanted to hear. Prayers for his family.

Wonderful news!!

You should get many years of trouble free use, I have from mine.

I hope that all is well with him....But I can't help but wonder if he has been given some involuntary time off from the forums.

I like it?

Really like these types of models...Well done?

There was a comment posted a few days ago on the last YouTube video he did stating that someone had reached out to his wife enquiring about him. It stated she told this person that Donn is “struggling with his disease”. So, based on that, one would have to assume he is still amongst the living. I hope this is accurate, and prayerfully hope he can return to the world of model cars, with the disease behind him.

MCW has it ready to airbrush: https://mcwfinishes.com/

Finally scored one of my “holy grail” kits. Box is a little rough but it’s all there, still in the bags. Long search over?

That entire thread of comments started by “RW” has been removed from the comment section on that video. Not really sure what to make of it. Prayerfully hoping for the best.

A post on his facebook page made a reference to a brain tumor. No other info that I am aware of, hoping that is not the case but…..

Got to go thru the Dearborn truck assembly plant, and as an added bonus, also went thru the REV Plant (Rouge Electric Vehicle). I was able to get up close and personal in both plants. Started at the beginning and walked all the way to the ship out “Guard Shack”. The ICE plant as they call it (internal combustion engine) was 2004 tech. Hot, loud and with multiple lines for each operation (trim lines for example). The Lightning plant (REV) is 2023 tech. Whole different world. Air conditioned, quiet, much more open and the “line” stops at each station for about six minutes. The output of that plant is set to go way up over the next year or so. It was the most fun I’ve had in a long time and I’m thankful I had the opportunity to do it.