Scott Colmer

Ahhh the monogram, parma style 69. Great addition to the thread.

Finished my first semester of getting a teaching credential. It was not easy. It was not pretty. But I got it done, while working a regular job the requires a lot of hours. Changing careers after 50 is work! I have two weeks before summer school starts. I worked on a model for the first time in months. It felt good. Actually, anything but studying feels good.

That would be me. I couldn't finish my stash in my life time. (I pretend I could.) But I love having them.

Uhhhh. (Speechless.)

Steve is a great example. The only time I went to a GSL I saw his freight train replica sitting on the table, looked at it, thought, "That's cool", then moved on. When I circled back around I noticed the build book he presented. I started looking at it. Then I was blown away by the amount of work that he had put into his model. It also made me better appreciate his craftsmanships. Building parts is one thing - building them so precisely is another. One other thing I remember about the GSL is that they advise having a build book.

It is either this one... Built box stock in the early 70's. Got a Hemi, snorkel scoop, and yellow paint with fish eyes in the late 70's. And finally got tubbed with printer's plates in the mid eighties. The tubs were fast and dirty just get the feel of working with the aluminum. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Or this gnarly effort at making my own trike. The body was made from light panels from a left over kitchen remodel. Smooth side for the body. Bumpy side for the seat, I loved Testors dark blue bottle paints. It covered everything in one pass! Hosted on Fotki

A bit of a wandering thread, but all good stuff. 100 mpg carburetor? I'm not seeing it. It will take more than a magic fossil fuel delivery system to increase the efficiency of the internal combustion engine and still maintain a minimum amount of power. But it seems like you all put that one to rest. So the point of the video was AI in cars. Yep - I see that coming. If art predicts life, I Robot is right there. So here are my predictions: . Say good bye the the profession of cab driver. Imagine a fleet of cars, many quite small for personal local travel that can be accessed and paid for through a phone app. . Car ownership will be based on the desire to drive, rather than the need. Most of the "e-taxis" would be electric because most travel is well within battery range. . Look for lots more solar power and electric energy storage. . I don't think "free driving" will go away soon. But be sure there will be a lot of computer navigation and assisted driving. To the point of the video, there may be a time where free drive in certain situations is outlawed. I experienced assisted driving when driving a fully loaded Caddy. It vibrated whenever I neared the lane markers or when another car was in my blind spot. Pretty cool. BTW - That car was own by my wife grandmother and it was recently crashed with her in it. I don't know what caused the incident, but all that assist stuff can't stop everything - yet. We just recently added Tesla stock to our retirement portfolio. It still bounces around like a ping pong ball, but so far I have been pretty good with my picks. I'm planning to hold it for a long time. I bought Tesla because I love the car and hope to own one someday. And... Elon Musk casually mentioned he might market energy storage systems for home solar systems. That will be a huge market when the electric companies start charging for moving the power you create on your roof. Scott

I have a few different ones of this series. Hosted on Fotki

I wish I would have kept all the others too. Like John, some were destroyed. Many met their fate one day when my older brother and I were bored and used beach towels to snap them to pieces. Many were just taken apart and put in the parts box. Some were given or traded away. I might have even buried a couple in the front yard. I burned a few to the ground as well. Boredom can be hard on car models. I still have three of the originals and the pieces of another. #1 survived best. A second issue Horntoad. Just a I built it in 74. A little of the chrome is off because I was unaware the chrome stripping abilities of Fantastik. #2 is a scratch built trike with a VW engine from the Sand Crab that is 95% percent there with only a few broken pieces. The body is built from plastic light panels and brush painted testers little bottle dark blue. #3 is the Thames panel from the 70s. I rebuilt it for the last times in 87 or so. The pieces I had left were from the Young American. Glad to see that one reissued. Bernard, Sam, and Tom - Great pics. I always like looking into the background to get the feel of the times. Even the lighting and tint adds to the nostalgia of it all. The models look like they are well built too. Scott

That's very cool, Kenneth. Neat piece and you did an excellent job with it. Makes me want to get one. Scott

I looked up the ring of Antwerp. Its a road, but I could not find a picture to show it's insaneness. That Santa Cruz, drive looks like the one I remember. Beautiful. On the other hand the Atlanta Ocean Road looks plain scary. What's worse, the off ramp or the crashing waves?

John Your Thames is stunning! You did an amazing job with it. The look of the injectors is perfect. (I think is see some carb linkage hiding in there.) I could be wrong. Does not matter either way. I would LOVE to have that beauty in my driveway. Scott

Now dios too! It just keeps getting better. Tom, I thought the fringe vest thing was only on my school. (Circa 1972 maybe?)

Mike - So many cool things going on in the picture. Classic. Looks like Dad is working on a 32 by the shape of the fenders. Kevin - Christmas and Birthdays always expanded my stash - soon to be built ASAP. That was when box art was ART. Thanks for posting! Scott

These are great pictures. Got to love that trophy case. You look pretty proud as we all were. It's awesome to see those survivors that have been tucked away for so long. And there were some good skills all around Again, the stories are good too. Even the recycled ones are great too. The before and afters tell a great story. Please keep more coming.

Excellent graphic!

Here you go, Mike- Car Model Sept 1963 This should get you there. http://www.modelencyclopedia.com/magazines.php?Magazine=Car+Model&Year=1963

Home movies and yearbook scans too. Very resourceful! The ties and haircuts are great. This is a lot of fun. Please keep 'em coming. The background info is great too! Adds to some really cool projects. If you don't have a scanner, take a picture of that old picture. Mike. There is a red 40 on the cover of an old magazine that is a twin to your 40. - Which is very cool, by the way.

I agree...Too KOOL!

I've enjoyed all your dragster posts, but his by far my favorite. Great altereds!

Great pics! I forgot about the black and whites! I love looking at all the old builds. Great days back then! Oh. And the building materials; Card stock. Lots of putty. Better than back issues of Car Model. Here is one back at ya Christopher. Hosted on Fotki

Not a picture of an old model - A old model photograph in all it's 110, 35mm, or polaroid glory. Bring on those depth challenged, lighting impaired oldies that we still love to look at. First up - Modeler's bedroom 1975ish. Almost none survived. Polaroid Hosted on Fotki The one the dog ate. 1982. 110 camera. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Yep. I drive a city street to and from work. No more than 20 minutes. Almost every day I am behind or in front of a texter. Could be any age or sex and sometimes there are other people in the car. They weave, they lag behind the flow of traffic, they miss lights. If there was a volunteer texter narc force, I would join.

William, I think I know the Santa Cruz road you are talking about. On a trip too Santa Cruz I found this amazing winding road through the forest. It was early am just after sunrise, so it was pretty clear. I had a turbo RX7 at the time. It was FUN. Not sure I would do the same thing now that I am older. was about 86. I did not see a lot of motorcycles. Scott

Scott's Topic on the Ides of March reminded me of the trip we took to Italy. We stayed on the Amalfi Coast which is essentially an old, old town carved into the side of a costal cliff. It was quite beautiful, but driving there was very scary. The roads are extremely narrow. On one side is a sheer cliff. On the other is the Mediteranian Sea - a few hundred feet down. We decided the were two types of fear on these drives: 1) Dying as passenger with no control. 2) Fear of killing you both as a driver. Things are pretty tight. The are stopped at this point buy that is pretty much how it is when they are moving. Hosted on Fotki Then things get tighter. Hosted on Fotki Post up you favorite or most memorable drives. Scott