Dr. Cranky

It's a wonderful model. Thanks for sharing it and congratulations.

LOVE YOUR WORK. Wonderful weathering. LONG LIVE RUST! You've got EYEGORE salivatin' all over the place.

I buy what calls to me and what I need, regardless of manufacturer or date of release. When a new kit comes out, if I've been waiting for it, I will buy a minimum of 2-4 copies, and go from there. I consider myself a builder, never a collector.

Thanks for sharing, Lee. Wonderful models indeed. I love that 50 Texaco Truck.

This model truck has a lot of character. I really like the weathering and the faded paint. Very nice.

Oh boy, that's a wonderful color. Fantastic model.

You got a beautiful stance and look to this one. Sweet.

You sure build beautiful models, buddy. Wow.

FANTASTIC. I love it. Great work.

Great transformation. Gutsy and it clearly paid off.

Also, if you look at pictures of so many builds at the start of the hobby, you can clearly see how far it has come, providing so many decades of fun to the practitioners. LONG LIVE STYRENE! LONG LIVE STYRENE ADDICTION!

It almost didn't pass the censors! LOL!

AMAZING, simply marvelous craftsmanship.

Thanks, Deron. I think it's forums like this one and possibly an ever-widening YOUTUBE model building community that is going to inspire future generations. I think it's both thrilling and spooky to think that those videos (and all these posts) will be around long after we are gone. Hope they serve to keep people building models and miniatures.

I started in my early teens and I bought my kits at Thrifty's and Woolworths in California. Built mostly airplanes and military vehicles and just as I discovered and started to enjoy model cars (the Pintos and Vegas), I went off to college and gave it all up until I was in my late 30s, then I picked it up again and have never looked back. I think I build models now for the very same reason I built them so many years ago: for the fun, and also because they help keep my imagination sharp. I don't build for others, I build for myself. I try to build what gets me excited, regardless of accuracy, etc . . . LONG LIVE STYRENE!

Thanks, Ron, so am I. EYEGORE is salivatin'!

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LOL, it looks like a cupcake.

I love it, wonderful transformation.

Making excellent progress.

Gorgeous, and that engine is amazing.

Bob, opening a channel on YOUTUBE doesn't cost anything. All you have to do is register. Once you do that then you can exchange messages with folks, etc. Hunting and fishing, it sound like a great time.

Wonderful work.

Bob, if I remember correctly what got me motivated to take better pictures of my models was being in a forum like this one where folks wanted to see better glimpses of the work. I will forever be grateful to a whole bunch of friends here who answered my questions about equipment, etc . . . and slowly over a period of years I started to get better. It's part of the process now. I cannot think of building a model without thinking of how I am going to photograph it and play with it.

You can let your neighbors know you are watching by popping lots of popcorn. LOL!