Dr. Cranky

Twisted mind is often all we got, but sometimes the work of other builders comes along and really fuels the next spark, like this: This is a model done by Tatsuya Kaneko

Not at all, buddy. I'm one of those folks who keeps pestering Donn to send me more pictures of his builds so that we can drool all over them. And he is generous enough to do so. I'm just passing the stuff out for the rest of us to enjoy.

Junior, let's hope your rice krispies keep giving you all those great ideas for dioramas!

Jonathan, that's a good question. I think Donn doesn't have a photo archive, so he's often sent me the pictures to share. And I do so gladly every time.

Here are a couple more: As most of you know, Donn's painting is all about Testors enamels cut with cheap lacquer thinner, and then cleared with enamel too.

The Old Man sent me this latest round of eye candy while I was at Daytona Bike Week and I had not had the chance to share it with all his fans here, but now I do. Please enjoy . . . some of these paint jobs (and colors) are just beautiful. Great job, Donn, and thanks for sharing the work with us, it's always an inspiration, buddy.

Ah, nothing like a good dose of humor on a cloudy, pollen-filled Monday.

Very nice work.

I like it, good representation.

Love that color and the smooth clean building skills really saw this one through to the winner's table. Wonderful job.

Well, Dave, it sounds like if you didn't take pictures of it, I'm pretty sure you are regretting not doing so right about now.

Where do you find your inspiration? And when you come across a picture like this one, what does it do to your imagination?

Chuck, you are bringing up a great point, and one that worries me all the time. When I travel with my camera sometimes I think NAH, I WILL SHOOT IT NEXT TIME, and as you point out NEXT TIME might be too late. Most of these old abandoned places are being demolished and lost forever, so we can all learn from your lesson. IF YOU SEE IT, PHOTOGRAPH IT NOW. Don't wait. Next time it just might be too late. All of these old buildings are either being replaces with nature (in rural places) or with fast food restaurants, banks, and strip malls. The landscape of this country has changed into one giant conglomeration of cheap, say-nothing bungalows. And one day very soon nobody will know a darn thing about these buildings and/or cars. Everyone will live inside a drawer in polluted cities, eating bugs, etc . . . Far fetched? Maybe, but these things are being erased as we speak.

Excellent work, Matt. Nice caravan you have there. Excellent.

I see the wheel caps have been covered! Hum . . . no idea.

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Another cool project, Junior. Love the name of it too.

That's looking super sleek and fast, buddy. Great job so far.

Great observation to detail, John. This is why your builds always look so good, not to mention the wonderful craftsmanship.

Pure and simple, a beautiful model. Great job. Congrats.

Very cool . . . the wood texture is very convincing. Nice job.

Thanks for sharing the eye candy, Jim. It looks like a great gathering of talented modelers. Looked like the weather held too. Thank you.

Welcome aboard, Tim. Looking forward to your build. Lots of eye candy here, but you will find that inspiration is a two-way street. Get busy and have fun. Cheers, DC

I love the way it's looking, Grandpa. Keep it going.

It's coming along, Iran. Beautiful!