Dr. Cranky

Very cool. How did you straighten out the wrinkled plastic?

I've also got done the interiors--again, nothing fancy, just riding in style, that's all but still with a hint of attitude . . . Stay tuned in for more Rat-Runnin' FUN!

Thanks for the clarification, Chuck, well, here we go . . . Doctor Cranky has been quiet (but busy) lately. Why? Because he decided not to build just one 41 Willys--he opted to build 2 instead . . . Yes, he loves this kit that much! I call these "Rat Runner" and you'll see why in a little bit . . . I wanted to build two street rods that would combine the new engineering of frame, wheels, and engine and contrast it to a couple of well . . . you know me . . . RATS! So far I have built and detailed the rolling chassis . . . I have to tone down the brightness of those wide whites . . . with a little road-weary bug juice!

You know what I'm going to say, right? LONG LIVE RUST!

Cool ride!

Wonderful job! Congratulations.

Miles deep shine, it can't get better than that! Nice.

Great finds! Again!

I like it!

I tend to follow the trends in military modeling in particular with tanks and vehicles, and current fashion calls for burned out, rusted out, out-of-service vehicles. That stuff has had a deep impact on me as a builder of civilian vehicles. I want to build models that reflect a certain realism, and heck it's a lot of fun to do . . . Don't get me wrong, I still love the shiney, billet-laden builds, but I also get a big kick (and boost to the imagination) out of building NOT SHINY!

Junk is Gunk and Gunk is FUN! LONG LIVE RUST . . . but seriously though, it's something judges and even at NNL shows are never ready for . . . I think people react to suede, flat, and any other type of paint job that is NOT SHINY in a dismissive sort of way, they might like it, sure, but the SHINY is still king. I know of a magazine editor or two who could care less about anything that is not shiny, anything that is not straight car related, etc . . . That's the nature of the beast, but I think things are changing for the better as more builders have fun building rat rods, junkers, daily drivers, beaters . . . you name it. And lots of builders are doing a great job getting those vehicles out to the show benches . . .

Beautiful model, Terry. Love it.

Very interesting. I'd like to see more.

Wow, that looks very cool. Nice subject matter.

Some of those pictures are excellent.

Cool!

I'm still working on mine . . .

LOL, I think he's getting reworked.

It's a good tool to have, that's for sure.

Oh lordy, that's beautiful. LONG LIVE RUST!

Beautiful job, and those leather seats look like real leather seats!

Here you go, Harry, the beginning of a beautiful COLLABORATION! Get ready, Chuck, you are now suddenly a Comic Book hero right along Doctor Cranky and his ever-faithful Lab-RAT-ory assistant!

Glue the hood? I guess you are going with a curbside rusty jewel. All right . . .

Yes, and we can publish the results comic book style, like this: (OH I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA!)

You betcha! It will be part of the new Lab-RAT-ory schedule as soon as it comes out . . .