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Someone left an unbuilt kit & a photo at the Toledo NNL show yesterday. If it is yours PM me a description & we will get it back to you John Strick

The Cleveland Automotive Modelers would like to thank all of you who were at our show yesterday. We had a great time & hope all you did also. Next years theme is Straight Line Racing, see you on October 8, 2011 John Strick

It's $10 per person, bring no models or 100 the same cost. NNL is 2-8 pm, toy show is noon -4pm Sat. & 8-1 Sun. Separate admission for each.

Gregg or Harry, I have posted the Toledo NNL Nationals on the event calendar. Even though I posted it as being on October 9 it comes up as October 8. I even deleted & reposted, the same error comes up again. Now I realize few will think the show is on Friday, but you never know. Could you please look into this ? I sent an email to the forum administrator but got back a full mailbox message. Thanks much John Strick

Ditto what Mark said, I have a set just in a bag. Richard was a guest at a Toledo NNL in the 80's I think, & he donated several sets as door prizes. A neat historical item but I don't know what I'd do with them.

I agree, no reason to do so. On 1:1 cars there is no clear over the chrome. I have cars I put BMF on 25 years ago it still looks great. John Strick

John Carlisle's shows are usually heavily vehicle related, with a lot of model kits. Other toys also, but lots of cars.

I just got back a resin bumper from Chrome Tech that I had modified with plastic & some body filler. It came out fine. John Strick

Model Car World is doing a 59-60 Lark, hardtop & sedan. I think Jimmy Flinstone is doing a bullit nose.

Check out Lance Sellers web site, in the garage area he has a pretty thorough photo tutorial on casting. www.lsresincars.com

Probably about 1965, I was 8 the kit was a Premier Studebaker Lark. It was the first car I remember my parents owning. I picked it out at Woolworths, 29 or 39 cents I think. My grandfather helped me build it, I remember him asking if I was going to customize it. I had no idea what he was talking about so trying not to look too dumb I said yes. John Strick

Been there done that, late 80's. I was working second shift & was home alone in the morning building. To make a long story short put a #11 blade & left index finger together. Wrapped it up with a wash cloth & drove to the hospital, only a 3 or 4 mile drive. The ER was empty, so in a couple hours or so I was home with 5 stitches. One bonus I remember was that the Dr. was a woman & when she was finished sewing me up I looked over and commented on all the blood on the wash cloth I had used. She told me how to get it clean ! A male Dr. would have just said oh well. Of course the moral is as we all know those things are just so d___ sharp you can't be to careful !!

For sure, who knows. Best guess 250-300, I may find out this weekend. We are having sewer work done next week so we are cleaning out the basement ( it's all being moved to the garage ). So I may sort & count while moving it all. Of course my wife is realizing how large her vintage glass/pottery collection is also ! John Strick

It stands for Nameless National Luminaries, this whole topic was hashed out last October. I don't know how to link to it, but check the general section from October 4 2009 a topic started by Spudmuffin1959. I have been involved in the Toledo show for 30 years & I can assure you the awards are not a big draw at our show. I strongly believe that the vast majority of our guests would be there awards our not.

Every day I get up & thank God that my various ancestors a hundred + years ago from all over Europe had the brains & nerve to take a step into the unknown that a journey to America was. I can't think of any other place I would want to live & raise my child !!

87-92 Mustang LX hatchback, I attempted to do one once, the result was not pretty. A 35 Ford would be nice, someone mentioned a 38 Ford. Early Racing Classics does a 39 standard which is very close to a 38 Deluxe.

It is a 1935 Mercedes 150 Mid Engine Sports Roadster.

In 30+ years of turning wrenches I don't think I've ever seen any o-rings that were not ether a round , square or flat cross section. I did just look at Grainger supply on line & they listed 3616 different o-rings. So they might be a place to start, or other industrial supply houses. Another idea might be a place that custom makes hoses those places stock fittings & o-rings of many kinds. Parker Hannafin has stores all over the country look them up. Hope this helps.

Randy Derr, an artist & a gentleman Tim Boyd, simple clean style that always looks good Morgan Barkley, just the idea that he works in metal with flawless workmanship

Tim, Thanks for posting those pics. Great stuff.

Art, This can be nothing but good, unfortunately what was once a great racing series has become a spec racer series. This is the first step to correct that. A max of 6 cylinders that could be VERY interesting !! John Strick

Amen to that !!!

Thank you Clay, I will have to get a Photobucket account & go from there. I am not a world class builder but I do have some stuff I'd like to show off.

I've got a mac, do I use the same sequence & commands ? I know there are some differences between the mac & a pc. Thanks.