Dragline

Right outta the show. Great stuff.

No choppy da Jo-Han!

It's a beaut...

Beautiful! I have one of these and it needs to be built. Of course I'll open the box.... Put it on the shelf and forget it for a while. Until someone posts another beauty like this.

Wrong place or not, they are superb. Perhaps some more detailed pictures.

This will sound like a brag. Maybe a little. I stopped being a comic book dealer in 95. My partner and I split up our inventory. He opened a shop (still operating) , and I went to eBay. I sold about 280,000 dollars of what I had between 1997 and 2009. In that time I had nearly NO bad sales or returns. I had great feedback. When I put an item up it often got bids right away. I know the business inside and out. I know what's hot and all that. After 30 years of doing it I was on point. When the Buy It Now BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH started I knew the end was near. Even the going public really didn't have an effect. Right away. Then the bottom dropped out. Fees skyrocketed. They dropped PayPal as a first source of payment. They initiated their own payment back end. The drop shippers came aboard and I could feel it all slipping away. The tax thing came into being and I left. I became a buyer only and have loved happily (mostly) ever after. eBay was the golden goose. Then they slayed it right in front of me.

I need pics. My neighbor has one and it's one nasty SOB.

Now that I think of it, I was looking for a big block Ford to go into this. As usual it's a Chevy. At least it's a big block. In real life I wouldn't think that radiator would be up to it though. Thanks for the attaboys guys.

I adore Bruce as well. I saw Jaws in the theaters all those decades ago. It put me on the path to learning everything there was to know about sharks. White sharks in particular. Over the years we have learned much. Despite what shark week and various other sensationalized programming have shown, we do know a great deal about these creatures. Its always the same line. "The Great White is an enigma among the oceans dwellers". "We know very little about this animal and it's life". Which is all rubbish. We know more about White sharks than many other species in the oceans. I live near the Cape here in Massachusetts. I have been to the White Shark Conservancy twice. Met Dr Skomal and some of the students who go there. I have been on a White Shark sightseeing tour. Saw a couple and one was truly huge. The Grey Seal population growth and their subsequent protection rang the dinner bell for adult sharks to make the trek up the coast where they feed all summer. The beaches here are now almost unswimmable. The sharks are here and more come every year. But the tourism for seeing them has also grown significantly. Ultimately it has been great for the sharks. And the conservation efforts in place may one day see them taken off the endangered list.

This is Bruce. He is a figure from the Finding Nemo movie. Named for the shark in Jaws, he is a recovering killer trying to change his life around. I found him at my local convenience store along with Rozz from Monsters Inc. I am currently repainting her but that's for another day. So Bruce was in a blister pack and was light blue. That is screen accurate but not where I wanted to go. I wanted nature accurate. So some acrylic paints and a few sessions later and here we have a nature accurate Bruce.

With the weather being nice, people are taking out their classics lately. And sure enough, yesterday a super clean black widow Monza drove past me. Those bronze wheels work perfect with that emerald, and it sits like a warrior. Super nice dude.

Off the Chain build Bob. Everything is just perfect. It never occured to me to use the Multi Mav in that way. Now it seems like the only way to use it

Geez Looweez but that is a Monsta... Glad it's on the outside.

Not my usual cup of Jack Daniels, but something about that box art said "Build me!" Testors metallic turquoise and the old Pro Street nova decal for the side. I also scratch built the supercharger pulley's and belt. Matching scoop and we got something. Red headers seemed the way to go and I'll wire it up a little and it should look nice next to the Foose Ford. I'll get back to this soon.

Man that is sweet. NuNu seems worth looking into the. Well done brother.

And thanks for the history on my Ork. Those Grots on the orange (Squigs?) Are awesome!

Those are truly EPIC! If only we had met 3 or 4 months ago. I had all those figures and sold them. I would have sent a bunch your way for sure. Your work is excellent and your Dad is very proud and I can see why. I'll dig around and see what I can find. I always have extra stuff laying around and they would certainly benefit from your talented brush.

I am pleased that you dig it enough to take the time out of your day to impart such fine words. It took a while but it got there. Gracias Amigo

Quite the color....

Kind words indeed Espo. Thank you to all who commented or reacted.

Hot stuff. Great color and execution.

That is seriously red. Gorgeous.

I want a gift like this! He is gonna love it. Well done.

I had a WIP on this build probably 10 years ago. But last week I finally opened the box and saw what needed doing and did it. I need to paint one more panel of underhood insulation, but Then it is done. Great kit that has been built here a great many times. Just one in a flock of many. The BMF made me a better applicator. It made me sit down and really get into it. I had a few instances of tearing it off, saying a few choice words, but then getting right back to it. Between the boo-boos and what's on there I'll wager half a sheet used during the entire thing. MCG PE sheet, carpeting, custom mixed interior paint and a few odd wires round it out. I see that the antennae is missing. Looks like I'll have to make one. The grill is especially nice. So after all this time here it is.

My work is done here then. LOL...