von Zipper

The computer said the current temperature is -22* here right now, my outside thermometer says -24* The walls of our house are popping and banging like some one is throwing a football against the outside walls (hard to sleep thru that)

It is -10* right now, supposed to be -20* by daybreak We like to do this when it gets this cold, I like to add food color to the boiling water when I do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Hos_utIAs

Sort of apples and oranges, and seeing that this thread has languished I wanted to post a few pictures of an AMT 1961 Comet that I cut the hood open and added the chassis from an AMT 1967 Mustang along with a Ken Kitchen 170 straight 6, Being that the Comet and Falcon shared the same chassis it should be about the same to convert the same donor to a Falcon. I bought a couple of these reissued 1960 Rancheros, one just for a 1960 grill with clear head lights for this blue '61 Falcon In 1980 I bought this 1962 Falcon 4 dr. with 46 thousand miles for $75.00-drove it until 1986 when I sold it with almost 100 thousand miles. Bought the light blue '63 just for parts although it did run/drive very nice too. Just liked the black one better.

MAN-OH-MAN !! That is bad news to hear-I always liked his work in front of the camera or as a director . One of my all time favorites of his is Caddy Shack

You are right about it being rather sad, but what is really sad is that you have a liar and thief in your midst-Not the type of society that I would want to be involved with or the type of person I would want as a friend. I don't hold it against your club as I'm sure this chiseler has done this to other people as well.

That's a nice looking police car. You did a good job on it even though I have never seen an Arizona police car myself. I was very happy when Hobby Heaven had those reproduced. Top Notch Building !

Don't feel like you're alone, Jonathan-I got ripped off by one of the "Proud Members' of the Moon Light Modelers group too. That was over two years ago.......I guess that liar must have needed it more than I did. I think he is proud to be a chiseler.

These wheels are GREAT ! I was lucky enough to buy two sets of Daniels 8 lug 4x4 wheels , besides the fact that they are very nicely cast , with little/no flash. The wheels are almost a snap fit into this set of American Satco Bridgestone 'Mud Dueler' tires He is also a great eBay seller, leaves feedback very quickly and ships fast- I would like to deal with him again soon.

Thanks for the positive comments and looking at the tractor. This started off as a part for another build but ended up being built as some thing else. I was trying to make an older style grill for a Jeep pick up but it didn't come out right. I used an MPC WW II Jeep kit as a donor. The hood of the tractor was cut down from the WW II Jeep, the front fenders were turned into the rear fenders of the tractor. So I decided to use the rest of the parted out kit to make this trailer for the project Also got the steering column problem worked out

Thanks for the comments on the boat model, It is still on the work bench. I have not been able to paint much because of the weather but have been building. Started working on a grill for the Jeep but it didn't work out as intended so it took a turn into some thing else What I was trying to build the grill to be what it turned into

That is "kick-A-booty"

Go to your bank or credit union first, apply for a loan you can live with. Then when you go car shopping, you already have your financing in order and can make a much better deal.

If'n I had to guess, I'd say Bad Brad#2 was goofin. Being named the "Gratest" and being named the "Greatest" could very well mean two different things, I find Rush very grating...... I saw Rush on December 2, 1978 at Cobo Arena in Detroit, other than the fact that Golden Earring opened for them-that's about the worst concert I had/have ever been to. Growing up in Detroit during the 60's thru the 90's I remember listening to Motown while it was new and current, then came Funk, P-Funk and Punk-a-delic type LONG before Hip Hop or Rap, even though I didn't like it, I heard it every day no matter where I went. Now ever once in awhile I hear some thing from those old Funk days it takes me back and I enjoy the time trip back. (Not really the music but the time it represented to my child hood) I Like almost every genera of music but if I'm home alone I tend to listen to the Blue Grass channel on the satellite radio-although on cloudy days I can get a great rock channel from Appleton , WI called "The Rockin Apple"

Nothing beats a good Polka !!!

Very COOL !!!

They did play a short clip of " Across the Universe " while talking about John Lennon's biography.

I'd take a foot of snow over 1/2 inch of ice any day !!!

I watched it, enjoyed it a lot ! Just heard there is going to be an encore showing of the show. I heard some one do one of my favorite Beatle songs-'Hey Bulldog' but did anyone do 'Across the Universe' on the show ? (Fiona Apple does a good cover IMO)

Thanks, James-If anybody knows how to build cool stuff it is YOU !! I never posted the mini trail but here's a picture of it.

Thanks for looking and the positive comments about the tractor, I cut off the oil tank, coil pack and battery box, the steering column will get cut out of the dash and stay on the frame/steering box when the hood opens. The battery will be under the seat, the gas and oil tank will be behind the seat. This all started with this Maisto die cast Shovel Head I had another Maisto Knuckle head bike that I wanted to turn into a Servi-Car, I never liked springer front forks so I took the Hydro-Glide front end off the orange bike to build this thanks for looking,

Yeah-That's what I was thinking too....

Lake-effect snow is uncommon in Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee , and Chicago , because the region's dominant winds are from the northwest, making them upwind from their respective Great Lakes. However , they too can see lake-effect snow during easterly or north-easterly winds. More frequently , the north side of a low-pressure system picks up more moisture over the lakes as it travels west. , creating a phenomenon called lake-enhanced precipitation

I had a Maisto 1/24 shovel head die cast engine laying around so I raided the parts box and came up with this It's still too cold to paint so I've been building instead.

6-8 inches ? We call that morning frost around here !! I've got 6 snow mountains around here that are at least 20 ft. high because I've run out of room to plow the driveway But then I like to think about what it's like in July and 85* with a cool breeze coming in off Lake Michigan...if you squint real hard you might be able to see Wisconsin from here (not)