Agent G

That is just flippin' sweet. G

NICE! G

Seriously, I have built all the 1701's through the E, but left them when I moved. I scored the AMT "D" on Ebay a while back and it's waiting patiently. I went to the Star Trek convention at the Rio last year and went crazy in the vendor area. It was amazing what they want for those vintage kits. They had some kits that were only available for a few months and some that didn't even make it to the U.S.! Oh and babes in TOS uniforms, miniskirts, high boots, and plunging necklines. Come on 23rd Century! I want the 1/350th "A" bad, real bad, but at over $100 now it will be hard for me to justify. That, and I want two, one to build OOB and one to convert to a Belknap Class strike cruiser. I will get a couple of Polar Lights smaller 1701A's though. I want to scratch a Akyazi Class perimeter action ship. Trekkie? Yes please! G

Awww, now you can't lick the windows. G

Dam mitt Brandon, we're car modelers, not trek geeks! G

Do it! Do it now! G

One of my favorite movie lines was in Beverly Hills Cop. Eddie gets arrested by the Beverly Hills PD and on the way to jail comments that their car "Is nicer than my apartment!". I went to work and took a good look at the POS car I was assigned to, boy could I relate................... Yeah, pimpin' ain't easy. G

Bee you tee full! G

Yes. G

Double ding dong ditto. G

There's always city charges that can apply as well: "Ugly in Public" "Mopery with Intent to Gawk" "Failure to Keep Clean" "Posession of a Rape Tool" I had the three classic questions. I always told the suspect if you can correctly answer these you won't go to jail. #1. Is Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog? #2. Who's buried in Grant's Tomb? #3. Are you a Homosapien? They never let me down. G

Amen to that! For years and years we prepared vehicle inspection slips at the beginning of the shift. You know the drill, gas-full, oil-full, wheels-4, doors-4 etc. One day I'm acting sergeant, this was '87-'88 a loooong time ago, so I have to turn these in at the desk. The desk man takes all these properly prepared forms and nonchalantly drops them in a box on the floor behind the counter. His comment, "We haven't been able to store these since we reorganized the districts." So basically all those forms were trashed, and had been, since 1969. G

The photo we seek is unavailable. Said replica is in 25 year old son's apartment and has never been photographed. G

Only thing, why would you want to remember those darn report forms? G

Mr. Teresi, You have been warned time and time again in regards to posting photos of real vehicles which you portray as "builds". At this time sir I ask you to cease and desist or I will be forced to find you, and strike you about the head and shoulders using a rubber chicken. ###### Man that is just sweet! G

Nicely Done! G

Like this. G

Gary, just tie the front and back mounts together. Place tubes on the sides near the top. It looks like two hoops now which would flex like a mousetrap bail when the gun fires over the cab. Of course, I am the master of obsession when it comes to realistic details. G

My knife rolled off the bench unseen by me. It landed tip down, and stuck in the Croc I was wearing on my right foot. Thank goodness Crocs are heavy rubber or I'd be limping. G

I've seen that photo Terry, and it makes me wish I had a photo taken in my dress uniform. Nothing quite like getting all dolled up with the dress blouse, Sam Browne, and the real hat! With all the service stripes, decorations, and badges we looked like third world generals! G

Yes DRAT! The Plastikote we all love is not available where I live at all. I have used what you did, and even in a desert with 0% humidity it took a week to dry. G

I don't have any "before" pics, but this one was all messed up. I used an old can of MM Gloss black over a flat black primer. The end result of being cheap and too lazy to go buy a new can was an overall finish worse than Frank's above trunk photos. Many days of sanding and polishing revealed the results seen here. These pics were taken right after I unboxed the car and hadn't dusted it off yet. G

When I'm cursing my wife says she has to listen carefully as I will use several different languages. She then starts laughing which really sets me off. My wife also has the ability to diffuse my rantings and start the laughter. It involves threats of physical force applied with a spatula. Very effective, if I may say so. You could hear me down the block after that one. G

Like Harry I built mostly cars for the better part of 15 years. Lately I build mostly armor, with a few autos thrown in when the mood strikes. G

Quite the resemblence eh? G