Old Buckaroo

AMT "Old Pro Nova" has Cragars, also the MPC 71 Demon comes with a set of 4 skinny ones, like the old "pizza cutters" that the old pro stocks and similar ran in the 70's.

Chuck One of our outside cats had four kittens, I named them Charlie , Alpha , Tango & Sierra They all have been fixed and no more spring surprises.

The beginning of the dark side for me , 67 RS SS 350 Camaro getting a big block installed without even a shade tree. Man I thought I was somebody with that big box of "Proto" tools back then. this was back in 1983 one year after I graduated.

Thirty five years ago today started it all. Made it official with the little blonde gal I met working at a 7-11 store on my way to the airport. We've had many adventures and not once has she ever complained about the 1/1 cars or the spare room of model kits.

A surprise package from a Nascar modeling friend

Well this is a really cool surprise to see. I cant wait to see this one progress. My wife has one of those coaches hid away somewhere !

Awesome work, the art inspired models have always been a favorite of mine !

I really like this type of modeling , nice work!

That is an awesome set up! Is there a club track that you go to race at ? A forum friend here is talking about putting in a pool table at his place - I'm trying to convince him a racetrack would be much more fun.

Ive gone through this several times - as you stated its normally the typist who made the mistake. Its a bit aggravating but easily fixed by a inspection. I had a title once come back from the state as a "1974 Chrysler Challenger" who employees these people. All they had to do was copy the out of state title which said "Dodge Challenger"

That display case is pretty cool!

Carl - that is what I use to clean resin parts. I use whats in the tub for stripping car bodies and just scrub everything with a soft tooth brush. No soaking or worries about forgetting its in the bath.

Roadrunner gun sight from the looks of the rocks in that area!

I tried Hagarty when I had my '55 Chevy, wasn't impressed with their prices or stipulations. I got better coverage through our regular carrier and no restrictions for my high school age son to drive it. Believe it or not my Dodge Ram had a higher premium than the '55 as it had a Hemi in it and that rang all the bells to charge more.

Wow what a beauty, did your wife airbrush the tank or use the brush that comes with the polish? Got a soft spot for this kit for two reasons ,(1) I think its one of the first models I ever laid eyes upon being built by an older brother. The thing I remember the most was his stern"Don't Touch" (2) In my mid 20's I bought a '53 Pan basket and rebuilt it. The old wishbone frame still had the side hack brackets when I got it.

I'm guessing they must not have been very affordable when I was buying kits !

Not sure if this is a "Irk" or "Pleased" - I sorted through over a 100 muscle car kits today and only have 4 Ford models total ! 😆

Pat - the Camaro looks awesome, I love the color. Ive got several sets of the decals you are welcome to as all my kits were built into Pro Stocks. P/M me your address and they are yours.

Ive always painted mine after I primer the body to be wet sanded. I use an airbrush for my painting, spray the interior color, any over spray gets cleaned up with the wet sanding of the exterior primer, once dry tape it from the inside and forget about it. Never had any problems with that from cars to semi trucks.

Those are the best kind of builds when you have dreams and imagination! I never built a Van model but read and studied the "Van Magazines" to learn about body work and painting during my teen years.

If I do it will be back from 35mm film days, and he is about 600 miles from my location now.

Back in 1991 I went with a friend to Oatman AZ along the Route 66, several years before he was riding his old Harley through there and saw a RT 66 sign down in a gulley/ ravine/ culley (depending where you're from) he went down and hid the sign better. We went in his Toyota truck to find it, It was still there and it hangs on the side of his body shop currently. Oatman was a fun town with donkeys everywhere.

Mike I totally agree with you on the justice system, I hear it every day from my wife witnessing it. And your solution with a rope should not be limited to low lives but the 🐍 lawyers that get them off.

Careful for what you wish for, When I get to cleaning out storage this summer - I still have your address 😄

Dang that is sad to hear, he was a regular contributor to the Big Rigs column. I think he lived in West Virginia.