Lunajammer

I was born in the 60s and raised through the 70's so that's where my sentimental attachment lies. But my high living, 20-something to 30-something was in the 80s and 90s. Man, I was doing the rock radio morning show, then TV news with a bunch of young bucks gunning for adventure. That was my wild time and this radwood stuff takes me back. I even just got engaged to the girl I was dating back then. This is a compelling CBP but my limited model time is claimed for the winter. Hmmmm. P.S. you couldn't spit on the sidewalk without hitting someone's aluminum Center Lines.

But he wears it well.......

Your metal colors are always so precise to the finest hues. Bravo.

So I don't. Then I miss things. Then it pops up in a "year in review" thread and I get a chance to see a lot of gems I didn't catch the first time around and see a bunch more builds I hadn't really associated with Member-X before.

Oh, I forgot to finish my story... The Turbolene Generator? Yeah, it was a scam. To nobody's surprise it was a bogus technology. Made especially true to this group because you saw the photo of the interior with nothing in the back and couple gizmo boxes up front. Yates Technologies was just a front. It was all a ruse to get a bunch of stuffy fat cats to buy us a wicked cool corvette and keep a lot of grant money left over to fund any future Cannonball entries. Our report to the board of governors will be peppered with optimistic hopes for future results and how close we came to realizing the turbolene generator's possibilities and yada, yada, yada.

Thanks Rob, I've made the correction. Sorry Zen, you still didn't win.

Thanks Rob, it was fun. I corrected some factual errors, feel welcome to call out any errors or add anything you see that preserves the historical integrity.

I don't know Wayne, looks pretty good to me. Beautiful paint. BMF looks super crisp.

Yours looks pretty good. They made so many of these ZR1s you can get them for a song. I just finished one and overall I was satisfied, but they do sit high and it's not easy to get them to sit down. Despite the shortcomings you point out, there's a lot to like. Nice work.

Something I'd talked to Rob about earlier this year was to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of this CPB with a retrospective of finishers from the last 10 Cannonballs. I've done so in the Under Glass section HERE. The list is incomplete because not all photos are available online anymore, even from the Google archives. Some pics are small or low res so if you have a better photo, PM me the pic and I'll swap it out.

___2017 (sub-theme: 10th Anniversary Open Build)_____ 426Pack belugawrx (WINNER) Dominik KTW Lunajammer vwdave92 MeatMan wrecker388 Zenrat

____2016 (sub-theme "Aussieball" [Off-road Australia])______ belugawrx (TIED WINNER) Misha (TIED WINNER) Jays Customs MeatMan MLMDesign Pat Minarick

___2015 (sub-theme "Sleeperball")_____ 001slick001 64ss350 Bill 67 Christian-W chunkypeanutbutter DeeCee (TIED WINNER) Dominik Dragfreak Foxer Helix Jantrix MeatMan MLMDesign Pat Minarick Pim Rotorbolt73 TFchronos (TIED WINNER) vekasiini Wrecker388 Zenrat belugawrx

____2014 (sub-theme Pre-1979 [movie anniversary])____ 001slick001 Dominik Erik Smith (WINNER) Geno Knarf Lunajammer maltsr RoadRunner79 om617 TFchronos TheCat TimJ W-409 Zenrat

____2013 (sub-theme Open Build)_____ 001slick001 64ss350 103 0977 1077 chevycoupe41 Clay Dominik driftingrookie janthlie jm485 JordanWhite kekefe Knarf Kurtisebear madhorseman maltsr MLMDesign Nick Winter roadrunner1979 (WINNER) slantasaurus TFChronos Zenrat

____2012 (sub-theme: Where were you in [pre-] 1962_____ ARC Lunajammer MLMDesign Nick Winter SuperStockAndy W-409 (Niko) Zenrat (WINNER)

___2011 (sub-theme Pre 1983)____ 001Slick001 ace-motorsport alex bman33 ARC BKcustoms hvymtl74 crazyhorse Jantrix jonnogtv (WINNER) Lunajammer MLMDesign Slantasaurus TFchronos Zenrat

______2010 (sub-theme Route-66)______ $1 86Racing alex bman33 BKcustoms bowtiebadboy22 Classic Plastic Dingo Dvdicvs Flo4Vws hvymtl74 Matt21726 truckaddict V Spec 364 Zenrat (Winner)

2009 Matt21726 001slick001 crazy horse (WINNER) webestang alex bman33 vwdave92 Zenrat

10-years ago, Jantrix (Rob Mattis) started the community build project that invites racers to build cars for a cross country race that pays homage to Brock Yates' Cannonball-Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash and welcomes the creativity of the Cannonball Run movies. It's followed by a poll which represents "the race" with forum voters determining who wins. It started on the Scale Auto forum, but when that site no longer supported the needs of this CBP, it found a welcoming home here at MCM forum. Before we end 2017, I'm posting photos of all the finishers from all years. I was able to salvage most photos, but due to the sands of time and the infernal mooks at Photobucket, I couldn't gather them all. Some archive photos are low resolution. If you see a crappy, pixilated pic of your model, please PM me a nice photo and I'll swap it out. Cannonball 2018, (sub-theme Inline Engines) will begin soon in the Community section. 2008 001slick001 wagonmaster VWDave92 Jantrix Zenrat (WINNER) crazyhorse classic plastic

This is neat. Seems like you can do anything with a model T truck and it won't be implausible. Nice work.

Oh yeah, you'll settle right in. Now you're seeing why me, Bruce and all those in the snow belt call it "model building season."

I like it. I think the unusual color choice is right in line with what a mile custom of the era might have. Paint play was really taking shape and anything that grabbed peoples' attention was desirable. Nice finish too.

That looks pretty good all the way around. A wonderful factory stock subject. Reminds of when I drove one of these summer of '98 as a courtesy driver for the local GM dealer. Good times.