Modelmartin

You are right. Pete was at Brookdale. I am an east Metro guy! Brookdale and Northtown were practically in the Dakotas to me! I also remember a small hobby shop just off White Bear ave in St. Paul south of Hillcrest shopping center. That one probably was gone by 1970! It was across the street from the library. You mentioned the hobby shop on Lake street. I was selling a car a few years ago and the son of the guy who ran that shop came and looked at it. I asked him if there was any stash left. He thought so but I never heard back from him.

I am going by memory here but I do believe the judge threw the case out after the prosecution rested. The jury never had to deliberate.

The original Hub Hobbies was in the HUB shopping center at 66th and Nicollet. At one point they had a store open in Robbinsdale too. There were about 5 or 6 Jollys stores including ones in Southtown shopping center, Sun Ray, Highland and on South Robert in West St. Paul. Then there was Van's Hobbies in Midway shopping center which closed in the 70s. They had a huge 1/24th scale banked slot car track which is now in use at Scale Model Supplies only about a mile away from its original location. One should not forget Custom Model at 44th and Minnehaha in south Minneapolis. That was a go to spot for serious model builders in the late 70s and early 80s. There was also Ring's hobbies on Cedar Ave. s. Gager's was in a lot of the malls including Southdale, Northtown, and Rosedale and they folded in the early 80s. Pete who started University Hobbies was the manager of the Northtown Gagers. For a few years we also had Hobby Depot on 66th between cedar and bloomington aves. It was run by some former Hub managers. They carried a lot of cool stuff but alas are also gone. Sorry, Harry. I don't remember the blacksmiths, the wheelwrights, or the candle makers. I do remember the milkman at my grandparents house, though!

De-evolution?

Dune buggies are awesome! Nice job.

It should be, "Ya, youbetcha".

Shoudn't that be 3 out of 4? Russell seriously needs to build a real model!!!!!

Let's have a beer and NOT talk Minnesotan!

I may be a Minnesotan but I love the east coast and the people. If I wasn't so quiet I would fit right in! My mother and grandparents were from NYC. My father in law was originally from Flemington. My wife wants to be a "Jerseyan". We go back often and love it. It's a breath of fresh air for us.

Ferraris painted red are a cliché. It looks great in white!

Mmmmm! Door jam is tasty!

I have had the best luck on Ebay motors. Something like a Corvette will come up and they load up the auctions with tons of photos, especially if it is a high buck car. I have been surprised by the amount of great reference photos I have found there. Some auctions even have under car photos. It may take a bit of time to fins everything you need but you will. Good luck!

Seriously? I heard so many east coast accents while I was there I thought I was in New Jersey!

Would not miss it!

I agree with Tom and Chuck. I have had mostly great transactions on CL. Most of my friends have, too. I have bought and sold bikes, cars, and parts for both. No complaints from me - just funny stories!

Wait for the Revell of Germany kit!

The full classic cars (as defined by Classic Car Club of America) are the most spectacular cars built! Congrats on a nice job of a cool subject.

Carbon fiber wheel sets for bicycles run $2000 to $5000. I can only imagine what those suckers cost.

Teresi! You are nuts! In the best way possible, of course.

Henry didn't sue because he sold them the tooling and parts. Check out the short version of the story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ

The article did say that the safety glass delaminated. It's all scrap.

I love Ferraris that are not red. Bellissimmo!

Take it around to state fairs and charge a buck to look at it just like they used to do with all of the "Hitler" Mercedes!

I bought a Jo-Han Sox & Martin Cuda back in '71 when it came out with the intent of saving it. I was 14 at the time. I still have it and it is still sealed all these years later. I have built a few of them over the years but this one won't be just for the heck of it.

I sold an old Mazda Protege for $500.00 on Craig's list. It was a reliable car with many cosmetic issues. I posted it at 8:00 AM Sat morning. I had a dozen inquiries by 10:30. I answered them in order and the first guy bought it. No problems. I e-mailed everyone else and let them know it was sold. One twerp angrily responded and was so, so upset that he couldn't buy it. I apologized for ruining his life. I did not know that a clapped out old Mazda was a dream of his and that I shattered it! I saw an ad for an old Kabuki bike that looked like a good parts donor. They wanted $70. After the ad was up for three weeks I asked if they would negotiate. they said $60.00 I replied with $50.00 No response. The ad ran for another month and then it re-appeared at $50.00. I answered and said I could come over anytime and pick it up for that price. No response. Three more e-mails - no response. I asked my wife if she would respond to the ad using her e-mail (different last names). She got a response within a half hour. She said her husband would look at it for her. I went over and the young lady selling it introduced herself to me and I said, Hi, I am Pete!. Got the bike for my price. I guess she was insulted that I would attempt to negotiate and wouldn't sell it to ME (Andy)!!