Tom Geiger

I think it's significant due to the story behind it. There is no other 4 mile new car that was put into a time capsule 50 years ago. The drama surrounding the opening, and the disappointment once everyone saw what happened. That story is up there with Geraldo Rivera and the vault... And the car itself, I'd say it ranks up there with the Bonnie and Clyde car. Note that their car was just a used '34 Ford sedan that just happened to be one they stole and got killed in. Nothing more than that. But people saw fit to save it since the 1930s. They're both nothing more than a curiosity, a side show exhibit that everyone knows the story and wants to take a peak.

Bravo! I knew you could do it! This is the kind of stuff that makes throwing NNL East worthwhile! My wife once said that with all the time we spend running the show, I could have built a mess of models. True, but the time spent on the show is well spent since it's hobby time, and for the hobby. Very rewarding in the respect of lives touched, furthering the hobby and having more friends than I could ever count. And besides.. it's much more fun making other people build models! And wait til you see next years themes!

Charlie- If you head west on Route 46 from the hotel, you will find Tech Toys up a ways on the right...

Many years ago I worked at the kitchen table because I was doing a renovation that took away my model room. Funny thing is that I built by most iconic model there! I had a board that I used to protect the kitchen table that I'd build on. I'd clamp a lamp to the end of the table and I was ready to go! I had small kids at the time so at the end of each build session I'd put all my stuff on the board, and I'd put it up on top of the refrigerator.

I always get a kick out of the posts from guys, "I have 10 unbuilt kits, I'd better get working!" Like it's a job or something and that unfinished work pile is a lot of pressure for them. The pressure I felt a few years ago was that I was out of room. And the solution? I bought a bigger house! I buy models I want to build. I also buy stuff I just want to see what's in the box. I buy some stuff just because it's a bargain. And other stuff just because it's cool to own. Yea, it's a collection and I don't care if I ever build them. But when I get inspiration from a specific 1:1 vehicle, I like to have the kit on hand. And in the end, I may wind up selling the entire hoard. No biggie. I'd have enjoyed owning it all and would be getting the value back out of it. I have kits with $5 marked on them that are now $50-100 kits. The other option is that I'll up and croak. Then it's no longer my problem! I always get a kick out of the posts from guys, "I have 10 unbuilt kits, I'd better get working!" Like it's a job or something and that unfinished work pile is a lot of pressure for them. The pressure I felt a few years ago was that I was out of room. And the solution? I bought a bigger house! I buy models I want to build. I also buy stuff I just want to see what's in the box. I buy some stuff just because it's a bargain. And other stuff just because it's cool to own. Yea, it's a collection and I don't care if I ever build them. But when I get inspiration from a specific 1:1 vehicle, I like to have the kit on hand. And in the end, I may wind up selling the entire hoard. No biggie. I'd have enjoyed owning it all and would be getting the value back out of it. I have kits with $5 marked on them that are now $50-100 kits. The other option is that I'll up and croak. Then it's no longer my problem!

Yes. I think I've bought a lot of my stash with intent to build, but things change. You move on to other likes and stuff gets pushed to the back of the shelf. With the rate we build (10 a year would be optimistic) and the way we buy (50 a year would be conservative) never the two will meet.

Cool Ray! As I organize my hoard and fill in holes, I want to order a bunch of MCWs plain Janes. I think my first build will be a black '64 Biscayne to replicate the 60,000 mile 6 cylinder auto car I bought for my first girlfriend for the small sum of $100. back in 1978. I broke up with her at a friend's house. She was very upset and floored it in reverse to back out of the driveway. She hit a pole across the street popping the trunk lid up. And that was the last I ever saw of her and the car, tail lights slowly disappearing down the street with the trunk lid waving good bye!

A few thoughts. Think about the irony of it. People stored their cars in a very secure museum, thinking they were very safe. Nobody would have ever dreamed that the Earth would fail under them! I'd like to see how insurance companies review that. If it was to happen, it is good that it did so in the middle of the night when nobody was there to be injured or killed. But overall irony... maybe God doesn't like Corvettes?

Cool Ray, Glad to see you got it! Looking forward to your review and your build!

Pharmaceuticals are different than over the counter drugs. First, the volumes are a tiny fraction of the OTCs. I've worked for three pharmas you'd know for sure, and one you all may know, so I've been on the teams and have the t-shirt. Three things govern the bottle size. First, is volume. Note that there is really no difference in price between bottle sizes, BUT it's actually cheaper for a pharma company to put all their pill quantities in the same bottle, based on volume discounts. Second, they don't need to stock different size bottles. They can run all the product through a single packaging line, rather than accommodating different size bottles. And third, the FDA approval process on containers mean that every case lot goes through a validation process you wouldn't believe. So buying huge lots saves a ton in testing costs. Pharma is so regulated that there's at least 10 employees into paperwork for every one that actually touches product. Streamlining to a single container saves everyone money.

Try putting something in the free section. Your phone will ring off the hook pretty much from the minute you hit SEND. Doesn't matter what it is. I've had stuff I would have to pay my trash company to take... Old couch my dog slept on for ten years, non running lawn mower or old broken wood swing set with free termites (you disassemble and haul away) All of it gone same day. You do get your share of idiots... Can I deliver the free couch an hour away.. Um no! Can I hold it a month? No, it's free because I want it gone now and I just had five calls from folks who say they're coming in a half hour! Anyone want a free basketball hoop? You show up and dig it out and it's yours!

To answer your question...I soaked the Yin andYang decal until all of its glue dissolved and set it out to dry. Then I used the micros ale canopy cement that is a glorified white glue that dries clear. I put it onto the face (print side) of the decal and stuck it to the inside of the glass. It dried clear and the decal looks great.

All I care about is that it will be 72 degrees and not raining for NNL East on Saturday. I don't care if it snows on Sunday!

I've always used the Acme Platemaker. Make your plate and save the jpg to your hard drive. I scale those to size in Word. Import the plate into the document and scale it down to .23. I print them on my own printer on 60lb paper. Works for me. For your stickers I've also done them in Word but have to approximate size by trying a few and printing them out until I get it right. I just did window decals on my Chevette. I did a college decal for the back window on clear decal paper. I used Irfanview to reverse the image so I could put it on the inside of the glass. The other decal I used came from the new 49 Merc wagon kit. It was the Yin and Yang symbol. Again I wanted it on the inside of the glass, so I soaked it to get it clean of the decal glue. Then I used Microclear Canopy Glue to glue it face first to the inside of the side window. It dried clear and looks great.

I looked at the eBay links you provided and while those are nice shelf models that he bought in the $30-50 range, I don't see anything there that would upset a contest. Odd thing is that he bought several of them from someone in Denver who said "good enough to bring to a contest" in one of the auctions... so you have two guys who think this is okay. In fact his address and phone number are visible in your second photo.. why not give him a call?

How do you know he's a newt?

Come on Charlie! I did the 24 hour build two years in a row! You've got 4 more days!

Hey Rich, sorry to hear of both your photo and assembly issues! Hope you get it together for Saturday! Migrate over to that Fotki account. I've had a personal account and our club account for at least 10 years. They had issues last year but with the move of their servers foreign shores, that's all in the past. I do have paid accounts, but they have always had big sales occasionally and I'd reup for several years at a time.

Here's the perfect use for a cheap Chinese socket. A few years ago my cheap plastic lawn cart kept spitting those press fit end of axle caps that holds the wheel on. It happened one day and out of frustration I hammered a cheap socket onto the axle. No more problem!

Adam, I actually have a second Chevette model going. I'm finishing up the lime green bugger curbsider. I had a second interior pretty much done, so I cleaned up and primed a second body.. I know what it will look like, but I'm not talking just yet!

Agreed. There's a certain group in this hobby that puts down anything that's not a muscle car, and any car built after some date. But those of us who lived with 1960s through 1970s cars in our upbringing, no doubt have interesting stories to tell about all these mere transporation cars of our era. My friends didn't drive Lambos, Ferarris or Corvettes, in fact those who had Novas, Chevelles and Mustangs generally had the low end cars, some of them with (Gasp!) 6 cylinder engines. That din't keep us from cruising, having fun and adventures in them. Thus, for many of these cars I have fond memories, a story about something we did. And those are cars I choose to build for my shelf. I recently built a Dodge A100 van that someone I knew drove back in the 1970s. I posted pictures of it on the Facebook group for my town, and it was identified within fifteen minutes. People remembered that truck! So now I'm building my sister in laws Chevette, next up is the '74 Mustang II my wife had when I met her. Having these cars brings a bit of my youth back to me!

Thanks John! Things are going swimingly! We are full up with great vendors, we've added another 20 display tables and 1 new display category. Our Goodie Bags are full of great stuff. And our host hotel is full! Yea, we sold out the whole place except for 15 rooms that were previously promised to a tour group... God help those folks! I've already talked to the hotel about securing those rooms for next year. The new restaurant is The Tilted Kilt and they've agreed to give everyone with a hotel key 20% off their bill. I should be there sometime Friday morning. And I do want to thank everyone who stays at the host hotel. Your patronage makes the whole thing feasible. And the sell out is a weight off my mind since I'm guaranteeing those rooms on my credit card, since most of our herd books at the last minute. Otherwise I'd have to turn back rooms at the 60 day and 30 day marks, and a travel group could grab them. It's a busy time and competition for room blocks is fierce. A lot of tour companies doing New York City trips actually put their folks in NJ hotel rooms, since NYC rooms are $300 plus a night. This year you will be able to book your reservations for next year at the desk upon checkout. Please do so. Your patronage helps us look serious. Although we have a good track record at this property, there is new ownership this month, so we have a whole new set of management to break in! And I had the old owners in our pocket. The owner himself came to NNL East with his son the past few years.

Jim Keeler also shows up on the board from time to time. Unfortunately Bob Paeth passed on a few years ago.

I believe the solution is to take an original Johan 1960 Plymouth (and other suitable candidates) and cast them in clear resin. Then you can just paint the sections that shouldn't be clear. Clear is 'good enough' for the part. The wheel is way too small to see the metal core under the clear plastic.

Love the 61. I have an All American resin that's been in a box for way too long