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JollySipper

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  1. Thanks a bunch fellas! Today I've been working on getting ready for primer on the body..... I'm really glad you guys are liking it!
  2. Thank you, Mike! The plan for paint will be white with the light blue roof, and maybe/hopefully some tasteful scallops..........
  3. Most of you guys here probably know this kit. It's AMT's Thunderbird for '57. As per my usual style, I'll be building this as a mild custom. So far I've set the ride height and got my wheel choice sorted. I've also began shaving some things from the body as I work on getting it ready for primer. The scoop for the roof came from the '49 Ford coupe, as did the wheels. Here's the start of the interior...... This is my favorite of the Thunderbirds besides the Aerocoupes of the '80s. Feel free to comment and tell me what you think so far......... Thanks for lookin'!
  4. ^^ I remember all of the above that you've mentioned, Randy, especially Darkwing Duck...... That was probably my favorite one. He was a mix of a Batman type character and Inspector Gadget......... How about the BeetleJuice cartoon?
  5. The first car that I was proud to own was an '84 Thunderbird, but mine had the V6...... This was my first car payment that i made myself every week. I got it at a "buy here, pay here" kinda place. It was Blue with a blue vinyl interior. Find a 16 year old now that has a regular job and can make their own payments...
  6. If you have any pets, please keep an eye on them around the nest! When the babies become "fledglings" they will leave the nest, but they won't be able to fly yet. They live on the ground for a while after they leave...... We have a nest of Mockingbirds in a tree by my front door that I worry about, as we have stray cats that hang out here in the complex......
  7. This is just another MS Paint doodle I've been working on......
  8. I think kids that were as exposed to stuff such as cigs and alcohol as that were probably less likely to do such things. To kids that thought smokes and drink were off limits and forbidden, those were now something that piqued their interest. Does that make sense? Like the less of a big deal they are, the less they want to try them........
  9. I remember Exitebike! Gripping side-scrolling action........ Remember Paper Boy? You had to dodge all kinds of obstacles while delivering newspapers. I like it to be pretty quiet while I build, it's while I wait for drying times that I listen to my music.
  10. I believe there is a Pink Floyd album that there is a 'click' right in the middle of a song....... Dark Side of the Moon, maybe?
  11. We have a new "thingy" since the board software was updated.... In an old thread that hasn't been posted in for, let's say 6 months, when a new post is added to bump the topic, there is a little banner above the latest post that will say "6 months later". That should help to figure out how old some info is, and help differentiate between new and old info....
  12. There's nothing wrong with 8 tracks...... That's what I started with as a kid. Those and Dad's so-so vinyl collection. That's how I learned about groups like Blondie, Alan Parsons Project, ELO, and other AOR and lite listening stuff. Dad wasn't much on anything "rocking"...... Funny story..... I was in my room as a kid listening to a Nine Inch Nails CD, when Dad walked by my room. He looks in and says "I think your CD is messing up. Can't you hear it?" I said "No, that's the music!"
  13. My first car was a 4 door '74 Dart with a /6 auto that I bought for $100. I dubbed it "the Dirt Dobber" because we lived in a very rural part of the county that still had dirt roads. Learning to drive for me was on those dirt roads........ I fancied myself like the Duke boys being able to drift and such.... Learning to drive a manual came from working at a hog farm (pretty much all there is to do for anyone living rural). The owner of the farm had an S-10 with a 4.3 and 5 speed. He would send me on a lot of errands in that. Once I learned to drive manual, I enjoyed it better than the automatics..... I'm really enjoying the stories in this thread....
  14. That is a Venus Fly Trap, it's a carnivorous plant...... They're pretty cool.
  15. This one really sounds interesting! Right up my alley......... Would you happen to have any pics?
  16. The Dodge Sweptline trucks get my vote for best looking truck body style..... I had one years ago, a short box, wish I had kept it......
  17. I learned a new word yesterday, it was "Meraki". You should look up the meaning! It's pretty much what we do with our models........ (leaving a bit of yourself in something creative that you've done.....)
  18. Yes.... The Manta Montage that was used in the show was a kit that is based on the M6GT. I believe you can still buy one! You must be about 5 or so years older than me. Here's another pic of a McLaren....
  19. McLaren M6GT It was the basis for the best television hero car ever, the Coyote X on Hardcastle and McCormick.....
  20. She tries, at least. Most wives couldn't care less about their spouses' interests, much less even know what those interests are......
  21. For the past while now, I've been tagging my finished "under glass" builds with the tag "jollysipper"...... That way anyone can click the tag and look at all the builds that I've tagged. It probably will make it easier to view my builds all in one place.....
  22. I've been listening to Talking Heads a LOT lately...... I started at their first album, and I'm working my way up their catalogue. I'm at the album "The Name of This Band is Talking Heads" which has the songs from the previous albums, but live...... If I'm not mistaken, Bernie Worrell plays on the live stuff. Anyone else here like Talking Heads? In songs like "Crosseyed and Painless", they set a funky rhythm and stay with it the whole song........ lot of energy put into the music.......
  23. I used to have a go-kart as a kid that I tinkered on a lot.... it had a 5 horse cement spreader engine on it ( ). I never thought of it as being a flathead, but I guess it was!
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