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2021 Plastic Surgeons Meeting posts
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Heavens Eagle
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Yay!
Heavens Eagle
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Rhino
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18 March Surgeon Zoom meeting update;
13 Zoomers attended this edition of the Plastic Surgeons Club meeting. 8 Club members and 5 welcome guests!
There was a pronounced dearth of buggerers and bull-dikes. In that light we sallied forth into modelness, unabashed.
The zoom began promptly at 6:30 CST. Francisco opened the program in his usual proficient, hospitable manner.
Bob Maloy showed us his finished very RED '49 Ford with all of the chops and lowering complete. She's stunning!
Ross appeared and seemed to have difficulty getting his sound to work. Ross' bemused face was quite expressive until he sorted out his connection. His usual good nature shown through without much fuss.
My new HP machine didn't get here until Friday. No screen sharing for me this meeting. I took notes again!! Given my recent bout with sinus infection, prescriptions and negative wuhan virus test I did this meeting without one drop of rum.
Joe bought himself a Border Models 1/35 Royal Army Crusader III cruiser tank model. Given Joe's fondness for comtemporarary Armor, this was a great surprise to me. It is high time SOMEBODY made a better Crusader and this one far exceeds the classic Italeri issue. The box art shows the commander figure smoking a pipe on his way to El Alamein. No figures or PE are included in the kit if memory serves. BFA!!
Joe's Takom 1/35 Merkava III continues to show it's engineering merits by impressive fit and fine details.
We voted on Joe's idea to sponsor an award at the upcoming Madison WI Mad City Modeler's show. The vote was unanimous!
You have to vote if you want to spend the Club's money.
Greg Metge's next model is a 1/35 Polish T-55. He's making it as a test bed for an Israeli version of the same tank.
I was surprised to see he didn't move on the Flak-17 for the SdKfz-7 to pull. I shall do my best to curb my enthusiasm until he does. As usual Greg had a funny story to tell. The newest, most oft spoken quote in Florida is evidently "It's hard for Old People to do that." Grocery shopping, getting up early to get a vaccination, exercise. A great many activities in the Sunny South are evidently covered by this statement. I never thought of Greg as "Old".
Nate Stevens had a surprise as well. He's chopping the same '49 Ford kit Bob Maloy did. His will be a flat roof chop, where Bob's has more of a rake to it. Nate uses CA glue and his own plentiful bondo dust to fill the cuts in the roof of his chop. It is easy to see how many cuts were made to get the roof "just-so". I credit Bob for inspiring Nate's car model. D'ya Think!? Nathan is one of the cool kids now!
Mike Rasmussen took the Atlantis re-issue of Snoopy's Sopwith Camel and is making Mutley's airplane to chase his Yankee Doodle Pigeon with. I think Mike said the old Revell Funf-dekker will stand in for Dick Dastardly's Tri-plane. Mike has enjoyed building cartoonish models ever since the he made the Scooby Do Mystery Machine. Modeling should be fun!
I must have the Snoopy Camel. I flew my original Sopwith model endlessly as a much younger child. All those eBay sellers with outrageous price tags on the original Monogram kit must be gnashing their teeth and tearing their clothes!! HA!! Thanks Atlantis!! How about Buck Roger's Monogram 1/48 Starfighter next?!?
Joe asked Mark Karolus (since He's a ship guy) about how to apply CA glue to his Trumpeter 1/700 Z-class Destroyer PEE railings. Quite a discussion ensued about different methods for applying CA glue and tools to buy or make and and how different brands of super glue behave.
It appears some of my friends are in need of the Cap-Holder-O-Matic and are unsure where to get one of their very own. Hmm.
I use a cut-off pin stuck in the eraser of an old pencil, water bottle caps and super thin (Blue) super glue. The pencil has the proper flavor.
Moonpuppy shared some of his Dad's 1952 pictures from Korea. On interesting picture shows two soldiers comparing the color of their uniforms. Obviously the debate about "the proper color of green" is much older than our Club's favorite joke. Ross concedes both could be correct.
Bob is building his SBS 1/72 DeHavilland Comet racer and it's coming along. Pictures of the Marcus Island used Jap tank lot were also very interesting. The IJA tanks on the coral have quite a bit larger base than Bob's 1/35 rendition does. Ha!!
His halcyon builds are his Dad's jeep, bulldozer and a Korean War Sherman tank, depicted by his Dad's photos.
It was a privilege to look over the slideshow from Moonpuppy's youth.
Paul Schafer started his 1/72 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt not very long ago. While enjoying the conversation of the meeting he masked his Alclad natural metal finish and sprayed to OD green. (MASKED ALCLAD!?! MADNESS!!) Paul commented on how nice the fit of the kit is, and shared a picture of his 12th Airforce choice of subject. One of Lt. Colonel William Wyler's boys from Alto airbase on Sardinia in 1945. I posted "Thunderbolt" on his thread. I still watch it on an ancient VHS tape. Paul "mists" on several coats of Alclad until he's satisfied. It looks nice!!
John Eaton joined us with pictures of his Battle Ready 1/48 Airfix Hurricane I and vehicles. John shared a story about Russian soldiers, captured by the German Army that escaped to Poland to fight in the Warsaw uprising, and the Bandai 1/48 T-34 model that helps tell the story. I asked about his Lockheed Salmon. It's looking smoooth!
John's airplane trade with Mark Karolus seems to have been pleasing for both Men. Mark is tickled to have the Marlin he needs for his Dad-in-law's airplane.
Mark Karolus brings his customary level of expertise to our merry band of model maniacs. As an accomplished "Boat Guy" he did me proud on TLAR's Hunley.
Yes my friends, she is mounted on a nickel-based meteorite. Where he found THAT I cain't know. Mark's sense of humor is welcome addition to our proceedings! His long experience as an MRC model evaluator and reviewer make for some hilarious stories too! I can easily understand how he got hip-deep in Academy and other MRC model kits.
Mark's 1/700 US Navy USS Gary DE-R model is progressing.
Here is how Mark descibes the parts to make the little radar picket ship. I wanted details!
More INPUT Stephanie!!
"Started with the APD-60 USS Liddle NIKO resin kit.
Removed all WW2 aspects like 40mm tubs etc
Used extra foremast from PitRoad FRAM USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663)
Used mainmast from Albatross Gearing and modified crosstrees
TACON pod is from USS Boxer LPH-4
Radars are PE from Loren Perry's GMM photo etch
torpedo tubes, whaleboat and davits as well as trainable Hedgehog from spare "stuff" (unk but possibly PitRoad)
3"50cal turrets from TLAR
time to date - unknown - slow accumulation"
Mark's words.
A Chinese manufacturer makes a pricey 1/700 South Vietnamese Navy DE-R kit. I notice they don't include the 3" .50 caliber turrets in their kit. (wuht?!) I thought Mark may have started with one of these. BUT NO! He used a resin Fast Destroyer Escort Transport (APD) and modified it extensively!
While our meeting was underway I helped Mark find the brass gun barrels for the turrets and PE twin .50 caliber guns for his Swift PCF and PBR as well.
There was some conversation about what PT boats I may produce. Higgins 77-footer, PTF, improved PBR and Elco 80-footer come to mind. The German Navy S-7 to 11 class of Schnellboats are also in my sights. If I start too many projects NOTHING gets done on ANY of them.
Nate, Mark, Paul and I soldiered on well into the evening. With my anti-biotics at work, I couldn't stay up as late as I otherwise might have.
The next Plastic Surgeon's meeting will be in person at the Ankeny Hobbytown. Nate and I made this decision for ourselves. If a Zoom event occurs during that time we may join in from there. Anybody else that wants to join us is welcome. I enjoy the on-line meetings very much, but it's high time things returned to a more normal state of affairs. I suppose I can put on pants and leave the house.
No word so far on a Modeler's Alliance Zoom meeting.
Thanks for looking in!!
13 Zoomers attended this edition of the Plastic Surgeons Club meeting. 8 Club members and 5 welcome guests!
There was a pronounced dearth of buggerers and bull-dikes. In that light we sallied forth into modelness, unabashed.
The zoom began promptly at 6:30 CST. Francisco opened the program in his usual proficient, hospitable manner.
Bob Maloy showed us his finished very RED '49 Ford with all of the chops and lowering complete. She's stunning!
Ross appeared and seemed to have difficulty getting his sound to work. Ross' bemused face was quite expressive until he sorted out his connection. His usual good nature shown through without much fuss.
My new HP machine didn't get here until Friday. No screen sharing for me this meeting. I took notes again!! Given my recent bout with sinus infection, prescriptions and negative wuhan virus test I did this meeting without one drop of rum.
Joe bought himself a Border Models 1/35 Royal Army Crusader III cruiser tank model. Given Joe's fondness for comtemporarary Armor, this was a great surprise to me. It is high time SOMEBODY made a better Crusader and this one far exceeds the classic Italeri issue. The box art shows the commander figure smoking a pipe on his way to El Alamein. No figures or PE are included in the kit if memory serves. BFA!!
Joe's Takom 1/35 Merkava III continues to show it's engineering merits by impressive fit and fine details.
We voted on Joe's idea to sponsor an award at the upcoming Madison WI Mad City Modeler's show. The vote was unanimous!
You have to vote if you want to spend the Club's money.
Greg Metge's next model is a 1/35 Polish T-55. He's making it as a test bed for an Israeli version of the same tank.
I was surprised to see he didn't move on the Flak-17 for the SdKfz-7 to pull. I shall do my best to curb my enthusiasm until he does. As usual Greg had a funny story to tell. The newest, most oft spoken quote in Florida is evidently "It's hard for Old People to do that." Grocery shopping, getting up early to get a vaccination, exercise. A great many activities in the Sunny South are evidently covered by this statement. I never thought of Greg as "Old".
Nate Stevens had a surprise as well. He's chopping the same '49 Ford kit Bob Maloy did. His will be a flat roof chop, where Bob's has more of a rake to it. Nate uses CA glue and his own plentiful bondo dust to fill the cuts in the roof of his chop. It is easy to see how many cuts were made to get the roof "just-so". I credit Bob for inspiring Nate's car model. D'ya Think!? Nathan is one of the cool kids now!
Mike Rasmussen took the Atlantis re-issue of Snoopy's Sopwith Camel and is making Mutley's airplane to chase his Yankee Doodle Pigeon with. I think Mike said the old Revell Funf-dekker will stand in for Dick Dastardly's Tri-plane. Mike has enjoyed building cartoonish models ever since the he made the Scooby Do Mystery Machine. Modeling should be fun!
I must have the Snoopy Camel. I flew my original Sopwith model endlessly as a much younger child. All those eBay sellers with outrageous price tags on the original Monogram kit must be gnashing their teeth and tearing their clothes!! HA!! Thanks Atlantis!! How about Buck Roger's Monogram 1/48 Starfighter next?!?
Joe asked Mark Karolus (since He's a ship guy) about how to apply CA glue to his Trumpeter 1/700 Z-class Destroyer PEE railings. Quite a discussion ensued about different methods for applying CA glue and tools to buy or make and and how different brands of super glue behave.
It appears some of my friends are in need of the Cap-Holder-O-Matic and are unsure where to get one of their very own. Hmm.
I use a cut-off pin stuck in the eraser of an old pencil, water bottle caps and super thin (Blue) super glue. The pencil has the proper flavor.
Moonpuppy shared some of his Dad's 1952 pictures from Korea. On interesting picture shows two soldiers comparing the color of their uniforms. Obviously the debate about "the proper color of green" is much older than our Club's favorite joke. Ross concedes both could be correct.
Bob is building his SBS 1/72 DeHavilland Comet racer and it's coming along. Pictures of the Marcus Island used Jap tank lot were also very interesting. The IJA tanks on the coral have quite a bit larger base than Bob's 1/35 rendition does. Ha!!
His halcyon builds are his Dad's jeep, bulldozer and a Korean War Sherman tank, depicted by his Dad's photos.
It was a privilege to look over the slideshow from Moonpuppy's youth.
Paul Schafer started his 1/72 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt not very long ago. While enjoying the conversation of the meeting he masked his Alclad natural metal finish and sprayed to OD green. (MASKED ALCLAD!?! MADNESS!!) Paul commented on how nice the fit of the kit is, and shared a picture of his 12th Airforce choice of subject. One of Lt. Colonel William Wyler's boys from Alto airbase on Sardinia in 1945. I posted "Thunderbolt" on his thread. I still watch it on an ancient VHS tape. Paul "mists" on several coats of Alclad until he's satisfied. It looks nice!!
John Eaton joined us with pictures of his Battle Ready 1/48 Airfix Hurricane I and vehicles. John shared a story about Russian soldiers, captured by the German Army that escaped to Poland to fight in the Warsaw uprising, and the Bandai 1/48 T-34 model that helps tell the story. I asked about his Lockheed Salmon. It's looking smoooth!
John's airplane trade with Mark Karolus seems to have been pleasing for both Men. Mark is tickled to have the Marlin he needs for his Dad-in-law's airplane.
Mark Karolus brings his customary level of expertise to our merry band of model maniacs. As an accomplished "Boat Guy" he did me proud on TLAR's Hunley.
Yes my friends, she is mounted on a nickel-based meteorite. Where he found THAT I cain't know. Mark's sense of humor is welcome addition to our proceedings! His long experience as an MRC model evaluator and reviewer make for some hilarious stories too! I can easily understand how he got hip-deep in Academy and other MRC model kits.
Mark's 1/700 US Navy USS Gary DE-R model is progressing.
Here is how Mark descibes the parts to make the little radar picket ship. I wanted details!
More INPUT Stephanie!!
"Started with the APD-60 USS Liddle NIKO resin kit.
Removed all WW2 aspects like 40mm tubs etc
Used extra foremast from PitRoad FRAM USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663)
Used mainmast from Albatross Gearing and modified crosstrees
TACON pod is from USS Boxer LPH-4
Radars are PE from Loren Perry's GMM photo etch
torpedo tubes, whaleboat and davits as well as trainable Hedgehog from spare "stuff" (unk but possibly PitRoad)
3"50cal turrets from TLAR
time to date - unknown - slow accumulation"
Mark's words.
A Chinese manufacturer makes a pricey 1/700 South Vietnamese Navy DE-R kit. I notice they don't include the 3" .50 caliber turrets in their kit. (wuht?!) I thought Mark may have started with one of these. BUT NO! He used a resin Fast Destroyer Escort Transport (APD) and modified it extensively!
While our meeting was underway I helped Mark find the brass gun barrels for the turrets and PE twin .50 caliber guns for his Swift PCF and PBR as well.
There was some conversation about what PT boats I may produce. Higgins 77-footer, PTF, improved PBR and Elco 80-footer come to mind. The German Navy S-7 to 11 class of Schnellboats are also in my sights. If I start too many projects NOTHING gets done on ANY of them.
Nate, Mark, Paul and I soldiered on well into the evening. With my anti-biotics at work, I couldn't stay up as late as I otherwise might have.
The next Plastic Surgeon's meeting will be in person at the Ankeny Hobbytown. Nate and I made this decision for ourselves. If a Zoom event occurs during that time we may join in from there. Anybody else that wants to join us is welcome. I enjoy the on-line meetings very much, but it's high time things returned to a more normal state of affairs. I suppose I can put on pants and leave the house.
No word so far on a Modeler's Alliance Zoom meeting.
Thanks for looking in!!
Great note takin! Sorry, base isn't getting any bigger. My little one will get the point across. 
Yep, that's broke. Now if you want to play. Get he same model and swap the lids. Really easy job.
Rhino
Super Moderator
1 April Plastic Surgeon's meeting will be at the Hobbytown in Ankeny! This is a significant step in getting back to normal hobby-wise. I will continue to post model progress and proceedings of the meetings here, as long as none you wild kids call me "Secretary"! For my Sweetie and I this means no working late every other Thursday, leaving the house (with pants, and shoes on) a 50 minute run to Ankeny, Chik-Fil-A for supper (YUM!!) and being able of poke fun and interrupt other members face-to-face! I will NOT be wearing a stupid mask! I am taking a Rebel stand against being told what to do by hypocrites and chickenshits!!
That being said, I could not have enjoyed the guests at the Zoom meeting more. So I offer my profound thanks:
Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you-Thank you!
To Bob Britt. 'Pup had a rough year so far, sucked up his guts and came by even for a just little while. His disdain for snow, and good humor made for lots of fun. Even though we, as Midwesterners are a little envious of your sunny Southern weather, nobody made fun of you behind your back.
Paul Schafer (can I use real names? OOPS! Too Late!!) Since I met Teresa I thought I knew what attention to detail and thoroughness was. WRONG! You might be the only guy I know that thought a Zoukei-Mura instrument panel needed improving, then did so. It DID turn out cool! A man of infinite tiny tools, and great fun to be better acquainted with.
It was Nate that made the crack about your "Bond Villian" appearance with your magnifiers on. We almost sent you a Bowler hat just to top off your ensame'. I never did wish any insult. It was all in fun!
To John Eaton: Your experience, wisdom and vast array of knowledge of techniques was a boon to every Zoom you came to. Not everybody builds for movies and gets paid to do so, even if the movie hasn't been made yet! Your wry sense of humor balanced the madness of other less sane modelers. I'm NOT naming names!!
Mark Deliduka: If you look for enthusiasm in our hobby, Look no further! The madness of air traffic control on his ceiling and the scads of kits evident in his model room speak volumes for your passion for building. I envy guys that build quickly. My "Process" takes much longer than it should to produce a result I am satisfied with. Mark's does not!
David Angelo, Mark Karolus, The "Kids" from FSM, and others deserve my gratitude as well, but they aren't M/A Members.
I will miss your jokes, input and advice in my own model mania.
"It is good that Men such as we meet in the struggle of Life."
"You are The Rhino. You will not make peace with the Double-tongues."
I likely will not miss staying up WAY too late with Nathan Stevens. Not being able to see my own face will be a plus!
Stay tuned for more exciting Surgeon's Silliness!!
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
I thoroughly enjoyed the visits and hope it isn't the last Chris! Hope to see you guys in Omaha next year. Maybe sooner depending on shows and where they are. I have a brother in Kansas City area, so any show in that area might be an option.
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
This sounds like it will be a blast and I commend you highly for refusing a mask! I will miss attending these on Zoom, but I will always tune into the after-action report every time! Who knows, if the Hobby Town ever gets Wi-Fi, maybe a combination in-person and Zoom meeting could happen. That would be pretty awesome!
Our SoCal AMPS club is planning that once it gets approved for meeting out here. One member Jim has a sign making shop where we meet, and he has a big screen TV what we could easily put the Zoom images on.
Our SoCal AMPS club is planning that once it gets approved for meeting out here. One member Jim has a sign making shop where we meet, and he has a big screen TV what we could easily put the Zoom images on.
Rhino
Super Moderator
1 April 2021 Meeting Post:
Our first Surgeon meeting at Ye Olde Hobbytown went was last Thursday. No Foolin'!!
Eleven Surgeons attended.
Of note, well there were lots of things of note since these 11 friends had seen so little of one another's faces in person in over a year, BUT!!
Long time Surgeons stalwart and former publisher of our "Doc Talk" newsletter attended, for what must have been the first time in 15 years at least. I speak of the King of the Classic (Turd? Dog?) model kit, the esteemed Mr. Dave Bettis.
He's wrestling with The ICM 1/72 Russian TB-3 Bomber kit. This is NOT a kit for Building. This is a model for lying down and avoiding! I didn't take a picture of his partially assembled wing, because my S20 Samsung was too afraid.
Your roving Modeler's Alliance liaison DID take pictures of Dave's 1/72 Panzer IV and his MPC 1/76 Centurion. The Panzer IV with the two blow-outs is a nicer model than Dave professes to care for. The ancient Centurion is absolutely his cup of tea!
The other momentous event was that we had a vote. Club Treasurer George Stevens shambled in with his idea. George says the club should extend last years dues to this year. If you paid 2020 dues, you are paid up for 2021. Anyone new joining the Club this year may do so at one half the regular low, low price. 11 "Ayes" zero "Nays". the motion is carried! That's right devoted fans! The Plastic Surgeons voted NOT to spend money!! Not ONE nickel in dues was collected!
About the Hallowed meeting space we find Myself, Teresa, Ronnie Schultz, Nate & Ty Stevens, Rodney Shackleford, Francisco, Bob Maloy, Jamie Luther, Dave Bettis and George Stevens (The other White Stevens)
How about some more models?!
Ready??
GO!!!
Our first Surgeon meeting at Ye Olde Hobbytown went was last Thursday. No Foolin'!!
Eleven Surgeons attended.
Of note, well there were lots of things of note since these 11 friends had seen so little of one another's faces in person in over a year, BUT!!
Long time Surgeons stalwart and former publisher of our "Doc Talk" newsletter attended, for what must have been the first time in 15 years at least. I speak of the King of the Classic (Turd? Dog?) model kit, the esteemed Mr. Dave Bettis.
He's wrestling with The ICM 1/72 Russian TB-3 Bomber kit. This is NOT a kit for Building. This is a model for lying down and avoiding! I didn't take a picture of his partially assembled wing, because my S20 Samsung was too afraid.
Your roving Modeler's Alliance liaison DID take pictures of Dave's 1/72 Panzer IV and his MPC 1/76 Centurion. The Panzer IV with the two blow-outs is a nicer model than Dave professes to care for. The ancient Centurion is absolutely his cup of tea!
The other momentous event was that we had a vote. Club Treasurer George Stevens shambled in with his idea. George says the club should extend last years dues to this year. If you paid 2020 dues, you are paid up for 2021. Anyone new joining the Club this year may do so at one half the regular low, low price. 11 "Ayes" zero "Nays". the motion is carried! That's right devoted fans! The Plastic Surgeons voted NOT to spend money!! Not ONE nickel in dues was collected!
About the Hallowed meeting space we find Myself, Teresa, Ronnie Schultz, Nate & Ty Stevens, Rodney Shackleford, Francisco, Bob Maloy, Jamie Luther, Dave Bettis and George Stevens (The other White Stevens)
How about some more models?!
Ready??
GO!!!
Rhino
Super Moderator
Francisco and Bob still prefer The Mask. So'Kay! Everybody has their comfort zone that shall be respected.
Francisco built the Tamiya 1/35 1940 KV-1 and the challenging 1/48 Accurate (PFFGHT!) Miniatures Yak-1 on skis. With rockets and ever'thang! My picture fails the fastidious cockpit details.
Bob brings his Zoom featured Cyber-hobby Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat, The 1/25 Chopped & Frenched 1949 Ford in NO-Shit RED!! and his modified BMW modified Batcycle (?!?). I was really proud of Bob when he finished his Hellcat. He didn't feel the need to carve the dog-snot out of Her or anything!
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
The Yak and KV-1 both look good. Of course we saw the build up of the RED car on the zoom get togethers and the motorcycle/sidecar build up also looks quite nice!
Rhino
Super Moderator
Ronnie Schultz is an interesting Guy. US Navy signalman veteran, he buys used car model kits (bicycles, motorcycles) and restores or kit-bashes whatever he thinks is fun. Sample, if you please, and old C cab truck model combined with Monogram's classic Surf Garbage Truck. I think Ron doesn't believe in instructions, Or clearly doesn't need any.
While we were cloistered away by Wuhan virus, Ron's Momma passed away. Sympathy and respect for the Schultz Family.
Rod Shackleford brought along 2 of his 5 completed 2021 1/48 scale Jets. The Hobbyboss F/A18C Hornet formerly had a Tomahawk and a Harpoon missile slung under each wing. She were armed for BEAR!! The vaunted F-8E Crusader is a 1/48 Hasegawa kit. Rod thought the cranked pylons for 4 AIM-9M Sidewinders looked outlandish, so he shorted the Crusader driver 2 missiles. I frequently do exactly as I please with My airplane models, so I get it! Both are very nice builds, if you believe 1/48 matters.
Rhino
Super Moderator
Jamie Luther brought his finished 1/25 AMT 1932 "Gangbusters" Chrysler Imperial. Straight 8 powerplant, operating rumble seat and golf bag door (Thanks Bob Maloy!) and he installed the optional kit winders with bulletholes. Jamie made a really nice car model. I noticed the convertible top and body of the Gangbuster must have been bullet proof.
He didn't bring the figures or their Tommy-guns.
That crazy Jamie tried to pay me for the barely useable decals I made for his Uncle Steve's Heartbreaker pulling truck. He used them but did LOTS of work to get them "Just So" for his Uncle. I contend that that was an act of "Model-rosity". He should do a model-solid for another model builder, rather than pay me for doing an almost-pretty-good job on his Uncle's artwork. That what Chuck or Tom would have done. I am cut from the same cloth.
That being said, If our decal printing technology advances, I will market more useable, opaque decals for the 1/25 "Heartbreaker" Chevy pulling truck, but it is not THIS day!
Poor Jamie was about done in and fell asleep while Nate was holding forth. I've never seen a Man chew tobacco and fall asleep at the same time before. Thayat's skiyell theyer!! Sonn!!
