LOL, posting half asleep! I meant, since there is BBQ ribs on Saturday, that it would be a 'meat' up then!
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2025 Plastic Surgeons Meetings and Other Fun!
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Rhino
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There was, in fact a Plastic Surgeon meeting on VE-Day. 9 members arrived in Ankeny on a sunny day. We were not among them.
Kevin Nelson showcased his Tamiya 1/35 Panther G as 99% complete. Kevin seems to have bounced back quite nicely!
There were quite a few 1/72 M-60's at this meeting, but i understand they were not recent builds. I do not know if the presenter brought all of his contest awards for all of these, mostly Esci 1/72 armor builds and no pictures have been received by this reporter.
For myself, I don't care to see the awards. It seems quite self-serving to bring them to club Show N' Tell.
I finished the 1/72 Heller Mirage F1C raffle turd Teresa won in Monticello this year, but it hasn't left the house yet. This was the most fun I've ever had with a started/incomplete vintage raffle turd and I have gained a new appreciation for classic Heller airplane models. British Dave's wife, Sareem is originally from Cambodia and recognized the Angkor Wat temple insignia straight away!
My friend Frank is a classic NASCAR enthusiast. His knowledge of "Winged Warriors" and racing legends from the days I used to watch races is quite extensive! He split with IPMS Alexander Lippisch over juvenile contest policies, so I shall "adopt" him.
Frank is Going Racin'! He is making custom HO scale racecar bodies and racing on a local track. They often run 4-wide here!
These bodies fit these chassis!
Remember when the cars didn't all look the same?!
"You know the thing 'bout hidin' it....hidin' it....hidin' it in the p-p-p-pool, is it makes it p-p-p-pretty!"
One of my favorites. Cannonball Run's Laguna Chevelle! I likes me a Superbird as well! You can see Frank's enthusiasm and attention to detail. He even modifies the body mounts and wheel openings for a more authentic HO scale stance.
Teresa says since I am working again, I can go racin' with the rednecks, Ummm.......... NASCAR Grampas too. I chose the 1970 Torino GT I drove while I was in college, and "The Last of the V-8 Interceptors" as my first custom AFX projects. I don't have my chassis yet. I guess I need special gooey, oversized "Jel Claws" back tires too. I wonder if I can get white-letter tires? Hmm...............
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Jeff's shipping is so fast, both of my bodies arrived in one day, on the same day!
Thanks for looking in!
Kevin Nelson showcased his Tamiya 1/35 Panther G as 99% complete. Kevin seems to have bounced back quite nicely!
There were quite a few 1/72 M-60's at this meeting, but i understand they were not recent builds. I do not know if the presenter brought all of his contest awards for all of these, mostly Esci 1/72 armor builds and no pictures have been received by this reporter.
For myself, I don't care to see the awards. It seems quite self-serving to bring them to club Show N' Tell.
I finished the 1/72 Heller Mirage F1C raffle turd Teresa won in Monticello this year, but it hasn't left the house yet. This was the most fun I've ever had with a started/incomplete vintage raffle turd and I have gained a new appreciation for classic Heller airplane models. British Dave's wife, Sareem is originally from Cambodia and recognized the Angkor Wat temple insignia straight away!
My friend Frank is a classic NASCAR enthusiast. His knowledge of "Winged Warriors" and racing legends from the days I used to watch races is quite extensive! He split with IPMS Alexander Lippisch over juvenile contest policies, so I shall "adopt" him.
Frank is Going Racin'! He is making custom HO scale racecar bodies and racing on a local track. They often run 4-wide here!
These bodies fit these chassis!
Remember when the cars didn't all look the same?!
"You know the thing 'bout hidin' it....hidin' it....hidin' it in the p-p-p-pool, is it makes it p-p-p-pretty!"
One of my favorites. Cannonball Run's Laguna Chevelle! I likes me a Superbird as well! You can see Frank's enthusiasm and attention to detail. He even modifies the body mounts and wheel openings for a more authentic HO scale stance.
Teresa says since I am working again, I can go racin' with the rednecks, Ummm.......... NASCAR Grampas too. I chose the 1970 Torino GT I drove while I was in college, and "The Last of the V-8 Interceptors" as my first custom AFX projects. I don't have my chassis yet. I guess I need special gooey, oversized "Jel Claws" back tires too. I wonder if I can get white-letter tires? Hmm...............
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Man I remember those little cars. They were zippy! That's a heck of a turn on that track. I had a HO rail crossing with our track layout (hijacked ping ball table) but we had too many Gomez Addams type collisions and ran out of cars. 
Rhino
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My former HO layout was a 2 lane affair on a ping-pong table plus a 4X8 sheet of plywood. My little brother Steve had an AFX Camaro that was hard to beat.Man I remember those little cars. They were zippy! That's a heck of a turn on that track. I had a HO rail crossing with our track layout (hijacked ping ball table) but we had too many Gomez Addams type collisions and ran out of cars.
My Donnie Allison #21 Mercury Cyclone was a favorite. We used a CB antenna to put the cars back on the track. I still have most of this stuff.
