TarheelRick

Stopped by that Hobby Town a couple of months ago, I was on my way home from the Simpsonville, SC show. Didn't really want anything, mainly just shopping. I did finally pick up three bottles of paint. Had to wait at the checkout counter until one of the two people working there decided to quit talking with another person about R/C cars. It seemed to really bother them to wait on me. I also live about 40 miles away in the other direction and will stop by there occasionally on my way to or from the Charlotte area. I stop primarily to check on Evergreen/Plastruct, but they seldom have what I am looking for.

The Cheetah alongside the Shelby Daytona Coupe are my favorite all time sports cars. I remember when the Cheetah was introduced in Hot Rod magazine, it was love at first sight. Looking forward to this build.

The Vietnam Air War: from the Cockpit, by Col. Dennis M (Mike) Ridnouer. This is a collection of war stories from pilots, ground crews, and support personnel who were either in Thailand or Vietnam during the war. Some of the stories are somewhat crude in writing style and occasionally in language. Some are comical, others plain, and all too many are tragic. What has really got me excited with this book is that I was at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand from February '71 to February '72 and can remember some of these events as they transpired. Col. Ridnouer was also in Thailand during part of the same period. Although I did not know him then, I met him in 2011 while I was serving a small church in Union County, NC where he was a member. At that time, he was working in the aviation industry buying and selling aircraft parts and spent most of his time in California, so I only got to talk with him a couple of times. The Vietnam Air War: First Person, by Col. Dennis M (Mike) Ridnouer. Am currently reading this one, it was the first book, the one mentioned above is the sequel. If you have any desire to learn more about the air war in Vietnam, I will highly recommend these books. They are stories straight from the "horse's mouth."

Sweet little pickup. That color fits it very well.

Would love to see a reissue of the AMT '62 Ford Galaxie annual or any version of the '63 Pontiac annual.

Nice looking sled, really like the changes you have made and that color looks good on it. Need to get off my behind and finish my '50 Vert.

Beautiful Mustang. My 2022 5.0 F-150 can get me into trouble, if I don't watch myself. The factory exhaust has a real deep throaty rumble which sounds so good especially when I am pulling my boat up an interstate on-ramp. BTW what is that color called, my F-150 is called 'Race Red'. I have heard the equivalent GM color is called 'Pull Me Over Red'.

Although still recovering from total shoulder replacement surgery, had the opportunity to go to the local high school and watch a softball camp for the local middle school along with a few freshmen from the high school. Some of the high school team from last year were there assisting the coaches, a lot of them ran up to me and hugged me. It's always a good day when you get hugged by a pretty young girl. Looking forward to softball season next year.

Not much of a Cuda fan, but this build has really caught my attention. That is one slick paint job and the mod top adds just enough contrast to grab your attention. Really like this build.

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Beautiful build, hard to tell it is 15 years old.

Very creative build. You really got the Winfield look with that fade paintjob. Also, like the custom touches to the grille. Great job.

Going to be an interesting build. I have an affinity for long roofs.

Couple of good-looking rails. Maybe it's just not visible, but I do not see a drag-chute on the Prudhomme car.

Looking mighty good for a 58-year-old build. Really like your color choices.

Like the direction you are going with this one. I seem to remember seeing an article on a short-track Vette in Stock Car Racing magazine many years ago. Giving me some ideas for a body I have laying around.

Well, that's one way to make a Vette worthwhile. IMHO '63-67 Stingrays were the only Vettes worth having. Well, maybe the late '50's into the Stingray era were alright also.

The way I understand it, I will be getting in-home therapy for awhile, then will switch to out-patient. Either way it is going to be a long painful process.

No, I should have run it through them but sometimes they can get complicated with their approvals.

Good-looking 150, love that body style. Nice choice of colors.

Didn't really know what it is, but I had it done. Nerve block is working pretty well right now. The nurse told me once that ran out, I would know it. What they do is remove the ball from the top of the arm bone, the cup from the shoulder and reverse them so the ball is on the shoulder and the cup is on the arm bone. Supposed to be in a sling 4-6 weeks, then 40 days of restricted duty. Puts a real crimp in rebuilding my hobby room and my fishing.

Beautiful FED, nice smooth looking paint work.

Extremely nice-looking Ford. That color does look good on that car. Very well built.

I am totally irked with hydrostatic drives. First issue was with a Craftsman mower, bought new in 2011, didn't start using it until late summer 2012. I had bumped a wall with the front tire, side bump not head-on, bent the steering rod. Ordered replacement, changed it and the mower would not back-up straight; the front tires would go in different directions. Fall of 2018 hooked up my leaf-vacuum, would not pull it, the hydro-static drive expired. It is a sealed unit so cannot be repaired, must be replaced. The cost was equivalent to 1/2 the mower. Parked it and bought a Simplicity. Second issue was a Simplicity lawn/garden tractor I acquired from my late uncle's estate. It was fairly old, the deck had rusted some, so my uncle had used it only as a garden tractor. Had some nice implements with it, which all worked off the hydrostatic drive. That drive also went out on me two years after I got it. Tried to find replacement, learned the manufacturer had been out of business for more than 20 years and there were no replacements available. Again, it being a sealed unit could not be repaired. Seems like a conspiracy of lawn/garden equipment manufacturers to sell more new units because it is so expensive to repair/replace those hydrostatic units. My replacement tractor, Massey-Ferguson compact is also hydrostatic drive - just waiting.

Not exactly on the road but we had a local Memorial Day Cruise-In. Actually, a local merchant sponsors one every 4th Sunday during the warm months, sometimes up into early November. The Charger is my all-time favorite Dodge or any Chrysler product. The Chevy coupe's license said "AllSteel" I have a few more pictures, but these are my favorite.