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Tom Hall

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In 1959, my younger brother came home from the hospital with all the stuff our parents bought him to keep him occupied while there. I was 10 years old. One of those things was an AMT 1/25 model of the 1959 Corvette. That single event led to my interest, enthusiasm, passion (pick one) for model cars. I am 76 years young now. Do the math...67 years of breathing all kinds of odors associated with playing with model cars and trucks. My wife says that's the reason I'm as weird as I am. I think I'm okay, so I don't know what's wrong with her. Or our friends....???

Anyway...I've built kits from almost every manufacturer, and I confess to being partial to AMT despite the problems they sometimes present. My motto is "it's plastic, I can fix it". I actually have a 10 by 12 yard shed out behind my garage dedicated to all the kits I've built over 6 1/2 decades, along with just as many that I bought and haven't' gotten to yet. I once told the wife, upon hearing her complain about all those kits..."Well, I don't smoke or drink. Allow me this one vice". That was about 1985 or so. Couple of weeks ago I got a kit I bought off Evil Bay for way too much money. She looked me square in the eye and said "it's time you started drinking and smoking!"

When semi-truck model kits came to be, I bought one for fun and that lit a second fire in me. I am now an avid truck builder of the 'large car' variety. Since 1972 my work involves big rigs, with an occasional model car thrown in for good measure. Because of the huge variety of subjects in the world of commercial vehicles I became a fairly competent scratch builder because, like '1957 Chevys, you can only build so many Peterbilt semis, if you get my meaning. For the last three years I have been building a fleet of semi-truck wreckers for an imaginary towing/recovery company. Back of cab forward...right from the kit. From the cab back...100% scratch built or modified kit part. So anyway...here I am...glad to be here...and looking forward to learn how to do something I don't know how to do yet.

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Zippi MCM Ohana

Zippi

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Nice story Tom and a Great looking semi-truck wrecker.  Don't think I've seen anything like this on the forum.  Great to have ya on the MCM forum.   

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Welcome to the forum Tom!

I don't know why plastic kits can be so addictive, your story is very good and I know many others could affirm the same kind of story with their life partner.  I have a passion for modifying and scratch building myself, and no matter the subject, it's the passion of those who pursue it that inspires me the most.  It's a hobby that has no age limit and you prove it, I can't wait to see your projects, the one you presented to us at the opening is of high caliber! 👌

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BK9300

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Welcome to the forum, Tom - great background story!   Got to love scratch building - you get to end up with something no kit could provide.

Jim Dodson MCM Regular

Jim Dodson

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With that dry wit is your middle initial T. by any chance? Welcome aboard the forum. I have never built a truck kit in my 65 years in this hobby, but I really look forward to seeing more of your work.

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