... From: David Arnold <mda6969@...> To: <foodeesmile@...>; <000vintagephotos@onelist.com>; <fluffbutter@...>; <smedine@...>;...
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Cliff
cliff@...
Oct 2, 1999 2:30 am
apparently this was a hoax... my appologies... My name's Cliff Drop over some time... cliff@... ... From: <JcksnMS@...> To:...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Oct 6, 1999 2:29 am
Hi all Long time no talk. I got my Scale Auto Contest Annual today. A lot of F-1 cars for cliff. A few nice modifides,but only one sprinter. All the NASCAR...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 6, 1999 3:27 am
I have a car on page 74, the blue Ned Jarret 65 Ford. Some of those highly detailed cars are great, but I'd rather do something that's a blast from the past. ...
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Don Stauffer
stauffer@...
Oct 6, 1999 1:43 pm
I also wear magnifying (closeup) lenses. I can always add more magnification when I need it. But I find the dexterity in my fingers cannot be multiplied ...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Oct 6, 1999 10:18 pm
Hi Guys. Bob, it's great you got something in the magazine. Way to go! I've been quite busy with school lately, so no time for modeling. I have four art...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 6, 1999 11:51 pm
Gents, Glad you liked the Ford. It was fun to build, it has a full rollcage, scratchbuilt, other home grown parts are the exhaust (.125 dia plastic tubing),...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Oct 7, 1999 1:02 am
Bob, You said what I was afraid to a while ago. A lot of cars turn into Detail Master ads, don't they? Unless I play that game I may have entered my last ...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Oct 7, 1999 1:45 am
Hi Bob Great car. I like the screen over the grill. I understand Ned won a lot on the dirt. I got some free Speedvision the other night when the ball game was...
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Terry Sanderson
tguitar@...
Oct 7, 1999 2:00 am
Good evening gentlemen, Congratulations Bob, I haven't seen the magazine yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing it. Glad to see you guys got your engines...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Oct 7, 1999 2:13 am
Hi Again Before we boycott the after-market guys,it should be noted that many of the best of show winners were scratch built with stuff from kit leftovers. I...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 7, 1999 2:59 am
Mike, Thanks again. The biggest kick I got at one show last year wasn't a trophy or plaque. It was some 9 year old kid stopping by the table to see my car and ...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 7, 1999 3:10 am
In a message dated 10/06/1999 9:53:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BROWNSTIME@... writes: << Great car. I like the screen over the grill. I understand Ned...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 7, 1999 3:19 am
In a message dated 10/06/1999 10:05:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tguitar@... writes: << I have not done any diecasts since the tornado, but I am...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 7, 1999 3:34 am
In a message dated 10/06/1999 10:18:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BROWNSTIME@... writes: << Before we boycott the after-market guys,it should be noted that...
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cliff@...
Oct 7, 1999 10:34 pm
I gotta agree with the point about "long drawn out project" being no fun. For many years I built nothing but aircraft, I used to spend hours drilling out the...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Oct 8, 1999 1:32 am
I think it's great when we can make something for our kits, or adapt something else from another kit, or from evergreen stock to build parts. It's so much fun...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Oct 8, 1999 1:52 am
Damn Russell, are we THAT old? Middle aged? But then listen to us all griping about our bifocals and getting laser surgery and such. Really pretty funny. I...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 8, 1999 2:34 am
In a message dated 10/07/1999 6:41:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cliff@... writes: << ... than that. However, the sprint cars will probably be a...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 8, 1999 2:58 am
In a message dated 10/07/1999 9:40:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gehrlich@... writes: << 's sad that judges look at Junior modelers cars like they do at...
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Terry Sanderson
tguitar@...
Oct 8, 1999 3:34 am
Some how I don't thing our wives would buy that. I really don't feel all that old but have really gotten out of shape, this was the first summer I didn't play...
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Terry Sanderson
tguitar@...
Oct 8, 1999 3:45 am
I would like to see a competition where everyone was given a kit and maybe a few extra pieces or whatever and you have to build using only what you are given,...
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cliff@...
Oct 8, 1999 3:48 am
We just spent a weekend with an old mate I went to school with... My wife couldn't believe the way we carried on...she just laughs and reminds me I turned 40...
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Edward Hunt
edlhunt@...
Oct 8, 1999 10:40 am
Hey Mike ! Changed the thread on ya. Re; Judging........Got drafted to judge some IPMS events. I think the plan was to get me out of the competitions ;-)))...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Oct 8, 1999 12:09 pm
Aw, come on Cliff...once a night is enough? Give us a break, we're all that old too, we know better. Like maybe, I can do once all night long what I used to...
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Don Stauffer
stauffer@...
Oct 8, 1999 1:42 pm
Like Mike, I also mix and match, and scratch some detail (as well as scratching a whole model occasionally). But I also use aftermarket detail. I am just...
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Don Stauffer
stauffer@...
Oct 8, 1999 1:43 pm
I'm afraid I am moving out of the middle-aged category. I, of course, still think of myself as middle-aged but I fear most other folks wouldn't. ... -- Don...
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Edward Hunt
edlhunt@...
Oct 8, 1999 3:45 pm
Not to disregard the "fun factor"......volunteer judges are a curse. Good practice not to judge one's own work, however, volunteer judges end up being a...
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Terry Sanderson
tguitar@...
Oct 8, 1999 5:22 pm
I hope no one thought I was knocking competition, I think fairly judged competition is great, I have been some kind of competition all my life from band -...
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OvalTrak49@...
Oct 8, 1999 11:03 pm
I'm always a sucker for a good racing story. I used to run NASCAR Street Stocks on Long Island back in the 80s. We were subtle cheaters, always looking for the...
