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Check out Toykid's thread over at TC: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71931

He's using the McFarlane stuff.

That is absolutely gorgeous Dan And the Frog too

My father built my sister's dollhouse around 1987 or so from a kit also which they still have to this day. The amount of work that must be is unreal.

But dat furniture

tamiyadan wrote:Go to a model show and have a talk to the people that put 200 hours into a project and see what they say.

I stopped counting at 750 hours on my 1/350 CVN-68 Nimitz build

Yes, yes we do want to hear your track stories especially those that delved into fistacuffs at one point

I swear to God Dan, you could write a novel based on this stuff.

This thread:

Glad to see you fixing them and keeping them Dan. Great way to spend some time with your nephew too

Cool to see those old Futaba radios too. I'm a sucker for vintage radios

Dan,
Holy crap man, I remember you telling this story. And now it comes full circle. Wow

I'll take that Toyota off your hands to remove any emotional scars that accompany it

One thing that should be mentioned is the decals. I had a TON of problems with my vintage set due to their age. I also build scale models so decaling to me is pretty darned easy. Even with MicroSol and the likes, several of mine were destroyed and completely disintegrated. I also had this issue buil...

EvolutionRevolution wrote:I wish they would re-re the Super Hornet.

No kidding, I need the tires for my GHII Super G restoration

Hey guys, Figured I'd introduce myself after lurking these forums for some time. This is a little long-winded but stay with me ;) Like many of you, I'm a Gen-X'r and pushing 40. I've always been involved with R/C in one way, shape or form since I was little. I got my first R/C car, a Tamiya Wild One...

Oh PDX and its urban chickens

Scootmike,
Awesome addition and I too am lucky enough to own one. I posted a resto-build thread over at TC, but I got the car for free (in shambles actually) and restored it with the help of a couple of generous persons' parts.

Can't wait to see your pics

- Blake

My 58002