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Post by JCON on Sept 26, 2017 21:30:32 GMT -6
Mom was worse when I made her mad she threw a high heel shoe at me and as I barely got in my room I heard a loud thump, opened the door to find her heel sticking in the door... I shouted wait till Dad gets home and sees this and bang went the second shoe as I barely got the door shut!!!  |
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Post by BUCKY on Sept 26, 2017 21:47:16 GMT -6
Good thing yer mum wasn't an octopus!!!! |
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Post by JCON on Sept 27, 2017 6:16:25 GMT -6
Good thing she was a bad aim... Dad refused to fix the door as a visual reminder to us both lol!!! That hole was there until Dad went to sell the house and had to fix it!!!
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Post by Dukemaddog on Sept 27, 2017 6:33:47 GMT -6
When I was a kid I never destroyed my models either. I also felt too much pride in finishing them. When I played with them, it was wargames in a vacant lot next door (like Joe's ever-changing diorama) until they built a house on it. Later, when we developed out gaming more; we used table tops with some terrain on them. Otherwise, they sat on shelves or were hanging from the ceiling in epic dogfights as well. I still have almost all my models from childhood; I think twelve or fifteen were broken too badly to be recovered, but some were replaced eventually. Because of this, I have a significant amount of finished models in my Hobby Room. I need a new house with a bigger room....
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Post by JCON on Sept 27, 2017 7:12:52 GMT -6
I know a couple of good Realtors who would love to help you find a nice big hobby space/home up here so you could do model club with us... are you ready to move yet Mark!!!! Lol!!!
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Post by BUCKY on Sept 27, 2017 11:07:07 GMT -6
Another member of the Northwest Connection, eh, Joe??  |
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Sept 27, 2017 11:09:24 GMT -6
Funny story Joe .  Out of all the hundreds of models I've built I'm down to about 15 built models and the oldest of them is around 5 yrs old .I did a purge on the oldest kits about 6 months ago . |
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Post by JCON on Sept 27, 2017 12:41:08 GMT -6
Was it hard to downsize Carl?
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Post by Dukemaddog on Sept 27, 2017 15:59:03 GMT -6
Wow Carl, I don't think I could downsize. That would be exceptionally tough for me.
Yeah, I'd love to move but I haven't the funds, income or the credit to do so. Looks like I'm gonna die in this tiny place.
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Post by JCON on Sept 27, 2017 16:27:04 GMT -6
Better pray for a big lotto win off a ticket someone gives you!!! LOL!!!  |
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Sept 27, 2017 16:48:58 GMT -6
No it wasn't hard for me to down size guys . I go thru this purge thing every now and them . That's why my son has my El Camino . |
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Post by Dukemaddog on Sept 28, 2017 11:08:13 GMT -6
Better pray for a big lotto win off a ticket someone gives you!!! LOL!!! Believe me, I've been praying for a miracle like that for some time. The answer has always been "no". I guess I'm just doomed to stay here and like it. Carl, your son must be thrilled! What a score for him. |
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Sept 28, 2017 11:16:23 GMT -6
He's wanted it since he was old enough to drive Mark , about 30 yrs ago , so it was a big deal for both of us ! Him and my grandson are hitting all of the local car shows with .  |
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Post by Dukemaddog on Sept 28, 2017 11:22:48 GMT -6
That is awesome Carl! I know those car shows are fun! Nice!
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Post by McB on Sept 29, 2017 9:01:08 GMT -6
I didnt build very many kits as a kid and what i did build usually wound up with heavy battle damage or in a Horrible car wreck! |
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Post by Buddho on Oct 1, 2017 16:17:03 GMT -6
Us neighborhood kids would ride our banana seat choppers to the nearby shopping center, where we would buy 1/72 scale Monogram fighters from People's or Woolworth's drug stores. My buddy Keith Tibbets had a window AC unit, and when we built our P-51s and P-40s, we would add vegetable oil to the prop shafts during assembly, and go outside and fly in formation in front of the unit. We had construction of new homes going on nearby, so we would take our 1/72 scale Hasegawa , ESCI and Airfix tanks/vehicles and have awesome battles. When I moved from Hampton to York County, VA, I gave all my stuff to Keith.  PS I remember we would bring our instructions to school and ogle over them and could not wait for the 3:30 bell. |
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Oct 1, 2017 17:37:47 GMT -6
The good ole days ! |
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Post by JCON on Oct 2, 2017 10:25:35 GMT -6
Lots of fun memories!!! |
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