New RC Hot Rod Project

I've been into RCs for quite a while, 15 years or more, and as the industry has evolved and changed so have my taste in what I drive and build. I have now found a great interest in building RC cars, especially Hot Rods. I am currently building a 1/12 scale 50's Diner, here is how it sits now:















And if you look over to the right side bar you can see the first RC Hot Rod I just finished a couple of months ago, here's another shot of it:

It's actually around 1/11 scale, but it still looks good sitting in front of the diner!

Here is my next project, this the Hot Rod owned by Brian Setzer, of the Brian Setzer Orchestra and The Stray Cats.

I will be scratch building this one as I did the other one from Styrene sheets layered, glued, sanded, and shaped.

This is one I really can't wait to get going on. I am currently in the designing and gathering reference material for it and should be starting really soon!

The First Law Trilogy, what a read!

A few months ago I was in search of a new book to read. I read mostly fantasy novels with the occasional book on Sasquatch or some other crypto beast. I happen to just grab a book by a newer author Joe Abercrombie http://www.joeabercrombie.com/ titled, The Blade Itself, the first book in a trilogy named the The First Law. I was extremely impressed and pleasantly surprised by how captivating the story telling by Mr. Abercrombie was. It has been a long time since I found a book that grabbed my attention the way this story did. I have read everything I could get my hands on by JRR Tolkien, I've read nearly every book ever published under the Dragon Lance series, I've read the entire Chronicles of Narnia, and even adventured with Robert Louis Stevenson, and I would be hard pressed not to include this author amongst them.

I am halfway through the second book of the series Before They Are Hanged and this book is even more captivating than the first. I applaud the author for his story telling and excellent character base. The author has published several other books and I am sure I will be spending a lot more money on more of his tales.

Where'd did Americana go?

I haven't even got through my 30s yet and I wasn't alive during the time but I surely miss the Fifties! What happened to the good feelings of being American, helping out your neighbors, great music, and cars that weren't a dime a dozen. If I was Marty McFly I would've stayed in the 50s when the Dalorean time machine sent me back.

The ways of the world today make my soul sick, crazies rampaging on unsuspecting movie goers, people killing each other over nothing, and no one caring a lick about their fellow man's hardships. Not to mention the lack of concern our government has for anyone but themselves, I don't care which side they're on, Dems, Reps, Ind. they are all greedy.

Sorry for the Rant!