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Altogether Ooky

Monday, October 31. 2022
I've made a whole lot of mistakes over the years. Some I caught and fixed during the build, but a few - like the wheelbase on the Twilight pickup or the exact color of the Jaws Blazer - made it all the way to completion before I realized my screw-up. But I've found that as long as the spirit of the car seems intact, I'll accept the mistake and move on. Such was the case with the Addams Family limo. There were a couple of details I definitely could have gotten more accurate, but the finished car just feels right and so I'm still happy with it. Consider it a reminder that this is supposed to be a hobby, no need to get bent out of shape if things aren't quite right.

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Go for the Money and Lead the Pack

Saturday, October 15. 2022
Of course, when the idea for a series of music-themed builds came up, the myriad rides driven by Elvis over the years were right near the top of the list. There were a few I had to dismiss because nothing even remotely close is available in scale, some that I was hoping to get to but ultimately abandoned for this year, and a few that were actual possibilities. Seeing as we're halfway through October, I have a feeling the Speedway Charger is going to be the last one this time around.

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Kicks Just Keep Gettin' Harder to Find

Saturday, October 1. 2022
I hadn't really put much thought into the ridiculous layout of the Raider's Coach until I started working on it. As I'm assembling the dual Pontiac engines, I realize that the weakest '69 GTO was still rated at 350hp...meaning that, if the Coach performed as advertised, it had 700hp on tap to move a tractor about the same size as a riding mower that was towing a single-axle trailer with the driver sitting on a beltless piano bench on the roof. As weird as some of my project ideas have been, this is the only one I can think of that is so overtly suicidal.

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