"You should have a blog or something!" That's one of the comments I got this past weekend at NNL East 2007.
Back when I was writing for what was Scale Auto Enthusiast, I had a web site that supported the column, and a lot of fellow modelers enjoyed coming ot my site and chatting or getting the latest news about model cars. But a full-blown web site is very time-consuming, and as the demands of my job and my family increased, something had to give, and the web site was it. But a blog? What an idea. So, my friends, welcome to Beyond Strictly Stock. Beyond, because I'm going to talk about tuners and rods and customs and vintage racers and Ferraris and classic cars of the 30s and 40s and a whole bunch of other stuff.
I have to thank all of you who I spoke with, hung out with, had dinner with, and just plain kibitzed with, at NNL East. That's the reason I love going to shows like that. My old and dear friend and TSSMCC founder, the late John Slivoski, once said to me "it's not about the little plastic cars. It's about the friends you make along the way." John always spoke from the heart - he was a big man with a big heart and, as many of you know, my best friend. I know I'm not the only one who misses him terribly.
As I write this, I'm almost done with re-doing my modeling workshop. You know, until you have to clean and shuffle stuff around everywhere, you never really know just how much stuff you have and how it's coming close to crowding you out of house and home! But, a well-organized workshop should help in turning many of those boxes of plastic and resin parts into full-blown built models, no? I better, or the wife might just stop waxing poetic about that Drag City Casting '53 Studebaker 2-door post body, etcetera!
Enough for now, I'll post more over the next few days. And don't forget to make yourself at home on the Model Cars Magazine online forum. That puppy's growing by leaps and bounds - and a lot of credit has to go to my editor, the irrepressable Gregg Hutchings, for his love of the hobby, unbridled spirit, and complete irreverence!
As my old friend Matthew Wells of Scale Motorsport always says, "Live Long - Build 'em All!"
Later, gator.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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