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Title: Toying around
Post by: dakazman on Saturday,October 14, 2023, 02:32:28 PM
   Working on my grandkids, Girls and Boys, shadow box for all their matchbox cars and started painting these special ones.
  These will have a special place in that box since they know, "That's POP-POP'S car. Especially the Black one, noticeably missing. He had to take it home and her the Pink one. ( Bet you'all can't see the color she picked out)  :FUNNY:
  Fun times.
    PS: The TC in Colorado orange was my first ride, but that's going to Literymadness one day.
Dakazman
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: dakazman on Friday,November 03, 2023, 06:24:32 PM
  Now a little time to organize my grandkids collection of car and trucks .
  I broke out some sorely underutilized equipment. With sawdust flying I made a wall hanging shadow box display.
 Still needs a little finishing and some painting but this should hold him for awhile.
Dakazman
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: BDA on Friday,November 03, 2023, 06:29:10 PM
That should hold a lot of cars!
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Post by: TurboFource on Friday,November 03, 2023, 06:43:27 PM
Nice!
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Post by: EuropaTC on Friday,November 03, 2023, 11:13:00 PM
Honestly mate, I don't know how you find the time for all these projects as well as working on your fleet and then, for light relief, helping out others. Very impressive, it would have taken me ages to do that many models and even then they wouldn't have looked so good.

Brian
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: dakazman on Saturday,November 04, 2023, 02:31:16 PM
  Thanks Guys,
  Just trying to spoil the kids so they will come over an cut the lawn… I’ll have to buy a riding mower though. 😂. I believe he has about this quantity now , it holds 147. Favorite is pop pops black lotus..
    Finished the cuts to the back and sides. Tomorrow paint and some wood filler and sanding then final assembly.
  It’s good to relax now that I’m retired.😂
Dakazman
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: dakazman on Tuesday,November 07, 2023, 07:45:13 AM
  This is maybe the final version , the parents are doing a count of cars 🥱😃
 
  Than some decorations.
Dakazman
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: TurboFource on Tuesday,November 07, 2023, 01:25:44 PM
Looks great DMan!
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Post by: dakazman on Wednesday,December 27, 2023, 09:35:09 AM
  Yesterday was the payoff for this project, even the parents were surprised at the name plate.
I added it after the parents decided on about how many cars it should hold. 😂🎅
 He started loading it up immediately. 😂
Parents should play less pickup now.
Dakazman
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: BDA on Wednesday,December 27, 2023, 10:21:23 AM
It looks like Levi had a Merry Christmas!! No doubt he's looking forward to filling that up!
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Post by: Bainford on Wednesday,December 27, 2023, 01:19:11 PM
Now that's very cool. I would have loved to have had one of those when I was Levi's age.
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Post by: TurboFource on Wednesday,December 27, 2023, 03:48:30 PM
 :)
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Post by: dakazman on Wednesday,December 27, 2023, 04:29:24 PM
  We continued Christmas here for a few more days here .  The yearly trains came out and we started a new game , “can you fit inside an Europa?🥱😂.  They were warned not to use the pillars to get out. 😂
  I’m 5’10  Brandon got in and out at 6’4.
 
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: EuropaTC on Wednesday,December 27, 2023, 11:01:32 PM
That looks a perfect Christmas.  Levi's garage and the look on his face is just magic.

Brian

 (I wish we had your weather over here !)
Title: Re: Toying around
Post by: dakazman on Thursday,December 28, 2023, 01:37:57 PM
That looks a perfect Christmas.  Levi's garage and the look on his face is just magic.

Brian

 (I wish we had your weather over here !)
   
     We do miss the snow and a dip in the temps to 57f at night did help.
Dakazman