Lance remembered seeing this one over ten years ago at our first model diplay in Mill Race Park. Looks like it's just been left to age without a lot of TLC.

I was really glad to see this. Maybe now that the whole chromalusion fad has passed, it will just remain on the vehiclees it looks GOOD on.

I figured you guys would like this one!

Were you as surprized as me to see TWO of these?

When they're that pretty, it's hard to take a bad picture of them!

good pic of my car, thanks.

this is another one of ours.. it also has changed with a paint job (blue with silver fenders). We had it there again this yr (as brief as the show lasted with the torrential rains we got)..it's our "work" truck as well as our first chop job.. not bad huh?

I can see from the previous yr that you liked this car alomst as much as we did. It's a shame you didnt get any shots of it with the blower uncovered but you know how it goes at the Hot Rod Nationals ...usually wet! If you'd like a shot without plastic covering it I'd be happy to send ya one.

Congrats Brian! So glad you had a chance to visit our wonderful area and experience Mt LeConte; it is a very spiritual venture and I'm glad it was even more rewarding that you had imagined!

Glen Weatherly, GSMNP Volunteer Trail Maintainer

Brian, I'm glad to see that there was some water over the falls. This is my favorite falls in the park. Too bad about Rainbow. We were there in early September and there wasn't much then either. Glad to see another Hoosier whith a Smokey Mountains addiction. I have some Smokey pictures at http://earthunderfoot.net.

Hey there Brian!
Loved your photos, and loved your sense of wonder at LeConte. If you get the chance & urge, email me; always looking to find others to talk to about LeConte. Be warned: I can talk forever about the mountain.
Paul S.
A fellow Hoosier.............Tell City, IN

Thank-you for sharing your photos. I wanted to go but couldn't. By the way, can you tell me when the SCIMA show is this year ? I would like to come to it, we couldn't make it last year. Me and my boys got some models we haven't shown in Columbus yet.
Again Thanks for the cool pics
Roy

Door frames are smoothed and painted, here. Lots of snags getting to this point, hopefully, progress will go back to a quick pace, now.

The ouside wall with both door openings now cut. The vertical seams are kind of obvious, but I have an answer for those down the road a bit. The horizontal seam is less obvious by design, as it will be harder to conceal. Next step is to cover the inside of the wall, and then frame and make the doors.

The seams of the styrene are more visible, here. The oustide portion has been painted with gray primer, followed by mist coats of black, white and sand colors. This provides a nice concrete look. The inside portion has been painted with a semi-flat gray to represent an epoxy coating on the shop floor.

The base has been covered with .020" styrene sheets. It's hard to see in this picture, but the seams are very visible. This is not a problem, as these will help us later. The toothpicks have been added to help support the walls when they're added.

The long wall with the brick siding added. I precut the garage door opening, since it is so large. The man door opening will be cut later.

The long wall cut from foamboard.

30" X 20" foamboard with lines drawn to show where the walls will go. The tick marks on the left show where the garage door will be.

Vanilla's my favorite ice cream, too.