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CC In Scale: Hot Rods & Customs – Cruising Woodward
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 19 CommentsIf you follow the modified car scene, even as tangentially as I do, you’ll probably have heard of the Woodward Dream Cruise, which was on in Michigan a few weeks […] -
CC In Scale: Festival Of The Unexceptional – Some Malaise Era And More
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 53 CommentsAs I sat down to write this, I was in something of a quandary. The British ‘Festival of the Unexceptional’ is something of an homage to what used to be […] -
CC In Scale: Cars Model Year 1970
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 36 CommentsFiling has never been my strong point, and my grasp on it weakens with the passing of the years. The photo files of my models are organized by decades; well, […] -
CC In Scale: Wagons Ho!
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 22 CommentsWe never owned a wagon, so I have only an occasional memory of riding way back there when a friend’s mother drove us home from school. And that was in […] -
CC In Scale: Display Part 4 – A Bit Of Everything
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 29 CommentsI had a conundrum. What to choose for a lede photo for today? There is no obvious theme to this grouping. And you’ve seen many of them before. What has […] -
CC In Scale: A Look Inside Part 3 – American And European Cars
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 24 CommentsOkay, this time we’re continuing where we left off four weeks back, as we work our way through my main display area. Just try to ignore what’s in the back […] -
CC In Scale: Modeling and Colour, Part 2 (Featuring Some 1960s Models)
Posted on June 13, 2024 | 20 CommentsApparently, this is the 25th article I’ve written this past year. As many of you know, I’m a retired pastor and biochemist; among my retirement hobbies is writing both fiction […] -
CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 27 CommentsTime for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […] -
CC In Scale: Another Look Inside, Part 1 – American Cars From The ’50s-’60s
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 33 CommentsThe seasons have changed. Here in my part of Australia, we seem to have only about three weeks of transitional weather between summer and winter. Year after year it happens […] -
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline — Part 3b (R33 and 34)
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 13 CommentsR32: 1995-98 One day I was in town for an appointment and noticed this beautiful but unfamiliar coupe parked next to me. I couldn’t place it; that was annoying. […] -
CC In Scale: Old Ford and Chevrolet Pickups
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 26 CommentsA story first, to set the scene. After my father recovered from his jukebox business going bust at the end of the fifties, he returned to being a salesman, as […] -
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 3 — The Godzilla Years
Posted on April 4, 2024 | 20 CommentsPart 3a? Yes, because although the R32-33-34 generations form a natural group of three, nicely bookended by totally different models, there really is far too much to cover in one […] -
CC In Scale: Edsels, Of All Things!
Posted on March 21, 2024 | 27 CommentsWhy Edsels? North Americans reading this may nod and understand – but why should an Australian, who’s never even seen an Edsel, want to build so many of them? -
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 2 – The Lean Years
Posted on March 7, 2024 | 22 CommentsNissan has always struck me as something of a peculiar company. There are excellent cars like the 510, the 240Z, and yes, those early Skylines. Then there are the dull […] -
CC In Scale: Models And Colors – Influence And Expression
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 34 CommentsI’ve always loved colour. I’ve never stopped to think about it, but colour has always been a part of my life. Maybe it’s because my eyesight is so poor? I […]