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Post by pistonguy on Sept 14, 2017 18:07:27 GMT -5
I don't miss that Mid day August heat in Texas, I do miss the "Best Maid Pickles" from Fort Worth.
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Post by spandi on Sept 14, 2017 19:58:45 GMT -5
Speaking of choppers, do you remember the "King Chopper" model kit by Tom Daniels? (with the vulture perched on the back)  |
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Post by lostforawhile on Sept 14, 2017 20:08:32 GMT -5
lostforawhile I had one of those models, I gave it to someone who was sick
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Post by spandi on Sept 14, 2017 20:15:54 GMT -5
I don't miss that Mid day August heat in Texas, I do miss the "Best Maid Pickles" from Fort Worth. Well that was a nice thing to do for someone.  |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 14, 2017 22:41:57 GMT -5
I don't miss that Mid day August heat in Texas, I do miss the "Best Maid Pickles" from Fort Worth.
I'm a dyed-in-the-wool "pickle lover" myself... Those pickles are swell, but putting on my dusty creative director hat, that "Best Maid" little girl cartoon face on the products is major-league CREEPY... LOL! Sorta like the "Bride of Chucky"...  I must admit the cool, air-conditioned dealership showroom had a lot more attraction for me after the ride than the outdoor games... Gettin' old... |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 14, 2017 22:49:18 GMT -5
Speaking of choppers, do you remember the "King Chopper" model kit by Tom Daniels? (with the vulture perched on the back)
Good grief! I was a plastic model fanatic back then, yet I never saw one of these. I did build a large-scale Triumph Bonneville bobber (a Revel kit, if I recall). I used to go all-out on models, forming headers from soldered brass-tubing, adding all engine wiring, fuel lines, etc. But I never saw THAT trike kit!  It looks a LOT like the gas-powered (.049 motor) chopper trike from Cox. Heck, if I'd have seen one of these, I'd have bought the kit just for the plastic motor! I'd have scratch-built a tube-frame and springer-fork to fab up a swell bobber!Thanks for posting... Great memories from those days. |
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Post by spandi on Sept 15, 2017 10:28:44 GMT -5
Speaking of choppers, do you remember the "King Chopper" model kit by Tom Daniels? (with the vulture perched on the back)
Good grief! I was a plastic model fanatic back then, yet I never saw one of these. I did build a large-scale Triumph Bonneville bobber (a Revel kit, if I recall). I used to go all-out on models, forming headers from soldered brass-tubing, adding all engine wiring, fuel lines, etc. But I never saw THAT trike kit! It looks a LOT like the gas-powered (.049 motor) chopper trike from Cox. Heck, if I'd have seen one of these, I'd have bought the kit just for the plastic motor! I'd have scratch-built a tube-frame and springer-fork to fab up a swell bobber!Thanks for posting... Great memories from those days. You're welcome Leo, and dang, how did you miss that? Every kid on the block was looking at the ads for it and drooling, but it cost too much for most of us. it was done by Tom Daniels, who did all the "Kooky Kustom models in the 60s (remember the Red Baron car or Rommel's Ride?) and you're right, they were great days. |
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Post by spandi on Sept 15, 2017 10:30:02 GMT -5
Speaking of choppers, do you remember the "King Chopper" model kit by Tom Daniels? (with the vulture perched on the back)
Good grief! I was a plastic model fanatic back then, yet I never saw one of these. I did build a large-scale Triumph Bonneville bobber (a Revel kit, if I recall). I used to go all-out on models, forming headers from soldered brass-tubing, adding all engine wiring, fuel lines, etc. But I never saw THAT trike kit! It looks a LOT like the gas-powered (.049 motor) chopper trike from Cox. Heck, if I'd have seen one of these, I'd have bought the kit just for the plastic motor! I'd have scratch-built a tube-frame and springer-fork to fab up a swell bobber!Thanks for posting... Great memories from those days. You're welcome Leo, and dang, how did you miss that? Every kid on the block was looking at the ads for it and drooling, but it cost too much for most of us. it was done by Tom Daniels, who did all the "Kooky Kustom" models in the 60s, remember the Red Baron car or Rommel's Ride? (hotrod/halftrack) and you're right, they were great days. |
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Post by SylvreKat on Sept 16, 2017 6:27:33 GMT -5
Good grief! I was a plastic model fanatic back then, yet I never saw one of these. I did build a large-scale Triumph Bonneville bobber (a Revel kit, if I recall). I used to go all-out on models, forming headers from soldered brass-tubing, adding all engine wiring, fuel lines, etc. But I never saw THAT trike kit! It looks a LOT like the gas-powered (.049 motor) chopper trike from Cox. Heck, if I'd have seen one of these, I'd have bought the kit just for the plastic motor! I'd have scratch-built a tube-frame and springer-fork to fab up a swell bobber!Thanks for posting... Great memories from those days. You're welcome Leo, and dang, how did you miss that? Every kid on the block was looking at the ads for it and drooling, but it cost too much for most of us. it was done by Tom Daniels, who did all the "Kooky Kustom models in the 60s (remember the Red Baron car or Rommel's Ride?) and you're right, they were great days. Heck, Leo, even *I* saw the ads for that model  . I'm sure it was in comics since the only other non-books I read as a kid were Readers' Digest and Highlights. And I can't imagine either of those having any kind of model ad, let alone for a chopper with a vulture. >'Kat |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 16, 2017 20:44:43 GMT -5
Hmmm... I still can't imagine I missed that one!
Is it possible it came out after 1968? If so, I was in the Army spending my free time riding my brand-new Honda 305cc Super Hawk. THAT sweet little bike was THE most fun per cc and per dollar on 2-wheels I've ever had!
My heyday of plastic model building was from about 1952 through 1960. I actually snagged a full-time job building AMT models for display while in 6th grade... Had to get a Social Security Card, and special "work permit" and went to school until 3pm then worked in a hobby shop from 4-10pm 6 days a week! Needless to say, not much homework got done... Made a whopping $100 per week from AMT... THAT is $1,000 in today's money... Not too shabby for a snot-nosed 10-year-old.When times got hard, I was able to help mom and dad pay off the mortgage on the house... Wish I could do THAT again in my old age...
 (sigh) My only modeling those Army years was gas-powered U-control model planes. I was a lousy ukie pilot, but a great builder. My lousy piloting gave me plenty of opportunity to practice my building... LOL!
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Post by spandi on Sept 16, 2017 22:56:49 GMT -5
Hmmm... I still can't imagine I missed that one!
Is it possible it came out after 1968? If so, I was in the Army spending my free time riding my brand-new Honda 305cc Super Hawk. THAT sweet little bike was THE most fun per cc and per dollar on 2-wheels I've ever had!
My heyday of plastic model building was from about 1952 through 1960. I actually snagged a full-time job building AMT models for display while in 6th grade... Had to get a Social Security Card, and special "work permit" and went to school until 3pm then worked in a hobby shop from 4-10pm 6 days a week! Needless to say, not much homework got done... Made a whopping $100 per week from AMT... THAT is $1,000 in today's money... Not too shabby for a snot-nosed 10-year-old.When times got hard, I was able to help mom and dad pay off the mortgage on the house... Wish I could do THAT again in my old age...
(sigh) My only modeling those Army years was gas-powered U-control model planes. I was a lousy ukie pilot, but a great builder. My lousy piloting gave me plenty of opportunity to practice my building... LOL! Well Leo, it came out in 1969..... so you could have missed it. However, the one whose picture I used was up for bid on ebay and went for a measly $152.00...... OUCH! (Nostalgia ain't cheap!) |
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Post by spandi on Sept 17, 2017 15:40:36 GMT -5
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 17, 2017 19:51:29 GMT -5
Came out in 1969... That explains it!
I was doing my hitch in the Army. My plastic model building days long behind me. They were SO cool though! As a kid I was amazed at how well (most) models parts fit and what a swell finished product a little nipper could build... IF he/she could avoid all those icky glue-fingerprints and apply a really perfect paint-job.
Building them today could still be a fine hobby for retired old geezers. They ARE pretty pricey today though... They were anywhere from less than a buck, to maybe $2 for a big one when I was 10... Nowadays, they can cost ANYTHING... The dollar ones are now like $35...
How times change!
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