Chuffed to bits..(and again!!)

............ with this.

Most of you know I took this one to Utah with me last year, as a gift for my good friend JohnJ:

https://skidsplace.forumotion.com/t1882-1-16th-chp-model-a-police-sergeants-car?highlight=police+sergeant



He subsequently entered it, by proxy, in the GSL contest where it took a class win and it was also photographed by Scale Auto.

Well, yesterday I finally got my 2015 Scale Auto Contest Cars issue and lo and behold......







Happy chappie tonight!!!

They got one thing wrong though, It was John who got the CHP door decals made for it, not me.

Nice one mate ... deserved recognition whatever little issues with the fine details.

I will say one thing though ..... they really need to get another photographer .... your "home" shots were much better than that magazine effort.

That's great Al.

Hi Al,


I also agree with Colin, they could have taken a better shot of her...

Snake wrote:I will say one thing though ..... they really need to get another photographer .... your "home" shots were much better than that magazine effort.

Andy...

Excellent and well deserved.

Your famous Al... Well done buddy!!!!!!!!!

Makes me proud to know you Bro. No, you can't have it back!

yay! congratz, bet that got them thinking over there

I have seen this model up close and personal. Great piece of work.

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!, good on ya Al, Im absolutely over the moon my friend, loved the build and the gesture of the gift. Well deserved recognition. Salutations to John for entering the model. fantastic guys.

Congrats!

Hearty congrats, I bow as I back away from my laptop, your lordship.

Well done Al, and very nice of you John to do this on his behalf.

That's great Al.  I've always said I'd rather get in a magazine than get a trophy....But you did both.  

JohnJ wrote:Makes me proud to know you Bro.   No, you can't have it back!

That's OK John, just bring it over with you next year Bro!!  

harron68 wrote:Hearty congrats, I bow as I back away from my laptop, your lordship.

Skid wrote:That's OK John, jut bring it over with you next year Bro!!

Thats a good idea ... if you stop off for a coffee/ pit stop after visiting Edinburgh just make sure you have it with you then ... it'll look nice on my shelf !!!

Al, I saw your car in person at GSL, and it looks wonderful. It is great to also see it in the contest issue of Scale Auto. Congratulations!!

Thanks for the kind words Pete. Means a lot.

I would love to attend GSL one day. This is a great build and it's well deserved to have been photographed.

Don't let the power corrupt you, Al. Well done & deserved too.

Thank you guys, very much appreciated.

A friend down country just sent me this. It apparently appeared in Model cars too:





But boy do these guys get their facts wrong.... the engine is the kit issue!!!!!

Double chuffed now.

Way to go Al. Congratulations!

I guess my Sterling race truck was also in those magazines. I don't know if I was "chuffed", but I was pretty "stoked" about it!! ( must be a geographical thing)