Update on the third late Xmas gift build.
Blaming my personal blend of coffee beans for procrastinating what should have been a fast/easy build:
Monogram messin’ with me, glue together versus snap-together:
Where I say “exactly the same” replace with ‘close enough (for government work) to be considered the same’:
Remember that Canadian comedian asking you “want some more pancakes?”:
Model Gift Build:
LATE XMAS BUILD #2?
Possibly at the behest of a Motor-Gear-Head Instigator, the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho, held its first ever indoor Winter/New Year automobile show. It was the weekend of January 13th & 14th, 2024.
The Instigator, giving Ol’ Midnight a rub-down for the Pine Ridge Mall auto-show, 14JAN2024.
This lady couldn’t get enough of Midnight, her eyeballs were all over that paint-job.
Video (by me) of the magnificent 1976 Midnight ‘Vette, 14JAN2024:
Some ‘Rock-Star’ guy ‘splains to me why his fiberglass steed is called Midnight, 13JAN2024:
There he goes, proselytizing to the choir!
October 2023:
PRE-HALLOWEEN POKY TOYS FOR TOTS CAR SHOW, BOO!
Original faded paint, missing the rear luggage rack, and it’s for sale!
It’s for sale, but it seems people is more interested in the dog:
I’ve been attending Chubbuck Days since 1998, the previous Chubbuck Days car show was in 2016, with much reduced participation and many of the vehicles being for sale.
Chubbuck Days, 2016: 
MASS BAPTISM BY FIRE….TRUCK!
CAR SHOW & HELICOPTER FORCED LANDING
After 2016, the so-called neighborhood improvement projects blocked access to Cotant Park, along with the park’s playground and tennis courts being ripped-up and replaced by a parking lot (also, the substitute park chosen for Chubbuck Days was too small to accommodate a car show), with the projects completed just in time for the ‘Pland-emic’ Paranoia which resulted in the cancelation of all local public events.
Chubbuck Days, 2023: 
Mid-1960S CHEVY CHEVELLE MALIBU
16JUN2023 was the second time the Pocatello Car Club conducted a monthly car cruise down Main Street, in Old Town Pocatello.
My poor video of the vehicle rollout for the car cruise, part-1:
Rollout, part-2:
Rollout, part-3:
Rollout, part-4:
My poor video of cruising down a section of Main Street:
Things are getting louder:
Diversion through Center Street underpass:
Hunger Games U.S.A.: 
POCATELLO, IDAHO, Senior Activity Center CAR SHOW, JUNE 2023.
Chubbuck Days, 2016: MASS BAPTISM BY FIRE….TRUCK!
Click (or tap) pics to make bigger:
Oh well, years later cat still waiting for Corvette to be finished so it can take it for test drive. Human so slow.
Who knew that this free airshow would also be the last for Idaho’s Pocatello Airport?
Click the pics to make bigger, photos by AAron B. Hutchins:
POKEY AIRPORT 02 AUGUST 2014: 
BEST DAMN FREE AIRSHOW, YET!
POKEY AIRPORT: 
Idaho Army National Guard M109
An old MPC custom Corvette and an AMT 1995 Corvette, missing parts, broken or unusable parts, combined to make a unique kit.
The body & interior of the MPC kit was used. Missing or unusable side windows and removable top.
Fuel cap came from Revell 2006 Ford Mustang kit.
MPC interior.
Wheels from AMT 1995 Corvette, tires from my spares. Rear wheels were ‘made to fit’ the fat meats.
Hood had to be drastically sanded as it was hit with a glue bomb. Looked like previous builder painted glue on it.
Front spoiler is from old Opel GT kit. It’s being used to keep the hood from sliding off, I couldn’t build a functioning hinge system in the time I gave myself to build the kit.
1995 Corvette engine with impromptu battery & brake cylinder locations.
’95 Corvette chassis had to be narrowed, and drastically shortened (one of the reasons why I didn’t have a working hood hinge system).
Taillights are paint with lots-o-clear (too much on a couple).
From a couple of cheapo junkyard kits bought on the internet, I was able to make a decent and unique looking custom Corvette.
Kit Bashing: REVELL’S CHEVY COPO NOVA