What I didn't mention was I kept it a secret from my wife and I purposely went to the main entrance of our apartment complex to get inside the limo before he pulled up to our apartment.  My wife was wondering where the heck I went off to, especially after buckling in our grandkids into the backseat of our car.  As the limo pulled up, she looked at it in astonishment and wondered why that huge thing was there, when I opened the door and got out.  I took a long bow and gestured to her that "the door is open for you and the kids."  She just looked up to the sky and slapped her forehead as if to say, "Yeah, that sounds like my husband to pull off a stunt like this."....  

 Patrick

This is the most active and far-ranging intro thread I've ever seen! Glad you kicked things off. BTW greetings from Red Wing, MN, and hope we'll meet someday.

GAANDAHL

I'm with Rich Valley RC club, with a field south of Hastings. It has a nice mix of electrics and large-scale gassers. It is not especially oriented toward competition, it's more like a good gang to hang out with. 

GAANDAHL

Should you attend the Alliance Military Fly-In, please take some photos, especially of those of classics and close-ups of the detailed ones and have them posted here.  Just curious.  I'm living in Reno, Nevada, home of the National Championship Air Races.  Whereas we have the fastest motor sport in the world, including the Mustang painted overall white with the letters of "Aviation Partners" participating, insofar as the modeling aspects, we're sorely lacking here.  The last hobby shop within a 100 mile radius closed it doors for the last time last year.  

Thank you for enjoying our little diversity.  We sometimes get a little bit carried away.

Gary (Skye)