Alley Cats Bowling Alley ...A build thread

Candy_Streeter Jun 12, 2018

  1. Candy_Streeter

    Candy_Streeter TrainBoard Member

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    I've got my bowling balls. So tiny :unsure: But the math is right so it is in scale. I will spray them black. The year I'm doing is 1962. Did they have bowling balls that were different colors back then?
     
  2. Candy_Streeter

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    A boy friend took me bowling for the first time when I was a teenager. I must have been a sight! With my hair pulled back in a scrunchy and my rented shoes over white Bao Bao socks and pleated mini skirt, I was the queen of gutter balls ! But look at me now! I own my own bowling alley !
     
  3. Hytec

    Hytec TrainBoard Member

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    Ha, Ha. You Capitalist, You. LOL
     
  4. SLSF Freak

    SLSF Freak Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Indeed - here are two ads I found from 1962 from Brunswick and Ebonite:
    brunswick1962.jpg ebonite1962.jpg
     
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  5. Doug Gosha

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    Yeah, I remember those balls from when I was a kid back then. I thought, "Gosh, only the real good bowlers have those fancy balls, I bet."

    :D

    Doug
     
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  6. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I also recall watching bowling on TV, back in B&W TV days. It was quite popular to tune in decades ago, and I believe was even on ABC's "Wide World of Sports"?
     
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  7. Doug Gosha

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    Earl Anthony and Dick Weber are the two most famous bowlers I remember. I bet THEY didn't use those plain old black bowling alley balls. "This one feels pretty good. I don't think my thumb will get stuck in it."

    :D

    And, the only thing I didn't like about bowling alleys, in those days, is smoking was still allowed and you would smell like old, stale, cigarette smoke when you came out of there. And, this is from somebody who smoked for 36 years. I quit almost 12 year ago.

    Doug
     
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  8. Shortround

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    My ball was marbled baby blue and shoes were two tan townes. I usually whore light brown pants and shirts and had shoulder length hair and a beard. Incredible handsome. :ROFLMAO:
     
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  9. Akirasho

    Akirasho TrainBoard Member

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    Ahhh, sweating the details.
     
  10. Candy_Streeter

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    Just ordered more styrene. Moving right along
    :coffee:
     
  11. Candy_Streeter

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    I'll have more pictures, to show, very soon.
     
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  12. Shortround

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    I will patiently wait.
     
  13. Candy_Streeter

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    I've been working on an office wall but now I've lost it. Time to clean my work table :(
     
  14. Candy_Streeter

    Candy_Streeter TrainBoard Member

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    Christmas is making me tense
     
  15. Eagle2

    Eagle2 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    It can have that effect. Sit back, relax and never forget to breathe. And always look for enjoyment where you can find it (as so many of us do in your modelling)
     
  16. Shortround

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    Yes, please do relax and enjoy the Holidays. The model, while we very much enjoy your work, will wait for a while.
     
  17. Candy_Streeter

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    I'm going to the mall with a few of my girl friends. No Christmas shopping ! Just looking and eating junk :D and being silly girls
     
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  18. Hoghead2

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    Enjoy! Sounds like a way to unwind...
     
  19. Shortround

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    Have fun! I did some Saturday (YUK!). I stayed home and did housework today. I go back out Monday for a few things.

    In the allye don't forget (from my memories there was alcohol, smoking and occasional rough housing) you should have fire extinguishers. :eek:
     
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  20. Candy_Streeter

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    I'm home. We had fun ! I needed that.
     
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