Another Defining Moment for Don Campbell sitting on this Allis-Chalmers 460B Earthmover.
 

Another Defining Moment for Don Campbell sitting on this Allis-Chalmers 460B Earthmover.

 I drove by this Allis-Chalmers Scraper for over five years before we finally stopped to take pictures of it. And now I am very glad I did. At the time Deb took this picture about three years ago , I had no idea the impact this would have on my life. You see it was this stop and me taking about 25 pictures of this machine that began my interest in building construction models. From the day I built this first construction model, I have not stopped and I am now going on three years and still loving every minute of it. And just returning from Indy at the National Construction and Toy Truck Show with plenty more orders for future construction and truck projects. So it looks like this was another of those there ( defining moments ) that that TV Doctor Phil Fellow talks about , (:>). It’s hard to believe I have such a wonderful hobby. I thank God everyday for giving me this great way to spend my old age. (:>).
INDY TRIP - We are rested up now from our trip and ready to work for the next three weeks til we head to D.C. for our fall vacation. We are going down to Va. Beach and to the Naval Shipyard. Should be great fun. I have never seen a aircraft carrier and am looking very forward to it. Not sure if they give tours or not, but we should get to see them from the tour boat we plan to cruise on.
HEALTHY EATING DAY 37- Probably the biggest news from the trip is that Deb and I did 100% success on our healthy eating. We did stop for a Pizza Sams Pizza and we got it to go and off we went in our motorhome . We each got our two allotted pieces of pizza and threw the rest of it in the trash. boo, hoo (:<). I was a little tempted to go through the trash later that night for another piece , but it had coffee grounds all over it, LOL !! just kidding . So we were pretty proud to stay on track now for 37 days. We were up walking at 5:55 am this morning in the dark and sprinkling outside.
AUSTIN-WESTERN SCREEN PLANT PROGRESS- I am building the conveyor wheel today . I will post the first picture later this week.
THREE MORE NEW PICS BELOW THIS ONE- I posted three more pics of the Allis-Chalmers Scraper below this one.