Road trip!

So, laying in bed last night trying to fall asleep, I had an idea.

I'll send my recently completed green Civic coupe (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=389893&page=1&pp=15) on a road trip!

What sort of road trip? Why, a trip to visit all my AF friends and their models of course!

So here's the deal. It's not the greatest model so I don't mind it getting mailed around. What's going to happen is after I get enough interest (if I do), I will mail it to the first person on the list. Once at that person's house, they will take the car out of its box and take some pictures of it! This would be whatever sort of pics you like; with your model collection, with you, and most preferable, at sites around town (if you don't mind people looking at you weird). If you live in a small town, that's ok, take it to your favorite burger joint or something - there's bound to be something of note to see. This is a road trip, after all. That's the whole idea. After you've taken some pictures, pack it back up in the same packaging, and send it to the next person on the list. The cycle will repeat.

Hopefully, the car will go all around the country visiting different AFers. I will create a special Photobucket account for it and keep those pictures there, and post them in a thread so we can all watch as it travels.

For this to work as planned, I ask a few things:

1. You must be willing and able to pass the car on. Shipping will be between $5-$10 for each leg. If you don't have $10 to pass it on, don't sign up.

2. I will pack it best I can, with a box nested in another. If one or both the boxes are in really bad shape, please replace them.

3. Please don't canibalize the poor car. There isn't anything on there that isn't readily available elsewhere.

4. Have a camera, so that you can contribute. It's no fun for it to go around and not be documented.

5. If you are overseas and want to participate, that's ok. However, shipping overseas is much greater than domestic, so you'll have to make special arrangements with someone to get it to you, and be willing to pay the high fee to send it back or elsewhere.

This is just a bit of AF fun, it's nothing too serious so don't get mad about any aspect of this. That would be silly.

Who's in?

Hey,

Sign me up will!....Models on tour....The idea couldn't come from anyone as crazy as you. I think the Subarus would love to woop on some civic fartcan.

Frank X.

I'm in!

Nice idea! But aren`t you worried it might get schratced e.t.c.?

W3rd. You know your 1/24 driver needs to lose some cash in Vegas. ;)

What about for each destination, take a pic out of the post office with the town name before mailing it out? :)

Sure, send it to Canada. No problem here.

I'm in. Put me last on the list though, cause I go home on May 15ish from college.

Southern California is in

Come visit Atlanta!

We can have a Honda meet at one of the ACME meetings and it can hang for a while until moving on to the next town.

WERD im in your civic needs to hit the florida beaches right?! (dont worry i wont build a sand castle out of it ) :lol:

Virginia is in like Flynn. Or, maybe Arizona... Goin' to college there next year. Visit Tucson!

sign me up! This is like that traveling bear thing I (we..i know other people who did it) did when I was little. Sent it all over the US and had people sign it. This sounds fun.

sign me up! This is like that traveling bear thing I (we..i know other people who did it) did when I was little. Sent it all over the US and had people sign it. This sounds fun.
maybe he could send a piece of paper that everybody could sign :iceslolan

hey ill pitch in (Ohio)

I'm in, though I ain't too far from you in NJ....

Don't forget us Europeans too. I'd be a willing representative :)

The AF world travelling Civic... Yeah, it'd be interesting to get a picture of it at Sandusky Speedway in front of a few supermodifieds.

I'd love to but I can't. Don't have a digital camera yet :uhoh: Maybe there is other AF member from Malaysia that is willing to participate. Maybe taking a picture of the Civic in front of Kuala Lumpur City Center a.k.a The Petronas Twin Tower or maybe in the hills where you can see the whole city of Kuala Lumpur. That should be interesting. :iceslolan

Im in (MN)

If it comes to Europe, count me in.

Send it to cincinnati; I can get a few great shots of it in front of tge Procter & Gamble world headquarters, Great American Ballpark, new Bengals' Stadium, and the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Skyline!!:)

Come visit Atlanta!

We can have a Honda meet at one of the ACME meetings and it can hang for a while until moving on to the next town.

Yeah! at the ACME meeting it can hang out with several AF'ers all at one time. Of course CADguy, Zoom-Zoom, Veyron, Ole'Dude, GTmike400 and myself (mach1_2003) as well as many other modelers. It'll be like a party for the Civic. :biggrin:

Sounds like a great idea & Scotland would welcome him with open arms, a pint of lager & a haggis!

Count me in if it makes it to europe (many crazy photo opps up my sleeve!)

One thing though...... the fun could be short-lived if UPS become involved. Just ask Jay about their 'treatment' of one of his kits!

Like Deedlit said, Europe (Belgium) is willing for a go!

Oli

Sounds really interesting. I'm in Sweden, so if it comes to europe I'll be in it, as long as I don't have to send it all the way back to America. That could be too expensive. But otherwise it sounds like a great idea.

Yeah! at the ACME meeting it can hang out with several AF'ers all at one time. Of course CADguy, Zoom-Zoom, Veyron, Ole'Dude, GTmike400 and myself (mach1_2003) as well as many other modelers. It'll be like a party for the Civic. :biggrin:

Just as long as you take it up to Marietta and get a group picture in front of the famous Big Chicken! :icon16:

Send it to Greenville, SC after its visit to Atlanta!

Just as long as you take it up to Marietta and get a group picture in front of the famous Big Chicken! :icon16:

How about we take it to Youngs Chopper shop? Its outside of the big chicken.:naughty:

Hiroboy in the UK would welcome a visit from the Honda.

Send it to cincinnati; I can get a few great shots of it in front of tge Procter & Gamble world headquarters, Great American Ballpark, new Bengals' Stadium, and the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Skyline!!:)
Then Tonio could bring it by my house in Dayton to save shipping costs. Plus, your green civic next to my Spoon Fit would look cool. I'm down.

how'd you guys feel about it going on a trip to london ? it can ride by london underground tube trains etc... an visit some famour tourist sites. london eye ?
if you're willing to send it that far afield that is.

I think that we need some representation from the South. So send it on over to me and I'll get some black n' whites of it if I don't buy any color film by that time. Who ever's gonig to send it to me, just pm and I'll give the address.

Count me in, this model has to see Germany! :D

This is going to be great :cool:
The difficult part is maping a route out.

This is going to need like an official signup list saying where everyones from. This is going to be great. Now we just need Warren or Phil to get it down under.

Count me in, Im liking this stuff here. Its great guys keep it up...

Then Tonio could bring it by my house in Dayton to save shipping costs. Plus, your green civic next to my Spoon Fit would look cool. I'm down.
Sounds like a plan!! Perhaps by the time it gets here, it could pose with my SAS Civic...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Tonioseven/sascivic.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Tonioseven/sascivic.jpg


Tonio, the engine goes under the hood not in the center console.

It's for those that want to "feel" how much power the car really has!! :icon16:

how'd you guys feel about it going on a trip to london ? it can ride by london underground tube trains etc... an visit some famour tourist sites. london eye ?
if you're willing to send it that far afield that is.

It would be awsome to see this in front of Buckingham Palace, or one of the others...

Wow! I've got a ton of people interested. There are so many people in Europe that want to get a visit, I think I will mail it there first (sorry, US folks) so that way no one else gets stuck with the cost of sending it there. Ales spoke first so he's first in line. I don't know shipping costs around Europe, so, I'll leave it to you guys to figure out the best route there (if need be). I just need someone across the pond to promise to send it back, then it can make the rounds here.

So, Ales, PM your mailing address and it'll be on its way by the weekend!

Thanks everyone! I am amazed and excited this has exploded like it has!!

Wow! I've got a ton of people interested. There are so many people in Europe that want to get a visit, I think I will mail it there first (sorry, US folks) so that way no one else gets stuck with the cost of sending it there. Ales spoke first so he's first in line. I don't know shipping costs around Europe, so, I'll leave it to you guys to figure out the best route there (if need be). I just need someone across the pond to promise to send it back, then it can make the rounds here.

So, Ales, PM your mailing address and it'll be on its way by the weekend!

Thanks everyone! I am amazed and excited this has exploded like it has!!

This may sound abit funny but maybe you should document this 2 ways, videotape you packaging it up and dropping it off at the post office and do the same once it gets returned to you when you go pick it up and open the box (if that makes any sense).

So far, I have (geographically arranged):

Europe:
Ales Estonia
snooker Germany
Deedlit Belgium
Bigfrit Belgium
Bas Carwash netherlands
Tikiman sweden
Hiroboy UK
2.2 straight six UK
mickbench UK
Sticky fingers Scotland


States:
Blubaja new jersey
ImolaEK new jersey
Technoman new jersey
Merkeva Virginia (Arizona?)
CamaroSSboy Virginia
P9o1r1sche south Carolina
CADguy Atlanta
Mach1 2003 atlanta
ZoomZoomMX-5 atlanta
GTmike400 atlanta
Supaman Florida
Layla's Keeper Ohio
Jja1969 Ohio
Tonio ohio
SpoonMan Dos Ohio
tardster illinois
Spitfire143 Minnesota
Mikemechanic Alberta, Canada
whumbachumba Texas
Jay Nevada
Jaymes California
VTEC-DA9 California

I will paint a sheet of styrene the same green as the car, this will be the “autograph page” for everyone to document themselves. Like I said, Ales will get it first, but you Europe guys need to figure out who gets to have all the fun of mailing it back to New Jersey (the best entry point I can figure). From there, it looks like it will cross the country north to south, back north, back south, making its way west. Maybe by then it will have some hosts in Asia (I would LOVE for druid99 to get it! Talk about landmarks!) Anyway, this is the master list. I will adjust it as people want in or out. Consult this to see who it goes to next (though you Europe guys can rearrange your segment), then PM them for their address and… well… you know.

Man this is gonna be awsome, I know its not my idea or anything but this really is kewl. This will be the most traveled model that I know of, maybe in the world...

I'm happy to cover the cost of the Shipping back the the US, so i'll be last in Europe if you want.

Sorry can I be added? I'm in the UK - Northampton and I'll take good care of it.. I can send in on to Hiroboy if that is OK? I've got a digital camera and will take some pics for you.

Sorry if the plan is all done but I would love to take part.

Thanks.

Ha! Coolness! :cool: I'll PM you the address in a moment. I think it would be best if I sent the model to Sweden or Finland, but we'll decide after I get it.

Wait a minute!!! Don't forget to sign The Netherlands in! I can take it to Amsterdam to visit some typically dutch places :lol:

Whoever wants in, keep 'em comin'! I'll add you guys to the list, no problem. And sorry if my Euro Geography is a little rusty...

Just have a great Idea, I can take it to the UK Honda manufacturing plant in Swindon, where they make the Civics here.

When this have started and the kit i sent, it should have it own WIP-thread. Maybe it will beat the "Ultimate schratchbuild rod" in number of pages?

( No, i´m not in. my workbench already looks like a 1/24 scrapyard with parts and bodies everywere :) )

Just have a great Idea, I can take it to the UK Honda manufacturing plant in Swindon, where they make the Civics here.

:eek:

Hey Bro. I am willing to pitch in. I live in Northern New Jersey. there are some celebrity homes near my town that are absolutely gy-normous. THen I'm only 35 minutes from NYC, and if I cant get my parents to take me to either Jersey City, or Edgewater, or Hoboken (straight across from mittown/downtown Manhattan) then I can get some pics of that for you. However, I suggest sending it to me sometime AFTER June 2nd and BEFORE August 28th because I'm currently at boarding school, and my summer break doesnt start until then.

I would suggest sending it to people who live in the same state, maybe a little easier I dunno.

Also, from what I know, getting something from Europe or TO Europe can cost up to $30 US. Pretty pricey. I had to get a Minichamps 1/24 Volvo S60R Limited Edition (1 of 1,632 pcs) straight form Germany and the car in the conversion from EUROS to US Dollars was $30, plus $30 US in shipping!!!! SO yea. It gets expensive.

Hey Bro. I am willing to pitch in. I live in Northern New Jersey. there are some celebrity homes near my town that are absolutely gy-normous. THen I'm only 35 minutes from NYC, and if I cant get my parents to take me to either Jersey City, or Edgewater, or Hoboken (straight across from mittown/downtown Manhattan) then I can get some pics of that for you. However, I suggest sending it to me sometime AFTER June 2nd and BEFORE August 28th because I'm currently at boarding school, and my summer break doesnt start until then.

I would suggest sending it to people who live in the same state, maybe a little easier I dunno.



WHOA! your soo close to me! I was thinking of taking pictures of the car at the GW Bridge or Madison Square Garden or Central Park or Times Square:) Maybe even go up to MTV and get DJ Clue to sign the sheet:) :lol: I would look like such a fool in the middle of all those people taking pictures of a Honduh! :) Or if you send it quick, i could take a picture of it next to the Passaic River which is soooo flooded right now :lol:

I wonder how long it will take to go to and from all those places? Someone should try and work out how many miles it has travelled aswell by the end.

When this have started and the kit i sent, it should have it own WIP-thread. Maybe it will beat the "Ultimate schratchbuild rod" in number of pages?

( No, i´m not in. my workbench already looks like a 1/24 scrapyard with parts and bodies everywere :) )

...I doubt it...

Ha! Cool and hilarious idea. I'd join in but I live in the middle of nowhere and there are no famous landmarks that I could take a photo in front of. Still, I'll be watching the journey. :)

So, Merkeva (Depending on where you live, AZ, or VA?) or Technoman, PM me so I can give you my adress, then I'll PM P9o1r1sche so I can send it to him.

This is gonna be awesome, I'm tryin to think of cool places to take it. Im thinking about some of the civil war places etc.

Just have a great Idea, I can take it to the UK Honda manufacturing plant in Swindon, where they make the Civics here.

But aren't all the 2-door coupes (not hatchbacks) assembled in East Liberty Ohio?

Perhaps one of the many Ohioans who will have the model can take it for photos there too.