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Mack Truck , toy trucks for Christmas- I remember 55 years ago opening a toy truck my mom got me on Christmas morning and it was the first toy truck I ever got . It had batteries and flashing lights and it moved forward or reverse and you could move the front wheels and it would drive around in circles flashing the lights. I never got another toy truck after that the rest of my childhood. The only reason I got it was because my mom saved coupons at a the local gas station and she got enough coupons to get it. My folks split up and we were very poor .
I remember in 3rd or fourth grade in school I loved to draw trucks while I was supposed to be studying . I was never good at it but it sure helped the day go by , ha,ha. My teacher chewed me out many times for not doing my classroom work. I should have looked at him and said to him , Listen Mr. TEACHER, my learning to draw trucks will someday make me famous around the world so go back to your desk and let me be !! , ha,ha.
I should have told him in 2011 he could (google) Doncampbellmodels and see what I am doing these days as a popular hobby with almost two million visitors to my webpage, ha,ha.
I did have a bit of a problem lipping back at him and getting a few laughs from the other kids in the class . More than once he grabbed my ear and lifted me up out of my chair and took me out in the hall for punishment. All I wanted to do was draw trucks. I never needed to learn that crap anyway , I spell yust fiine (:>)
My poor childhood made me who I am today , still poor , ha,ha . but very happy. I am so content in life and I once in a while lip off to Deb and she grabs me by the ear and then grabs the frying pan , ha,ha,ha. just kidding.
Don Campbell Drawings – This week I sat down each night and did a pencil drawing . My goal is to draw some of my favorite models in pencil and frame them. I will practice for a couple more weeks and then post the first drawing . It will be of the Allis-Chalmers 460 scraper which is my first heavy equipment model . I will do just one drawing of each of my favorite top 25 models . It will be a personal challenge to really show my teacher he was wrong not letting me draw, LOL
Have a great Thurs.
