In 2004 an old/new passion started to burn inside him, so stuff had to be moved out:
Place was made for the first track after 40+ years of inactivity in the slot:
And then there it was, a Carrera track for 1/32 plasticars:
That did not last long: after a few months it had to be bigger:
He thought he could live with it happily forever. He was so sure he even had Lady P make some real hay bales for it:
But the not yet Kingie felt something was missing in his slot life.
Those modern 1/32 plasticars just did’nt satisfy his thirst for a higher spiritual quest.
One sleepless night, while he was pondering about his future, Eve herself (yes, that EVE!) showed up in a dream.
Lo and behold she re-enacted, just for the now soon to be Kingie, the forbidden sinful act which damned all humanity for eternity
(for those who are not in the know, the car Eve is holding is the Serpent, a Classic Serpent, that is)
The close to be Kingie woke up in a sea of opium scented perspiration and remembered he already had a sinful past!
After an brief search he finally found these wonderful items loaded with history:
Nothing less than his 1967 original Cucs (and the remains of a Cox Chaparral 2E body), stashed away in his old teenager room!
Now the most famous Thingie ever produced commercially, showed him the path to Kingdom!
The plastic track was torn apart and instead here was a wooden track: the proper setting for what was to come.
Soon to be Queen BB, his adored wife, came and complimented him for the wise and sound investment he made:
At that point it was inevitable:
the Devil Herself saw a window of opportunity right then and there (does’nt She always?).
She shamelessly promised eternal happiness in the shape of the Thingie Kingie title's in exchange for nothing really important (after all).
The now Thingie Kingie rushed to set up work tables...
...test benches:
Acquired entire boxes of old parts:
...and precious vintage Mura motors:
He got the proper attire and tools:
He assembled:
He tested:
Got more and more Thingies:
...and Thingie bodies:
And his Thingie collection began to take shape (here just a few back then):
People, like the venerable Mr. Pea, Prime Minister of the Evil Empire and the very last rampart against left wing religious groups, came to pay their respect to the Kingie:
Some, like this Markus individual, even tried to take possession of precious unique pieces:
To be continued...
