Has anyone heard of Jim Kipp?
I have a subscription to Hot Rod magazine and in this month's issue his man cave is featured and it has a lot of interesting stuff. There is a pretty nice-looking King track in the cave. Pretty cool dude.
Slot car man cave in Hot Rod magazine
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, Aug 08 2013 04:48 PM
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 04:48 PM
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 04:53 PM
Stemmy,
Dunno if it is the same piece, but there's an article about Jim Kipp's man cave posted on Hot Rod's blog.
Man Cave! Women Welcome. Slot Cars, Funny Cars and Guitars at Jim Kipp’s Private Collection
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 05:05 PM
I don't know the guy but I like his taste in King tracks.That flat as a pool table donut should be a challenge.
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 05:11 PM
That's it, Greg. There are a lot more pictures online than in the magazine.
Have any of you been to this or know who Jim is?
Have any of you been to this or know who Jim is?
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 05:43 PM
The perfect man cave. 
King and drag tracks. 
Bare metal Model A... *heaven*! 
King and drag tracks. Bare metal Model A... *heaven*!
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 05:47 PM
I have the King track, just need the cave! Every slot racer's dream...
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Posted 08 August 2013 - 07:54 PM
I've seen this before somewhere... just don't remember exactly where. 
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Posted 09 August 2013 - 10:22 AM
I got the latest issue of Hot Rod in the mail yesterday and they had a feature article on shops or "man caves" of hobbyists. The one of Jim Kipp's kind of stood out. I saw some wing cars in the lower corner of one photo and then a full photo of the Euro King and a drag strip in the background. He seems to have a reputation for building miniatures of engines, which I was kind of familiar with, but not his extensive collection of interesting techno-weinie stuff that slot racers like let alone a functional King track.
Any left coast racers familiar with Mr. Kipp and his man cave please chime in. Everyone may want to pick up a copy of this month's Hot Rod. It's interesting as usual. More retro than technical these days.
Any left coast racers familiar with Mr. Kipp and his man cave please chime in. Everyone may want to pick up a copy of this month's Hot Rod. It's interesting as usual. More retro than technical these days.
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Posted 09 August 2013 - 10:30 AM
I like the "glue zone" markings on the track.
That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 09 August 2013 - 10:33 AM
Yeah, he's livin' the dream. Very nice.
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Posted 09 August 2013 - 11:14 AM
I've merged the two threads on Kipp's "man cave".
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Posted 09 August 2013 - 01:42 PM
If his address gets out.......?
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"If you have integrity, nothing else matters, and if you do not have integrity, nothing else matters."
Robert Mueller, special counsel (2013)
"... because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook."
Richard M .Nixon, Nov 17, 1973
"Fool me once, same on... shame on you. Fool me... you can't get fooled again."
George W. Bush
"If you have integrity, nothing else matters, and if you do not have integrity, nothing else matters."
Robert Mueller, special counsel (2013)
"... because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook."
Richard M .Nixon, Nov 17, 1973
"Fool me once, same on... shame on you. Fool me... you can't get fooled again."
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