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These events will be visited upon me in the not too distant future, you have my sympathies and best wishes. Try to remember your mother's spirit as she was, her world is closing in on her and that's very hard for anyone to deal with.

don't forget that compression went down when the piston return springs got worn down...

yeah, Pokemon... gotta buy them all. but like any/most children's entertainment, there's no end in sight, so you just gotta keep buying them...all

some factors need to be considered regarding the shop network: 1. will all the computers need to talk to the internet? (some may need to be isolated from the internet so they don't get an unfortunate update) 2. wired network will always be the best connection, routers and switches provide the best distribution from a central access point (ethernet coming from the house or cable modem located in the shop), an 8 port router with WiFi (for wireless visitors) that is 10/100-10/1000 capable may be all that is needed. 3. are the printers going to be connected directly to a computer or are they network capable, and therefore can be printed to from any computer on the network? 4. have you considered power protection for all of this computer hardware, UPS/battery backup?

do you know the PC requirements for your new machines?

I can probably help you with the regular PC stuff if you want to move this convo out of this thread. I've been building my own since before windows 3.1

it may be possible, did you do an autopsy to find out what died on the computer?

what is the newest operating system that your alps will operate with and what type of cable connects it to the computer? quick research indicates that 32bit win7is compatible, is this false?

on a side note, it looks like the Brooks Boxer was the precursor to the Glaspar G2 and seemingly could be considered the prototype for the G2.

the struggle is worth it.

don't discount your skills, you can bend plastic to your will.

inbox full

you could make it a bubble top

great kitbashing Ray.

Alan, I think you will find that just about anything that can be done with 1/25-1/24 scale can still be done in 1/32 scale, it just requires a little more work sometimes (and maybe a magnifying glass)

about 25 years ago I acquired a 65 catalina wagon that I had planned to convert into a "Catamino", unfortunately that never got done and I had to get rid of the car. here's a factory color Catalina motor, also a decent detail shot if you're going to detail the engine. factory engine color

pontiac engine color for that time period is like a light turquoise blue. taking the time to check fitment of the grille assembly to the front fenders will make it look better when done, reference real car pix for examples. I had a 67 Tempest, sometimes when I see builds of 66/67 GTO's, I cringe when I see the fitment of the headlights to the fenders (similar style as the 2+2).

really enjoying your fine detail work.

there is free meditation style music on youtube called binaurals that may be helpful to you if you don't mind using headphones or earbuds, there are times when I listen to one and just zone out for a while.

nice use of under-scaled parts box, I thought of that after my last post. there might be more 1/32 scale builders out there just dying for some decent motors to dress out their builds with than we know of. some day I may pay for a printed one if it will fit the build.

you have to build a brook first. ?

if you're thinking about putting a motor in it, the snapfast nascar kits have a motor that you could massage into being a small block ford, the snap funny cars have hemi's that could be massaged into being cammers.

Mike, have you considered casting the grille assembly and then correcting the "bug-eyed" look of the original headlights? The fitment of the grille looks like it sticks out much more than on the real car, creating a deeper mounting would bring the edges of the grille frame more in line with the surrounding sheet metal (might need to separate the bumper from the grille) and then reduce how much the headlights stick out.

I feel you should add the height back into the body.

Responding to the original question. I don't build to perfection, I build to satisfaction...my satisfaction. Like many others here, I will never achieve the skill level exhibited by the well deserved winners of the GSL but I can learn from them any time they are gracious enough to share their process and I can envy their skills and "disciplines" (learned engineering), and I will always admire what has been shared. This should not be seen as a slight to builders that don't compete because, but everyone should consider sharing/displaying their work because you never know when energize an observer to create their next masterpiece. I still like to include features that most builders don't do (hand sewn cloth/leather upholstery) or add some working feature as long as it "looks" close enough to the real thing to be almost indistinguishable. And like most builders here, I have lots of my own ideas/custom creations to realize into 3d form. Sure, it's nice to hear when people comment about my builds and I'm interested to see if people actually look at my work long enough to consider figuring out what I have done in the build, but in the end I do this for me, for my satisfaction.