Harry P.

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   Harry P. added a post in a topic Harry's new model car book    9 February

   Thank you, Skip.
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic Why resin kits are expensive - with actual numbers    23 January

   An easy way to think about this is that volume equals lower per unit cost.
   A model manufacturer has to spend a certain amount of money in order to manufacture the first model... the more models manufactured from the same "pot" of money, the less each unit will cost to manufacture.
   On the other hand, a resin caster can only manufacture a very limited amount of product from his "pot" of money, so the cost per unit is much, much higher.
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic Divided by a common tongue    23 January

   US Parking lot = UK Car park
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic Winter Weather    7 January

   This whole week has been brutal. Not snow, but intense cold...like 25 to 30 below wind chills. It was about 3 or 4 below this morning when I had to make by first doctor's appt, then a second later in the afternoon. Stopped for gas, and my hands were so cold I thought they were frostbitten. The wind was blowing so hard it was freezing my eyes shut. Final stop was Walmart (thank God for my new handicapped parking placard!)... for a guy like me who is suffering from two very serious illnesses, all that activity wore me out. When I got home I could barely make it up the stairs.
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic Vintage cars and their owners    6 January

   Looks to me like all but three were taken in the US.
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic Maserati 3500 GT, 1st out of the gate    6 January

   Very nice! Looks like you got all the opening panels to fit quite well, which makes a huge difference when you see the model all closed up. Excellent job. But i do question the use of a 2x4 as a hood prop. Not very Italian. You might want to scratch something up from wire,
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic Master Modeler?????    6 January

   The only "master" worth anything is being master of your domain. 
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic 1962 Chrysler 300 Convertible. First for 2017!    5 January

   I love it! Super clean and crisp, excellent foil, beautiful interior detailing, etc. All go into the "Plus" category.
   The only "minus" is that when you remove the top, there is nothing there. No folded top to be seen. Maybe you need to find a top boot that fits (or scratchbuild one) so that when the top is down, the boot covers the "missing" folded top.
   
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   Harry P. added a post in a topic What the story ??    5 January

   Gregg doesn't want to do that.
   
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    Harry P. added a post in a topic What the story ??    5 January

    The problem is only one: Money.
    
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    Harry P. added a post in a topic Next issue    4 January

    You need to read the "What's the Story" thread from a little while ago in the General section.
    
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    Harry P. added a post in a topic Early ‘20’s Oldsmobile Racer    4 January

    Very nicely done. I'm impressed.
    
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    Harry P. added a post in a topic What the story ??    4 January

    Here's what happened: Golden Bell Press is the company that printed and distributed/mailed the magazine. Gregg's part in this was that for a certain monthly payment from GBP, Gregg was to supply the printer with finished files, ready to print, every month. I'm not sure what the exact arrangement was between Golden Bell and Gregg, not sure who even owned the magazine.
    Then Larry Bell, the owner of GBP, suddenly decided to retire and shut the whole operation down. The magazine was now strictly in Gregg's hands. The contributors still sent me their material, and I still laid out and produced all the pages and the cover, exactly as had been done before. But now, when I sent Gregg all the final files for a particular month, it was up to HIM to get the magazine printed and distributed, instead of Golden Bell Press paying Gregg a monthly fee to supply them with the files (which they then printed and distributed), 
    With Golden Bell Press out of the picture, Gregg himself had to pay for the printing and distribution, and it has been a problem, financially, for Gregg to continue producing the magazine out of his own pocket.
    That's basically how it happened, and as of now, I don't know when (or if) any more issues will be produced. Only Gregg knows where things stand.
    
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    Harry P. added a post in a topic Harry's current condition    3 January

    I don't know. I haven't talked to the heart doctor about that.
    
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    Harry P. added a post in a topic 1948 Ford Sedan Coupe Super Deluxe    2 January

    That is absolutely perfect.