blunc

I think you'll be much happier with a newer unit and you can still connect the monitor from your desktop if you want to work on a bigger screen. I got a refurb'd HP Elitebook 8440p for $300, it's about a 3 yr old corporate class laptop with an i7 cpu, it's faster than anything where I work so I use it there. I liked it so much that I got one for my wife (but her's is an i5 cpu). I suggest shopping for refurb'd corporate class laptops that have been returned from lease. At the Intel plant I worked at, they replaced laptops every two years so I'm guessing they leased them or got smoking deals from HP.

Getting to see in person all the fantastic creations seen in these forums was a treat for me. I enjoyed chatting with Randy, Mark, Brad and the other local club guys that I rarely get a chance to see.

Thanks, I would probly still have possession of the "Dats-Am" if I hadn't given it to the owner of the 1:1 Dats-Am. The other two are awaiting a little work due to age and skill set improvements.

is it time for me to whinge about the lack of small scale sections yet? I've got some really small rivets to count... (if you haven't figured it out yet, this is snarcasm) Please stop complaining about something you're getting at no cost to you.

nicely finished concept.

I have acquired dental pick from salvage/discarded hardware businesses (locally: Apache Reclamation) but you can also get dental picks from electronics tool suppliers like Tech-Tool, Newark, Digikey and Mouser. THey are commonly listed in the soldering tools sections.

The "powers that be" (whom I would expect to be rather tired) will have to supply that info, I did not record that.

I second Brad's post, great show by a great crew. Here are my photos from the show: https://www.flickr.com/photos/blunc/sets/72157651894078842/show/ https://IMG_4952 by blunc1, on Flickr

pray that you never have to learn how many ways and places they will put screws and brackets and clips and...., sorry, I got a little twtchy there. I have been way more intimate with laptops than I wanted to.

I can certainly understand getting distracted by a Mercedes 540 "knock-off"... I spotted the distinctly Pierce Arrow "styling cue" of the headlights flowing out of the front fenders and had pinned down the subject within five minutes.

does anyone want to suggest a way to identify MCM forum members that wish to have a face to go with forum usernames or maybe meet at a particular place/time during the contest to chat? maybe an announcement from the podium to let people know where to meet... and maybe name tags with forum usernames...

nice work "pumping it up".

I smell a little snarcasm here, have fun with that.

I think you may find that "bang for the buck" on this project may end up negative unless you just want the experience of tearing into a laptop. there are a whole bunch of "gotcha's" in dealing with laptops that can result in a useless pile of parts so be vigilant in your research before taking it apart.

that seems a little misleading since internet surfing and email IS multiple programs. ram speed and ram capacity are two different things...increasing ram capacity will almost always result in better performance (up to a point), ram speed is usually dictated by the motherboard and processor and has less impact on performance than ram capacity.

the only problem with this is that I would have to join faceborg to see it...sorry but not happenin.

On a side note, I have heard recently that an El Matador II was built after the original had an incident. The builder of the El Matador II worked with the blessing and assistance of Bill Cushenberry. The "then and now" pickup is actually based on an AMT Gremlin X kit that I didn't feel like building as a drag car, mix in a Deora chassis and interior, a VW engine I massaged a bit and you have the result seen. I have to figure out a way to make a rear window without messing up the rest of the body and some graphics are planned to jazz it up a bit...it needs more eye grabbing appeal.

I got some at Ace Hardware in Arizona.

mid 80's pic Just a couple months ago, mid 80's pic, Mid 80's pic,

I could swear I've seen that model in a magazine.

I'm have a hard time finding the times for model registration/check in and model pick up in the forms on the web site.

did you get "hackered" ? or did you possibly get "malware'd" ?

things are more like they are right now than they have ever been before.

I like pie. Opps, was that too far off topic? I like Pie Wagon. (hrmmmm, getting closer to the topic)

I think the fact that you posted that means that you are already sick.