Jim N

My wife and I saw a Trans Siberian Orchestra concert over the weekend. Wow, what a show. First time seeing this group; although, we have several of their CD's. Have seen Manheim Steamroller a few times before. Nothing like seeing a good Christmas concert to set the mood for the season.

Looks great. Very well done!

It's a Chevy SS. This is the body they ran before the Camaro.

Very nice. I certainly would not want to cross paths with that.

The gist of the video as I interpreted it is that the end consumer of an item should have the right to have the item repaired by the technician of his or her choice, or if the consumer is mechanically inclined, he or she can do it him or herself. If we look at the consumer market, almost any item we are dealing with is a computer that does something else. A car has become nothing more than a rolling computer, a refrigerator has become a computer that keeps our food cold or frozen, a dishwasher has become a computer that washes our dishes, a washing machine or dryer is now a computer that washes and dries our clothes. The question is why has this occurred? There is no question that government interference through regulation has contributed significantly to this, but the cynic in me looks at this as nothing more than a mechanism to chain the consumer to the manufacturer and the manufacturer's repair network to enrich these select few companies.

Looks very good.

Great work. Love those aero coupes.

Looks real good. You might be able to clean up the carrier film on some of the decals. A steady hand with a modeling knife and some scotch tape will pull the carrier film off of the model.

Looks superb! Great color choice. I built one of these several years ago and really enjoyed it.

This is sad. These manufacturers are doing everything they can to take ownership from the consumer. The consumer buys something and then becomes totally reliant on the manufacturer for any repairs. Then they set up the gatekeepers and the other intermediary companies so that money is transacting between parties. This is all to make it so that when a legislative body finally wakes up to the problem, there is too much money being made and legislation is impossible, or if passed, is so weak it does nothing. The end result is that the consumer always gets hosed.

Looks great! The decal work is really impressive.

Great work! The weathering is outstanding.

Great work! Looks very nice.

Great work Mark! I always enjoy seeing your builds.

Great work! Looks spectacular.