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Thanks Shakespeeeer, so what's with the bug screen?

Yep, you got it. Thanks Snake.

I don't understand what you write. Oh great English creators....please enhance me with your knowledge (and show me what the frig he's wanting to say). I suppose you're trying to say the reason why the side windows appear as they are is that the bug screen is doing its (it's is meant) job in making the side windows appear as they as if they are reflecting light. Hence, bug screens keep the side windows clean too, and will help making glass in side windows reflective. I like this.

These posts are very touching and also humbling. Sadly I read of all of these losses, and again realize too, we are powerless. Nice that one is remembered. Great stuff.

Hello Mike, a famous person said recently, "growing older is not for wussies". You need guts and fortitude. You're a couple ahead of me, but I read loud and clear what the deal is. Thanks for posting.

I think to understand what Tom says here. Does it matter? Yes, it does. I feel lucky to have inherited some things from my grandfather for instance, like his big tool box, full of all the tools he used for fixing all the stuff that a man needed to do way back when. A metal toolbox, with his initials stamped on the opening lid. The box was brush painted with some old rust protection paint a long timer ago. He wasn't even a really good home worker and admitted this humorously and openly. The toolbox is full of of useful small tools and always needed remedies for everyday home life. This is for me a treasure. I like looking in there, but never would I use the tools. Read, this is a treasure, and something that he was very attached to. When I left home as a young dude, I took with me some clothes and necessities, but nothing from my "former" life. Decades later I was told my screwball nephew got possession of all my models and used these as a target for his BB gun. Azzhole. One of these days. One of these days Alice. I wanna come back and.... This personal model stuff does matter. Tom, don't worry. You're OK with your thoughts.

Tom, that's a wonderful model! The price allows me to smile. After looking at this model for a while and looking also for weak points, just amazing, my opinion. The only thing that seems a little off from the whole presentation is for me the side window, maybe the windshield, but then those two are just reflecting light conditions and I can't see mounting crystal glass on a small model. Outstanding. So, a little off topic, sorry guys. $1.99 for a kit is a decent price. I think this was in 1960 a higher price, the old AMT's were $1.25, if I remember well. The Revell "Orange Crate" was 2 bucks, I think. Expensive.

Good looking shoulder you cut in. Wow, are you really going to try to cut threads into the metal block? Fantastic. Why do you rate it so low (6.5 -7pts.) ? Found any areas you can do better?

Marlowe, why do you post pics of your build in another member's post? You showed us just last month your rendition, along with several others as well. Ed's Mopar is probably a 1:25 build, yours is a lot larger. Personally speaking, this behavior sucks. Just my opinion.

Hi Dan, i just checked in here again, really a great collection. The dump trucks make for a really great collection, I like the idea plus saving a little room too. Me, I'm thinking a fleet of flatbeds, lol. QUESTION: The air cleaner, you did it in Uschi's (or whatever, I'll check again) powder, right? The finish looks really nice, on the dumper body too. Great choice.

Seth, looks fantastic, great detailing. Did you change the gauge of your plumbing wire? Looked originally like copper wire. Could you give some insight on your choice of further plumbing?

The "cheap" wheels are a hit too, they look used, and believable.

@modelercarl, wonderful information. RESPECT! I'm really enjoying the posts here, thanks guys. Good when you know you're not alone.

I'm a cheapskate when it comes to the acquisition. 25 is max. As I see it, the thing won't be built per kit instructions anyway, so why pay more for plastic crud that's unused. I like the theme, or the main part being the body. Then go from there and bash hel. out of it. Like Bill and Steven said just above, sometimes 2 or 3 parts are enough to get started. A few years back, I bought 1 part of Ebay. The hull of a wooden ship model. A good start for further modelling. It cost me though, 28.

Thanks Jim. Here, #236; https://books.google.de/books?id=S3aoCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=kenz+%26+leslie+tube+chassis+race+car&source=bl&ots=XzRPS-anAo&sig=Uz4vA31XjOIEPmQB4rCeCRJ63ao&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-tcPP-IzOAhWBL8AKHRhFA00Q6AEIMjAB#v=onepage&q=kenz %26 leslie tube chassis race car&f=false Those would be a great model to build with brass tubes and some good detailing! Hmm, I'm thinking....

Guys, does that look good or does that look good? KJ, that piece looks about as real as I can imagine, great work.

@Wayne and Rich, thanks for the good news! I like reading active modellers pushing hard on the Seven-O, I hope to get there also. The big picture is though, piece by piece, I'd rather do projects that are finished in shorter times, my current is becoming too long. I enjoy, but recently the mistakes and mishaps are gaining dominance. @Agent G, Wayne, I hope you can get around the numb feeling that comes around. I got through that Galaxy without, just I can't sit longer than 2 hours, leg and foot get numb and tingle from an old disc issue. No problem, if that's all then I'm just lucky. @Vince, I'm due soon for a big blood checkup, as well as other areas. I had high blood pressure and getting things situated was a real ordeal, but now things are OK.

Ha! Twice today. 1st time the sucker had fallen to the floor. 2nd time, it was hiding under the paper towel used for blotting up the spilled glue! Duh.

Gaskets are good. Ray, how do you separate the piece from the block?

Yep, the eyes. I don't have enough room around my neck to hang all of the different eyeglasses needed to get through the day. Optical enhancement friends are a must.

TJ, the Keystones were a good wheel for the Satellite, not unlike Mopar Rallye wheels back in the day. ...."running outside wearing only a shotgun".

Hello Seniors, Man, I've been realizing the touch I used to have is slipping away, and I make small mistakes more often on models than even a year or two back. I'm 65 and have been doing tedious type work for a living, so this kind of stuff is not new. Just the blunders occur more often. I don't find it irritating, actually kind of amuses me, it's just the way things are. Does this ring a bell? Any of you guys in the same boat? I'm working now on the last stages of a current project, and I'm getting glue all over the place, lol. This has never happened before. Just kind of curious. Anyone have a story to tell? Michael

@Snake and Ed, I've used a couple pairs of Comp Resins for the rears, they're nice too in case R&M are out. Concerning Cragars vs. Keystones, maybe the car itself would be important to consider. My Cragars were on a real clean low mileage 57 Bel Air, I had Firestone Wide Ovals for tires, F70x14 front, G70x15 rear, the motor was a big block so the bigger rims out back were OK. I remember Cragars on some cars didn't look right. I didn't buy the Cragars, my ET's were stolen, the car left sitting on the frame in the weeds. Luckily the hood was chained down from the inside so every thing was otherwise OK. This happened out in the boondocks in the middle of the night, so the folks had some time to be jerks. I felt I was lucky. The insurance would not pay extra for the ET's and I had just bought the motor and trans, so I took Cragars as a 2nd choice. They looked nice on a shiny black '57, my opinion. Hmmm, I'm wondering if TJ is talking about models, or the real thing?

I had Cragars on a car in 1971, and the wheel was heavy. The quality though was outstanding. I never liked the Keystones, I remember though only the kind Sox and Martin used, like what Carl just showed, the squared off edges bothered me. The wheel to have though was the American Torque Thrusts. E.T. had a real nice wheel too, similar to the Americans. The Cragar was a nice wheel.

Thanks for the closer explanation, I think these things should be mostly understood by guys who want to build accurate models. Also, the link to real competition axle assemblies is a great reference for my upcoming builds. Gassers are still cool, after all these years!