TonyK

Yes, that Terro ant killer is pretty good but I switched over to Advion several years ago. More expensive but works in a day in the house and works well outside too. My irk is the ever present rat I have in the backyard. I've posted on here before. I bought a Tomcat brand enclosed plastic thingy with poison bait in it that's "guaranteed" to work. It's been out there day and night in a couple of different spots where he is. I've literally watched him run right by it! Has no interest in it.

I only throw out a couple of handfuls at a time for the squirrels so there's nothing lying around for other critters. This creates a different problem. A designated squirrel comes to the back sliding door and looks in and/or scratches on the door to get my attention. When I go out small birds show up to feed also which I'm fine with. Sometimes a couple of other big type birds show up too. I try to toss some bread for them so they don't gobble up all the seeds. And I still have the small rat running around too because the useless bait/trap I bought doesn't do a thing. I don't have hummingbird feeders anymore because the bees and yellowjackets would swarm around it all the time.

That deck diorama is excellent! I remember the Borax 20 mule team kit when I was a kid. My Dad had the box in his work room and I looked through it thinking that's a lot of parts. It would be very repetitious painting all those mules. Don't know what happened to the model. I believe it was molded in a light blue?

Excellent looking model!

Have an order coming by UPS that said it would be here Friday which is fine. Two days ago got an email saying the delivery date has been changed to Thursday. That's nice. Now I get an email saying it's been changed back to Friday. LOL

Excellent detail painting! I always enjoy looking at something different like this. Great job.

Nice looking model plane. I'm always impressed when the canopy detail painting is done well.

Excellent clean build of one of my favorite drivers!

Too bad when a kit has that many flaws but your model turned out great. Very nice......everything!

I've used peanut butter in the past and get the field mice in a day but this guy doesn't seem interested. The big problem is I have to limit my trap setting at night to spare the squirrels. Can't leave things lying around during the day or something I don't want to injure or kill will end up in them. And my dogs are another thing. This is why I only set them up at night and with the longer daylight now it's very limiting.

I got a little more brave with my 3rd Supermodified build and added a driver, altered the engine a bit, and ran the right bank exhaust out the right side of the car.

I used to enjoy tinkering with electronic gadgets. The old Heathkits were so much fun and I loved the smell of electronic parts and solder, etc.

I've had this little guy running around the last couple of weeks. Yesterday he's out and suddenly quite brave about it. He's eating with the squirrels but they try to chase him off. I've set out mouse traps and finally bought a small contraption with poison bait in it but he hasn't fallen for any of it. I wait until night when the squirrels aren't around so they don't get into anything and then toss it all back in the shed at dawn. Wife keeps saying it's a rat but I don't think so. Rats are really ugly and this just looks like a giant mouse. I know it's not a mouse because I've trapped those little guys before.

Always thought it was interesting how most cats will eat when they're hungry. You could leave food out and it will eat whenever. But then you have this one that wants more and more. Dogs will eat on and on so you have to give them a meal and that's it. Except my son has a little chihuahua and can leave food out and she will eat whenever she's hungry and doesn't abuse that privilege.

Great looking model. Really captures the proper look of the time.