Snake45

Gaga is trodding a well-beaten path pioneered by Little Richard, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Elton John, Cher, Bette Midler, Madonna, et al. In other words, she is an entertainer. And IMHO, a pretty darned good one, too.

Let us know how it works. If it doesn't...well, we know you know how to strip paint.

You could go over to my parents' house and listen to all that ancient stuff you could stand. I grew up on it, and was thoroughly tired of it long before I started shaving.

No idea, never used it. I use the Testor stuff (world's most expensive white vinegar) as a "wetting agent," which is all about 90% of modern decals need. If a decals doesn't snuggle down after that dries, I hit it with Walther Solvaset (which might be the world's most expensive diluted rubbing alcohol).

He still has dozens of CDs available. If that's what you want, you can discover "new" Dean Martin music for years to come.

That's not a decal setting solution. That's for coating old (or new but fragile) decals to keep them from cracking or breaking up when you put them in water.

Looks like you're building more of a Competition Coupe than an Altered.

What a handsome car! I really like this!

I am once again glad I am not on facebook, never have been, can't imagine I ever will be.

He's not a freak, he's very talented and God bless him, he's still getting it done at, what, 130, 140 now? His music just isn't for me.

It's not just for breakfast anymore.

I don't care for Tony Bennett's music at all. Just not my thing. Haven't bothered to listen to Gaga's work with him. Not interested at all. I still dig her, though. True, but that's obviously not this Sia woman's problem.

Weird perhaps, but also VERY talented.

Glad it was worth the trek out into the cold.

Rebel Without a Cause?

My reaction too. I wikied her this morning and was amazed to see she's almost 40. That's WAY too old for this affected nonsense, especially when she actually seems to be a talented singer AND songwriter.

It's usually a waste of electrons these days, but two or three times a season they manage to put together a good show. Last night I actually laughed out loud five or six times, once so hard my sides hurt.

Very nice! I wish I'd gotten one of these when they were available, and now you're REALLY making me want one.

That's why it's important to block-sand. The block doesn't care how hard or soft the sanded material is, it's going to keep cutting until everything is level. Also, I've found that if sanded within 24 hours, CA isn't THAT much harder than styrene. Let it sit a few days though and some of it can get quite hard.

I'm not against clearcoating. I used to always do it, and now still do it without hesitation when (IMHO) it's necessary. I just try to get by without it nowadays if I can.

See also: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=97851

Just saw her for the first time last night on SNL. In all three appearances--and the promos for the show that ran all week--she appeared to wearing a monstrously, comically large fake unibrow. It covered half her face or more. Is she a Cyclops? Ironically enough, you couldn't Sia at all with that getup. It was weird. She managed to make Gaga on her weirdest day (meat dress, maybe?) look like the local Sunday School teacher.

In my experience, your observations are accurate. And they would also apply to just about every gun show I've ever been to, as well (more than 40 years worth). I'll bet it's just about the same for any sort of hobby or interest involving American males. (Or maybe all people of all kind everywhere.)

I'm going to respectfully disagree with this statement. Shine comes from light reflecting off a smooth surface. Neither the light nor the surface (nor your eye) care if the surface is clear or colored, only that it's perfectly smooth. A colored paint can be polished up as shiny as any clearcoat. I know; I've done it. (Naked plastic can, too.) That said, clear can sometimes be easier to polish than color. And in many cases--candies, metallics, metalflakes--it can be just about the only way to get a high gloss without disturbing the uniform appearance of the paint.

My Walmart had models for the last year or so, even a few good ones ever now and then. But I think they're getting ready to phase them out again. All the paints are now gone, and there's only 2-3 dozen kits left, most of which--I'm not making this up--are Revell Foose '67 Chargers. There must be at least a case of those on the shelves, maybe two cases of them.