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Very similar to the "slammer" class (that was before "slammer" name was applied to 1:1 cars) MassCar Model Club used to have in their contest. It was not judged before destruction. You brought any model you wanted, then dropped a sledgehammer on it. And just like with the contest you mentioned, the judges measured the distance the parts flew away. People used to be creative, building models with large wheels, so they would hopefully roll far away.

Here is one of them.

I really don't care for how new versions of GUIs hide stuff so one has to go on a treasure hunt to find certain functionalities. What was wrong with having clearly visible "edit" link. Operating Systems are like that too. Trying to find things in Windows 10 is a huge pain in the butt!

Have you tried pasting this link https://images44.fotki.com/v1405/photos/0/3821280/16356163/ukrainian_6447_5247H_titan4-vi.jpg into Windows Notepad, then copying it from notepad and pasting it into the forums post composing window like this: After pasting it, make sure to hit "Enter" to get the photo to show up. Seems that hitting "Enter" is important. It works without hitting "Enter".

I had to chuckle at the size of the motor compared to the entire lathe - looks like you have more than ample torque there! The modification looks good. You seem to be quite a machinist (is that your vocation)?

While I agree that hosting photos directly on this site is the best option, I just thought of another possibility why even simple URL link from Fotki still shows up as a link, not a photo. It is possible that the URL link coped from Fotki site contains some hidden tag or metadata and this forum displays it as a link instead of expanding it into a photo. Next time someone tries to post a photo (just a direct URL link, no [IMG][/IMG] tags), copy it from Fotki, then paste it into Windows Notepad. Notepad is a text-only editor and it will strip any hidden metadata. Then copy that URL from Notepad, then past it into this forum's post editor window.

They might be still open, but the writing is clearly on the wall. The management/stockholders (?) seem to be itchin' to close up shop. It is too bad as they seemed to be some of the many well established American institutions. Talking about gone department stores, I miss Woolworth too. There was a large multi-story Woolworth store in downtown Boston, and they had a large hobby section on one of the upper floors. Lots of kits and supplies, and even good size model RR section. It was a fun place for a teenager (me) to visit. Then on the way back to the subway station, there was Eric Fuchs hobby shop. It had an excellent kits selection, but prices were higher, so I didn't get to buy many kits there.

Didn't the metal shavings from the turbo's impeller get ingested into the cylinders?

Many retailers were killed off by giants liek Walmart or even the Internet online sales. K-mart is fading? You mean it has faded. They have closed up some time ago. Several years ago there was a merger of Sears and K-mart, since both companies were struggling, then they both went done the tubes. It is ironic that Sears was one of the first mail order catalog companies, yet they failed to become a viable online (mail order) retailer. I miss both Sears and K-mart. I also miss Bradlees, Zayres, Caldor, and Stewards. Oh there was Ann & Hope too. It was nice to have several department stores to shop at.

I'm glad that you finally found a company that produced decals that you are happy with. Yes, I've dealt with Highball graphics when they still used Alps printer for some of their decals (and some were laser-printed). One thing that a laser printer can't do is print metallic gold and sliver (which Alps can). But if you do not need that, then a 5-toners laser printer is the way to go.

Yes the genuine LEGOs (not the cheap knockoffs) are very precisely molded, and have uses in our modeling tasks (like building an enclosure for pouring RTV molds, or the task documented here.

Actually it was me suggesting title change. To edit your own post click on the 3-dots on the upper right of the post. There will be 2 or 3 options available (the 3rd choice would be "edit"). But they only give a limited time to edit your posts (like a day or two), so it is probably too late now.

Yes, like Steve said, Tamiya tape (burnished well) is good for multi-color paint jobs.

I wouldn't worry too much. The newsmedia over-hypes its deadly effects (especially without prolonged exposure). UV rays are also handy for killing molds and bacteria. If you worried, leave the kit's parts exposed to sunlight for a week - that should kill off any bad stuff. There are multiple types of black mold. Here are couple of examples (if you feel like reading). https://www.cdc.gov/mold/stachy.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizopus_stolonifer

Tamiya tape (also Washi tape) adhesive is fairly low-tack. It is a desired feature. If you combine low-tack with narrow tape the yes, it will appear nto to stick well, especially if it is used over flat finish paint.

And what browser?

I guess then maybe @Dave Ambrose can look into what the problem is. What kind of device and OS version, and browser do you use to access the forum? That info should help him in figuring out the problem. I use a Dell laptop and Windows 7 with Seamonkey (Mozilla-based) browser.

OK, what device and operating system are you using to access this forum? As for testing whether you can or can't post the photos, why not just try it on the "Can't see the pictures" thread you also posted in. Just pick some photos on Fotki and see if it will show up in your post. If I can post your photos using the information that you tried, hopefully you should be able to do the same yourself.

The info for inserting photos into the forum is in all the links you tried. Just a simple URL. Just take the part of any of your codes starting with "https" and ending with "jpg", then paste that string directly into the text window of where you are composing your post. Once you do that, the URL you just pasted should automatically expand into the actual photo. At least it works that way for me. I'm not on Fotki but on other photo sites I tried, when you selected "share photo" they all gave an option for a direct link to the photo. That is what I'm talking about (starts with "https" and ends with "jpg").

Dave Ambrose, this change in the way the forum interprets the links to externally hosted photos seems to be causing quite a bit of pain and confusion. Is there any way to change some forum setting so it accepted the photos the way the previous version of the forum did?

Charles, I'm not sure how you are inserting the photo, but it seems that you are using the "Link" button instead of just taking the photo's URL and just pasting it directly into the text editing area. Here is one of your photos which i inserted that way:

Your photos will show up if you properly insert them in the post.

You should be able to add photos if you don't use the "BBS code" from the photo server. Use direct link instead. Or strip the [IMG][/IMG] wrapper from the links you are using. It is the new version of the forum's software choking on the BBS code.

Another silk purse made from sow's ear! Wonderful!

Kurt, if you are using "BBS code" from Flicker ( the actual URL of the image is surrounded by [IMG] [/IMG]) then the new version of the forum does not accept that, and shows it as a link in your post. Use direct link to your photo, or strip the [IMG][/IMG] tags when you are pasting the link into your post.