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It is not just your Google search history. Google has all sorts of info about you collected, and use that to show you ads they "think" spark your interest. The thought was that government was the "big brother" is so wrong - Google and other Internet giants are the true "big brother" collecting all sorts of info about us and watching us.

I never even thought of *NOT* marking the site as "read" before leaving for the day. Interesting to see how we all do things a bit differently here.

Yes, that is a fun game. I used to play it a lot on the computer at work (against the computer). But it is even much more fun palyed with other humans (especially more than 2).

Sounds like a water-powered turbine, which utilizes pressure from the city water to run the sump pump. Interesting. Wastes tap water, but it keeps the basement dry. And the city will be happy you ran up the water bill. Win everywhere.

By the same token, remember "Fanny Farmer" candies and chocolates? Brits visiting U.S. found that name even funnier. But you are right, I have heard "wanker" being used in U.S. too.

I just want to give a shout-out to Randy from Model Builders' Warehouse. While I have no immediate need for his 3D printed wire wheels, they looked really good in the photos, and I really wanted to "fondle" them in-person. So I ordered both sets. The were shipped promptly, and well packed. They look just as nice in-person. However, upon close examination (wearing my Optivisor) I noticed couple of flaws (printing errors). I emailed photos of the problem to Randy and he immediately replied with an apology and promptly sent me replacement wheels. They arrived just as fast as the first set, and were flawless! While is preferred not to have to deal with problems, Model Builders' Warehouse has excellent customer service! Thanks Randy! And since now I have some spare wheels, I was not afraid to test the strength of those thin spokes. They are very strong, just like the real spoked wheels. No I didn't push hard enough to break them, but as hard as I pressed against them gave me confidence that they will safely support a model car.

You know, it would have been funny if it auto-corrected to "Wanker". Out British friends woudl have a good laugh.

I like chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal raisin cookies too. I tried to get my GF to add raisins to her chocolate chip cookies, but she wouldn't do it. I bet it would be a good combo! Raisins are just dried grapes (just like prunes are just dried plums). Yum!

Wow! I also use a rubber band just for that reason. But rubber bands get brittle. I use the ouch-less clear bands used for hair braiding. Those don't seem to get brittle. I also have a toothpick under the band, next to the brushes. that way when I take a brush out, I can easily slip the brush back next the toothpick. I do like your foam rubber holder idea.

Instead of glue, I mount many of the parts to be painted using an adhesive tape. Specifically 3M Clear Mounting Tape

I'm not sure weight has much to do with that. Unlike the heavy Lead-Acid batteries, the hundreds of flat LiPo battery packs they use (similar to what is in cell phones), are fairly light. I think it was about the volume. You wouldn't want to fill up the entire trunk with batteries when they can be spread flat, under the car. Plus that somewhat keeps them safe in an accident. These batteries can catch fire when shorted out (crushed). Maybe they use different kind of Lithium batteries nowadays, but I remember few years back seeing that those Tesla battery packs are full of little cell phone batteries.

I never go to unread posts - way too cluttered for me. I only visit certain sections, and pick what messages I read, then mark the section read.

I bought all my Doozy kits from Hobby Link Japan. That was probably over 5 years ago. Back then I don't think anybody had them available for sale in USA.

And I thought that the 2006 Scion xB (Toyota bB) I used to own was the boxiest vehicle around. This thing has it beat by a large margin!

I have been keeping track of Can-Do auctions on eBay for several years. One sold on Nov 24, 2019 for $525.00 (BuyItNow price). On Dec 11, 2019 for $405.00 (regular auction with multiple bidders). Majority in the last few years sell for between $250 and $350. Who knows, maybe someone will put up that $500 for the one that is currently listed.

Cooler looks great (especially when weathered). .Good to know that Doozy is still in business. I bought several gas pumps, newspaper dispensers, and pay phones from them years ago. Excellent castings, excellent decals!

I'm amused by the fact that we have 52 replies to a relatively simple question.

I knew about Plano products (since I am a model railroader too), but I didn't really know about their larger sheets of photoetch meshes. I model N scale trains and Plano has a very limited N scale selection of products, so I never really went ooking at their website. But I just ordered $80 worth of various meshes. Thanks vincen47!

What makes this kit very life-like are the scale-thin spokes and nipples. In other kits those are usually dead giveaways that they are models.

That looks like a very nice kit. Crisp details, fine panel lines, and like I said, nice clean build.

Doing a simple search (even using the forum's crappy search engine) shows that this subject has been discussed to death. Here is the search I used: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/search/?q=decanting&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=8

Funny you mentioned that - I ordered that heat shrink in my last order. Pricey, but very small!

Good question Joe. I saved that photo years ago, from the Internet. I agree that those are excellent looking tires, especially with all the lettering on the sidewalls. I just looked into my Hasegawa Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa kit (I bought in 2008), and while its tires have good looking treads and nicely shaped sidewalls, there is no lettering. That photo is comparing the KA Models wire wheels to the stock plastic Hasegawa wheels, but IIRC, the KA Models wheels do not include tires. I also have the Hasagawa photoetched wire wheels for this models, they are not as nice as the KA Models set (the spokes are thicker).

Thanks! I built it several years ago. It is an Protar Mercedes S600. Very basic curbside kit. I did modify some things and add few details to it. It builds up nicely, and I don't really recall having any problems putting it together. I should post more photos of this model in Under Glass section. I like unusual models, and models of 4-door sedans are rarer than hen's teeth. Plus, it is an attractive looking car. More info about the kit's lineage: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/protar-18455-mercedes-benz-s-600--153935 And as far as the door mirrors go, which ones are attractive is really in the eye of the beholder. I like some of both, old and new designs. The spindly chromy ones look good on '50s and '60s cars, and the swoop fluid "blobs" seem to compliment the streamlined bodies of today's cars. Of course there are also some ugly examples, both on the old cars and on current cars. I just wanted to make a point that not all the kits are lacking mirrors, and that the more modern cars have much sturdier mirrors than the spindly '60s versions.

And in the meantime, back at the ranch (um, on eBay), the Can-Do asking prices are getting really insane. At first, (few years back) Can-Do (not Will-Do) were selling for between $150-$250. Then around the start of 2020, he asking price (and often selling price) started climbing. I just got notified (have automatic search set up on eBay), about a $500 Can-Do kit! That's nutz! https://www.ebay.com/itm/143589447637