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As I understand, adds are often made annoying to catch your attention (doesn't matter that it you feel negative about it). That is lots of psychology that goes into producing ads. And ad agencies make lots of money for making those ads (and I'm sure they tell their clients that it is vital to flood the market with ads for their products). I also find the names of all those medicines in the ads really weird. I was told that those names are actually randomly generated by a computer program. https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-drug-names-20190719-story.html

Decal Bonder is basically another version of Microscale Liquid Decal film. As for the waxy feel, sometimes decals came with a protective sheet made with wax paper. Maybe some wax got transferred to the decal surfaces? If waxy, I would try wiping them with a paper towel moistened with Naphtha (Ronsonol lighter fluid). That dissolves wax. No worries if naphtha soaks into the decal paper. It will dry without affecting the decal adhesive.

I also usually use 0.020 or 0.032" brass rod for pinning. In 1:43 scale kits I also use thinner brass pins (like 0.010").

Why not just merge it with the already existing thread about choosing the 1st airbrush? Do we really need 2 pinned threads about the same subject?

This is a simpler kit, probably produced in the later years. I believe that the walls and windows are molded as a single piece. I'm not sure if this kit we still made by Faller. Faller kits are usually more complex. IIRC, I think that this kit was also sold as an pre-assembled structure. Not sure if by Model Power or another company (like Bachmann).

I guess I had a senior moment. Late '60s were still infancy of N scale. I seem to recall that some of the Model Power structure kits were also made by Pola (another German manufacturer). As to whether Aurora contracted Faller to make American prototype structures, or they were looking into expanding into American marker - that is a good question. Some good info can be found on http://www.davidksmith.com/postage-stamp-trains/faller.htm but no conclusive info of whether Aurora reached out to Faller, or the other way around.

Thanks for the info Matthew. I did wonder whatever happened to that wrecker. Looks like it is still around (reborn). To a non-expert (like me) visually is doesn't look too different. Yes I do see some difference in the cab and the "doo-dads" in the back. I'm glad they are still using the same paint scheme - it is quite attractive. When I built my model (in the '90s, not too long after the initial kit release), I just built the kit and installed working lights. I wasn't really going for an exact replica.

Those are some of the vintage kits made in Europe and repackaged for Model Power. Some have the manufacturers name molded on the back of some part (usually in their bases). These date back to probably early '70s. That is almost 50 years!

If the grooves are deep, after the initial application of the decal (and after it dries), the decal might have to be sliced in the grooves and more setting solution applied.

TJ, the reason modelers use MicroScale Liquid Decal film on old decals is because the old decal clear film is cracked or shattered on the backing paper into hundreds of little pieces. Coating that decal sheet with the film basically reconnects the shattered pieces while still on the backing paper. So I'm not sure how you were thinking of using it for both purposes. Were you planning on applying those hundreds of shattered decal pieces, one-by-one into the model, then applying the Liquid Decal film? Maybe I should ask another question? What do you think your old decals will do when dipped in water?

Everything shown so far indicates a light color. Artist's color rendering seems to show dull silver (natural metal?). B/W photos show light color. Personally I would like a pastel (light) yellow, but white, light gray/silver would not be too far off. I also have an out-of-the-box idea: paint it using one of those color changing paints.

Thanks Randy. Looking at the drawing, if I interpret the drawing correctly, the entire hub is very thin (like the 1:1 hub would be)? And are the spokes hollow too?!

Well sure, just watch couple of episodes of Gilligan's Island now as an adult. But what I described is not that at all. If you were to watch (now) any of the first Season episodes of The Avengers, and compared them to the ones featuring Emma Peel, you would easily notice the drastic change that I mentioned. My opinion is based on episodes I watched within last few months. They are all cheesy, but later seasons are much better "cheesy".

It was before my time, but I agree that changes were happening quick. I'm not knocking the first seasons of The Avengers, but the video and audio quality was poor, and so was the dialog. Plus, the interaction between characters seemed forced - no chemistry. I much prefer Emma Peel years.

That one looks very familiar, but the rear end seems to belong to another very familiar car from another country! Wild!

She was 94?! Wow, I remember a beautiful young lady, but that was long time ago. She lived a good life. Abut as far as The Avengers go, that series didn't really develop until the Emma Peel years.

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No need. All you need to do is upload (preferably square) bitmap avatar. The resizing and circular mask are actually done live by the forum's software, as it displays it on your browser. To see what I mean, right click on your circular avatar and select "view image". What you will actually see is your original square photo. Computers are fun!

I like those too. To be honest, I don't have a single favorite band. How about Supertramp? I couldn't just pick one - I like bunch of various bands and types of music. Just having one favorite wound be too restrictive. The way I feel about music is maybe like potatoes. I like many types of potato dishes and couldn't pick just one as a favorite. I like them mashed, French fries, breakfast potatoes, hash browns, baked, potato chips, and the list goes on. I couldn't (and don't want to) just pick one favorite. I like them all equally!

It is some sort of a mask the forum applies when it displays the image. Converting it to vectors won't help - it needs to be a bitmap for the forum. Bitmaps by definition have to be rectangular in shape. Couple of forum software upgrades ago the avatars were displayed as squares. But I guess the latest fad (in many social networking apps, and messaging apps) is to display round avatars, so they jumped on the same bandwagon here too.

I just went to order a set - SOLD OUT! I guess I snoozed. Hopefully there will be more.

Looks pretty slick!

That sure was a strange looking vehicle, but not unpleasant on the eye. The visor though is not something I would keep. The grill area sort of reminded me of the 1st generation Camaro or Firebird. I was just reading about the Ford Ranchero in the recent issue of Collectible Automobile Mag. It seems that the idea of combining a passenger car with a pickup truck originated in Australia, in early 1930s.

The forum modifies avatar images to fit into circular format. Yours got squished! If you cropped the head into a square format bitmap (and leave a bit more background around the head, that should nicely fit into a circle without any distortion, or the head being cropped by the circle. Just leave the avatar image you are uploading square - the circle cropping will be done by the forum.

LOL, not a fan either, but I've been told that to truly enjoy their music it helps to inhale some of those funny cigarettes (or now, edibles). Pink Floyd works better for me, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and many others. All of those had their "drug days" too, so it is not like I'm singling out the "Dead".