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I understand what you stated, but the tractor's tires have a sheen to them (like they were recently coated with Armor All). Grimy tires usually have dead flat surface. I suppose that could be caused by the lighting of the model for those photographs. The tires likely look perfectly acceptable in-person.

And I'm not sure if we will like the results of that. Augmenting is ok, but replacing? I don't think I like that. Hopefully it will not come to that until past my existence on this planet.

The views seem similar to what we are currently discussing in the General section. Is 3D designing and printing models or model parts considered scratchbuilding? Old techniques get supplemented with new techniques, and the new techniques take a while to be accepted.

Well, I was referring to a Monty Python SPAM sketch but I actually do love SPAM.

Nice! There are multiple ways of dealing with stuck lids. Another way is to stand the bottle upside down then using an eye dropper apply some lacquer thinner or acetone between the lid's lip and the glass bottle. That will penetrate into the dried up paint in the threads. I never have this problem because I'm really fastidious in keeping the threads and seal in the lid impeccably clean before closing the bottle.

Maybe that depends if the master pattern was scratchbuilt the old-school way or 3D printed?

Very cool and well built little model, and I like the subtle weathering. But along those lines, the tires look too new and clean. At least to me.

The blower belt also seems very anemic (narrow). But what the heck - these are just models.

The flaring is a draft angle needed to be able to eject the part from the mold. It does seem a bit steep, but who knows what the designer was thinking. Yes, it coudl have been made without the angle but the mold would have been more complex. I wasn't a fan if the mirror tiles either. They were too thick (and because they were transparent, you could see the out-of-scale thickness). I'm sure you'll come up with something more appropriate. Maybe just flocking (although wall-to-wall carpeting in a bathroom seems impractical)? Or just make some opaque tiles from thin styrene, paint them gloss white and black (or any other contrasting colors), then arrange them in a checkerboard pattern?

While I hate to use that term, the paradigm has shifted. If someone has the CAD skills to design and then print (at home) their design on a 3D printer, that part is scratchbuilt just as much if it was created by gluing and shaping (by hand) some pieces of plastic. In the case of 3D, that "hand" is on a computer mouse carving the design on the computer screen. The brain is commanding that hand in either method of making that part. How about artists (painters)? While someone can paint painting on a blank canvas using paints and paintbrush, someone else can create just as beautiful paintings on their computer screen. Does the fact that the painting was drawn on a computer make the artist less of an artist?

Out of stock cheeses? Breakfast foods which go with SPAM?

We had that conversation quite some time ago, but one thing I recall was that she said the interior was really cheap (low-end). Like the interior door panels made of cardboard. But then again, these were econo-boxes, so maybe her expectations were too high. I'm sure hers didn't have a V8. I think they were also prone to rusting (but back then that was true for most cars).

Monty, you are not the only one fed up with SPAM. While at work all the SPAM is filtered before gets to me, I still go through several dozens of emails a day. That is why I have rules set up to organize emails in different folders, and at the end of the day I purge them. This is a normal thing to do. You have to realize that you will never be able to magically filter out all the SPAM. Most SPAM has nothing to do with items you searched for in your browser. Most come from Spammers who bought you email address on the Dark Web and just use it to flood you with all sorts of nefarious offers, or phishinig for information hoping you will reply or click on some bad link. You specifically mentioned Lume deodorant, SonoBello, Byte, Renewal by Anderson, camp lejeune stuff. Those types of emails can be easily dealt with by setting up Outlook rules (since they have keywords for Outlook to look for). That will at least eliminate some of the unwanted stuff in your Inbox. Doesn't your ISP have some SPAM filtering already built-in?

I love the sales pitch to appeal to 21st Century parents (or young responsible adults). Develop: Visual-motor skills Cognitive skills Planning and stratergizing skills What a deal - just for less than $50 (including paints and glue), you can develop all those skills building models of ancient cars which were popular decades before you were born. Good marketing plan!

Well, according to the Super Glue ads, small metal-to-metal bond can hold up a weight of a man. Of course the surfaces have to be perfectly clean and flat. CA also has very little shear strength. But seriously I agree that epoxy is a better choice here. And not just some ordinary epoxy. I recommend J-B Weld, and not their 5-minute epoxy but the long setting stuff. Yes, you will have to wait overnight, but those bonds will be really strong. Placing the model in a dehydrator (or somewhere warm (like on top of a furnace or boiler) will also speed up the cure.

That is a very interesting project. I also never knew about this car or the model. When I was a kid, we had a VW 1600TL (the fastback). I have a Matchbox diecast of it and some N scale (1:160) models, but I wish someone would come out with a 1:24 version in a kit form.

These cars were real POS, but they were sure unique looking. My GF's sister owned one and I heard horror stories. Of course I also understand wanting to build a model of your car. I have that '75 Gremiln X kit too, because of its unique look. I'm curious: what are the visual differences between '75 and the '73? Is it just the details of the "C" pillar? What would be really cool is if you could get those stripes done in metallic gold.

The car is disparaged in the back room, where the "guts" of the organ are. After the movie there is usually a tour of the back room offered, and that is when you get to see the car. If you did the tour and the car wasnt; there, it might have been on a loan, being serviced, or something like that. BTW, there is a silent movie being shown there this upcoming Sunday. https://www.wurlitzerpops.org/

Yes, join us there. Not just Mass., but anywhere in New England, or even farther out. We had some attendees from Puerto Rico one year.

I use Outlook at work (not sure it it is the same as what you use). You should be able to set up rules based on anything (like a word or phrase in the subject line or in the body of the email) and send that email to some folder (including to Deleted Items, or Spam).

LOL, speak for yourself.

With the current political climate can we still do business with Russia? Now that I think about it, doesn't Modeler Builders' Warehouse carry their line of products (or something similar)? Website seems to be down temporarily: https://www.modelbuilderswh.com/password

LOL, well except for this motorcycle.

Bob is on an Apple device (MacBook laptop) and Edge is a Microsoft (Windows) browser. Is there an Edge version for Apple?

While I'm a fan of the 1st generation "classic" Miatas, I have to admit that this one is pretty slick. Don't see many of them around either.