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I'm glad you "got" it. Having to explain it diminishes its laff value.

Nowhere. It was used as a figure of speech indicating he didn't bother.

Send me your unbuilt kits. If you don't have the time to read the article, you definitely don't have the time to build'em.

Sneaky one, he is. He's waiting for the right opportunity to pry that microballoon secret out of you.

It's on Page 4: Comic Book Ads

Gee, that's almost as much as moving companies charge per man here. Hey! Whoa! The cat don't need to be bubble wrapped!

They become psychologists/psychiatrists/psychoanalysts so they can they enjoy a gin and tonic while the the mental case planking on the couch rambles on about his/her innermost feelings just to reassure themselves that they're nowhere near as crazy as the moonbat paying for a one hour session that is 45 minutes long.

According to a recent study, If you like gin and tonic, you might be a psychopath. Now, where's that Bombay Gin?

Nothing worse than a clique of insiders who guard their methods as if they discovered how to make gold from seawater. If you don't use the right "high sign" or whisper the correct password, we ain't lettin' youse into the mystical inner circle, see? In other words, chase yourself, dead game sport.

No problem, Tom. Say, d'ya tink you could see yer way t'have a woid wit Chuck Wirick 'bout a parkin' ticket dey tagged me car wit back in 1988? See, wuz on me way to pay a visit to a boid what lived in Paynesville, Mn. an'........

That only applies to solvent based cements/adhesives. PVA, epoxy or clear acrylic paints will adhere quite adequately.

My two cents, since you started with the scribing tool, finish the job with it. If you've never attempted the thread method, it could be somewhat tricky to maintain a straight cut within the the separation line. You'll also need to make a hole/cut through which to feed the thread so it can be attached to a jewelers saw handle or a homemade one made from a wire hanger. Too ponderous and time consuming. At least with the scribing tool, you'll be able to securely hold the body with one hand and manipulate the scribing tool with the other.

Nah, Trumpeter uses styrene. Depending on when the kits (all, not just its cars) were manufactured, the styrene used can vary from very soft to hard and somewhat brittle. The car kits date back to around the same time period that the early armor kits were produced and tend to be the latter type of styrene. I have the Falcon Sprint convertible in front of me. I cut some sprue and tested different solvents: Testors Liquid Cement for Plastics, Plastruct Bondene and Plastruct Plastic Weld. All three weld the sprues. Bondene and Plastic Weld set up a little quicker than the Testors; although, they all produce strong bonds. If you want to guarantee a bulletproof bond, skip the stuff formulated for hobby use. Go for industrial strength solvent cements like Wed-On 3 orb Weld-On 4. They sell for about 19 bucks/pt. at Lowe's, Home Depot or any decent hardware store. A pint will last for years.

While you're at it, check out the scribing templates. They come in handy when you need to re-scribe or add access panels on aircraft models.

Check out UMM-USA. John Vojtech has everything a hobbyist could ever need. The saws are on this page. The JLC razor saws are very good. They're in the middle of the page, item numbers JLC 001-006. I have JLC 004 20 Years Anniversary Micro-Saw Pack It's a great set and inexpensive. I also use the Hauler razor saws which fit the JLC tool. Hauler's stainless scribes and saw sets are equally indispensable items in one's tool case.

Try Gator's Grip Acrylic Hobby Glue. It dries clear and is strong enough to hold styrene together. Windshields and other clear parts stay attached. I use it to test assemble a model so I can check fit and placement of parts. Other guys have used it in building armor kits. It can be painted over with enamels or acrylics This stuff is great for attaching PE, too. It won't hold in high stress areas; but, it'll do the job for everything else.

I've mixed the phenolic microballoons with Magic-Sculpt two part epoxy to reshape body contours. The combination is thinner than applying only the Magic-Sculpt and, once hardened, It's easier to sand/file into shape and can be polished to a glass-smooth finish.

No problem, Andy. Trademark, patent and copyright protection can be confusing. Re the Engrish lesson, I wuz jus' yankin' yer chain. Happy New Year.

Trademarks will expire by law after 10 years unless the owner files an Application for Renewal before the end of the tenth year following the date of registration. Provided there are no problems, the trademark will be renewed for another ten years. Unlike copyrights, trademarks can be renewed indefinitely. That is the case with the Texaco Star logo. Texaco is a subsidiary of Chevron. Chevron, in turn, owns all trademarks and intellectual properties relating to Texaco. Trademark protection of the Texaco Star and other symbols related to Texaco are currently in effect. The company's original five-pointed star logo design was created in 1903.The first trademarked logo was designed in 1909. Pssst.......it's "piqued", not "peeked".

Its 1/24 Mercedes G4 is a beauty too.

I'm with Snake on this. Experience in building aircraft models with multi-piece fuselage sections makes tackling the multi-piece car bodies relatively pain and frustration-free. If some company decided to tool up multi-piece bodied subjects which haven't been previously kitted, please take my money. I'm in.

Try Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylic Parchment

I'm not about to part with $375 and up for a model car kit or promo. I want to build'em, not do a William Devane and stare at'em in a wall safe. I'll tell you, Bill, I would definitely grab some AW diecasts if they were 1/24-1/25. The Christine diecast would be nice in "our" scale. The side trim looks a lot better than the AMT Belvedere. There's a big hole in the market for decently detailed cars in those scales since Franklin and Danbury Mints ceased operations.

Nothing here that captures my interest. I'm Star Treked out and not really into 1/18 or 1/64 diecasts. I wonder how far along they are in checking out the older tools in the inventory. Seeing the '63 Bonneville and other early-mid '60s cars would save me a krapload of dough by not paying eBait prices. It'd also be great if R2 reissues POL812, the 1/72 Forbidden Planet C-57D Space Cruiser in all of its 28" in diameter swellness. My earlier completed model met an untimely demise at the paws of the dreaded Altairian Bat-fanged Fmeep.

I will; and so will others if they are inclined to do so. Dave made a career of goofing on people. Being Dave Letterman doesn't bestow or entitle him to immunity from the same. I haven't seen any comments regarding his social/political views. Are you sure you're reading the same thread? Sure. Do that in the model-specific areas. There are plenty to choose from on this site. This is the "Off-Topic Lounge". This is the section where everyone is welcome to post topics or make comments about anything or anyone they feel like. This thread started off goofing on Dave's beard. So far, it's been pretty much sticking to topic.