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He needs to stop looking in the mirror. It could confuse him.

Brudda, I'm voting for you.

What irked me today was reading this story. I was never lucky enough to have a teacher who looked like this: Life is soooooooooooo unfair.

There's a fourth ARII kit, 31241, a pink convertible. I have 31002 Soft Top. It's molded in white, black and turquoise (the interior parts) The top is molded in white styrene The fins near the rear wheelwell are also to short vertically. The biggest issue is that there is a 3mm discrepancy between the rear edges of the door and inner panel. In order to align both, you need to scribe a new door opening. That also means repositioning other details. The kit body length (236.4 mm) scales out exactly to the 1:1 (5674 mm); the problem is with, for lack of a better term at the moment, the proportion of the kit body panels when compared to the actual car. These are pretty obvious when looking at a photo of the real deal There are plenty of other nits to pick; although, since it is the only model of this car available, it ain't that bad.

Actually, Crown Models of Japan issued this 1964 Toyota Corona Mark II 1900 SL Kit Nr. 122 in glorious 1/31 scale with wind-up motor,

He'd rather design aircraft than dragging goat carcasses across the park. His choice, waddya gonna do?

If I didn't take the time to expose my son to buzgashi, he'd never seriously consider aerospace engineering as his area of interest.

That's easy. The Ford, compared to the Plymouth, is more red than it oughta. Please, pass the poi. Please.

Don't underestimate kids' interest in building models. If it tickles their fancy, they'll build'em. There must be other age groups besides adults buying model kits. Otherwise, the manufacturers wouldn't be producing them. The lack of kid sightings at model shows isn't a good indication of the state of the hobby either. Face it, these shows are attended by middle aged to old farts for whom they are the styrene equivalent of the Raccoon Lodge. Kids don' need no stinkin' clubs or shows to have fun.

If you're talking about this, that's a fender vent trim spear, aka "Pitchfork", which is similar to, but not the same as 1958 Chevy Impala convertible rear quarter pitchfork trim spears That isn't a slot on the model fender. That's how the trim is modeled. The Spear mounts flush with the fender skin. That's a job for BMF, a steady hand to paint it or do a lot of fancy-schmancy masking and spray some Alclad.

You did a great job, Richard. That engine compartment is excellent. Colby, I have the convertible also. I'll second what Richard said about the kit. With a little work and detailing, it is a nice kit.

Sure do! Not only did Aurora make model kits, it produced some pretty cool table games like Skittle Pool and Skittle Bowl

Ah, torpedoes! We made those with sawdust, gravel, and a couple of chemicals bought at a chemical supply house. Great in a slingshot. Chemistry class actually taught us something useful. Another thing we used to make was rocket engines. We'd use aluminum cigar tubes (My dad worked for Lane Limited/Dunhill Intl. and brought home plenty of them), punch a hole in the center of the screw-on cap big enough to stick a paper straw through, mix some potassium chlorate and sugar (oxidizer) until it was the consistency of a thick paste, stick the straw into the cigar tube and fill it up with the paste. The hollow section created by the straw will allow the burning gases to escape through the hole in the cap (a simple rocket engine nozzle) and create thrust. Since the straw is made of paper, it'll burn along with the propellant. Screw on the cap and let the paste dry out and harden. once it's dried, insert a 12" long piece of cannon fuse into the straw and seal the end with Elmer's Glue and let that dry. Then, place the tube into an Estes rocket long enough to accommodate it. Set the rocket up on a launcher, light the fuse and watch it go! These homemade rocket engines sent the rockets a whole lot higher than the regular Estes engines.

Hah! I watched it earlier this week.

The only place where they are illegal is New Jersey. So are sparklers. Go figure. Snappers are still available. you can find them in any junk toy store in Chinatown or bodega around here. I have about a dozen boxes in the drawer. Scares the hell out of the rats running around on the subway tracks.

It might have been stupid; but, it sure was a lot of fun! Using a magnifying glass as a death ray and incinerating ants was educational, too.

Hmm......you and your friends must've used the same training manual we did.

There was a huge plastic and vinyl factory, Harte & Co., which took up half a block on two streets in my neighborhood. There were two large ventilation gates on my block which the workers propped open with the large cardboard tubes used to roll up the vinyl sheet. We would drop cherry bombs or M-80s down those tubes. When they rolled onto the floor and. exploded, it echoed through the whole building. It was REALLY loud!

I traded an AMT824/12 '36 Ford Coupe for a sealed Revell H-1374 '55 Chevy and it arrived earlier this afternoon. One of us got over in this deal.

Scott, if you look at the upper left corner of the page, you can "Return to map". There, you can choose any State, Territory, Canadian Province or Armed Forces location:

I was kinda sorta thinking Tarzan, Tonto and Frankenstein

And please, don't say, "Happy Memorial Day!". This is a day of remembrance, reflection and thanks for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defending this nation.

No need to do that. The exhaust pipe is attached to the end of the header.

Some candy cigarettes had powdered sugar inside the paper wrapper which looked like smoke when you blew on them. The nuns at school would blow a gasket if they caught us with them.

Eva Marie Saint. She played Don Murray's wife, Celia, in one of my favorite films, "Hatful of Rain" and Edie Doyle in "On The Waterfront".