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So was mine, an AMT 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee. A FUBAR'ed paint job by moi. I never buy built-up models. i have my own problems. Why would I pay for someone else's? For those questioning the veracity of brittle plastic stories, I submit for your perusal the following: Problem Plastics Checklist

I believe it. I've experienced the "brittle plastic" syndrome too. I soaked a new, painted body in Polly S "ELO paint stripper for about an hour. After scrubbing off the loose paint and rinsing the body off, I noticed that the body was covered with a flat white haze and small, spiderweb-like lines in the plastic. Like a dope, I decided to flex the lower part of the door section and it cracked off right along one of those spiderweb lines. The ELO must have reacted with the styrene, causing it to become brittle.

Troll, huh?!? Are you serious?!? How is posting an image which is relevant to the comment I made trolling? My comments were in the same vein as other humorous replies. That means everyone, including the OP, who posted a humorous, off-topic reply in that thread is guilty of being a troll, right? Did any of my "stupid" images sow discord, start an argument, upset anyone besides you or were in any way inflammatory? They were intended to add a visual reference to what I mentioned in those particular replies. But, you know what? Your site. Your rules. Zei gezunt.

My "stupid images/photos/cartoons" did. Gregg, I'm not trying to get antagonistic or combative with you; at the same time, I'm not going to walk on eggshells just because you're the guy who pulls the strings here. So, in the spirit of a friendly discussion, allow me to ask this question: Are you telling or asking me this because I violated any specific Rule of Conduct; or, is it because "stupid images/photos/cartoons" bother you? Your description is a personal, subjective opinion and doesn't necessarily reflect those of everyone else on this site. These "stupid images/photos/cartoons" don't seem to elicit negative reactions from anyone else here. I know it isn't the former because I did read the RoC; and, there's nothing which pertains to what you refer to as "stupid images/photos/cartoons". As a matter of fact, here's what you yourself wrote in "General Rules of Conduct": I believe I observe all of the above, in various combinations, whenever I post a comment. I always keep it clean, I'm always courteous, my spelling and grammar are impeccable and lastly, I do try to have fun. As previously stated, I see nothing written, or implied in any form or manner, which prohibits, proscribes or otherwise forbids the inclusion of "stupid images/photos/cartoons" within a comment. Therefore, it must be the latter. If this is the case, you are allowing your personal likes/dislikes supersede your own General Rules of Conduct and you are not following the spirit of your own rules which you expect others to abide by. With all due respect to you, as an individual and in your position as Root Admin, if I haven't violated any of this forum's RoC, which were written by you, there was no good reason to delete my post(s). What you personally like, or don't, shouldn't be a factor. I offended no one; nor, did I violate any of your site rules.

Why is there a small hole on the top of spray-can lids?

Nothing doing, man. It's things like this which lighten the load on the neural synapses and make the day more enjoyable.

It has been hypothesized by intellects greater than mine that this is directly related to the "second gunman on the grassy knoll" theory through a very unspecific, indirect and vaguely indeterminate set of non-coincidental and unconnected events.

This is worthy of discussion equal to, and even surpassing, the mystery of why suits are packed in garment bags and garments in suitcases. I'm sure Leonard Nimoy would've found the answer to this perplexing anomaly if only "In Search Of.."was renewed for one more stinkin' season.

Go to six different dealers and get six different prices for a part. Twenty bucks for a clip...............if I knowed ya many years ago, I woulda sent ya ovah t'see Moose at Grand Auto Parts in Ridgewood, NY. He woulda let ya have it for the trouble of takin' it off the car yourself because he was that kind of guy. Actually. all of the junk yards i did business with were good like that for small parts. I bought an extremely low mileage (10,459 miles. The '89 Taurus SHO it was pulled out of was totaled) 3.0 L SHO V6 and MTX-IV tranny combo for $875. Yup, Moose was my go-to guy for all of my Robocopmobile needs. That is, until the day I called the place and some strange voice was at the other end of the line. I asked to speak with Moose. He said "Moose isn't here." When will he be back? "Probably in 7 to 25." Who're you?!? "Special Agent Blah Blah, FBI. I'm afraid I didn't catch your name." That's right, you didn't. CLICK! Too bad. That Moose was a swell guy to do business with.

Stupid is as stupid does. The seller can ask for whatever price crosses his mind. That has no bearing on reality. Only the buyer can justify it by forking over the mazuma. This practice is the styrene version of a chop shop.

Great. An expensive way to apply decals. Who's gonna be first in line for one of these babies?

Which reminds me of the famous quote by television genius Nat Hiken: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to produce sitcoms of it."

How many #1 singles did Dolph record? Why, I bet he didn't even eat fried banana sammiches, uh-huh!

Yeah, I noticed the lack of USB ports and keyboard too. PC is nothing but censorship. It might be considered offensive by some; but, it is part of the historical record. How can you accurately depict a historical object if it has to be sanitized?

It's part of the "All This And Less" movement currently in vogue. It began after complaints about the previously favored practice of "Stuffing 10lbs. Of C R A P Into A 5lb.Box".

This explains it better than I could: Beadlock

Lookin' good, Mike. Sure miss that paint scheme. Did you use the NYPD set from the Police Decal Shop?

Rat Fink.

I was six when the Batmobile kit came out. At that age, I bought and built models for the fun factor; technical accuracy wasn't even a passing thought. I don't recall hearing any kids complaining that it was a curbside kit. Did you complain that it had no guts? Were you old enough to know what "curbside" meant in 1966? Was that term even coined and in use in the early-mid 60s? Do you really think kids really cared about the scale? It look right on my desk in the bedroom, which was all that mattered. It was a popular show, the Batmobile was cool, there was a model available. Ditto with the Black Beauty. Couldn't ask for more than that in 1966.

Dunno about that 40 years part. I didn't have to wait that long. Good ol' Aurora was on top of things and had the market locked up. Not Revell. Not Monogram. Aurora had all of the bases covered with the Batmobile, Batplane and Batboat {1966); the Black Beauty (1966); the Invaders UFO; Irwin Allen TV show-related kits like the Seaview and Flying Sub from VTTBOTS (1966), the Spindrift from Land of the Giants (1968), the Robot and Cyclops from Lost in Space (1968) and movie related stuff like the Voyager from Fantastic Voyage, the Moonbus and the Orion III from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969) in addition to the Universal Monsters, Munsters, Addams Family and Godzilla. I had'em all. It was great being a kid back then. .

Yup, Fred Flintstone foot powered. That is more "ratty" than "rat", ie, abandoned/stripped. Probably no engine unless that's it on the curb taking a break.

I don't have any photos of my wife handy at the moment. I'll get back to you.

It's a Buick.The cowl is the same shape as the one in the photo I posted. Same windshield frame, same shape for the area behind the cowl, same radiator, same headlight tubs, same top with the same overhang and frame, same running boards, same everything. Except for the wooden bumper, it's the same model. A Buick. You have to take the perspective of the photographer who took the original photo into consideration The angle from where he took it can distort the image.

Izzat so?

Would you crash out in that? Even dogs have standards.