iamsuperdan

Nice! The steel wheels look great on that.

Nice! I built one of these back in the day. Used to really like the Fiero.

See this is the whole thing though. It's a hassle. I have to inventory everything, box it up safely, then find the right means to dispose of it all. When I go, I don't want my family to have to deal with this kind of thing. Will my wife or my kids want to deal with finding homes for a couple of hundred models? Nah, best to start liquidating the easier items now.

That's one of the reasons I'm trying to downsize. When I eventually go, I don't want my family to have to deal with all of my stuff. Plus, I'm worried she'll sell it all for what I told her I paid for it! 🤪 I'm dealing with that now with my dad's stuff. He passed 6 years ago, and we're slowly getting rid of his collections. N scale trains - donated most of these to a local museum that has train layouts G scale trains 1:64 NASCAR diecast - what do I do with a couple of hundred tiny NASCARs? Matchbox Models of Yesteryear - probably 100 of these diecasts, all from the 70s and 80s, all kept in a glass case. And I still have a box containing all of the original boxes. Airplane models - I'm keeping all of these for now. Boat models Camera equipment, but it's all film equipment, not digital. DVDs It's tiring.

If I remember correctly, Zimmer even got the Quicksilver on the cover of Car And Driver. Was a legit company. Not sure how many the actually made though. Guessing the cost was quite high.

Will trade for cash! And could meet you in Saskatoon. Save you some driving. Would save me having to deal with Kijiji or Marketplace. 🤢

Unpopular opinion: your wife is right. My wife definitely thinks I have too many kits, but at the end of the day doesn't really care because they're in the gargae and out of sight. I had to come to a decision myself. So I haven't bought a new kit in ages. Probably some point last year. I've bought some paint and supplies, but no new kits. I've also gone through the stash, and have to figure out a way to unload about 70-80 kits that I still find interesting but will probably never build. That leaves north of 100 kits on my shelf that I don't want to get rid of.

VERY cool! That's just screaming for a diorama though!

Sorry, I can't think of The Beach Boys without hearing this version of I Get Around.

Musical genius, tortured soul.

Ba. Dump. Tsch.

Sherps are technically our competition, but not really. They just excel at different things than we do. They do well on water and swampy boggy areas, where we don't do water floatation.

Looks like I forgot a coupel of things. Did some testing of the truck in late May. Drove it to the top of two ski hills/mountains here in the Canadian Rockies. First up was Marmot Basin in Jasper. Ski season ended abotu two weeks before these pics. Aired down to 20 psi and made it to the upper chair with ease. They usually only take snowmobiles and groomers here. Then we drove down to Sunshine Village. Elevation is about 2000ft higher than at Marmot. Ski season ended the day before we arrived. We easily drive everywhere their existing maintenance vehicle go. Then the VP of operations asked if we could see how far we could go.So we drove to the top of the hill. He's been there almost 20 years, and says this is the first time a wheeled vehicle has been able to get to the top. The snow is what they call mid-packed, and is about 6ft deep here. Found the units they normally use here. Coming down was fun. That's the same route we took up to the top. Was a fun couple of days, and fingers crossed, will translate into some business. Have quoted out a total of 6 vehicles to these hills. And once the ski industry as a whole learns about this... Also, it was my daughter's high school grad last weekend. The boy has his college graduation on the 24th. Then in July, my daughter turns 18, the boy turns 21. And then in early August, it's our 25th anniversary. Busy summer!

Maybe a little bit of orange peel in there, but will still look great on the shelf. I like the black more than the yellow you had picked out.

Aliens. Duh. Either that, or it's the speakers/PA for a football stadium. You just can't see the cables supporting it.

You're 100% correct. Engineering could easily lighten that car significantly. But here's the rub. Your typical Mustang owner wouldn't buy that car. I'm not talking about car guys or enthusiasts. I'm talking about the typical Mustang buyer. If you were to de-content and lighten the car, those people would go away, because they NEED all the stuff. Plush seating for 4, thick sound deadening, thicker and quieter windows, plush carpet, power everything, all the speakers, touchscreens, heated seats, vented seats, auto transmission with paddles, tilt and telescoping steering, 20 inch wheels, spoilers, fog lights, etc. They need the comfort and the luxury. Then the regulations come into effect. Crash structures, a dozen or so airbags with pre-tensioners, blind spot monitors, rear cameras, etc. Then add all of the emissions items required. Not to mentioned the miles and miles of wiring needed to run all of the electronics and computers. All of the above adds a ridiculous amount of weight. I would love to see ford bring out a lightweight Mustang. Leave the safety stuff, leave the emissions stuff, strip out the features. Porsche used to do that. Go back a few years and compare my dream car, the Carrera RS to a standard 911 Carrera. All the luxury features went out the door. Heck, the doors became literally a flat panel with a pull strap to open it. No power steering, no AC, no stereo, no cruise control, no back seat, no sunroof, thinner glass, no sound deadening, thinner carpets. The car was significantly lighter, and far more fun to drive. Alas, the only way to do that now would be to do it yourself. Buy a Mustang, and "ruin" it. I'd love to do that.

It doesn't take much to make a rear drive vehicle break loose. I had a 1985 Volkswagen T3 Doka. Rear wheel drive. Even before the engine swap, these van/truck things only had 90hp max. Mine was the 83hp version. I could get the back end to step out. Even more so after doing the TDI swap. Only two cars have ever truly scared me. Both were turbo Porsches. The first was a Porsche 930 that has been tweaked by Andial Racing. If I recall, the car had around 700hp, which was mental back in the mid 90s. The clutch was basically an on/off switch. I knew it would be insane, but nothing could prepare me for that massive turbo kicking in. The second was a Porsche 951, aka 944 Turbo. The car was an '87 and came in on trade. The client didn't inform us that he had done some tuning on the car. Normally, the 951 has a decent amount of turbo lag, and if you know where it kicks in, you can plan your drive. There was one corner on our normal test drive loop, where I knew that if I entered the corner at a certain speed, downshifted, then floored it, by the time I was pointing straight, the boost would kick in and I'd be gone like a rocket. So I did the same thing with this seemingly stock looking car. Entered the corner at speed, downshift, floor it...no lag. The boost kicked in and the car got sideways immediately. I still don't know how I kept it on the road. I might have screamed. Probably would have looked impressive from a spectator POV.

Here's the awesome thing with 3D printing. Now that he has the files, he can print up multiple copies for very little cost. So do an original colour scheme, then something else, then something else. etc. I have a couple of "kits" that I've printed several copies of, for just that reason. 👍

Crazy wind here over the weekend. So yesterday, instead of spending a relaxing afternoon at the workbench, I was at my MIL's house, rebuilding the fence that blew down. Two posts snapped, so I had to dig out and remove those, which had post stumps a good 2.5ft in the ground. Then I got to buy two new posts and some bags of concrete and get those in place. Everything went well, now tomorrow night I go back to actually start rebuilding the fence sections. Ugh.

That looks amazing. The "metalwork" looks exactly like a diecast. Excellent job making the plastic look like aluminum. Try some outdoor shots in the garden or something. I'll bet natural light makes it look even more realistic!

Yeah, that car has lived a hard life and has gone through many iterations.

That was the Nardo Grey Mk4 known as Project X. I followed that build. Was pretty crazy at the time. Although, it was kind of a hack job. Great concept, some pretty crap details. There's a few of these around now. What's crazy is that car was built as a two door, when it was basically new. Only a year or two old. Not many people willing to chop apart a basically new car!

Around 1994, when VW launched the Mk3 Golf for North America, they had a 3 door version. Apparently, it started as a mistake at the brand new factory in Mexico, where a 3 door panel was somehow installed on a 4 door car. As the roof line and wheelbase is identical, it fits with no problem. It was discovered almost immediately, but VW decided to finish the car and showcase it to demonstrate the importance of quality checks or something. I had pics of the car when it came to our dealership. Darned if I can find them though.

Well, it's been a LONG time, but I finally got back on it. Took a while, but I've carved off enough plastic that the Mercedes V12 now sits where it should. I do need to shape a new center tunnel for it, but that shouldn't be too bad. It's not reflected in the pics, but I have the stance nailed down for it too. Pics have it sitting a little high.

The Gambody kit is excellent. But you'll need to play around with the scaling to make it fit the MPC kit. With a bit of work, it shouldn't be too challenging to make it fit.