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But she NEEDS those. The models are just silly toys. ?

Was an awesome couple of weeks! My parents moved here to Canada in '68 after they got married. Growing up, we'd go back every few years to visit. And then once my sis and I were moved out, my parents went every year to visit. I hadn't been back since 1990. Mum is getting up there and isn't sure how much longer she'll be able to fly. Her sis is 81 and has dementia. The rest of my aunts and uncles are all getting older too. So we decided to go back while everyone was still there, and while mum could. Stayed in Beenham for a few days while visiting family near Reading. Then a few days in Burley, visiting family and friends in Lyndhurst. Then a few days in Boscastle, where my uncle and aunt are living. Back to the Southampton area, staying in Chilworth. Lots of family here, so we spent quite a bit of time here. Then Chertsey to round out the trip. Made sure to do a lot of tourist stuff too. Beaulieu Stonehenge Port Isaac. Mum was excited for these, as she really likes the Doc Martin tv show, which is filmed here. Durdle Door Lulworth Castle Tintagel Castle Drago Castle Corfe Castle Went on the Hythe Ferry, just to say we did. Went to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, which was interesting. Did a lot of exploring in towns and villages, just looking at things. Found a couple of good hobby shops of course! AC Models in Eastleigh had a nice selection. Found a couple of kits I've never seen here. Addlestone Model Centre was great. Found a couple of more kits here. Again, things that would be somewhat hard to find here.

No, we didn't head into London at all. We stayed in Chertsey because it was pretty close to Heathrow. Our flight left at around 9am, so we wanted to stay relatively close to the airport that last night so that we didn't have to get up too early! Well...was still pretty early, but if we were still in Burley or Boscastle, we would have had to be up much earlier!

What a great looking build! Again, grey with dark red is a classic choice. It just goes so perfectly together.

Yeah, I spent a day at Brooklands, and a little bit of time across the road at Mercedes Benz World. We were staying in Chertsey for a few days, so were only about 10-15 minutes from there. Brooklands was awesome. Really enjoyed the London Bus Museum portion. And did the Concorde experience too,which was neat. Wandering around that spares event, I had that exact thought. That I could literally buy everything I needed to build one from scratch. Frames, suspensions, drivetrain, every body part, every interior part. Getting it all home on the plane might have been challenging!

I was in England earlier this month. Sent home a postcard put it in a post box Monday AM. My wife texted me on Thursday, and they had received it already. From a postbox in Beenham to our kitchen in Stony Plain, AB in 4 days. Yet somehow my copies of MCM take 8-10 weeks.

Wish I had seen this post when I was in the UK the last couple of weeks! Will see if I can track down a local postcard. ?

That just screams "late 80s!" Awesome!

Yup! Did that on day 2 of my trip. Happened to coincide with the MG 100 celebration, so I have a ridiculous number of pics of MGs. And of course the museum pics. And the Abbey, and the estate. The carshows there are so much different than here. For one, it's mostly cars I never see here. Second, it was a cloudy day that was threatening rain, and there were still a couple of hundred cars. Around here, if it looks like rain, people won't bring their cars to a show. I guess they melt if they get wet? If it's sunny, there will be a few hundred at most shows. If it looks like rain, maybe 50. I attended a show in May. Last year was sunny and had just over 100 vehicles. This year was cloudy and chilly, and didn't even have 20 show up. And half of those left early. I talked to a lot of people, especially the ones that had a story with their cars, where they could talk about the car's history. You don't see that much here. The closest you see are Corvette guys trying to explain why their car is super rare. "Look, it's the only yellow convertible with automatic, handling package, and rain sensing wipers that was built in July of 2016. It's a 1 of 1!"

Exactly. There's something in the forum software that's causing these glitches. And it seems to be different for everyone, which is what makes this so frustrating. There isn't one specific thing to try and fix.

I have been trying to be good about not buying a lot of kits lately. I think I only picked up 2, maybe 3 new kits all summer. But then I saw two dirt cheap old kits at a garage sale, and those came home with me. So it was maybe 5 all summer. And then I went to England, and came home with 4 that I haven't seen here. *sigh* At least I'm being a little more sensible, and I am doing my best to not start anything new until I clear a few old builds from the bench. I think I have 12 or 13 that have been started and are in various stages of completion.

Not really an irk, but... We have a 2016 Kia Soul. This is a car that was my dad's, and mum officially passed it down to us for my daughter. She's 16 and learning to drive. Anyway, while I'm refurbishing wifey's Volvo, she's been using the Soul. While I'm in England, day two, I get a text. "The Soul is making a weird noise from the back every time I brake." Ugh. So yesterday we did the brakes. Front and rear rotors, and new pads all around. Rears were metal on metal. Spending money like an adult sucks. ?

This is the frustrating part. There is no rhyme nor reason to what bugs are affecting people. I have issues that Xingu isn't having at all. And I've tried both Chrome and Edge with no success. Anyway, board updates are coming, and these issues are just temporary.

Yup. I'll be picking up one of these.

That's pretty awesome!

Whatever issues you had, you definitely overcame them! That looks fantastic.

The abstract minimalism...the use of negative space...the bold absence of colour...does it get any better than this? Seriously though, there is so much terrific artwork out there. I wish modern kits would try a little harder. I appreciate the new AMT Bronco. It's a fantastic kit. But could they not have had some proper artwork done, instead of just a stock colour photo? Look at Revell. They're doing it right with their new releases. Zippi posted some good examples when he started this thread. Some beautiful artwork there. Seriously, they should market these and release them as posters or puzzles. I think they'd sell really well. But then...AMT has a history of questionable box art choices. Sure gets me excited. For art though, it's really hard to beat the military kits.

Nope, I want a basic crappy old farm truck! None of that fancy stuff. Would be happy with this.

The green "Joseph Dovey" steam truck pictured was driving around Burley for most of the week. Was pretty neat to see it on public roads and being driven. Not exactly fast, but still. I'm not sure I'll go back to the 70s or later for an LR, but will see. I'm leaning towards a diesel engine example from the late 80s/early 90s. Kind of like that last pic, but the wagon version. I've been in touch with a couple of people I met over there, so will see. I actually managed to attend a Land Rover Spares show. Basically a huge swap meet for LR parts. Got my brain working overtime.

I know it's just a crappy old farm truck, but I want it.

I have no idea what this is, but it was cool. And I really like seeing cars with a story.

Was just ion the UK for three weeks, and managed to catch a few car shows while there. One of the places we stayed was a little village in The New Forest called Burley. Hotbed of witchcraft and witch activity. But I digress. Our first day there we happened to stumble across the annual vintage steam and vehicle show. It was a gloomy day, but no rain. Was cool attending a carshow and seeing completely different cars than what I'm used to. And as usual, some awesome stuff in the parking lot too. I freaking loved this car. So much want. I love, love, LOVE Land Rovers. Seriously looking into importing one. This one was for sale too. Towing with a Triumph! This Capri was dead mint.

Oh man, so many concerts over the years. But some standouts for me... Rammstein - Edmonton, 2011 Roger Waters - Edmonton, 2012 Metallica - Damaged Justice tour, Edmonton, 1989 Faith No More - Vancouver, 2015 Muse - Edmonton, 2013 The Cult - private event at the Union Hall, Edmonton, 2018 Depeche Mode - Edmonton, 2017 Have a few concerts coming up to. Tool next week. Depeche Mode in November Inflames and Meshuggah in November Ministry and Front Line Assembly in March.

Sad news to be sure. That show was a big part of my childhood tv watching, even though I didn't quite understand the nuances of the storylines or the humour. Was such an awesome show. Still makes me laugh when I happen to see it. The original three had great chemistry. For fans of the show, head over to Spotify and check out the Regal Beagle podcast. It's a Three's Company analysis by Canadian musician Danko Jones, who is a massive TC fan. It's pretty great.