Danno

FYI, I did NOT get the next issue in the mail today. Didn't get it yesterday, either. Or the day before . . . Just lettin' you know. ??

Or dump it into a hay bale. ??

If you're losing your goo, it could ooze out either end. (I'll leave that statement up to whatever interpretation you entertain.) Most people store their paint right side up, so most people experience bottom edge seepage. It's just following the path of least resistance, but gravity seems to play a role. ??

True Dat, Bill! MOST extended warranty deals are scams to some extent or another. Even the legit companies have so many exclusions in their policies that you end up paying for very little return, if any. The non-legit companies are pure and simple rip-offs as surely as if they accosted you at gunpoint at your ATM and took the money you just withdrew. ??

LOL!! ??

Let's Do It Again!

That's so Rocky can call Bullwinkle. ?️ ?? Sheesh! There's two camels and a llama, but there's never a moose emoji around when you need it!

Yea!! ONE of my Chevy II wagons will have a driver! ?️ (Thanks for the note, Tim!) ??

I really, really hope they didn't forget to include Rocky the Flying Squirrel! ??

TMI . . . TMI . . . TMI!

Covid. ??

Well, that's NICE! ??

Okay. Custom wheels, then. Not stock. Got it. ??

Great info, Tom. And, I'm glad you noted "empty dispensers." I was concerned for a minute and was going to ask how the wife is doing ever since you dismantled her device. ? ??

What "smooth wheels" are you referring to? ??

Porky's Pigapult, right?

Usually see screw-ups between ARizona and ARkansas, but this is the first time I've seen ARlaska involved, too. ??

Call Les Nessman

Thanks, Ray. Actually, I realized later that I did finish one other model last year . . . and it's a very special Pikes Peak remembrance. I'll have to post it up later. ??

I have to build at least a couple of Audi Quattros. I was there when John Buffum drove the first one on Pikes Peak and each year thereafter . . . Walter Rohrl, Michele Mouton, and Bobby Unser. I have some good stories for each of those! Currently, I have at least two Quattro kits and one very special Quattro. Plenty of thread/storyline posts in the future. ??

Be extremely cautious about using popcorn tins. Don't keep them in the house (or garage, or any other building you want to keep around). I wouldn't be certain they seal airtight enough for storage of solvent-laden or impregnated rags. Depending on the fabric and the type of solvent, even a slight amount of oxygen can be a recipe for spontaneous ignition (fire). Best practice is to stretch out flat any cloth (rag) used for solvent (or any petroleum-based hydrocarbon or ignitable liquid, etc.) wiping, brush cleaning, spillage cleanup, etc., etc., in the open air and leave it until it has completely dried. Then dispose of it - and others - in a tightly sealed non-combustible container. Don't take chances with these things. Daniel's idea isn't bad . . . it's better than just tossing the rags indiscriminately . . . but be careful about "mostly airtight." For safety, it needs to be "completely airtight." I've investigated many spontaneous ignition fires with results from small (shed, garage or one-room) to medium (entire house gone) to large (entire commercial city block - fire started in a paint store back room). Most were rags improperly discarded. Then there's hay fires, but that's a different subject unless you throw your solvent-laden rags into haystacks. ? ??

rampant wing nuts

Hey, Charlie! Thanks for the comments. The other gluebomb I snagged was an AMX. Unusual, but I just couldn't find inspiration for it, so it is still waiting patiently for its turn. The Toronado wasn't in terrible shape, but it had a thick coat of gold paint and the wrong wheels. Some of the guys in my club came through with a set of correct wheels. This is what the Toronado looked like when I acquired it. ??

Merk, Thank you, too! -danno- ??

I've been remiss; sorry! Thanks for the generous comments, Vince, Bruce, David, Carl, Joe, Larry, Phil, Jim, Tom, and Stef!!! Very much appreciated. David, I view this model as a tribute to not only Nick (he was a HELL of a driver and knew Pikes Peak like only a handful of men ever did), but also a tribute to the GM engineering and racing effort that put such a big-azz car on top of the mountain faster than anybody else that year! Keep in mind a couple of the classes were lightweight, open wheel, purpose-built race cars with big engines! And, I consider this model to also be a tribute to Pikes Peak. Like most everyone who has ever had a racing affiliation with The Mountain, I love it. I was hooked on it the first time I participated in the event and I've loved it ever since. There is nothing more exhilarating than getting up at 3:00 a.m. and being on The Mountain by 4:00 a.m. to begin race preparations in the clear, clean and nippy mountain air, waiting - anticipating - the sunrise so things can get GOING! Wonderful memories. Phil, you're not wrong about the weight shift and other dynamics and physics that make racing on Pikes Peak unique. The insight Bobby Unser provided the GM engineers was eye-opening to them. With their training, experience, product-knowledge, and vast resources they were blown away by the unique experience of the Toronado as a successful race car. Bobby gave them some invaluable advice and it led directly to the Sanborn Toronado's win. Jim, guts? You bet. That race is truly unique and it played out on (back in the days) on a gravel road with no guard rails! There are 156 turns on the race course, many of them sheer drops on one side. There was a turn we called "Blue Sky Corner." As you raced through that left bender at speed, there was nothing visible on your right. It was a sheer drop of hundreds of feet - no guard rail, no foliage, no trees you could see above the edge of the road. The legend had it that if you ran off Blue Sky Corner, your engine would burn up all your fuel and starve out before your car would hit bottom. It was a LONG way down!! One year, Bobby Unser, Jr. tested the theory. Fortunately he only dropped about 75-100 feet before a large pine tree's huge upper boughs caught him/his car like an infield fly. Still, remember: 75-100 feet is the equivalent of a 7-1/2 to 10 story building. Stef, thanks for your comments. I'll have to consider that. I'm just selfish enough that I kinda like being able to look at it every day. But, I'm not gonna live forever . . . there may be a bequeath in the cards. Thank you all!! -danno- ??