Brian Austin

The thread did explain the graphic, and yes the project never came to fruition. It's been over a decade now. From the time when there were rumors of useable JoHan tooling.

This old Greek mechanical object didn't age well....

Years ago when I was part of the folk open mike scene I had heard of places that were rather competitive, though those that I frequented were always friendly and supportive.

Steve is from Massachusetts, and years ago he was involved with one or two model shows here. I once won a copy of his DVD on building 1:1 altered wheelbase cars. He is a cool guy.

I haven't studied all the pages of the thread, but much of the construction is brass. You may skip to page 7 to see photos and videos of the completed model. It is steam powered with radio control. https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/hiawatha-f7.84593/

My father and grandfather were both involved in computer programming. I grew up with reams of blue-and-white printout paper to draw on, and the rather brittle plastic flow chart templates they brought home. Boston was a hub of early computer development, and there used to be a computer museum around here with mainframes and such on view. In regards to the video, I don't think the manufacturers anticipated a movement of crazy electronics collectors hanging on to their devices decades past their Use By date. ?

I have read discussions on slot car forums where guys are converting 1:43 and maybe 1:32 scale diecast models to slot cars.

I prefer mimes to memes. ? March 23 was the centennial of the birth of the legendary Marcel Marceau. He had a fun role in the '70s Mel Brooks film "Silent Movie". The film centers around an attempt to put together a production for a silent film (in their present day) while homage to the classic films. Last year I saw a special showing of "Silent Movie". While it does have a musical sound track last year I saw it accompanied instead with a live pipe organ (aka theater organ) as was the common way to see films in the silent era. I'm glad I finally got to see that film after all these years.

This is a build blog, and so see the "History and Info" and "Restoration" buttons in the right-hand side of the linked page for more. The completed restoration is beautiful. https://texacotankerproject.com/38-diamond-in-the-rough-the-lucky-survivor/

People would just complain the Packard was in 1/20 scale. ?

I recall when the Surf Shark was released that a modified version was hinted at, a stock ambulance. The Surf Shark is mostly the Ectomobile trimmed down. New roof flasher lights are included and those appear to be stock Miller-Meteor units. Note that Miller-Meteor offered their hearses and ambulances in different models, so you will have some leeway in configuring your build. Time will tell if Round2 has changed the interior bucket this time around.

20 years ago Eurosoft was everybody's favorite putty, but I just never got along with it so I hadn't tried it since.

It's just the nature of that plastic. Unwarped examples may be worth more since warped ones will be more common. ?

There is a small studio in the UK (Century 21 Films) that is making films based on the old Thunderbirds series. Some of their work has been on YouTube. During the pandemic lockdown, they put together a new series based around marionettes and props they had handy. It ran for several episodes on YT. In fact it became so popular, after the pandemic wound down, they continued production. It's called "Nebula 75".

The "pen" extrudes plastic that can be treated in various ways according to the video. Perhaps a technique or two could come in handy in our work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29dsCVFI0HM

This page has a fun picture of an old-fashioned friction-bearing hotbox. Shows you the origin of the term. ? http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2015/02/friction-bearings.html

I saw this Olds hearse in the late '80s at a rest stop. I've thought from time to time an ex flower car might be useful for hauling stuff. ? While I was thinking how the distinction between automobile and truck has been blurred with crossovers and light SUVs, I was reminded that manufacturers have often included ElCaminos/Rancheros and sedan deliveries in commercial truck line brochures. On the other hand, GM included Suburbans with cars in their station wagon brochures. Lincoln even makes pickups now it appears.

https://archivodeautos.blogspot.com/2020/04/anahi-cabana-casa-rodante-semirremolque.html Argentinean-built 5th wheel RC with a Ranchero, and a slide-in camper.

Apparently pickups fall into the "ute" category in Australia and New Zealand. Also, their "vans" are what we'd call sedan deliveries here in N. America. ?

That's pretty imaginative!