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I will look today, there is another hobby store next door, their kits are never on sale.

38 F and raw. The windy days are less and less. If it tops 45 today, it will be a miracle. By now places like Ace Hardware should be hopping. Nobody is doing much outside, including me.

I saw a cast one either on Etsy or eBay and it looked awful. So far not much out there as 3D printed.

They have always been at the NNL East, so time will tell for this year. I have almost always bought something from them.

Thanks. The Milidon valve covers are cast resin I've had for years, made by Fred's Resin Workshop, now out of business I would like to solve the header riddle today. I will have some time while waiting for the paint on the Mustang AN fittings to dry. 3D printed so they are too fragile for the dehydrator. I am going to revisit the side rails and dive into my sprint car parts stash.

I was in one last week, I found the clearance section, no models. I asked someone who was doing inventory, when is the 40% off thing happening. I was told, every other week. I'll be going later and will ask about models on clearance. There is always someone around to ask for help.

Wired.. now onto plumbing the oil cooler..

I caught that too. There was an auto parts store that delivered parts with one similar car, factory stick. The only one I ever saw. They would not sell it to me.. well....

Magneto is in, injectors too. The aluminum tubing was worth the effort. The filter elements I gave a thin wash of craft store acrylic paint thinned with water

I haven't seen it in a while, but a great film. I have a '69 Ford Galaxie started that will be in spirit, a replica of the movie car.

This was a pile of work to get it looking good. It took a 2nd place at a show this past weekend. I still have the Mustang to finish up and Falcon from the combo kit still in the box.

I should be back on the build today, definitely on the Mustang. I had dissected the Ron Coon injectors and replaced the tubes with aluminum tuning. I was going to go all in with a credible throttle detail. But the injector tubes are quite close to the firewall. Then the oil line to the cooler plumbing, it gets real tight as well by the firewall.

I did see a 1/20 scale one... possibly a viable option. I'm in no rush, I just had an idea pop into my head at a show on Saturday.

Thanks, I saw that one. There is also a 1959 Lindberg cabin cruiser with 2 outboards in it. There is a toy one made by Tomy that came with a boat. I can get a non working one on eBay that looks like an old Mercury unit.

Matt Wells always supported our LIARS annual show, except in 2024. The acid test will be the new owner showing up at the NNL East next month.

That is sharp. I finished one last year... and lost it in the house somewhere...

I find that snips distort small metals quite a bit. I mainly use .010" aluminum step flashing, brass in .010" and .020". Also some brass angle that cuts with a razor saw. I have a simple bender, I have to dig it out and take a picture of it. I mainly bend aluminum in a small vise for angles less than 90*. Otherwise with a sharp corner it cracks. Brass I can bend without cracking. General cutting, I score with a #11 blade and break it. I have made up lots of radiator guards, interior door panels, firewalls, etc.

Someone told me that some scammers get paid for a call simply going through. I get them on my landline, a 99.999% hang up rate. On my cell phone, I answer in Spanish. 99.998% of those hang up too. I didn't get too many Medicare scam calls this past year. I also got loads of cals offering me a free back brace... all offshore. I say vile things to these people, no matter male or female.

These were the sweepers at Islip Speedway. There were 2 trucks. Someone local ended up with one and drives it around.

I see it around at cruise nights, owner is 84 years old.

I'm looking for a decent 1/25 or G scale outboard boat engine. Size and brand are not important. I don't want to spend big bucks on a vintage kit and I want it to look fairly realistic I have seen some cast resin pieces that were pretty bad looking so far. Anyone got a source? Thanks.

This was in a friend's shop the other day. The car was restored a few years ago, seems to be in #1 condition.

There is a rumor that Hobby Heaven now manages this forum... I believe it

35 this morning, sunny but raw. High winds yesterday... again. Not a sign of the yellow forsythia blooming. I watch this plant so i can start lawn care once the bloons fall off. Elsewhere I have seen the crocus popping up. Some buds on trees, not much else.

I'm down to just my phone until I get a new computer. No way for me to add a photo. Is this a glitch or the way it is going forward?