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Damn.... I am IN... what a find.

We had a squirrel come down the chimney and got stuck in the damper of the oil burner. My dad heard the racket, went down to look. He got the squirrel out, it ran all over the place leaving black soot on my dad's wood working projects. He opened a window and the squirrel made his exit.

I used to go there in the past pretty often, not so much in recent years. This is a profound loss to the hobby.

I prime almost everything. Some small 3D printed parts are the exception. Even with handling after paint, the finish holds up. As I get older, I don't see as well as I used to. Primer shows problem areas a lot better than no primer.

Most of my paints (almost always lacquers) go into the dehydrator for 2-3 hours. I let them out gas a bit (15-20 minutes) then in they go. I color-sand any fly turds out of it and go for another coat or do the clear thing.

I have a bunch here with a $5 price sticker on them. Empire Hobby in Michigan used to bring some to shows, I should shoot him an email. Nobody on eBay has any. I probably have not seen any around in the past 8 to 10 years.

I had some resin stock car wheels react with AMT kit wide ovals, turned the tires to mush. This was (another!) stalled project put back in the box.

No LIARS shirt, I didn't run into anyone else from the club. But we left early. The Mustang is a 2020 in Kona blue... with the tree pollen all over it.

I back up to 2 major highways, I have only one neighbor next to me on a double plot, the house is far from me.

I have not seen Shabo transfers for a while, usually I see them at model shows. I have a good stash but they have a shelf life issue. I have looked at some suppliers, even eBay, nothing.

A few more of the girls last night. Brie and Bleu. Brie is the one with the white paws. Quite the love bug.

Ivan's mom is a Russian Blue, this is where he gets his exotic look from.

Prince just about buried everyone else there.

Someone (not sure if it is JF or not) sells some of his line on eBay.

I like the seat cover idea, I'll have to try it.

Where was this? I went to the 231 cruise on Saturday with the Mustang, it was HOT and we left early to go home and hit the pool.

At work, one guy used to save me these small containers that connector contacts came in. They were ESD pink and the tops closed real tight. Small enough to store in the kit boxes. I do label everything I store.

Looks nice. One guy in my club, he brushes some acrylic on shiny cardboard and presses the tire letters onto that. So far everything he shows us looks mint.

Check out Jay's Resin Wheels for steelies and wide whites. I like getting tires AND wheels from the same source to avoid fit issues. I had stocked up on what Modelhaus used to sell at shows, that supply is dwindling. Norm Veber has a few WW tire sets too.

I do a lot of decals and Shabo transfers and have always used Testors Dull Cote over them. I go with 2 light coats.

The '59 Ford lives in the garage, my "new" '66 Belair will be kept outside for now. The neighbors are cool. One guy a few houses down has a few cars including a '74 Camaro. My one friend down the block some more has a '68 Roadrunner that is a track car. Another on my block has a nice '88 Vette. I have a long driveway and am on a dead-end. After 38 years here, I have never had anyone complain.

Modelhaus was forced to take the Firestone logo off their tires at some point, Don's son now sells the line of tires and wheels.

I got 2 cars going right now, both are running and moving. I need to get the 2nd one insured and registered.

This is pretty much what I do. I get stuck and put it back in the box. There are certain things I do not like to do, as in stock car seat belts. I have dug out things that I put away 20 years ago and finally overcame that hurdle. My oldest now is a '60 Chevy tow truck. I did some work on it last year, I started it in 1999. I probably have around 25 stalled projects.

I have seen steel wheels and those old 5-gallon oil jugs tied to gas station bathroom keys....