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A modeler named mike

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  1. I agree 100%, last winter we were having a oil delivery almost every month. That was my first sign something was up. That should be cut down considerably when the new is installed.
  2. What should be an irk, is simply not. The 57 yr old (dinosaur) furnace at the house I took over after my dads death is having an issue of constantly kicking the emergency breaker off. It's the electrodes, they are worn out and unfortunately they are an obsolete part. This is something that I knew would be happening sooner or later, glad it's in the summer months and not the dead of winter. My service provider is supposed to send out a salesman within the week. I already know it'll be somewhere between $8,000. to $15,000. for the furnace and installation. So there will be no model buying for quite some time now.. but that's okay, have an ample supply and I enjoy bathing with hot water instead of cold. The service guy who found the problem suggested that an electric hot water heater could be an alternative solution. No Thanks, in the last 30 years I've replaced the hot water heater at the other house 3 times. Each time we had a water mess to clean up in the basement. Once we had to replace the carpet. I'll stick with the oil burning furnace to supply my hot water and not have to deal with the every ten year floods.
  3. After purchasing both the perfume carriage and the cake topper carriage, I've decided to move forward with the cake topper carriage. As for the frame for this ride I want to use a longer frame. The frame rails from the Monogram Stinger kit and it's rear end assembly with wrinkled slicks is what I'm starting with. Not enough progress for photos yet. I just started with the assembly of those wonderful 2-piece vinyl tires and sanded the seams. This will be a slow build since I have so much going on in real life, but it will go on!
  4. Wow Greg, she's coming together nicely. Beautiful craftsmanship and great attention to detail.
  5. Yesterday, Saturday was my wifes 63rd birthday, since a few worked that day, we decided to feasted on some steam crabs 🦀 today instead. They were full and plentiful. She's happy so I'm happy.
  6. That's the way I've been paying on ebay for the past 4 years with no issues. Seems to be a more secure than allowing your credit card or debit card number being out there.
  7. Back in the 60's we lived in Essex Maryland. I was on an episode of Romper Room. It was miss Sally who was the on air teacher at the time on WBAL. It never went to my head and I never followed the path of Hollywood stardom.
  8. You did a bang up job on this bunch of banana heads! I've been wanting this kit for nostalgic reasons too, but yeah, that $100. tag put it on the back burner fast. But I do want one now even more after seeing your spot-on results. BTW, I have my original copy of my official Banana Splits fan club certificate hanging above my work area in my model room. Sorry the photos blurred. Great work on bringing these guys to life.
  9. What I like best about these kits is that they capture movement, especially the Leap Hog. You can feel the ride and the rush... great builds..
  10. I spotted this '39 Plymouth coupe while at the grocery store.
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