A modeler named mike

Lol.. Now that's thinking outside the box! Dang I'm learning something new everyday from you guys..

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Yesterday's delivery.. The Cavalier was a last minute bid/steal on an auction with low bids. The AOSHIMA kit was one I've had my eye on for quite some time from a Japanese eBay seller, I finally got up the nerve to make the leap from buying only from the ??. I've got two more out of production AOSHIMA JDM kits coming soon.

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Thank you Bill, I guess I'll refrain from buying a boat load of kits then..? I'll stick to one or two kits at a time.

I was worried about possible extra fees such as from customs. I contacted our post office with no luck so I went into the deal blindly. I was surprised there was none. That set in motion the confidence to go forth and make the other purchases I had to have! Like the song says.. I think I'm turning Japanese-A..?

I made and have received my first overseas model kit purchase. I was a bit apprehensive since getting burned in an overseas deal my wife thought was good, that's a story of its own. I was amazed at how fast the kit traveled from Japan to Maryland. Astonishing, ordered on Jan.2 and arrived today the 8th. That's faster than some kits I've ordered from the west coast. In fact the experience was so good I went ahead and order two other kits from Japan. All out of production AOSHIMA JDM Hot Rod kits. Another pleasing came by way of a spaghetti casserole delivered for last night's dinner made by my aunt. I didn't have to cook and plenty of leftovers.

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The Hokey Pokey

As eccentrics do

What ya get and what did you get.. ?°° seems the same to me. It's all "model" related, No? ?

Finally.. For the past week I've had a chubby little Grey squirrel that's joined the gang of squirrels that come for peanuts daily. He seems more friendly and less timid than the others. I usually prop the screen door open about a foot so I can toss out a nut to them one at a time. When you get 8 or 9 squirrels together there's bound to be some chasing and bumping going on. When chubby showed up he walked right up to the wooden threshold, sat up and put both front feet up on it then scoped out the bowl of peanuts sitting next to the door. I toss him one and off he went. When he came back I was waiting with a long nut pinched between my fingers. He did exactly the same as before but this time I handed the nut to him. He leaned towards my hand and placed his paw on my finger pulling it towards him as he bite the nut. He let go of my finger and was on his way again. I was flabbergasted.. Than the next squirrel in line also took a nut that I pinched. I guess monkey see monkey do? Definitely the high light of my day! I was able to get some video of him just taking a nut. A bit shakey but I captured it. Next, mixed nuts and an open hand..? here's a screenshot from a video of him.

Way ahead of ya buddy.

I've seen this ugliness before with friends and other family members and believe I'll have the same situation with my brother when our dad passes. When dad was in the hospital this last time, he didn't come to visit in the 6 days dad was hospitalized. He didn't even visit on Christmas! But when we thought dad wouldn't pull through the 50 questions from my brother started. How much is the house worth? How much is his life insurance policy for? How much cash is in the safe? This type of BS makes me sick!

Both the above post, Marty and also Keith's irk stories are horrifying and absolutely proof of today's lack of respect for others knowing that there's no repercussions that will happen. Welcome to our new ? of lawlessness supported by the insane individuals who govern our laws! A story that I was made aware of recently. This individual who I know only from being brought into our lives by another family member. He is a low level drug dealer with family members who all have multiple pages of criminal charges and convictions on record. Everything from credit card theft to writing fake prescriptions for narcotics to sending individuals to easy write RX doctors to obtain oxycodin and other narcotics to resell on the streets. He he has been caught multiple times and has a 20 year sentence hanging over his head from a pryor case where he beat and left the guy for dead. He served 5 years and was awarded probation with stipulations for that crime. He's been caught many times since for a variety of drug and assault charges but he seems to be always left free?? Anyway he claims to do handiwork for a fictitious company his brother runs and supplies the jerks with w-2 forms for court and tax time. He was doing work for an elderly man who lived by himself but has family that lives a few towns away. He somehow talked or tricked the guy into signing over the title to his house and property, added himself to the man's bank accounts and made the man's legal guardian. The family found this all out when the man's doctor called and wanted to know why was their dad missing his appointments? They went to the house and was told to leave by the crook. This is an on going investigation and I hope to God this punk gets what's coming too him finally!

?° I really like that van..

Another box to check off on the list! Arrived in the mail today. The decals are questionable and it's missing the instruction sheet but the chrome is perfect and all the parts are present. ?°°So now the paper hunt begins!

Hey Bill.. It's been a little over a week.. I hope you've over come the miserables and are back to your ole self.

As I said before I sincerely appreciate all and any advice given from this great group of individuals on this forum. Whether it be modeling or life experiences.. You all Rock in my book!

I've never had the pleasure as most here have of going to a local or neighboring Ollie's. I wish we had one nearby. Desirable kit subjects or not you can't beat those kits prices. But I will say that if I saw that a kit appears to have been re-shrunk wrapped I would walk away from it. Same goes with buying off the internet such as on eBay. I scrutinize every photo for authenticity before buying. I've passed up several kits that looked like it had been shrunk wrapped improperly or vintage kits with the improper parts from a later issued kit. There's always a scammer somewhere trying to make a fast and easy buck..?

After all the decisions, views, praises and gripes are given I say Great! I'm Looking forward to seeing what's in store to come. Any regenerated old kits or new kits are a welcome in my book whether I care for subject matter or not. You just can't please all of us all the time.

Very nice neighbor indeed! Love the '70 Challenge and Monte Carlo box art..?

Mackerel ?°° wasn't that a barracuda kit from AMT? ☝? yeah the Mad Mackerel.. I don't have one of those. Should've picked one up when they were reasonably priced. I'm just trying to check off all the boxes on my must/gotta/die if I don't have list.. ?