Smoke Wagon

Gotcha. I misread. You know what they say though, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Somebody’s aunt is buying that junk. ?

Is it really overpriced if it’s all 40% off every other week?

Got my 1:43 Ford in the mail today. You guys are correct, it is just over half the length of a 1:25 car. Not big enough to be a dwarf car, but not small enough to be a pedal car. Included in the photos is the Revell 1:25 ‘48 Ford convertible for scale reference. It doesn’t quite fit into a pickup bed either.

Got the trim on the cab painted and glass in. Given the amount of injector pin marks and flash on the kit glass I probably would’ve been better off starting with clear plastic sheet. I ended up using the Wildkat pinstripe decals from the AMT ‘53 F-100 kit. I still need to figure a company name for the doors though.

Anything from Waylon Jennings to Nirvana, and Bob Seger to Sir-Mix-A-Lot, and a whole lot in between. I also play videos off of youtube, mostly from a channel called Periscope Film. They have a bunch of old promotional films and documentaries from yesteryear that really get me in the mood for doing stock builds of classic vehicles.

Bimmer = BMW car Beemer = BMW motorcycle BMW = Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) or my personal favorite, Break My Wallet

I don’t care much for heated seats and steering wheels. Especially if one has to spend two grand on a convenience package that includes a bunch of other options that they don’t want.

Looking good. That is a nice green.

I agree. I wouldn’t trust other people pickin’ out my produce for me either. You’ve got a point here. I suppose it’s handy if you’re in an area where it’s real hard to find the brand of food for your pet. However, if you live in an area with multiple stores carrying your brand, and you’re an able-bodied adult, I think it’s sort of silly to have the mail man carry your pet’s food to the door for you. You’ve got a point here too. However, I don’t recall seeing any women or older seniors in that commercial. I did see the portrayal of two full-grown men that are so inept at life that they both couldn’t figure out how to change the passenger side rear tire on a Ford Focus though.

Mercury Blues. Originally by K.C. Douglas (when the ‘49 Merc was a new car) and then covered by Alan Jackson in the 90’s.

The rusted chain, snow, and wire used for rebar loops in the concrete block are nice touches that make for an authentic show piece. The finish on the front of the pusher is top notch. It really does look like a strip of rubber.

I haven’t tried this, but maybe a piece of aluminum foil with the shiny side pressed against the clear red plastic would be reflective enough to do the trick.

I like the idea of a miter box, I’ve just been cutting Evergreen with a hobby knife and sanding the cut flush. A problem with the way I’ve been doing it is that short lengths of plastic can shoot away like a bullet if not held down while cutting. I assume with a miter box this is negated due to a gentle sawing motion rather than the cut/chopping motion of a hobby knife.

I’d rather see the electrical components, hoses, wires, valve covers, and intake manifold rather than a chinsy plastic cover that I’d need to take off to work on the vehicle anyway. Granted, that is a convoluted and unattractive sight under the hood. It seems most auto manufacturers these days are no stranger to having complicated solutions for simple problems.

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Beautiful Merc. That tu tone came out perfect. Be honest now, did you play that Alan Jackson song while you were building it?

The problem though is that almost every new vehicle on the road has LEDs. Halogen lamps are really only seen on base model vehicles or heavy equipment. And there’s a lot of folks these days who don’t know how to readjust their headlights, or are simply oblivious to that concept entirely. Example: stuff like lifted pickups with LED headlights still adjusted to a stock ride height kind of cancel out any thought an OEM put into engineering the headlamp housings for beams of light that are unobtrusive to other motorists.

When the newest Jeep Wrangler came out, there were QC problems regarding welds on the frame. When the new F-150 came out, there were customers receiving their new trucks with surface rust all over the rear axles. It’s generally a good rule of thumb to avoid the first model year of a clean sheet design. Let them get all the kinks worked out, whether it be design defects or factory defects. Especially nowadays given how complex modern cars can be.

Which means the most blinding LED glare for everyone in the oncoming lane.

That commercial made me cringe every time it came on. AAA and insurance programs so you don’t have to change your flat tire. Grocery pickup so you don’t have to go grocery shopping. Chewy so you don’t have to get your own dog food. What’s next? A Charmin prescription service so you don’t have to wipe?

Most guys in construction tend to actually be more skeptical and critical of EVs. Our businesses depend on our work vehicles to get us and our tools to the job site, so research and due diligence is required when looking for a new one. EV trucks seem to be more aimed towards the type of guy who buys a crew cab 3/4 ton 4x4 pickup to drive to an office job and pick up groceries with. That’s what the pickup market has been catering to now for years. Why cater to tradesmen who want base model low-option trucks, when you’ve got this huge market of people who’ll blow upwards of 60 grand on a truck that they’ll only keep for a few years before repeating the process. With EV trucks, manufacturers sort of have a clear slate to work with, they can hit the ground running gearing their trucks towards the market that’ll net them the most profit.

Clothes shopping is one of those things that’s best done in an actual store than online. It becomes less of guessing game when you’ve got the real McCoy in front of you.

Hey I remember those! That guy in the Southwest who creates dwarf cars. I learned about him a couple of years ago, if I recall correctly, a refrigerator was the starting point on his first build.

I hadn’t thought of that, neat method and thank you.