Junkman

Sharing a room ??? That's totally and utterly unacceptable.

Stupid question from a foreigner: Why can't you build models while living on a college campus?

# The term 'brake' in this context is an anglicisation of the French word 'break'. The horsedrawn carriage style used for shooting in Britain originated in France, but was used predominantly for practical purposes there. A station wagon/shooting brake/estate car is still called a 'break' in France.

No can do. Not from the same kit/tool. The Trans Am Camaro had severe body mods, in particular the front and rear wings were much more bulbous, giving the car something of a pronounced waistline about midships in plan view. Anyway. My list is here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=55291&hl=dreaming It hasn't changed in 30 odd years and likely never will.

The cheapest bidder gets the contract...

I got me this today: The hit: I got it for 80 quid! Yes, that's right. Eighty Ponds Sterling! I immediately doubled its value by filling it up with liquid coal, aka Diesel.

No? I think it should happen to all of them.

I love how they used the Belgian flag for Germany on the decal sheet.

Uh, we got the newest drones and the latest in ABC weaponry, rocket guide systems that can spot the fleas on a dog in Afghanistan, but what on earth is a brake proportioning valve?

Can I have mine with deep pile shag in orange, please?

In Germany, a 'Limousine' is a simple saloon (or sedan), either 2-door or 4-door. What you know as a limousine, i.e. a chauffeur driven car with a divider screen, is called a 'Pullmann Limousine' in Germany. Other German expressions for different body shapes are: Convertible = Cabriolet Wagon = Kombi Pick-Up = Pritsche (or Pritschenwagen) The following are used in the same way as in English: van, bus, coupe, roadster.

Excel sheet. I have one for my Märklin railways.

Meh. It's just not cricket anymore. Has 'hairdresser' written all over it. Like an MX5 on steroids.

I love it. At last I know what to do when I retire.

Yeah, but everything around you is.

X-mess started right after the August bank holiday weekend.

Good question.

It depends on the car. And yes, I do factor in value, i.e. the value of the altered car vs. the value of it being restored to original. I hate it when pristine rare cars are cut up to make a custom or rod. Usually, there are enough worn-out examples left to do just that. A car is only original once. As for clones of rare cars, I have no problem with that, as long as they are labelled as clones. And again, please do not use a creampuff as the base for a clone.

I happen to know a 20ish kid from Sweden who just kind of moved into Mr. Winfield's shop one day and stayed until he got deported because his visa had expired. He learned so much in this odd year, that he now runs a custom shop in his homeland. Not only did Mr. Winfield tolerate this intruder being around for such a long time, he taught him everything he wanted to learn.

Well, all you no-leak-fanatics, never buy British! My Rover doesn't leak oil, it marks its territory.

How close to a neurosis must one be to interpret "And he is still smoking stoggies" as promoting smoking? What's next? "He is still driving a motorcar" is promoting global warming? I visited Mr. Hines in his workshop back in the Nineties, and he has a peculiar way to light those stoggies - he lights an oxyacetylene torch with a lighter, then lights his stoggie with the torch.

"If your car was on the cover of a VERY popular magazine, would it have an oil leak ?" With my luck, it would be safe to say so. Or worse.

Buy it and slam it.

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry