Big Messer

I did sell at ebay in the distant past. I never sold anything sealed and always posted a picture of the box contents. Once had a problem, directed the buyer to the open box picture still in the auction page. Never heard again about the matter. BTW I also put tires in a separate bag just in case.

Check behind the furniture that is always against walls. And Mark gave some very sound advice also. It wouldn't hurt to check with somebody who deals professionally with this kind of issues also.

A stone cottage. Did you have it checked for mold or fungus?. Do you have AC?. Usually those collect a lot of dust and other nasty stuff that may not be present where you go for vacation. Also with all the traffic it may be worth checking for an air filtration system.

This is basically how prototype cars are developed when doing the clay mockups.

Tools and chain I got today at hobby lobby

High dollar is not the same as high quality, unfortunately...

Nice wheels. Where they came from?

I would have to live about 500 years and hire some helpers to do all the stuff I have already...

The box trick doesn't work for me because when I open a box don't see a kit but a bunch of parts that I will turn into something else. Instructions sheet usually flies away also. And then I have a lot of WIPs half-cooked...

I carry a caliper suitable for my scale to check whatever I think may be usable, scale in the label totally ignored. Found great scale chain in the fake jewelry aisle at hobby lobby.

I use the glass from a dead scanner as a surface plate for assemblies or to sand parts flat.

just try for it to have mechanical good sense...

or you could look for a cheap glue bomb at any model show.

I use double sided foam mounting tape from the dollar store. Comes in a roll of pre-cut squares and has great holding power.

Of all places I found some ladies tendrils at Hobby Lobby with some tools suitable for 1/24. Will try to get a pic tomorrow. There is/was a detail set for trucks by Italeri (#764) that has some.