Dave Ambrose

I've been there a few times. It's always a struggle to get on the plane to go back home. If I could find someplace affordable, I'd move there in a heartbeat.

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I just tweaked some settings. A new one magically appeared and it was on. Let me know if the problem persists after tomorrow.

I just tweaked some settings. A new one magically appeared and it was on. Let me know if the problem persists after tomorrow.

That looks very nice. I'll most likely get one as well.

Brian, I sent you a PM.

Thanks for the head-up. I think I found the problem and fixed it. It can take some time for these changes to take hold, so please PM me if you see any more errant ads tomorrow.

Ah, Roden kits. They look so simple. . . . That's a very nice build and you did justice to the subject. I got surprised by their kit of a Hispano-Suiza 8AB aircraft engine. I bought it thinking it was a neat looking engine, and would make a good slumpbuster. It turned out to be a good deal more educational than I expected, but it made a nice little engine. Seriously thought about putting it in a hotrod afterwards but it's on its stand with a prop.

Took my grandson to his first car show yesterday. After being cautioned about a bunch of things, none of them turned out to be problems. But it was useful to know because I explained what to expect and what it meant ahead of time. He wants to go next year. He likes rail dragsters, and Corvettes with 427s and side pipes. I'm okay with that, though he may be disappointed with mom and dad's new electric car. ?

So sad. Had to go play Everlong yet again.

Thanks. Looks like I’ll have to get this kit.

One of many reasons that "Toyota Styling Department" is an oxymoron.

True that. Interesting how racing work-arounds become stylish in the civilian world,

That is odd. I'll keep an eye out for bounced emails, but I don't have any at the moment. (They were just purged.)

I'm getting mine. But there are a couple of things I can check this evening.

Our XTerra had plastic pieces that went from the bumpers to the wheel wells. They had some good attributes. First, they were relatively unbothered by rocks we might encounter in the desert. They'd get scuffed, but wouldn't get dented like metal. Secondly, they are cheap and quick to replace. One time, a young woman clipped me in a parking lot and tore the panel. She left a note, and I called her. Told her that we could just replace the panel and call it even. Found the part at our local dealer, she picked it up and brought it over to my house where I replaced it in 10 minutes. It was less than $200, and much less than what her insurance company would have dinged her for the accident. I saved a bunch of time by replacing it myself. Win-win outcome. As for looks, I always liked the looks of my XTerra. Then again, yellow and black go well together.

For a while, I let my cat pick out my next build. She would get up into my stash patrolling for rodents and knock kits down. Then she started knocking them off faster than I could build them, and now she doesn’t go up there anymore. These days, I just stick my head up there and see what catches my eye.

I'm another of those all over the map people. Those who know me well and still admit it will tell you I have a wide range of musical interests. Lately, been listening to a lot of 20th century classical and neoclassical composers like Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, and Hania Rani. Jazz Fusion is a perennial; Weather Report, Return to Forever, and any of their component musicians makes for good build music in my hobby room. My wife is relieved that I've temporarily?) departed from my Charles Ives phase.

We should be uploading it shortly.

Nice build. Looks a lot like the one on our garage. Don't forget to round over the bolts that hold the transmission crossmember. ?

These are all very high tech coatings, except one. Vacuum deposition is also not feasible. Also, $500 for 150ml of paint probably isn't in the budget either. But -- One of the links suggested chalkboard paint mixed with fine sand. That looks very promising. Thanks!

This is very interesting to me, but for a different reason. I'm going to rebuild a telescope I built in the '80s. One of the goals is to reduce the stray light as my original design wasn't nearly good enough. One of the vital elements is a black, non-reflective paint. The blacker the better.

Especially around here. This location is surrounded by water. Sometimes the rockets went swimming. Now they keep them under a thousand feet so they don't do that (very often). Given that all the hills are overgrown with very flammable vegetation. there are no independent sites that are suitable for launching rockets until you get out into the desert. Without this, we'd have no rocketry, and lots of brush fires.

This was last weekend, but we took my grandson rocket flying for the first time. We all had a whole bunch of fun. We're going again in a couple of weeks. Doing the count down. 3rd and 4th generation rocket builders. The launch site was crawling with kids and families. The people who organize, provide the specialized equipment, and set this up, do it all on a volunteer basis. It's free to anyone who shows up. We have a couple more rockets in the works for next launch. I'll have to post them in Other Models.

Those who know me well and still admit it will tell you that I have a fondness for submarines named Nautilus. Very nice build. Thank you for posting it.