Dave Ambrose

Well shoot. It wasn't showing up earlier. Now it is. Back to the drawing board.

All done. Made a few improvements under the hood, and changed the oil. The site should be more responsive now. Please let me know if you spot any problems. Sadly, I don't expect this to resolve our 404 problem, but you never know.

I’ll be taking the forum and main site offline for an hour or possibly two hours; Monday, May 13 at 0900 Pacific. For you civilians, that’s 9 AM. For you sailors, that’s two bells. And, for you Marines, that’s 0900.

I'm working on it. In our case, it's more complicated than I'd like it to be. The login information is secured. The passwords are encrypted in the database, and secure connections are used for the login sequence. Some of the content isn't encrypted which, generates the Not Secure warning.

I built a couple of the double car kits when I was a kid. I liked them a lot. They're rare and crazy expensive now. I would absolutely love to see those reissued. I'd buy a couple copies of each one. Unless my memory has fallen to excessive nostalgia, the Slingster kit is basically Sizzler 2.0. It too is a nice kit, and lots of fun to build.

I think we've gotten to the end of constructive discussion here. I'll leave you all with some parting thoughts. In my discussions with Gregg, subscriptions have always been figured as number of issues. If you subscribed to 12 issues, you'll get the next 12 issues. I also think the backstory is important, and while it was out on other channels, I don't think it got a full airing here. Roughly 2 years ago, Gregg got rear-ended. He, and the car behind him pulled off, ostensibly to exchange information. After he got out of his car, the other car drove off. That collision re-injured his neck, leading to the current state of affairs. If I ever get my hands on this hit and run dude, he's going to regret the day he was born. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me.

This is fantastic. I'm really enjoying this build.

Their TV adds always send you to their ads in the golf magazines. Yet another reason I’ll never take up golf.

I believe I can answer this. Obligations to current subscribers will be honored.

We’ve made some improvements, but many of the links in the content are not secure, so that also triggers the warning. Given the nature of the information on this site, it isn’t a serious problem unless you live someplace where building model cars is illegal.

If you need reference pictures, I have one In the driveway.

Update from Gregg -- The implant didn't work, but conventional painkillers are working adequately.

Saw the most adorable VW bus (aka meatloaf) this weekend. All it needs are a couple of surfboards. And yes, the Pacific Ocean is about 100 yards to the right.

Pete, you can borrow mine if you want.

This came in the mail today.

I got one of those a few months ago too. Atlantis is reissuing it, but I figured it would be better to get an older one. Found one for a reasonable price on eBay.

Drat it. Forgot to do that. You’re right. We have a reproducible failing case. Thank you!

Thanks. I just posted a test topic with the above text, and it posted just fine. That's how this problem has been though. No reproducable failing case. There is some set of hidden circumstances here that are failing. We can pursue this with greater zeal once I get the forum software updated.

Thanks, y’all. I for one, have been enjoying the jokes.

Thanks, I know she’s a keeper. She’s put up with me and my esoteric hobbies since 1980. Anyone else would have killed me in my sleep.

That’s my experience too. There is a big SoCal Gundam contest, and the vast majority of participants, all 230 of them, are under 40. My kids grew up with modeling, and we took them along for pretty much everything else we did, including shooting. They have different interests, and that’s just fine. I remember my grandparents telling me how “kids today” were just no good. I had different interests, but I like to pretend I turned out all right.

My wife and I were at the hobby shop. She snagged an AMT Shelby Mustang off the shelf and puts it with the rest of our purchases. I’m like, “Who are you and what have you done with my wife?” She says I’ll be convalescing for a while and doesn’t want me to get bored. Besides, I’ve been looking at those cars for years now. There’s a reason we’ve been married almost 39 years.

What a beautiful car. There is a pervasive minimalism that I like. My first car was an MGA. I still think reaching inside is the right way to open a door. Thanks for posting this. I’d never heard of this car before. Maybe RoG can bring out a kit? (ducks)

That problem has been vexing us for a while now. It seems to be related to the size of your posting. I had it happen to me and don’t think it’s related to your posting content.

For trades, just report the post to the mods as a trade completed. We’ll make the post go away.