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Link to NHRA rule books 1958 to 1960's
Dave Ambrose replied to VW93's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
This post should have them as attachments. Let me know if you can download or access them directly. 1968_Drag_Rules.pdf 1958_Drag_Rules.pdf 1958_Operation_Drag_Strip.pdf 1959_Drag_Rules.pdf 1960_Drag_Rules.pdf 1961_Drag_Rules.pdf 1962_Drag_Rules.pdf 1963_Drag_Rules.pdf 1964_Drag_Rules.pdf 1965_Drag_Rules.pdf 1966_Drag_Rules.pdf 1967_Drag_Rules.pdf 1968_Drag_Rules.pdf -
I'm 61 as well. A couple months ago, I felt 71, but now am feeling 50-something. A little medical attention will do that to ya.
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Revell 30 Model A Ford Production Halted?
Dave Ambrose replied to Daddyfink's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
I, for one, would love a '66 Dart. That was the car I learned to drive in. -
Good news is I will have some time to build models
Dave Ambrose replied to russosborne's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
I understand your pain. Hang in there. Things will get better. I had the RF Ablation procedure for afib 6 weeks ago. Knock on wood, the afib is gone, and staying gone. The discomfort wasn't that bad, and I recovered quickly. The great thing is she'll feel better immediately, get back to a much better level within a few weeks, then get off the drugs in a few months and back to her normal energy level. Assuming no complications, but the complication rate for this procedure is only 1 in 200. I wish you the best of luck. -
This sub-forum is the best place for usage questions. There are a lot of people here that will help you, and a hearty thank you to anyone helping another user. You make this place great. If you need to contact me, please send me a PM. I'm not on the board every day. I have a day job, and a consulting company, and sometimes I even build model cars. My time isn't as free as I'd like. The PM will put an alert in my mailbox, which I will see on a timely basis. If you spot a content problem, please flag it. That also generates an email alert, and I'll usually get to those the same day. If something isn't working right, the first thing to do is clear your browser cache. Sometimes we don't get all the requisite pieces to a page. It looks OK, but it won't work right. Those broken pieces can persist a while. Clearing the browser cache causes them to reload. Thank you everyone for your cooperation.
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The List of Aftermarket Suppliers
Dave Ambrose replied to Randy D's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
Pinning it seems like a good idea, so I pinned it. -
Photoetch wire wheels
Dave Ambrose replied to imatt88's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
How classic a car? I talked to Herb about using some of his parts for a '29 Chrysler, and he told me they wouldn't work for that era car. Their wheels were too large in diameter. -
I ran into this problem with Duplicolor primer on an AMT Double T build. I sanded it out and reshot it with Model Master primer. I now use Tamiya and Mr. Color primers, and haven't had any problems. Plastic composition can vary with heat and pressure needed to mold, and I doubt it's very well controlled. After my one bad experience, I don't use Duplicolor any more. I also decided it obscured too much detail. As far as I'm concerned my current primers are much better, albeit more expensive.
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'37 ford panel delivery
Dave Ambrose replied to paolo76's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
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So....this is for anything but a car, right?
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There are young people building models. They're even doing high quality builds. But, they're building Gundams, not cars. My daughter builds Gundams, and we go to the Gundam Guys show in Fullerton. I'm usually the oldest guy in the room. I think if we made a place for the science fiction modelers, they would come. We'd probably get a lot from each other too.
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Our ads are served by Google. I don't expect that to be an infection route, though sites like Yahoo! aren't nearly as diligent about the ads they serve. If you did get infected via one of our ads, let me know and I'll get with Google. I've already tagged a few as inappropriate for this site. I'm moving this thread to General.
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New Content
Dave Ambrose replied to RandyEarle's topic in Forum News and Questions (formerly: How To Use This Board)
I just looked at your profile and didn't see anything amiss. Did you accidentally mark the entire site as "read"? -
Yes. I found an old can in the shed. I'm very happy. They still sell the real stuff in Aridzona and Nevada. Maybe a road trip is in order?
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I'm in a similar situation, tho not as bad. I went up to the rafters and did a quick count. Hmmm.....that's more than I thought. Worse yet, Mary, my wife, poked her head up there. I got busted. My kit buying has slowed dramatically. It took a little while to come to terms with that, but I'm OK. I look at my kit stash and I like it. I'm looking forward to building them all, and at this point, that's not too unrealistic. I have relatively few duplicates, tho I do have some, and those are mostly intentional. If Rachael can slow down with the raffle wins, I'll be in good shape. Unfortunately, my build rate has slowed due to other priorities, but in the long run, that's not a bad thing either. At the end of our current project chain, I will have a new workshop. With a spray booth and air compressor. That will make building much easier. I don't expect to be slacking, but I'm looking forward to retirement too.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, I'm a software engineer. I do a lot of stuff, but I mostly design systems that scrape information off paper and get it into somebody's computer.
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Here in San Diego, Rubio's is our go-to fast food place. They are best known for their very tasty fish tacos, but they have other stuff too. I only occasionally get tired of them.