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Dave Ambrose

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  1. Not a car kit, but my wife got me an early Christmas present -- a 31" Disney Nautilus kit.
  2. I feel like silent Cal. (Calvin Coolidge)
  3. Whatever you do, don't go rummaging through medical waste to get them. That used to be the advice in some model-building magazines. <facepalm/> You stand a good chance of getting skewered There are a lot of diseases you won't want to have on your medical resume and you have a good chance of contracting one if you're looking through that stuff.
  4. Yes, the edit option used to disappear after 60 minutes. I turned that feature off, and you can now edit your posts any time.
  5. There used to be a 60 minute window for you to edit your post, then the board wouldn't allow you to change it. I've turned that "feature" off. You should be able to edit them any time now. Let me know if it's still giving you problems.
  6. It's not very user friendly, but that's the way it works.
  7. I think the Chargers moving to LA is all but ratified. The city and county each offered $200M for the stadium. That isn't enough for them, and they've been completely intransigent in discussions with the city. Their primary representative is from LA. so they'll probably be leaving for Carson. I like football, but I gotta say, good riddance.
  8. I've liked Weather Report for a long time, but I'd never heard this album. And yes, the title really is This is This.What can I say? It's jazz.
  9. Go find a hobby shop that carries model railroad supplies. We get an asphalt material that you mix with scenery glue. It looks like the real thing. They'll also have trees, shrubs, and grasses for your scenic needs. We also use sifted dirt from the backyard for dirt. Can't beat the realism and it's cheap.
  10. You have my sincere condolences. Even if you have kids of your own, your cats are still part of your family, and just as important.
  11. Very, very nice; I especially like your paintwork.
  12. My take on Veteran's Day is a little different. It's easy for us civilians to thank veterans for their service. But, today, let's also remember our obligations to them: 1) We will not to send you to war without good reason. 2) We will care for your wounds when you return. 3) If a war proves to be unjust, that is our burden, not yours.
  13. Lacquer thinner is even better for cleaning brushes. Just don't use it for thinning paint without testing it first. I don't know about the rest of the country, but here in the People's Republic of Kalifornia, the state has mostly outlawed the sale of xylene and toluene, which are the usual ingredients in lacquer thinner. They call them Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Ironically, acetone, which is clearly a VOC is not included although extensively used for nail polish. I guess angering most of the female population was too big a step for even State of California.
  14. If someone has the PDF instructions, you should be able to drag the file into the attachment area when you edit your post. Do let me know if there are any difficulties. I might have to do some tweaking.
  15. Let me know if you can't get it enabled. I might be able to do that from the admin console.
  16. We used to have regular sessions there, then we had to take it offline. I suggest just logging in to the chat room when you start reading the board. If you see someone there, go in and say hi. You never quite know what you'll talk about. Alternatively, suggest a meeting time and topic. See who's interested.
  17. Thanks Dann. I wanted to do something a bit on the wild side. I still smile at this car every time I see it in the display case.
  18. Agreed. When we're judging, we think more in terms of plausibility than accuracy. I happen to know a lot about MGBs, MG Midgets, and Morris Minors. But I don't mark down a model of one because of a minor inaccuracy. There comes a point when too much esoteric information spoils the fun for everyone. Matching colors to cars from photographs is always problematic. Case in point: If you're building Ernie Irvan's Kodak Chevrolet, you'd probably think that the color of the car matches the color on the Kodak film box. It sure looks that way on the kit box. And, indeed Insignia Yellow is almost an exact match. However, the real car has a lot more orange. I was surprised when I saw it, but that indeed is the case. And I'm very glad I haven't painted my Ernie Irvan cars. If I were to suggest one thing to work on, it would be to get the paint right. It's the first thing we look at when judging.
  19. This would be Isaac Asimov. I want to say it comes from the Foundation and Empire trilogy. But it might have appeared elsewhere.
  20. Cookie Monster?
  21. Very nice indeed. Did you drill out the pipes, or fabricate new ones from tubing? If you did drill them out, how did you do it? I've had a lot of problems drilling "baloney tip" pipes.
  22. General tools makes a good pin vise. The collets are reversible, and there is a second collet stored in the vise body. It works for drills from 1/8" down to #80. The head of the vise turns, which makes drilling much easier. I found mine at a local hardware store for about $10.
  23. I'm building the FineMolds TIE Interceptor. Excellent kit! But I had the same problem. A google search revealed that some kind soul had posted a translation of the color callouts.I think the search was Kit maker and name color chart.
  24. What he said!
  25. I don't know of any. Should be at last as good as the old chat room.
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