Dragline

My lips are sealed... I'm being a good boy even though I don't want to be. There, got that out. I feel better.

I found some used PE sheets for armor in a box of parts I bought. I used the various pieces for brackets and throttle. In fact, I used an entire sheet on my 66 Chevelle for various thin brackets and even pedals. Your imagination is the only bar to what you can make of these kinds of things. 1/35 can work in may instances as you clearly showed.

OK, I want one! First time seeing this and it's a doozy. You really did it right. Too cool for school.

I just traded off the Hot Wheels to a member here. Perhaps I erred..... Really looks fantastic Rich.

Love these kits. They always have that look that in the right setting pass for the real thing. Well done.

Awesomeness...

Superb for a kid. Not half bad for a seasoned builder even. I would be proud for certain.

I've had a fire stick for 7 years at least. Just an Internet bill for me thank you. I e coaxed others to cut the cord and have been largely successful. If I show them what is possible they almost always make the switch. Plus, there are ways to get channels if you know what you're doing 😉. As for all the old Diamond P stuff? It's a treasure trove of all I crave in every way. I could watch nitro racing all day and be glued to every round. I didn't use the name Dragline because I like fishing.

This is very close to the car Pam Babineau picked me up in when she decided it was time her and I got to know one another. I seriously wish I had a picture. You guys would know why I got in immediately. Great build!

I can currently spot AI voice-overs. There will come a time when it will probably become impossible. Inflection is one of the things they are getting correct. But others are still quite way off. I watch a lot of 40K lore videos that run long. And the use of AI is prevalent in this arena. It has a service le quality, but also a comedic one. At least to me. I have a degree or two in English, so I tend to hear and see written words with a critical bent. It's innate within me at this point. Be that as it must, I still see AI as THE burgeoning field. And if I were a younger man I would seriously be involved as a career path.

While I tease a bit about the "Terminator" type scenario, Ace brings up the most important concern. That is power centrally located and overseen by only a select few. THAT is where evil often lives. It attracts those megalomanical types. And so it should be open source and not a centrally located hub. Other than that, I wish AI the best. It will crush jobs, and create others. The issue I will have with that is the balance achieved. Will what work that is created be equal or greater than that rendered obsolete? If more jobs, Bravo. If less, BOO... As smartphones create walking Zombies I pray AI doesn't do the same. Independent thought is what got us here in this Industrialized world of wonders. Mindless people droning on about this or that have been since created with the net and the handheld device. Voices that are better seen and not heard flood the net with drivel so insignificant and thoughtless it's become a source of entertainment. And that shouldn't be. Many people who have gone nowhere and seen nothing have opinions on every topic imaginable. Mindless whelps who groupthink and fall in line are NOT what this country needs. We need young people with courage and carefully considered beliefs. I have seen far too many videos of "college" educated children who talk endlessly about things they know nothing about, and only regurgitate the latest "thinking" of others. But I hold out hope that eventually wisdom will prevail. It's either that or AI can do your thinking for you.

One thing that makes me happy is that I will be long gone when the AI decides to wipe out humanity.

Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) has been on this for quite a few years. He was right then and more so now. The future looks a little better with this kind of news.

Impressive fabrication. I think I could do it if I had someone there to hold my hand all the way. I'm one of those guys willing to fail to learn. But I would remind us all that this type of stuff was only handed down if you were there back in the early days. Most guys who knew this type of stuff guarded it jealously to keep their business going and have an edge.

Awesome! Needs a reish.