Rob Hall

And that is only a small portion of my stash.

Yes, I have a few Palmers that my older brother built back then and later passed on to me. And I like Cougars (have all the AMT and MPC ones)—my folks had a 1:1 ‘67 and a ‘68. When I was about 10 (1980) my older brother gave me a box with about 25 kits he built in the 60s, and ‘58-65 vintage promos. Kind of kick started my interest in old kits…

I found the ThunderZ easily. It’s much as it was when I built it 43 years ago as a kid. Unpainted with the decals. The 78 should be somewhere in the top of these stacks. These are mostly kits I built in the late 70s to early 90s.

I built the MPC '78 annual stock and the ThunderZ (as on the box art) as a kid...still have them in their original brush-painted glory. I can see getting one of the reissues..

Basic common sense security... I use a VPN, never connect to odd wifi networks (only to my home network and my car network), ad blockers, a password manager, complex passwords different for each app/website, never click on random links or attachments, always check the headers and from address of questionable emails to see if it's as expected, block senders of random messages....

Time is a flat circle, some theorize.

Post, postal or post hole?

Much is expected from those who promise much.

I’ve been working as a software engineer for almost 30 years, designing and building internet services and applications, many years in banking systems and mobile applications, so I’m comfortable doing most things mobile. I like to get out of my office and do things online from my phone outside, in the living room, etc.

I do a lot from my phone... pay my bills (incl. my mortgage), move money between accounts, buy/sell stock, adjust my hot tub settings, adjust my thermostats, stream music from my phone to my patio and hot tub speakers, etc. I have four 24 inch monitors in my home office (2 for my work laptop and 2 for my personal laptop), but my phone goes with me wherever I go...

Am I who I am?

Got this neat 1/64th Cadillac CT6 in the mail today, from eBay from a seller in China. A good replica of my 1:1.

Actually, the BMW sedan in Stranger Things is an ‘83 733, of the E23 generation, earlier than the older RoG kit.

My first car was an '86 Ford Mustang LX notchback. Underpowered 2.3 4cyl, but at least it was a manual, though only a 4spd. Got that my senior year in HS for college..drove it until 1994 when it got totaled just as I moved to Michigan for grad school, it was replaced by my first SUV and 3rd vehicle--an '88 Ford Bronco II. I still have my 2nd car ('87 Mustang GT I got in 1990).

Probably cheaper to sell on FB and a much bigger audience...

There is a Hyundai Kona. It is related to the similar Kia Seltos.

Saw a gold '69 Firebird on a trailer in front of shop along US 20 in PA near the OH border, looked like a tree had fallen on it (roof squashed) yesterday. Saw a two-tone lt blue/dark blue early 50s Kaiser 4dr in a yard in the Madison, Ohio area this morning.

Spotted this customized 4th gen Firebird in a mall parking lot. First time I’ve seen a Firebird in ages.

I remember Salvage 1 and Quark. I really liked Project UFO.

I've noticed eBay shipments hung up anywhere from 1 week to 5 weeks extra if they go through the Indianapolis Distribution Center..they get stuck there.

I got it earlier this week here outside Cleveland.

It's too bad they didn't reissue the standard bed version of this kit. As it is, it's the wrong wheelbase for a dually (duallies of that generation were longbed only).

Never ordered a car... a couple times I bought new off the lot from inventory--though one was a dealer demo w/ 3500 miles, so technically used. My two most recent cars were CPOs..I've had good luck w/ low mileage 3-5 yr old CPOs--clean and loaded but depreciated.

Overcast..but supposed to get to 65 this afternoon, and tomorrow rainy and 70... I'll take it..nice improvement from a couple weeks ago.

Early spring up and down...sunny and up to 57F today, highs in the 60s the next few days with rain...NE Ohio, looks like the 1st will be only 41 and cloudy next week.