Rob Hall

Tower Hobbies says late October.

I like LibreOffice..that's what I've been using on my Mac since I got off Windows.

Interesting..didn't remember the back story on those..yeah, no new Ferraris from Revell. I'd like to see some of the new Ferraris kitted like the 812 Superfast, F12tdf, and GTC4 Lusso...

IIRC there was a Korean or Chinese company doing knockoffs of Italeri Ferrari kits a few years ago, selling them as 'Italian Sports Cars' without reference to Ferrari.

I have my Excel spreadsheets that I've been updating for about 20 years; also use Scalemates..one issue w/ Scalemates is there are a lot of old kits not in the system. It's good with imported kits, not so good with 50 yr old AMT annuals. But it does get updated often.

On my iPhone and iPad I only see the username, avatar, member type, # of posts. The location and full name attributes don't show. Probably not shown due to size constraints on mobile devices.

Many times over the years I've had the feeling Dilbert was written about my workplaces. Too close to real sometimes.

Actually, it is 1/32nd. Too bad it and the neat little Subaru Hustler aren't 1/24th.

I thought it was 1/32nd. It is too bad..that Suzuki Hustler looks neat also. Both would have been neat in 1/24th.

The Revell box art kind of resembles the original '70 Charger advertising, which included a Panther Pink one. Googling turns up many 1:1 pink ones..

The Fruit Wagon builds as a roadster or pickup... http://www.modelroundup.com/product-p/amt-r2-869.htm The 'Tall T' kit has the unchopped 2dr roof. http://www.modelroundup.com/product-p/amt-r2-670.htm

As a software engineer, it is often difficult dealing with normals. Non-technical people on the management, marketing etc sides of clients I've worked at often have unrealistic and vague demands on product requirements, delivery schedules, costs, etc...many of the challenges of the profession aren't on the technical side but in managing expectations and communicating clearly with non-technical resources.

Got mine today, looks good at first glance.

Any idea what the wild supercar in the top right of the Aoshima flyer below the Probox is? Labeled 'G.S.X.' and 1/24th. Maybe something from anime or manga? Also thought I saw a neat orange roller/paver machine in one of these posts, but it wasn't 1/24th.

Very nice...would like to see one in 1/24th.

I had never heard of them either. Looking at pics on the FB page for them, they seem to have a BB/xB-like following...neat little wagons.

Motor City Resin Casters. I have their Ranchero, very nice. http://www.motorcityresincasters.com/mcrcf.htm

For kits, I use Tower Hobbies, Model Roundup and Hobby Link Japan. For supplies, I've had good luck with Hobbylinc and Amazon. They are all slower than Amazon, but TH and MR always have the latest releases of the domestic kit makers and I always get my stuff within a week if in stock. Have only used Squadron once, they were reasonable IIRC.

The stock version is getting reissued also.

Working from home full time since early June, I'm around my dogs all day...they mostly just hang out and doze, I put a dog bed in the kitchen by my desk.

I like the idea of a Challenger SD or shooting break/sportwagon. I have a couple extra Magnum parts kits, thought about doing one El Camino style and the other as a phantom SD.

Interesting..never heard of the NCP...looks like 1994 styling more than 2014.. very utilitarian looking..googled it, the design dates back to '02. Found this Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Probox

The Revell '37 Ford was a panel truck. The Monogram '60 Chevy is a custom; the side window profile differs from the production sedan deliveries.

Neat...never had any of these, but I remember seeing them in the AMT catalogs around 79-81...

Sounds like it's been pretty dreadful in Houston and the Gulf Coast. Reminds me of growing up in the Florida Keys in the 80s and the constant threat of hurricanes....weathered a few, but was living in Ohio when the big one (Andrew) hit in '92.