SSNJim

Can't be too careful around here. There are quite a few variations of the FF in the acronym, none really appropriate for a family website. That was one of the least offensive...

I've got 2 68 TBird radios, both tan in color. At least one of them works fine; the other may become fodder for a project. The kit fodder TBird has a lot of wear on the chrome and body. They look like they're identical to a "usual" promo, but the chassis/radio is obviously different. There is no interior, but there is a raised area on the inside for the speaker. I think the body/windows is shared with the annual kit. Philco was owned by Ford from 1961-1973, so that probably explains why there's no Philco name on the GM promos.

Very true, that. One of the better known nicknames for the F-4 is "Double Ugly". One of the greatest planes to ever fly, but not a beauty queen. On the same note, the B-52 is known as "BUFF" - Big Ugly Fat Fellow. I went to a military school in a soundproof-ish building across the bay from Naval Air Station North Island when they were flying F-4s. Never heard any of the planes taking off except the F-4. Incredible planes. I've got a F-4J in progress now.

To me, the Thunderbirds look fragile without the fender skirts, like there's not enough fender to support that massive trunk. It seems like a good pothole would cause the rear bumper to drag the ground.

I've been there once when we were riding our scooters. Ate lunch at Daisy's Diner and took a tour of the museum. The gift shop had more 1/25 Duke of Hazard Charger models than you could shake a stick at. Very cool place. Hope the picture shows up. The little scooter under the museum sign is mine (2007 Honda Goldwing), and the person is my riding buddy.

I stopped by the one in Laurel, MD today, and they only had the 65 Continental, 57 Chrysler, Prowler, and the Scout II along with the 1/25 boat kits. I ended up piciking up aircraft (F-4J, A-37B. UH-60A) and Star Wars Imperial Patrol Speeder kits for less than $30 including tax.

The early Countach (LP500 prototype and LP400 production) were gorgeous cars. As time went on, they became more "boy racer". The LP500 prototype had louvers behind the doors instead of cooling scoops. That is one beautiful car. Sorry, but I couldn't figure out how to link the photo. This is a production LP400. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/FoS20162016_0623_090034AA_(27250796354).jpg

You have shelf tags? None of the 4 or 5 I've been to in KY or MD have them. Just the kits sitting on the shelf.

I've created a custom stream, and selected the same as Tom's settings, but instead of the Time Period being set to Past 365 days, it is set to Since my last visit. I've found that if I choose Unread Content, the topic I just read disappears when I go back to the menu since it isn't Unread anymore, and I see topics I didn't read by choice. By choosing since my last visit, only updated topics are shown, and I can go back and re-read/reply to the topic later. If you don't want to use the custom stream, you can use another one at any time or not use one at all.

A Corvette America might be a good start for kitbashing....

It looks like the rack/spoiler might be hiding an opening trunk. There's a heavy black line between the Perentti badge and the black spoiler, and another line on the right side between the rack shadow and the roof buttress that meets the heavy black line. Interesting car. I like it overall, even though the trunk lid is a little busy and the flares are a little much - probably more than a Corvette.

This is it for me - Maserati Bora:

Very cool. I missed this one when it was out. Here's an RC Lego Submarine that launches missiles. I've never had the sound on while watching it, so I can't vouch for language, but very popular on the submarine boards.

I thought they would do things like H-A for the body color and H-B for the interior color. That's the way I would interpret it - if the interior is black, H-B would be black. If it's tan, H-B would be tan. If it's gray, H-B would be gray. It's easier than listing all the possible colors, and gives the builder a bit more latitude in color combinations.

Gotta agree - it's a blast to build. Lots of options, in a tractor sort of way. I'm having a good time with it, and it's almost ready for final assembly. I did only minor paint detailing, and it looks great. It was kind of a slump buster, and now there's an AC-130H and LM-100J (aircraft) that have bubbled up to a higher priority. Enjoy the build!

There's a guy over on BritModeller that is scratch building a 1/20 B-17G. It started out as just the nose/cockpit section, but then I guess it got out of control. Very interesting and a lot of detail pictures. There's more than these two topics, but here's a couple of links: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235008977-the-continuation-of-my-scratch-built-b17g/ https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235033732-continuation-of-my-120-scale-scratch-built-b17g-radio-room/ Maybe you'll find them helpful.

I saw an Auburn Boattail Speedster the other day driving down the road. Beautiful car. It may have been a reproduction, but it didn't look like it in the few seconds I saw it.

The one near me is carrying models again - it's good to see them back. For a while, there were maybe a half dozen, but they never went on clearance. I didn't notice anything Foose, but I did see the Escalade.

Thanks. I'm going to go with a basic restore of the car to factory stock-ish and not much, if any, extra detailing. Maybe I'll try the ice treatment tonight to try and get the windows out.

Thanks, but no. I appreciate the offer.

Why don't you give Mr. Sears a call? Or go visit his shop? Seriously - his number and address is on the side of the truck. He may be willing to tell you all about the truck.

It seems that the new Revell kits aren't shrink-wrapped, only taped. I bought the Porsche tractor at my LHS yesterday, and the manager said he had just shrink-wrapped it. I'm thinking to myself, why would he shrink wrap a model that just came in? I got the shrink-wrap off, and it was taped on the short ends, just like the Panamera or most of the Revell Germany flat box kits I've purchased (some from him). Go figure. Anyhoo, that little Porsche tractor is a blast to build. I'm probably half way through. I'm only detail painting most of the chassis pieces but will clear the body parts. If I see the Ferguson, I might pick that up too after this. Interestingly enough, there is a small sticker on the bottom of the kit: REVELL USA LLC 03-19-2019 NORTHLAKE IL

There was a beautiful black 66 Ford LTD parked across the street from my work in DC today. Black with black vinyl top and interior. Gorgeous car.

There are 46 better states to live in. All it takes is a moving truck.

Okay, Snake.