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He came by my house last night in his fire trucks. There were two engines, two or three fire chief vehicles, and one or two other vehicles, lights and sirens going full blast. I thought they were on their way to a major accident, but they were going slowly so I called my wife. We were able to watch from the curb for the first time. They made quite the noise. Fortunately he only made one pass.

I had a brand new 85 Tempo for a couple of years - 2dr, Sage Green, 4spd. Nice car, drove well, fit 2 child seats in the back. The only problem was the throttle body went bad and it idled at 3000rpm. It could still be driven, but it was out of warranty and was an expensive fix. My next door neighbor years later didn't have that kind of luck. His burned up in front of our house one night.

I thought #3 was the Family Truckster at first. "You think you hate it now, wait 'til you drive it." 😄

I was in San Diego years ago in a parking lot waiting to take my wife to lunch. A car came screaming to a halt in front of a fairly new early 80's Camaro. The guy jumps out and attacks all the windows of the Camaro with a tire iron. Busted all the windows except the driver's (it was rolled down a bit and just flexed). He hopped in the car and drove off. We called the cops, and it turns out it was his car and they wouldn't do anything about it. Apparently he and his wife were having some troubles.

I got my 2021 Charger chassis painted in Tamiya AS-29 Gray Green. It may not be a perfect match, but I think it's fairly close and looks right to me - at least for the rear part of the picture above.

I think you're right. I picked up a can of AS-29 today and it does look pretty close. I haven't sprayed it yet, though. Thanks!

Now that I've seen the picture Bill posted, I'm going to take a look at the Tamiya AS paint line. They have several paints that might match up much better than good old Army olive drab.

Where are the drivers in the LeMans and 69 Imperial? ?

We've had something steal our bird feeders. They go missing in the morning, and later we would find them 20-50 feet away in our woods. I suspect deer, but it could be racoons though I would think racoons would drop the feeder and eat it near the post. The deer seem to have a taste for our plants and flowers now. I did rig a retainer for the bird feeders so that they don't go missing anymore. My wife keeps her birdseed bags in a traditional galvanized garbage can next to her shed. We had something get into those, so we started putting broken slate blocks on top. That stopped that, until one night she forgot to put the slate on. I go out later, and the lid is off, so I just put the lid back on with slate. In the morning, she goes out to feed the birds and comes back in livid. There were two racoons in the can that had been there all night. I go out and sure enough there they are. I put the garbage can on its side, and one racoon took off like a shot. The second one seemed a bit traumatized. I did some gentle coercing to try and get him out, so I let him be and went in the house. When I checked an hour or so later, he was gone. No, they didn't eat all the seed in the can overnight, but they did look a little plump.

The US Coast Guard recovered some wreckage and released some findings this week Below is a link that has a little more info. Reader's Digest Condensed Version: the laminate debonded. Unfortunately, there's no link to any USCG or government documents, but some might find it interesting. I did find a 20 minute NTSB hearing video on the page. The Ship Model Forum • View topic - Submarine Titan implosion : NTSB report: (shipmodels.info)

It wouldn't surprise me. I had a 1965 Belair wagon in the mid 70s. A friend of mine had a 1965 also, I think it was an impala 2 door. His ignition key would unlock my doors, and his door key would start my car. Mine did the same on his. My wagon was stolen sometime later from my home, but was recovered a few days later in a shopping center parking lot nearby. It was undamaged, so I imagine the key thing was used to get it for a joyride. No, my friend lived in a different city, and didn't know where I lived.

At Harpers Ferry (WV) National Park last Saturday, a Buick Reatta convertible.

Actually there were two versions of this kit. The one you have I believe is the concept car, which would be a 1999. There is another later one labeled 2003 Thunderbird Convertible which seems to be pretty much the same except it has side marker lights. The boxes are very similar for both. I have a New Thunderbird I've had in the works since 2001 or so. It is a mostly complete Neiman Marcus edition, but I decided it needed side markers. Now I do have a 2003 body that I need to strip so I can get if finished up. With side markers: REVELL 85-1924 1/25 2003 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Without side markers: Wheels of Fire New Thunderbird Revell | No. 85-1916

One day I heard a loud boom audible throughout the house. I looked through the upstairs windows but didn't see anything. I sat back down in front of the computer, but my curiosity got the better of me. I went downstairs and looked through the windows, and saw a turkey 10 feet from the house looking kind of dazed. That turkey hit my 1941 house with the very solid wood siding. He did no damage to the house, but it definitely rattled his cage. We get the occasional small bird strike, but it's very rare for a turkey to do so.

I found this (what I think is a 2013} Camaro Hot Wheels Special Edition in a DC Metro parking lot today. I think the marks below the right tail light are an artifact of the Magic Eraser I used on the pictures.

No need to start a new topic:

Crown gas stations are still around. I'm in Prince Georges County, Maryland and there are some here and there. I would guess that's because we're much less than a half hour away from Baltimore.

That's one thing I miss. I had a Kawasaki Concours for a couple of years. You'd hit the gas, and about 6000 rpm the power would kick in to the redline (11000 rpm). With the Goldwing, when you crank on the throttle, it would hit 6000 rpm or so and start choking. The redline on the Wing is about 6000 rpm. It still moves pretty good, but doesn't have the kick in the butt the Concours did.

When I was in the Navy, we called them disposa-cars. Buy it for a song (generally from someone being discharged, transferred or in dire need of cash). and drive it until the wheels fall off. When they do, off it goes to the junkyard and acquire the next one.

I've got a 2007 Honda Goldwing Premium Audio (the base model) bought new. This is an older picture. The bike shows a bit of wear at this point - it now has about 115,000 miles on it. What a bike.

I like the Pontiadillac better - I love the flow of the roof. Both are beautiful cars.

Great looking car!

Granted, you do some incredible detailing on all facets of a model, and I do look at, and admire, all your builds. You obviously take care to present an accurate model. Not everyone is, or strives to be, at your level. Here's where I'm coming from: after all the showing off of a build, and the model is "retired" on the shelf along with the trophies and the next project is in progress, how often do you look at it? Please don't misconstrue my comments - detail a model all you want to the level you want. That's great. I wouldn't have it any other way. All I care about is a recognizable car on the shelf. Aunt Matilda isn't going to be able to tell the difference between a 289 Hi-Po and a 302 even if I pointed it out, or care that this Mustang has an IRS, and that one doesn't. She probably will be able to say "I saw one on the way over here", or "Your cousin Cletus had one of those". It's just the way I prefer to build.

There are several states in the US that require the use of hazards on the Interstates/freeways at speeds of less than 40 mph (45mph minimum speed) or in poor visibility conditions.

I don't normally build with an engine, even if it's included. I'm of the opinion that if you can't see it when it's parked on the street/shelf, it doesn't matter. I've built kits with multiple piece detailed suspensions using metal axles instead. I do build engines and suspensions as instructed every so often, but it's rare. All these detailed engines don't look like much to me. A set of spark plug wires (often oversized), battery cables, and sometimes a fuel line to the carburetor doesn't a fully detailed engine make. Modern engines are a rat's nest of wiring and tubing, and even older engines have several tubes and cables that aren't often depicted. I guess I could call it the "Aunt Matilda rule" for mechanical pieces . If your Aunt Matilda doesn't understand/recognize it, you don't need it. I rarely carefully scrutinize my models after being placed on the shelf and don't see the value in going crazy on unseen details.