MrObsessive

This is going to be annoying today for sure. I want to post a quick update with the '55 Ford I'm working on, but if this is going to be intermittent when I'm trying to post...........I'm not going to bother. It's enough trouble to compose a WIP post without going through site difficulties to boot.

Yup............just happened to me there too. Still can't get on with Firefox though no matter how many times I reload the page.

Just literally had this happen on Firefox a moment ago. Switched to my Brave browser and the site came right up.This happened once before on Firefox and didn't occur on Brave so it looks like Brave will be my default browser to use from here on out.

Chris if that comes out, you can best believe that gouger's heads on eBay would EXPLODE! I have a very clean builtup of that one-----I'd love to see it again as a new kit with that trailer and Funny Car!

My Challenger was made to run on "Flex Fuel", but frankly, I don't like to put anything less than 89 Octane in it. The 87 stuff of course makes the car stumble whereas the 89 and especially the 93 it runs MUCH better. Yes, it costs more ($3.35 per gallon for 93 here), but I can't stand a bad running car so the extra cost is worth it.

Oh! I just noticed that they're also doing a live chat. I'll have a few questions on hand as there are some potentially good reissues I'd like to see them do.

Thanks for the heads up Dave! Since I work third shift, I'm usually asleep that time of day. That's good that they're doing this on a Friday as I can take a little nap when I get home that morning and then be wide awake to check it out. ?

Yep..........as us "gray hairs" get ever grayer, as they say "Nothing is Forever". I can think of a couple other resin casters that are big in the biz that perhaps may be winding down in the next number of years. I have no inside info, but lets face it, once folks hit their 70's and the health isn't what it used to be, this biz can take its toll. Especially when what you have of said item is a hot property.

I DO like this! ?

I had that one you're talking about once upon a time and I can't remember who made it either. VERY, very hard to find and very expensive if you come across one on the 'Bay. And yes, it was quite different from the Monogram kit, but I do remember it had the NICEST set of wire wheels I've seen yet in that scale! Right now I've got the yellow one I bought years ago with the engine started. The body would need a LOT of block sanding though as it's woefully wavy and full of divots. IMO, THE one to get is the DeAgostini 1/8 '63 Jag E-Type coupe. Now that one will set you waaaay back price wise, but at least you can get a sub for it and spread it out over a couple years. I'd get one, but space for all the boxes is a limiting thing right now with the house I have now. Gotta finish the 1/8 '67 Shelby first to make room for that one!

Peter, that has to be one of the nicest '64 Tempests I've ever seen! Soooo nice and clean! Super nice color which suits that car well!

Oops! Sorry about that Dan! I had a post opened up from Kurt in another tab and thought I was responding to him! This is what happens when you're trying to post from work and multitask at the same time! I've not heard of that show in Ohio. I'll have to check it out sometime, but I'm afraid this coming March is a bit of short notice for me. NNL East is coming up the following month and I've already scheduled a couple days off from work so I can get to that the day before, then I can rest up over the weekend and not have to go back in Sunday night for Monday. I have two of those Mako Sharks, one a very good rebuilder which I took apart and a pristine never touched kit.....both in their original boxes. I'd have to practice on the fadeaway paint as that's something I've not tried before. This is where junk bodies will come in reeeaal handy! I'd like to take some "artistic license" and put redline tires on mine though. That car just seems to scream out for them to me!

Sad to hear about Terry Jones. CONFUSE-A-CAT!! That has to be one of my FAVORITE Monty Python skits! I also liked how they would take digs at the Queen with some hilarious stuff! Sadly as Bill said, they couldn't get away with even half the stuff they did today. Waaaaay too much wound tight PCism which I wish would take a hike.

Kurt, that looks reeeaaly good! Love the paint fade on the lower body!

My previous house was a duplex where I had neighbors and I could sometimes hear them through the walls. They were a young couple and let's just say they were rather "portly". One of them went running through the house (maybe after their toddler son), when the vibrations (shaking actually) sent my rolling '61 T-Bird promo model off the shelf and onto the floor! ? This was the case EVEN when I had a dime in front one of the tires to keep it from rolling. THANKFULLY the model despite pushing 60 years old, fell without a scratch and I made sure that it was a bit more "secure" the next time. No worries about that now as the house I'm in stands alone, so the only "shaking" will come from me walking too hard which really never happens!

My motto is "Nice models should NEVER roll". Too many things can go wrong such as what Tom mentioned...........rolling off the shelf and ruining it forever. Even if it's in a case, I'm not crazy about them rolling around as than can lead to paint chips or chipped chrome. No, I'd rather have them sitting stiff as a board, than rolling all over the place.

Sure thing!

Thanks Tom, I literally just got the card in the mail a couple days ago. They had to forward it since I moved back in October. Just called the hotel and made reservations so now I'm all set!

True. What may be considered today's "appliance" might be tomorrow's collectible. I look no further than the ever present 1955-'57 Chevy. In the '60's they were "just another car" because there were still soooo many of them. At least in my neck of the woods as a kid you could hardly go a block and not see one in some form or fashion. Then they started to disappear and they were wanted..........again. Same might be said of today's vehicles. I'm not going to be so quick to write them off as "unwanted" because you never know what's going to be the hot item say 30-40 years from now.

Man, that looks soooo good! Still eyeing this one (among others) and just might take the plunge sooner than later. Gotta find somewhere to put the boxes though as I know the 1/8 Shelby ended up taking up quite a bit of space to put everything till I get to it. ?

Oooh.........Paul that is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! Sure would like to land one on the 'Bay whenever you get one on there!

Looks good from where I sit Kurt! ? As far as getting the model room ready for paint.......one of the things I do is to make sure NO cats are around! It'll never fail that if they step into the room, one of their hairs is BOUND to find its way onto the paint. But with the noise of my dual chamber compressor, as soon as that baby turns on they're OUTTA THERE!

Hawks would be the first of what would come to be known as the "personal car". You could argue that Studebaker started the segment with the original '53 Starliner. It would be a few years later that Ford would play catch up with their T-Bird as they daren't call the two seater a "sports car". Then the four place '58's would cement the personal car segment for the 'Bird and of course in the '60's, that segment would explode! I'd sure love to see the likes of Moebius or someone offer a series of Hawks starting with the '56's. Of course there were the larger finned cars of '57-'61 and then the squared off '62's. But the basic lines were there through all those years. I'd think it would be a good seller, but I'm not in the board room making those choices!

I was one of those that had to teach myself how to drive a manual as my Dad refused to show me. He had a very nasty experience trying to teach my Mom many years earlier, so I guess it reminded him of that too much. My first stick car (didn't get a manual till I was 21) was a 1965 Dodge Dart Convertible with three on the column. I was determined to learn first where the gears were and within a day I had it down pat. Very few young folks learn to drive a manual these days sadly. I've always had the mind that if you can drive one of those, you can drive anything. No handicap in the car buying department IMO.

Awww........your orange one looks a lot like my KitKat. Hard to believe it's been over 10 years since he's been gone and I still miss him. My three come into my model room, but they don't bother anything on the table. It could be that they don't like the smell of the glues and paint on it that makes them stay away. At my last house, I kept the door closed to the room as one of them once wrecked a model that was in its case. Fortunately (for them), I was able to get it back together with no major damage done.