LDO

This is a bummer. I bought an old motorcycle magazine from a seller in Japan. It sat in Japan for about 15 days, now it will arrive with a tariff charge. I ordered a paper model from Germany about two months ago. Due to a glitch from their supplier, it hasn’t shipped yet. Germany is not shipping to the United States. I’m waiting for replacement parts for a model from Slovenia. Also not shipping to the United States.

I don’t know about YouTube, but Facebook pays posters to be stupid…essentially. People get paid for clicks and comments, so many posters will get information wrong, just for the posts correcting them. It’s maddening, and it’s turning social media into a cesspool. Facebook groups can be a cool thing, but I can imagine a day when they will not outweigh the garbage. Also- anyone who uses AI to narrate a video is a lazy waste of oxygen.

Oh yeah- commission a model company to make a 1/8 scale Duesenberg Model J in styrene. Make several bodies for it; Mudd Coupe, Judkins Coupe, Murphy Town Car. Maybe more.

Buy a lot of land. Build a super efficient house. Build a Hobbit house for my brother (he would love that). Build a greenhouse the size of a football field. The middle would have a sunken area with a Koi pond and waterfall, surrounded by fruit trees. Not just a place to grow veggies and fruit; a place to get away from the real world and just relax. Some cool cars, too. Live the rest of my days in my little slice of paradise.

It’s kind of a bummer that there are no decals at all. Such a cool car, and from Tamiya, no less.

I had never heard of this company. I checked out their site and they offer a white/grey scatter decal, along with the Sunset pattern. I wonder if they will ship. I’m on a few modeling groups at Facebook and there are lots of posts about companies in Europe that will not ship to USA because of tariffs.

I just got the old Tamiya Lorinser Mercedes-Benz 500SEC. The box art shows seats with brown scattering upholstery, but it’s not in the kit. I would love to have decals for this, in several color schemes. Can anyone here make this?

I dug that kit out of the stash and the cab and bed are gone. I have no idea what happened to them. I’m sorry, but I can’t help with this.

I’ve got one of those. Send a PM and I’ll try to send it out Saturday. I don’t need anything in return. Just help someone else out when you can.

I wish I could find a 3D printed Honda CBX engine in 1/6 scale. I saw a custom built around that engine with a 916 single sided swingarm. It was a pretty wild street fighter.

New Ray 1/6 Ducati 998. Normally very expensive, this is not quite perfect and I picked it up for a song. Sounds ideal for parts to add on to street fighter powered by GS1100 engine.

Build it. Look- in five billion years, the sun will go supernova and destroy the earth. Everything we have ever done on this planet will be erased. No one will get to see your MISB Pinto funny car. Just build it.

If I had them I would. I’ve given up on the idea of the Mercedes-Benz M119 V-8. It’s an awesome engine but zero aftermarket support. Only one transmission fits. There is an aftermarket controller that has bugs. I think a Lincoln Mk VIII engine with a 6R80 would be easier (a little easier, anyway). I work in construction plumbing. Construction has slowed down. 👎🏻

I wonder how difficult it would be to swap into a Mercedes-Benz 190E?

Those twin-engine dragsters are awesome.