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We’ve all heard that F1 and some other cars generate more downforce than weight, so they should be able to drive upside down. Some guy chose a super lightweight hill climb car (it weighs 700 pounds) and wants to raise funds for a special tunnel that will let the car drive up to the roof. The light weight car was chosen for a lower speed. An F1 car weighs 1000 pounds more and would require a higher speed, and longer tunnel, to reach the target speed. It all sounds pretty cool, but I wonder if it will ever happen. I have to agree with one of the comments; it would be easier to do with an RC car. A real car doing this would be talked about forever. No one wants to see a person fall 25 feet to a horrific crash. Maybe they could make the hill climb car remote controlled. https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-a-youtuber-plans-to-drive-an-f1-style-car-upside-down-for-real

That’s a really good looking model. It’s cool that you still have it after so long.

Cool story and photos. I really like that Pierce-Arrow travel trailer. It would look great behind a period luxury car.

I had heard of it, but I never knew many details. Only half the planes made it back, and each carried 10 men.

One disadvantage of the DSPIAE* tool is that it’s “centerless”. It does a great job of making circles, but it can’t make a circle with a centered hole (think of a vinyl record). I drove myself batty and wasted three sheets of styrene trying to make it work. It is also difficult to get a circle to an exact diameter (if you measure with a ruler, it’s ok. If you use a dial caliper, you’ll need cut several circles, chasing the right diameter with each try). *I’ve heard the name pronounced as a word, like “Display” minus the L.

I like this one. It goes from 1mm to 50mm. I made a bunch of discs to mask road wheels for a tank, while painting the rubber “wheel” on the outside diameter. These were made from magazine subscription cards. I tried cutting a smaller one that is 1/24 car headlight size. For that I used .020” Evergreen sheet styrene. I had to turn it a bunch of times to cut through .020”. I think .010” would be better, but I don’t have any right now. This is not the only brand for this type of cutter. I don’t remember the prices. Some notes on using it; the bottom is covered with non-stick pads that are included. These are not optional. The tool will try to move the paper or plastic being cut. The entire base should be on what’s being cut, the blade can move the material around. Also, the next circle can’t be too close to the last for the same reason (when cutting paper). I think that .020” is the thickest that can be cut, at least for smaller diameters. For larger diameters, a compass type cutter is better, and easier to set for the proper size. (Divide desired diameter in half, then use a caliper to make two holes in paper, then set the compass point and blade in the holes).That’s really darn close to the desired diameter.

Ed 209’s grandfather.

Things like extended swingarm, nitrous tank, turbo. Parts for the Suzuki Hayabusa would be cool, too.

That’s really impressive.

I’m making some Hazelnut liqueur; hazelnuts, vodka, cognac, and sugar. When researching time and temp for roasting the hazelnuts, I read of their health benefits. They have Omega-3 fatty acids, tryptophan, antioxidants, plus nutrients including magnesium and potassium. Will these be in the finished product? I’m not suggesting that booze will be a health product. I just wonder if the health benefits will disappear or remain. I didn’t know anything about the benefits of hazelnuts before starting this project. I’m making two liqueurs at the same time. The second is chocolate. They will be mixed together for a Nutella liqueur. I hope it works out.

I just got an e-mail from my LHS; Lionheart Hobby in Kyle, Texas. They have four new Aoshima trucks in stock. The store is owned by Rudy Cline. I’ve been buying models from him for 20 years. He had a store in Austin, then sold it. He worked there as a manager until opening his new store. https://lionhearthobby.com/search-results-page?q=aoshima&tab=products&page=2

It’s dreamy.

That’s really cool. Luxury travel, 1930s style.

Did it get the name by participating in Operation Chow Hound? I only learned about this a few days ago. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_Manna_and_Chowhound

Nice work. I think it’s amazing that more than 18,000 of the real thing were built.

It is a challenging kit and it’s looking really good.

Built it when it was new. I was too young to notice any errors.

I can’t. It would get me banned.

That’s something I didn’t know, but it’s a different song. What about Nobody Home?

I recognize Homer Pyle later in the song, but I have no idea what’s at the beginning of the song. Thanks. Lee

I wasn’t offended, just frustrated with the issue. I drive around by myself and work by myself. It’s boring even with something to listen to. When the only choice is Austin radio stations…? I’m not sure what it says when Ford dealers and Ford Motor Company can’t help with a Ford vehicle problem. I guess it means customer service after a sale is not a priority. I think it also means I’ll be keeping my 2002 Toyota 4Runner and 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E.

I don’t know the specs. It belongs to my employer. It’s a high roof van with a long wheelbase (I don’t know if it is offered in different lengths, but it’s LWB compared to other work vans I have driven). The color is nice; a dark metallic blue that is no longer offered. The newer vans in the fleet are a bit lighter.

I tried the reboot. It worked. Thank you

It doesn’t scroll down or go to another page. No link.

Nothing happens with either button. I’ll try the reboot idea. After I posted the OP, I called Ford Motor Company. They couldn’t help. This annoys the *•#% out of me.