LDO

But seriously, I pre-ordered one at the LHS and picked it up yesterday and my mind is blown. A totally new take on modeling the P-38. The fuselage “pod” and booms all have an insert to make them stronger and keep everything lined up. I thought the forward end of each part looked odd, then read the instructions. Each part has a round receptacle to hold a stainless ball bearing that comes with the kit. They are to keep the plane on its nose. I had a circa-1960s Monogram P-38 as a kid; it came with a rod that was glued to the horizontal stabilizer to hold the tail up. The decal placement guide is pretty impressive, also. It’s full size and in color, showing top, bottom, and sides. There are two decal options; “Miss Virginia” (White 147) and white 33, a 39th FS bird in grey and olive drab white blue spinners and white sharks teeth on the fuselage booms. A really nice looking plane.

Wow. I hope to see 350 before NHRA slows them down again. Remember when John Force said he thought funny cars could be faster than dragsters and no one took him seriously?

Oh. I didn’t see the Dart and Mustang. I’m not a huge fan of Pro Stock. I just see it once in a while on TV. Thanks

What’s the deal?

I’m watching coverage of it now and I tuned in just as a driver was being interviewed at the finish line. They mentioned a big number for top speed, and the driver was happy that it was faster than his 334mph run at Pomona. What was the big number at Ennis?

Try eBay.

Asking for Mom, who wants it for an AMT 1950 Chevy pickup. She does not want to airbrush, period. I went to the LHS but they were out of a lot of Tamiya spray lacquers. It’s ok if it’s a flat military color. She can just spray clear over it. Thanks. Lee

This is the Meng 1/35 kit. I knew it was more detailed than previous 2A4s, but...wow. These individual track links are a monster pain. Three separate pieces per link. The kit came with four assembly jigs which I glued to some sheet plastic to make a longer section at one time. Pretty detailed, though. It’s been ages since I sat down at the workbench. I haven’t had one in a long time. I lost it when I rented a room to my brother. I’m house and dog sitting for my sister this week, so I taped some heavy sheet plastic over her wooden dinner table. My goal is to have the Leopard done for an upcoming show in San Antonio. update: about one hour later, I have the second side of the track built. Glad that part is over.

Ace- I like the one from the tweet. Phire- That’s really interesting about the Aurora Archeopteryx. Tamiya also include a really small one in a set of dinosaurs.

Yeah, the dinosaur proto-bird. (Having trouble posting a pic right now) I suppose it wouldn’t sell, or someone would have already made one. It looks like a daunting scratch build. Maybe I’ll get really bold one day and try it.

It looks real to me.

My mom grows tomatoes and last year she made a lot of pasta and pizza sauce using a recipe from Alton Brown. Pretty darn good.

If you can convert the plane, Draw Decals makes a sheet for it. https://www.drawdecal.com/precious-metal-p-51r-released/

I’ve made a few. Several with fruit last year. My favorites were blackberry, raspberry, and best of all was tart cherry. I recently bottled some coffee liqueur. I made a White Russian and WOW. I’ve never had one of those before. Good thing I only had enough cream to make one. I’ve been using half gallon mason jars to make these. The cherry and coffee liqueurs might convince me to order some one gallon jars off Amazon. I may start an orange one next weekend (and use Tangelos instead).

Without clicking...Dreadnaught?

That is one heck of a gap between original production and continuation series.

I did a quick search, looking for models. Not a lot available, at least in 1/24. I did see that a guy in England will soon be offering models built to order in 1/8 scale. He currently offers a Chevron B8, Lola T70 MkIIIB, and some ugly old Lotus. His prices aren’t that bad.

Thanks, Ace

Stumbled across this while looking for pics of the Porsche 906.

Preach it! I’ve had a paid Fotki account for about 19 years. I get what I pay for. I also visit sites about hunting and target shooting. I am amazed at classified ads for $15,000 double rifles without pics. They can buy a rifle that costs as much as a car, but can’t pay for a photo hosting account? Gimme a break.

Are they marinating with mayo? Because that sounds nasty.

Dessert tonight is crepes with mascarpone filling covered in cherry sauce. They use it on Food Network a lot...and mispronounce it a lot.

People who put the “R” in the first syllable of Mascarpone. THAT’S NOT WHERE IT GOES!!! eh. First world problems.

I think that second pic is part of a 1930s/40s Opel Blitz cargo truck. I don’t remember which manufacturer or scale, I have had several in 1/35 and 1/24. The larger kit is also offered as a civilian version and a fire truck. Great thread, Casey.

Was that airplane fuselage part of the show? Because if that thing is some kind wacko bus or rv, that would be the coolest thing ever.