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I'm fond of this one.

Oh- I forgot to add: I did get a second grill. An all stainless Jenn-Air off Craigslist. It has the ceramic burner on the back wall for the rotisserie. Also forgot to mention that both will run on natural gas when I get a gas line run from the meter to the patio. The Jenn-Air is already natural gas. The Brinkmann is propane for now, but I got a conversion kit for it. The rotisserie basket is scheduled to arrive on Friday. I'll test it out with veggies and give a report. The guy makes two models; one is 18" long and the other is 24.5". I got the longer one. It was $175 on eBay. That may sound expensive, but I shopped around and found out it's a pretty darn good price. I've seen cylinders made of perforated stainless that are aimed at home coffee roasters. They are smaller and cost more. There is of course more than one size, but the smallest I saw was $275 or so.

Same grill. First impressions are...thumbs up! However, it is a budget model for a grill of this size. Much of it is thin sheet steel, either painted or powder coated (not sure which), with stainless in the right spots. Most of the right spots, anyway. A more expensive grill will have more stainless. I think that with regular cleaning and maintenance, it should give years of good service. Maybe 10 years. I base that on the Brinkmann that my brother in law replaced with the 810-6630-S. He gave me his old grill. I thought he replaced it because the old one was too small...until I opened it. Ugh. Rust city. I didn't even consider firing it up. Anyway- I had planned on getting two grills. One as a dedicated rotisserie/side dish grill, and one for the main courses. Another goal is to do as much cooking as possible outside during the summertime. My house is kind of small, and using the oven/stove can really heat it up. Here's some bacon for the jalapeno poppers on the side burner: Tonight I sauteed some chicken and steamed some veggies on the side burner. I've even read about using the grill as an oven. I'm going to get a better thermometer so I can get the temp just right, then I'll see where that goes. A future project will be a concrete stand with fire brick top as a place to cook with a Dutch oven/camp stove.

This grill has the stainless "tube" type burner. It's the one that Home Depot sells for $299. I got a natural gas conversion for it. I haven't converted it, yet. I need to run some gas line from the meter to the back porch. It's about 25' in a straight line. I want to pour a concrete pad first, to bolt the grill in place for safety. It's overkill, but that's me. I have also been reading about using a gas grill as a smoker. I have to try that, although I do plan to build an "Ugly Drum Smoker" sometime soon.

I got a Brinkmann grill with 4 burners, plus sear and side burners. It's pretty good size, as far as affordable grills go. Initial observation: it's still easy to run out of grill surface. The meal was 3 ribeyes, about 20 jalapeno poppers, four ears of corn, and some veggies on skewers. Those veggies on skewers take up a LOT of space. Here is what I'm going to try for a solution: This stainless basket slips over the rotisserie rod. It's hinged like the containers at a bank drive-thru (the vacuum tube thing). I also plan to use it to roast Poblano peppers out of my garden. The manufacturer's website also shows it roasting chicken wings. I might have to try that, too. Not my photo. I just ordered it tonight. The jalapeno poppers were a type I have not tried before. They're called Atomic Buffalo Turds. It's a jalapeno split lengthwise, stuffed with cheese, then you get a little smokie and split it lengthwise, lay it on top, and wrap it all in a slice of bacon. WOW those were good. I can't wait to do some more grillin'.

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It looks really cool, but announcing that fit is not great, but may be improved, could be a deal killer. People would want to wait for the "Mk II" version, instead of the not-so-great "Mk I". A better thread title might help, too. Something like "Audi RSQ Concept Car available now"

I think someone should make a full detail Duesenberg. Judkins or Mudd coupe would be nice. I like them, therefore it's a license to print money. I think that's how it works, anyway.

I would raid a Tamiya Jaguar Mk II Saloon for its 3.8 litre inline 6. I recently saw one of these engines on a test stand in a customer's garage. It looked like something out of a concours restoration, complete with exhaust for the E-type it came out of. Even without chrome and polish, it was a work of art. I have a friend who's building a real '31 5-window...with a small-block Chevy. It is the car he has dreamed of his whole life.

Just because they have issued it in several different boxes doesn't mean it has sold better than a '57 Chevy or '32 Ford. If someone has numbers to prove otherwise, well hey that's cool. Having said that, I'm glad it is selling. I really like their Chryslers and hope to see more cool old cars from them.

Wow. Does anyone remember the Aoshima Barracuda thread? People acting like a 4% size difference* meant the end of the world. *assuming all measurements are perfect.

Have you tried making them from 1/4 round Evergreen styrene? You'd end up with the amount you want, and the pattern you want.

Place a wanted ad for an AMT '32 trunk lid.

Check out the wheels in the AMT Deuce Vickie phantom. Back wheels are different than front, but may be worth removing the center to transfer to aftermarket sleeve.

Y'all do know that Fiatboy bumped a thread that's nearly 3 years old, right?

You can get "flat plate" as sheet styrene made by Evergreen. As far as tracks and road wheels are concerned, I doubt any production 1/25 tank kits will look anything like what you need. Very few tanks shared tracks/road wheels with other vehicles. I have an unbuilt Tiger tank in 1/25, but it would make your project the tracked equivalent of Bigfoot. The Tiger weighed about 60 tons, IIRC.

Would land speed cars go in the drag section? It does say "If it goes in a straight line...", but does not mention LSRs specifically.

I did not know (or forgot) it was designed by Giugiaro. A quick seerch shows that he worked at Fiat, Bertone, and Ghia, before starting Italdesign in 1968. I am a big fan of his work, throughout his career. I think the ad I saw years ago was from CMA; Creative Miniature Associates. They're still around, but apparently make mostly 1/12 kits. Off topic, but their upcoming Portout-bodied Delage could cause me to part with some hard earned cash.

The first time I saw that was about 25 years ago in a Salon article in Road & Track magazine. IIRC, it was built for someone in a rock & roll band back in the '60s. My memory could be fuzzy, though.

Thanks. I couldn't post a pic on my cell phone.

I know Provence Moulage did, but that is 1/43. Was it ever done in 1/24 or 1/25? Thanks.

The car in the OP has a body by Figoni & Falaschi. The Heller kit has a body by Chapron. I am not aware of an F&F car in 1/24 or 1/25. There are kits and diecast models in other scales, but they can be very expensive.

Three years ago, I spent 8 days in the hospital with Cellulitis; a cellular infection. It is caused by germs that are all around us, they just need a chance to get inside us. It could have cost me my lower left leg, or even my life. Hospital staff told me that while it is rare, the number of cases has increased. The sonogram was so painful, it left me in tears. Standing up to go to the bathroom was almost as bad. I was so full of antibiotics that it killed all the bacteria in my digestive system, leaving me with diarrhea for 6 weeks. I'm not obsessive/compulsive about germs, but I do try to keep clean. If anyone here wants to dig through trash, more power to them. I am not a gambling man. I see no need to tempt fate. Have all the fun you want with this topic, but I would not wish this on any of you. My leg was red from the knee down. It swelled to about twice its normal size. This photo is after the worst of it. At one point, it was one solid blister from the knee down. That leg is still slightly swollen, with red splotches. I don't often wear shorts out in public.

I just looked up the dimensions for Skipjack. Assuming the Moebius model is accurately sized, it will be 5.25" dia and 42 inches long. In 1/6, that works out to 21 scale feet in length and 31.5 inches in diameter. 1/8 would be 28' long and 42" dia. That's kind of long, but the hull is in 4 pieces and could be shortened by anyone who would convert a submarine hull into a race car. A scale diameter of 42" is bigger than a P-38 tank, which leaves plenty of room for taking a little off the bottom to get it lower, then go with a canopy and fairing. Lots of model car parts available in 1/8 scale for the effort, too. But hey- if someone wanted to go 1/6, they could use a diecast engine, or a Tamiya motorcycle engine. There is a diecast Offenhauser 4cyl available. They have been used on the salt, too. Don Vesco's estate recently offered two for sale. I really like Gary's idea. I hope my posts haven't sidetracked it too much.

There's a big-scale Skipjack sub that would make an awesome lakester. I would guess it would be about 1/6 scale.