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That is really wild and imaginative. I can't wait to see what is next...I think it would be really cool to see what you would build if several people donated kits from different genres; auto, armor, aircraft, sci-fi, etc.

A 32-plug V-16 would be awesome. A company called MMR (Modular Mustang Racing) does a mod for Ford's 4cam V-8 in which they drive a distributor off one of the overhead cams. They drill a precisely placed hole in the front of one of the valve covers and the distributor lays down horizontally in front of the valve cover. I think a DOHC V-16 Hemi with a twin distributor setup on each side of the engine would be wild.

I remember that guy's ads in Houston, when I was there from 1988-1992. I thought he only operated in Houston. I remember Arsenio Hall making some kind of reference to him and thinking..."Same guy?? Nah. Couldn't be". I wonder if he was the guy being parodied in the TV ad from the Weird Al movie UHF; the "I'll club this baby seal to make a deal" ad?

I'm working on a system to change water at the push of a button. It will involve a 10 gallon tank under the 55 and a pump. The old water will be pumped into a bucket that will be poured into the garden. I just need to get it all figured out.

Yeah I may watch them again, too. I don't even remember the ricin cigarettes or the "logic" in poisoning the kid. Did you catch Vince Gilligan's interview on...ugh...I don't remember if it was the Daily Show or Colbert, but one of them asked if there really is such a thing as blue meth. He replied "There is now". LOL

For the turbos, try TDR. They have 3-D printed turbos in lots of different sizes. They even offer "handed" turbos (left and right handed). This is not just a thing they dreamed up. There is at least one engine shop offering such a thing. There was a pair of them on the cover of Hot Rod a while back. You will need to know the inlet size when ordering. I have a pair that I believe would be great for a 1/12 street car, but they're going on a 1/6 motorcycle. No idea for the Lambo hinges.

Who else is hooked? I figured there was no way out for Hank and Gomez. They were just plain outgunned. Now I'm wondering about that teaser scene from a month ago, when Walt showed up in the old Cadillac to get his ricin. I think what will hapen is that he becomes the subject of a huge manhunt (hence the neighbor's surprise). He goes back to Albequrque and goes after the guys who killed Hank and took his 70million bucks, with the help of the M60 in the trunk. I was talking about this with a friend who thought that Walt was out of character because of what he said over the phone, but I think it goes along with the idea that getting involved in the drug trade made everything spiral out of control, and Walt has been kind of irrational all along. In earlier episodes I thought his dedication to Jesse was just dumb. Jesse was too unreliable & unpredictable.

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Oh yeah- something else that irked me today was my first service call (I'm a plumber). It was a warranty call. Short version: a coworker didn't feel like doing it right at 5:30pm, 30 miles from home. I had to tell the homeowner that she needed a more expensive repair (minus what she already spent). I've seen this before and it always blows my mind. YES, it's a PITA to get a call at 5:30pm, but if a plumber doesn't like that, he should get a job that ends at 4pm. It's not fair to the homeowner who has to take more time out of their schedule to get it fixed again. It's not fair to the employer who loses money paying a guy to fix something for free or at reduced cost. It's not fair to the coworker who has to stand there and get berated/apologize profusely for something that a lazy coworker did.

I miss the old Discovery, TLC, Court TV, and History channels. I remember people referring to History as "The Hitlery Channel", but at least WWII is history. Ice Road Truckers? Some show about taxidermists? Ridiculous. Discovery...oh brother. Amish Thugs? I recently looked into getting rid of some channels. I may just do it anyway. I don't think that the few programs I watch are worth the price. Maybe I could spend that time constructively, like building models or working on my real car.

Looking at the different channel packages that the cable company offers. I do not watch any stupid reality shows. I get tired of paying for channels that I never watch. The cable people are no fools, though. We have to pay for 6 channels of garbage to get one channel we like. I wish that TV channels would see that as a sign to quit airing garbage, but I'm daydreaming.

Good: getting my air conditioner repaired. Bad: paying for it, but it sure beats trying to sleep in a house that"s 90 degrees. Ok...I didn't try. I checked into a Motel 6 last night.

Heck yeah, man. Part out that kit. Looks like an awesome project.

I have two filters that hang over the side. I've had them going for a week or so. I got a few guppies last night and they're doing ok, but it's obvious that the filters make some strong currents. I'll add water to reduce the currents. Having two filters is overkill, but crayfish can be messy and they need oxygen-rich water on the bottom of the tank. I may get one of those airstones with suction cups to hold it on the glass. I'll pick up the crayfish next weekend if I'm not working. I want to give the tank a little more time to cycle.

What if you traveled back in time to the days when paper was made by hand, one sheet at a time and told people that one day, paper will be so cheap, we'll wipe our behinds with it?

Yes. I was making a reference to a thread in which some posters suggested that many modelers could build models that they have no inteterest in to use as cargo for a flat bed trailer...that they also likely have no interest in. While I do think that Art's post IS relevant, I have to wonder what the big deal is with U-joints. How often do we see them on real cars? My opinion only.

What if Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader? What if the US had known in advance about the attack on Pearl Harbor? The Navy could have sent up fighters to intercept the Japanese planes, then a task force to destroy the Japanese fleet. With her Navy crippled, defeat would have taken much less time, allowing more resources to go to Europe, ending that war sooner. In addition to all the lives saved, what would the world be like if jet aircraft were thought of as unnecessary/pipe dreams in 1942? What if large portions of Europe didn't need to be rebuilt/occupied? Would the US be the world power that it is now? So much of the economy was driven by the war, then the boom afterward...even cheap cargo planes and ships bought as surplus after the war. I wondered about all those things and more after watching a program about a spy during the war who pieced together that Japan was planning an attack. He tried to warn J. Edgar Hoover, who dismissed him because he basically didn't like the messenger. Is it true??? I don't know. There's a lot of baloney on tv these days.

It's a good idea to test your custom color on a scrap body, plastic spoon, etc, before spraying it on to your project. I have a hideous Aston Martin DBS as evidence. I was shooting for candy burgundy but it looks kind of orange-red.

Another vote for "can't wait to see the body". It's going to be pearl white, right??? :-)

His description says he will ship to the USA.

It's worth whatever you're willing to pay.

Art- No one offers a wide selection of model driveshafts, therefore your market data is irrelevant. Just think of the possibilities; every RWD car made uses a driveshaft. They could even be cargo in a flatbed. It could be the subject of a diorama: a guy opens a box from Summit Racing and inside is a new driveshaft for his Mustang. Modelers need to expand their horizons. :-D

So it wouldn't look like a rolling junk pile. Oh, wait...

Is that a joke? The "box" says 1/1 scale. It's based on a real truck built by Jimmy Shine back around 2005, IIRC. It was on the cover of one of the lesser-known rod mags. The artillery-type wheels are custom and it has engine-turned panels covering the frame rails in the engine compartment. Nice work, but needs paint.