Modlguy

This is great news. Really looking forward to it. And we'd love to see you return to NNL East in the Spring, too. Great to have you back, George.

Harry, like everyone here I wish you the best. You have an advatage in that you live in an area that has some of the best doctors and facilities in the nation, so you will have access to the very latest medical procedures, technologies, and support available. Let them do their work so you can back to the model bench. Keep us informed because you have a lot of friends here and we're all pulling for your recovery.

Wow.

This is shocking. It's hard to imagine that any carrier has no orthopedist in their network. Orthopedic injuries make up such a large part of medical claims that they should have several go-to docs for their insureds. What are you paying for if not coverage for one of the most common conditions? Given the symptoms you describe it is likely that you have a disc impingement. The least invasive course of treatment would be physical therapy, but perhaps you will need injections or possibly surgery. Hope not, but none of this is free nor cheap. I would file an appeal with the carrier, a complaint with your state's Department of Insurance, and HealthCare.gov. Carriers hate to get inquiries from governmental entities so it might shake something loose. And definitely change carriers when the renewal period opens. But first check to make sure the new company can provide an orthopedist and potential orthopedic surgeon.Good luck.

To each his own. I know how much you like Crown Burger, but I've never had one. I favor their steak sandwich instead. It does look good though.

Can we forget Philly's finest? Dinic's roast pork sandwich with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe. Adam Rich selected this as the number one top sandwich in the U.S. I agree with that selection.

The bill is still pending in the NJ Assembly. In fact there are two, one that just references Taylor ham and one that includes the term pork roll as well. I believe both bills are in fact moribund. Just for fun, you can see the more inclusive version here: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3666_I1.PDF

Was A.J. Foyt's Hussein (the King, not the dictator) racer Can-Am or pre-Can-Am? There was a slot car but I'm not sure there was a static model. Either way I always thought it was a good looking car.

Tom Geiger, How could you forget Fricker's? Went there several times when we attended the NNL Nats. Best wings ever.

Anybody ever heard of this? It's different. Midwest only.

Alan, Nice of you to come on the forum. AAA Hobbies is my go-to hobby store. I happily drive down from Trenton because you literally have everything. While I would like to see a discount for forum members just like everyone else here, I also get that it would hard to reconcile that with your wholesale customers. That would be undercutting retailers that you supply, who are also loyal customers of Stevens. In any case it's wonderful to have resources like AAA.

Had a great day at the NNL. Caught up with some buddies and saw a whole bunch of really outstanding models. Didn't take too many pictures but you can see them at the link below. Thanks MAMA's! http://public.fotki.com/Modlguy/mid-atlantic-nnl-2016/

Joel, I'm good, thanks. I come across your work from time to time and I think the guys here on the board would appreciate it. Click on "Forums" at the top of the page. Scroll down to "Auto Art". That's the place for the artwork. I'm sure everyone would be interested to see some of your designs. Didn't you do the mural for the Drag Racing Hall of Fame? Bill.

Great to hear from you, Joel. You were the first person I talked to about joining the Tri-State club. I've been in it now over 25 years. I'd love to see you post some of your artwork here as well as your models.

Did you get a cookie, Howard?

Saw it at NNL East and decided I wanted it. But I also decided to spend my available cash at vendors that don't have a website. When I got home I ordered it off of SC's site. Engine would be the G/S 400 with an air pump on top that can be sourced from the '68 Riv kit.

Official photos: http://public.fotki.com/tssmcc/nnl-east-photo-albums/nnl-east-30/

I bought a set yesterday at NNL East. They look awesome. I got a set of 1/24 "bigs" for the rear and 1/25 "littles for the front. That's basically the way Matt looks at them. He is also considering casting them without color because they come out with better detail and I would expect the modelers would prefer that. No?

Don't forget that the slips that go under the models have space for your cell number. If you want to meet up with people from the board put your numbers down and call each other when you get there.

Great build so far. The stance is perfect. That's a very deep front axle. Looks like a little more drop than the stock '32. From your original post I'm wondering if you added a little plastic to the ends to lower it.

New and improved! As the late George Carlin pointed out it's either new or it's improved. Can't be both. And that implies that we;ve been consuming old and inferior products previously.

If I recall correctly, several years ago at one of the GSL's the late great Bob Paeth mentioned that they were just hip-shooting when they designed that tool. Not that it was just made up from whole cloth but some of the parts were thrown on because they looked right but weren't necessarily "real". Now, he may have just been just playing around with us at the time but I think that engine might have been a bit of a what-if since there wasn't much technology back then.

Yes, favorite of them all. And I think the color works well.