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Like many others in my age group - and older , my eyesight is, well, ageing. I have a devil of a time clearly seeing small(er) details which require painting or assembling; it's to the point where I've considering giving up the hobby due to frustration. I know that there's got to be a resolution. I'm looking for recommendations for , let's say, jeweller's 'magnifying' glasses. Now, I'm far from having deep pockets (plus I'm a skinflint Welshman) , so please limit recommendations to reasonably-priced items. Thank you.

I have one of these Inline Tube chrome touch up pens Chrome Dash Bezel Trim Paint Pen 1pc – Inline Tube which @Snake45recommended - suggested - as an alternative to Molotow, eta. I 'pump' the pen/activator into a plastic paint tray (dollar store ; for water colours ) and then brush it on the surface. I haven't used it directly-over bare plastic, so I can't attest to any potential reaction (crazing, etc.) . Unfortunately, I don't have any examples to exhibit (I've used the 'chrome' and the process on kits which I've given away as gifts, etc.). It seems like it's enamel based (I clean the brushes with paint thinner) and it holds up to handling (no wear nor fingerprints). If I had an airbrush, I'd entertain attempts at painting larger parts (bumpers, etc.). Has anyone else used this pen ?

Denatured Alcohol seems closest (if not outright). IF you can find denatured alcohol in your region (stupid California banned it some years ago - got some when I was in Arizona), buy it instead. Definitely more cost effective than X-20-A

I'm glad that I bought a copy of the S&M Barracuda P/S when I did (almost 10 years ago already ?!?). That and the NICKEY 1967 Camaro -- another kit whose value continues to grow (not that that matters terribly to me). Begs the question: When is Revell going to reissue the Barracuda P/S in different livery ? Heck, I'd be keen on a Hemi/T-Flite combo (with deep-capacity trans oil pan) with a Dual Gate shifter & consolette.

"News today will be the movies for tomorrow..." , goes a line in A House is Not a Motel by Arthur Lee & Love

Dogs by Christian Death is one of my favourite Rikk Agnew songs on the Deathwish E.P.

SYcamore (79) is the most common COX number I've seen. MUnicipal (68) sounds like a South Pasadena COX. HIghland (44) is an FX (Foreign Exchange) COX, IIRC. Image 12 of California - White Pages - Los Angeles Central Area - June 1964 A through KORT | Library of Congress (loc.gov) [EDIT] : MUnicipal (68) is the FX prefix, not HIghland (44).

Posthumously-released live, original recordings of Bach Live at the Louvre '64 are hard to come by

Here's a link to decals : [see below]. While I cannot personally attest to the quality of Ray's decals, other members have used them and the positive reviews are numerous.

Quite the ambitious project ! It would appear that you've got the skills required to tackle this conversion -- those tail lamp fixtures alone are tricky. Is this going to be a Laguna S-3 ? Some 40 years ago someone made a street / stock Laguna from the MPC Hawaiian Tropic (from Cannonball Run) . I'm sure that someone has images of it. Keep on keepin' on !

Toffy's in great company now; her Spirit is free. My heart aches for you and yours. Thank you for your time and love and companionship which you'd provided, Toffy ?

Not to mention the '67 GT 350 having a really nice 289 with a gorgeous 4-speed.

I've been looking online L.A.M.F. for the images I'd seen at one time of a F100 Unibody which was employed by either Caltrans or one of their contract companies. There's an image of one parked on the Arroyo Seco Parkway/ Pasadena Freeway (then, S.R. 11 / US 66, present day S.R. 110) with its ostensible operator installing 'ArmCo Railing' (the wood-post-aluminium-beams arrangement which started appearing in c.1963 in the medians of Parkways and Freeways, eta. I'm going to keep searching !

Thanks for the nod , @JollySipper. From memory: SYcamore and PYramid (both "79") were common in Pasadena 'proper'; to wit : SY-1-0060 or PY-9-1000 , '213' area code (818, eta., didn't come along until c.1982). I hope that this helps.

"Sneezed, then turned again to play his guitar before sneezing again.", recounted Andy Warhol when discussing Sterling Morrison during the filing of Velvet Underground : A Symphony of Sound

Looks nice ! Keep us posted on its fit ; I'd like one so that I can build an up-top SS/EA version (tops have to be up, along with windows).

After decades in hiding the 1970 'Cuda R.T.S. show car has been discovered !

Misty-eyed is how I became while listening to In Search of the Lost Chord whilst under the 'inspiration' of a wilder-than-herb anomaly

Sears also used to offer - via their catalogue - a little "something" to "help" the builder along with this - and others - project...

I've been playing with the idea of building a kit (maybe a Duster) with a Jaspar (or similar) 'rebuilt' engine under the bonnet. Thanks for the reminder !

"Away with words y'got there, oi !", scoffed the football holligan as he smashed 'is empty pint over the bar's edge

To: Cardi B : Thank you for your groundbreaking "song"

What that "song" acronym stands for is barfy to begin with. I, too, have witnessed that age verification rubbish for a clip/film/etc. whose title is "enough" to trigger their nanny crossing guard. Cardi B, indeed. Yuck.