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Rodent

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  1. The 1:1 car they scanned has a deluxe interior, so that should make it easier to build a Mach 1 version (for them and for us).
  2. I wonder if this is COVID-related, unless it was also true before COVID. I needed to be shuttled in June 2020 and the dealership had paused their service for safety. They gave me a new loaner car to drive instead. Literally new, I had to wait 40 minutes for them to get the paperwork in order and get temporary tags on it so it could be driven. June 2021, the "other" dealer paid to Uber me to an Enterprise because they were out of cars and both Enterprise locations in the area were to understaffed to pick me up. When they got a loaner back the next day, they called me and insisted that I return the car I was paying for and get their loaner instead. I had it for three days so they could verify their (warranty) repair before releasing it back to me. And I didn't even buy the car at this second dealer.
  3. I won't speak for Dan, but my comprehension of these words doesn't tell me that he is saying that the posters are twits.....
  4. Watch his You Tube channel. A good portion of his stuff it utter junk. Obvious bondo over rust, etc. I guess you can sell used cars in Tennessee without basic safety equipment present and/or operating because many of his cars have burned out lights. I have seen some with missing or nonfunctional seatbelts. Also, he plays the "Does the horn work?" game with almost every test drive.
  5. Basic Googling leads me to believe that the laws there are similar. You don't need a plate for farm equipment. Here you need a reflective triangle on the back and you need lighting at night. That said, using one for commuting on 45 mph speed limit roads would probably be frowned upon.
  6. ABC 7 says the medical examiner confirmed that she fell down the stairs and that was the cause of death. That report hasn't reached "this coast" yet.
  7. More time to contemplate the 6271 unbuilt kits in your stash.
  8. I don't know about New Yawk, but it is legal to drive farm equipment on the road in California if you follow a few basic rules. It has been too long and I have forgotten what type it was, but there was a restored oldie like your friend's close by here. You could occasionally spot it in the Mc Donald's drive-through line.
  9. Michael's used to carry it, but I haven't been inside a Michael's store for a couple of years.
  10. It's a Steve Magnate channel on Odor Trend TV. Maybe Odor Trend TV has an app as well, IDK. Magnate is an interesting guy who loves lives and breathes cars and is also one of us (modeler).
  11. I assume that you email customerservice@moebiusmodels.com
  12. Late is when you work successfully while everyone else left early to coach the kids' futbol game.
  13. I have a very nice RC-centric shop that carries a lot of models, styrene, and paint (RC Country Hobbies) not too far away and another "old-school" shop (Viking Hobbies) that has been in business forever. Their primary focus isn't cars, but they have some. I just visited a few weeks ago for the first time in probably 35 years. Plus lots of Hobby Lobbys scattered all over town. And there is Burbank's House of Hobbies that has an awesome online store and I usually get stuff from them within two days of shipment.
  14. I was just a little bit sad to see on the forum that Barry Fadden had a "birthday" not long ago. Some of my family refers to that as a "birth anniversary" on their calendars.
  15. Thanks to Jesse for this pic early in the thread. I respectfully bow my head and apologize for what I said earlier in the thread regarding these wheelcovers after seeing the window sticker. I am fairly knowledgeable about 1965-70 Mustangs and somewhat knowledgeable of the 71-73 generation, but was unaware that these were available in the 15" size necessary for the Boss 351. I would like to see the Marti report for the scanned car to see how many cars had this wheel cover option. My guess is that not many were produced. That said, two comments: 1. Glad that Revell purposely or accidentally scanned a car with the deluxe interior that could lead to future Mach 1 variants. 2. I hope they include a set of Magnum 500s in the Boss 351 kit.
  16. I don't know what your favorite flavor is, but I use Castrol Edge synthetic in all three vehicles. A five-quart jug is still only about $28 at WalMart. That seems like about $10 cheaper than anywhere else around here that carries it.
  17. Went through the same thing with the mother in law around 10 years ago. Mild stroke, then dementia, then lung cancer that metastasized rapidly. It's sad when you want to help, but you really can't do anything except to see that their basic needs are met.
  18. Any creature that eats poop is not welcome in a shopping cart that may be holding my lettuce 20 minutes later. That includes children.
  19. Got mine today, Sacramento suburb. This is the first issue of my subscription.
  20. I don't want to seem like another old man shouting at clouds, but this kit does not mean $46.95 to me. If Revell does a nice job on the '71 Mustang, I will buy one at that $50 price point. If it has glaring errors, I will buy zero. At 62, I have more than enough in the stash to last me until i turn 160 or so.
  21. My cousin received a new L-48 4-speed pace car replica for his High School graduation present from Mommy and Daddy. It was pretty used up (mechanically) 10 years and 60k miles later. He sold it for the princely sum of $2500. I could cobble together a replica of his car and thought of it many times when I see the convertible kit. His older sister received a slanty Barracuda convertible a year earlier for her present. Guess that shows favoritism between the kids, LOL.
  22. They have been reissuing it fairly frequently since 1964 or so. One will find you.
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