Rodent

no naughty here!

Well, I gave several $20 tips to my haircutter on a $15 then later $18 haircut after salons opened up around here. I know that the $10k/ month (really) rent on the building was piling up when they weren't working during COVID. Shop is now closed and she retired. Never thought about tipping delivery drivers FedEX, etc. They are usually in and done in seconds. I deal with America's Tire (Discount Tire to some of y'all) Flat fixes are free and quick. I don't think they are allowed to accept tips. After finding slugs crawling around the breakfast table because my newspaper delivery person just randomly flung the paper into the bushes or couldn't get it delivered before 06:30, I bailed on the paper. Stuff I read two days ago on the internet and advertisements weren't worth $700/year. If any of you are in the service industry, you are (mostly) appreciated and really deserve a shout out.

My first hit of primer on the interior was Tamiya, so of course the pond took a long time to work even though it was wet when I dropped it in. What was your experience with the decals? Body turned out nice at least. Paint and primer stuck nicely after I dropped it in the pond for a few days to get the grease off of it. I just need to finish building it. It's Scale Finishes Harbor Blue. Interior is the same, with the black inserts on the seats and door panels.

I have one of these on the bench and it isn't as simple as it looks. The plastic in mine seemed like it was soaked in a vat of EVOO. Even after washing with dish soap and water, the primer bubbled on the interior parts, forcing a 4-day swim in "the pond" for all the black and red parts. Even painted, the floors fought me all the way trying to get embossing powder to adhere. The engraving on the seats is pretty light, so I decided to use the kit decals for the inserts instead of masking and spraying. The decals immediately adhered to wherever they touched first. No sliding or adjustment possible, even with the seat being wet with water with a drop of dish soap. Lastly, whoever designed the body molds managed to put the mold parting lines in about the worst possible places, especially the one across the front of the hood, just above the "Chevrolet" script and the matching one on the trunk. At least it kinda looks like a 57 BelAir and should look good on the shelf.

from real rabbit

over their faces

Someone may have a set of headers in their parts box that wouldn't make the engine so wide. I know there are issues with clearing the starter and oil filter, but these seem unnecessarily wide IMHO.

I can't think of many vehicles that would be more unpleasant to drive across country, LOL.

in high places

no, an inhaler

As I have mentioned on this forum a few times, Dad very seriously broke his leg in December 1962. It was 1965 before he was healed enough to take another job. To pass the time, he did paint by number and built a few models. I grew up seeing the AMT 1949 Ford built to replicate the one my folks owned 1952-57, a Monogram Big T, an unknown aircraft carrier, and the Duesenberg Torpedo Phaeton displayed in the house. All I have left is the Ford, and I can't locate it. I want to get an early edition of the Duesenberg and build it unpainted in the tan color like Dad did. I spent a lot of time staring at it (not touching it) as a kid when I was lucky enough to get lifted up to view the mantle.

Hey Pat: I think someone is volunteering to be your co-driver.

wife to play

There are a couple of the CJ-7s on FleaBay right now. I really don't remember these at all. By 1984, I had pretty much given up on MPC kits anyway.

Smacked a mountain in Wyoming in 1946 ? https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19460131-0 (From the Portland photos)

and her sister

Thanks. I am working on the pickup version right now and was wondering how to do the mirrors. I wish they had locating holes. Door handles too.

Did you pin the mirrors?

"Books" would be my spouse's answer....

Paul listed a '66 Squire last night. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154746372754?hash=item24079a4292:g:dckAAOSwB7Fd7ZUr

news about Round2

I am thinking that a built 2.5 Turbo retaining its AWD system would probably be almost as fast, and it would handle a lot better.

He has some nice stuff in there, I bookmarked it. He even has a cleaned-up B.O.P. TH400 that Mr. Guthmiller could use for his 69 Grand Prix.

Seems like the issue with the stock hood used to be kind of hard to find.

The only issue I found with Kris' T56 is the same thing that the real ones have: The rear top of the trans won't fit in some transmission tunnels without some work. My colleague had to do some serious rebuilding of the tunnel on his 1:1 'Cuda to fit one in.