Harry P.

My 2 cents: Liquid styrene cement is the best product to use when gluing two styrene pieces together, because of the way it works: The glue is actually a solvent that melts styrene... so when properly applied to a joint, the two pieces are literally fused together. And what's great about the liquid stuff (vs. tube glue) is, like Mark mentioned, capillary action. Hold the two parts together and just flow a little liquid cement into the joint. It'll be drawn into the seam nice and neat, no muss, no fuss. It's the perfect glue for gluing parts that have positive locator holes/pins and don't need much adjustment (like engine block halves, rear axle halves, etc.).

Sure. If you come to Illinois and feel the cold in February here... My youngest daughter is moving to Texas next month... so maybe I will get down there and see for myself...

So it's July and you say it's hot in Texas? I'm shocked...

Here's the part that kills me: Candidate (and later President) Obama complains that his administration inherited a big deficit from the Bush administration. And that was a bad thing. True enough. So how does the Obama administration deal with the large deficit they inherited, this bad thing the Bush administration saddled them with?? They make it hugely BIGGER!!!! But now, suddenly a huge deficit is a good thing!!! To recap: Bush grows the deficit. BAD thing. Obama grows the deficit even more. Now it's a GOOD thing. You can't have a more blatant double standard than that...

Ok, what do you think? Real or model? The answer: REAL!

You need to come to Chicago in January and find out what winter is really like!

Hey, wait a minute! I thought it's supposed to be winter "down under" right now. Those trees look awfully green to me...

Russell what???

Paper clips?

I just took a look at your website. You have a looooooong way to go... are you sure it's a good idea to list all of these things you're going to be offering... maybe... someday...??? Does the phrase "putting the cart before the horse" mean anything to you? I don't want to burst your bubble, but maybe, just maybe, you should have everything in place and up and running before you make all sorts of grand promises...

You see what the transkit consists of, you know the price. The only person who can say whether or not it's worth it is you...

Ed, that was all the information we had. We ran the feature as submitted; I agree that a bit more information on exactly how the scratchbuilding was accomplished would have been nice. The article was written by Ken Kitchen, who is a member of our forum. I'd suggest you send him a PM with your request.

http://www.lastcallracing.com/mustang-ligh...86-mustang.html

How do you invest money that you don't have? Oh, that's right. You run up the deficit higher than it's ever been in history. Higher, in fact, than all the previous deficits under all the previous administrations... combined!

Let's assume, just for argument's sake, that both GM and Chrysler do pay back every cent, with interest. (A highly unlikely scenario, but for the sake of argument we'll assume it could happen... ) Now what do you suppose will happen to that money? Will we taxpayers all get a check from Washington along with a thank-you card for floating GM and Chrysler the loans? Or will the government take that money (our money) and create yet another worthless, money-sucking black hole federal Department of Something or Other and quickly throw that money into it? My bet is the latter...

Everyone has an opinion... mine is that I prefer the government to stay out of the business sector as much as possible. I agree that things like the EPA, OSHA, etc. are valid and useful arms of government, but I don't believe the government ought to be directly running companies. When Washington can force the resignation of a Rick Wagoner, no matter how inept he may have been or not, that to me is a bit too much government control over the private sector. I prefer a market where businesses thrive or die as a result of marketplace demands and competition, not controlled and/or operated by the government. Obviuosly, state-run enterprises can and do work... personally I just prefer the government to stick to it's job, and let the marketplace do its thing without direct control by Washington.

I guess the "new" part would be GM selling their new cars directly to the consumer via ebay.

The "abstract concepts" of capitalism and free markets is what our economy is based on. Just like our GNP is measured in another abstract concept... "dollars." Let's face it, all economic systems can be described as "abstract concepts"... there is no inherent value in a dollar bill, the value it has is the value we and the rest of the world believe that it has. Indeed, a very "abstract" concept!

Just think how much faster you'd find stuff if you looked there first!

I just read an interesting little item in the paper. Looks like the "New" GM wants to sell cars on ebay!!! GM CEO Fritz Henderson said the company is working on an "innovative new partnership" with eBay Inc. to let consumers in California bid on vehicles or choose a "Buy it Now" option to purchase the car at a set price. Dealers would still distribute the cars. How about that? Buy a new car from ebay instead of a dealership. Now that is a new way of doing things!

I agree with Mark 100%. You really have a knack for capturing that period look, and your skill with custom paint jobs is obvious. Extremely well done. I wish I could paint half as well as you can!

Huge gap between the glass and the body...

Yeah, I looked at them. Don't like the tail light treatment, the revised front end is ok but there was nothing wrong with the '05-'09 version, interior is different but not better... just different. A classic example of change for change's sake. I prefer mine, to my eye the '05-'09 generation is just about perfect. The '10 is ok, nothing particularly wrong with it... but not an improvement over the previous generation. Just my 2 cents...

Except for the rear glass on the Bug. I know, I know, "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all"... But with such obvious attention to detail and extremely clean build style, how did that get past you? Very nice work though. I like the 2-tone Beetle color scheme, and the paintwork is very well done on both cars.

Many kits can be built more than one way and include the parts needed to build different versions. The best way to start a "parts box" is to save all the parts of any kit you don't use. Eventually you'll build up a stockpile of extra parts. There are also a wide variety of parts and bodies available from the aftermarket. Everything from custom bodies to complete engines to wheels and tires, detailing accessories and more. Photoeteched parts exist both for specific kits and in generic sets. There are PE detail sets available for many specific models, but not all, however there are generic PE sets, like for example generic "seatbelt hardware," that can be used on any kit. And finally, curbside generally means no opening hood (no engine).