Harry P.

Exactly. We can argue music all day long and get nowhere, because taste in music is subjective, There is no "right" and "wrong," only likes and dislikes. However... there are larger truths above and beyond our personal tastes in music. I guess the post made earlier in this read about the Beatles having "no talent" still bugs me. I don't like opera music. Period. Doesn't appeal to me in the least. But I do realize that singing opera requires a lot of talent. A LOT. So saying that opera singers have no talent would be a pretty silly statement, IMO. Know what I mean?

You got that right. A hundred years from now, the Beatles will be in the same class as Beethoven and Mozart are today.

Please post questions in the Question and Answer section, not in the Tips section.

Looks like both of our forecasts are pegging Thursday as a very warm day. It could get interesting if all that snow melts in one day.

Skip, the car you posted has much wider whitewalls–almost the entire sidewall of the tire, from wheel rim down to the tread, is white. That's what giving the illusion of larger wheels/tires. If Bruce's model had the same wide whitewalls, it would look just like the car in your photo. If you study the two photos closely, you'll see that the outer diameter of the tires on both Bruce's model and the real car are pretty much identical. You can see on the real car that the outer diameter of the tires is smaller than the radius of the wheel openings. Same with Bruce's model.

No, it's not the wheel size. It's the fact that the fender openings aren't concentric with the diameter of the wheels/tires. Here's a quick 5-minute PS hack job... same size wheels, just dropped the car so that the diameters of the wheels and wheel openings are concentric... that makes it look "right."

I love to see these built stock. The world already has way too many custom Mercs.

Correct. And I never said they did. What I said is that no matter what one's musical tastes may be... whether one likes the music the Beatles made or not... there's no denying their talent. To say the Beatles had "no talent" (as another poster did, not you)... that's just a ridiculous statement.

If you can call what Geddy Lee does "singing"... Geez, talk about nails on a chalkboard! My vote for "Most Annoying Voice in Rock " award.

Looks good, but riding a bit too high.

We've been in the deep freeze here for so long (seems like forever), with so much snow on the ground (still), that I don't know if I should believe this... but the forecast high for next Thursday is... 56!!! Here come the flash flood warnings...

This week's car is a 1962-64 GSM Flamingo from South Africa. Who got it rightL: Johnag404 The Creative Explorer ChrisR mr moto Matt Bacon george53 Badluck13 Thom Agent G GeeBee customsrus MikeMc otherunicorn DonW farmer1

All the instruments are from the Aurora Stutz, but I added stuff to them.

You have got to be kidding. Aren't talented at all? Seriously... I don't even know how to answer that. Let's put it this way: put aside the hype and "Beatlemania" and the fact that they are probably the single most important music/pop culture phenomenon ever... let's assume you don't buy any of that. Fine. Let's just take a look at what they created. They wrote so many songs in so many different musical styles, and pioneered so many studio innovations and recording techniques, I can't think of any other band or performer that can top what they achieved. Just take a look at this list: Blackbird Act Naturally Revolution Something Helter Skelter And Your Bird Can Sing Tomorrow Never Knows Just a tiny sliver of what they did, but in that short list you have folk, pop, hard rock, psychedelic pop, pop ballad, power pop, even country...an amazing variety of different musical styles, techniques, etc., all written and performed by the same people. Proof that they indeed were incredibly talented. You may not like their music, but there's no way you can deny that they had immense talent.

I've also been working on the dash. The kit gauges are flat in front... no detail, and no gauge decals. So I added bezels by slicing thin rings off a length of brass tubing, painted the gauge faces white and drew the details on with a superfine sharpie. Gauge "glass" is 5-minute epoxy. I also added details to the odometer, and other details, following reference photos: The back side of the dash is very visible when you open the hood, so I detailed that, also. The various wires will be routed once the dash is installed:

Got the frame and rear axle assembly painted, and the rear axle installed. This is the Aurora Stutz frame, the Lindberg Stutz rear axle, and scratchbuilt springs. I still have to do the wash on the rear axle and springs to bring out the molded-in detail:

Future is not wax. It's clear acrylic. Like Skip said, they keep changing the name and label. For a while it was "Pledge with Future Shine"... now apparently just called "Pledge Floor Care." http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pledge-Floor-Care-27-fl-oz/15136693

I love seeing more activity here with models from this era!

Good question! I first cut all the leaves, using the kit springs as a guide for the lengths of the leaves.Then I centered the second leaf on the first (longest) leaf and glued just one end of it to the lower (longest) leaf. Then I put those two leaves in place between the mounting points on the chassis. Because the longest leaf is longer than the distance between the front and rear mount, it's forced into an arc shape when you place the leaf between the front and rear mounts. So now that I have the correct arc of the spring created "automatically," I glue the other end of the second leaf in place on the first leaf, using liquid cement to flow the cement between the two leaves. Once that sets, the arc of the spring is "locked in".... so I can take it off the chassis and add the rest of the leaves.

The idea is, if the bidders have no idea what the reserve is, that will drive the bidding higher, because people know their bid has to be higher than the reserve. So not knowing what the reserve is, if you really want the item you'll tend to bid high because you don't want to lose out by not meeting the reserve.

In case you missed it. 7:30 PM (central time) on CBS.

It's supposed to be 34 here tomorrow. Above zero. About time...

Because the Aurora Stutz is a curbside kit and has no engine, it also has no "back side" radiator detail, just the outer shell. So once again I raided the Fuman Mercer kit. The Mercer radiator fits the Stutz shell with just a little trimming along the sides. I added some scrap styrene as spacers between the outer shell and the radiator:

Isn't it kind of hard to justify a "day off" when you work from home?

Right... the stuff that doesn't stick because they took out the stuff that makes it stick to make it "non-toxic." Also should have been labeled "Non-stick!"