Harry P.

1966 "Packard?" What was this, some sort of show car? Obviously not a "real" Packard. What's the story on this car?

Old school! Nice work, BTW.

Yes, a good segment. They really touched on just about everything. Good stuff. And Charlie... I was watching the end of the Patriots game while waiting for 60 Minutes to come on. Man, they destroyed Pittbsurgh. When a team (the Steelers) scores 30+ points and the QB throws for 400 yards and four TDS... and you still LOSE the game... that's a problem! Don't know if you're a Pats fan, but I assume you are, based on your location.

When I was a kid, one of my best friends who lived two houses down had a huge collection of Matchbox, Corgi, and Dinky diecast models. I think they were maybe 1/43 scale? Definitely bigger than Hot Wheels, as I remember. They were sturdy enough that we could "play cars" with them. I remember that some of them had a pretty cool system where if you were "driving" the car across the floor and pushed down on the right side of the car, it would steer right, push down on the left side and it would steer left. Good times and great memories...

I just saw the segment. Not specifically a factory tour... more like an overview of Lamborghini in general. Well... as much as you can fit into a 60 Minutes segment!

I assume that anyone getting into the business of creating and selling 3-D model kits as software would work out any legal issues before they begin selling, just as any business would.

The hood was painted a "gunmetal" color to match reference photos, the hinges have had a black wash added, and the louvers are brass plated kit parts that have been sprayed with transparent window tint. The hinges are just for show, they don't really work... the hood is a "lift off" type thing. If I was crazier than I already am I could have found tiny piano hinges online and theoretically made the hood panels actually hinge... but I won't go to that length here. Maybe if this was a 1/8 scale model...

I like Zepparella. An all-girl Zeppelin cover band!

"Mediocre" state of Kentucky? How so?

Maybe I got there late... but I got there!

I know I'm very late to the party, as these guys are already pretty big stars, but I just found them recently while cruising youtube. As usual, I stumbled across them by accident while looking for other stuff, and clicked on the video because they were doing a cover version of the song I was actually looking for. Even though I just found out about them a few weeks ago, I'm a big fan now. And I love the blonde chick!

I think you're right.

Odd that on the real car the tops of the side marker lights are aligned with the trim strip... but on the model they're aligned with the trim strip at their bottoms.

That would make a pretty cool model!

My point is that an affordable, quality 3-D printer that sells at a "consumer friendly" price is inevitable. It's coming. No doubt. It's just a matter of when. And seeing as how we're not talking about Buck Rogers "what if" pie-in-the-sky technology, but actual, existing, operational technology (albeit at a high price as of today), my guess is sooner rather than later. I'd guess within 10 years.

Today's 2-D color printers are very complex mechanical devices that can lay down yellow, cyan, magenta, and black ink in precise amounts and in precise positions. Yet they work flawlessly. And a top-quality color printer is within financial reach of just about anyone. Heck, you can get a color printer for less than a hundred bucks. Again... I think you see my point.

The floor where I build is ceramic tile. Great for finding dropped parts (no "carpet monster" to deal with), but sometimes a problem. I dropped my bottle of liquid cement. The glass bottle is pretty thick and would most likely have survived the fall. But just my luck... the bottle hit the floor cap first. The hard plastic cap shattered and the liquid cement went all over the floor. Not a total catastrophe, though... the cement was about 80% used up anyway, so I didn't lose all that much. But still, I had to stop building and it forced a trip to Hobbytown to get another bottle.

The first commercially available cell phone came on the market in 1984. The Motorola DynaTac was about the size of a brick (literally!) and cost... are you ready?... FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. And that's in 1984 dollars. Today's smart phones are the size of a deck of cards, have capabilities not even dreamed of in 1984, and cost one tenth the price of a DynaTac–or less. I think you get my point.

Welcome to the asylum! BTW... we also have a spot for your model planes if you'd like to show them. Scroll down to the "All the Rest" section...

Those wheels could really use a black wash to get rid of that "model" look...

I am positive that model "kits" in the form of software that you buy online from the manufacturer and simply download and print out on your benchtop 3-D printer will soon be as common as downloading music or smart phone apps or e-books is right now.

Yeah, maybe the "real" Future will be a hot property some day... selling on ebay for big bucks!

...said the blacksmith as he watched a "horseless carriage" sputter by...

Chrome black, black chrome, that's the stuff. BAD stuff.

What's confusing is that they have repackaged it several times, using various different label graphics and product names.