Harry P.

I go online and do a google price search, then either buy what I want online for the lowest price that I can find, or I shop at the place that has what I want for the lowest price. Couldn't care less what the name oh the sign says... I'm buying the merchandise, not the store's business philosophy.

This week's car is a 1940 Marmon-Herrinngton Ford (4WD). http://auto.ocregister.com/2010/04/08/my-totally-hot-car-1940-marmon-herrington-ford-sedan/31333/ Who got it right: Badluck 13 otherunicorn Chris R kennb wisdonm carsntrucks4you Jon Cole Foxer Pete J sjordan2 eric smith blunc mathhijgrit mr chips george53 MikeMc trogdor customsrus

According to the list I linked to, there were 131 in the "A"s alone.

I'm not sure I'm into a flesh-colored Challenger...

Imagine this sound–magnified by hundreds of these guys in a tree in front of your house! They don't bite, they don't sting, they don't even harm the trees. They're just so freaking loud!

I don't deny that it's different.

My thoughts exactly. That subject? I don't get it...

Around here it's Cicada season. They're HUGE and they're scary looking, and they are LOUD, especially in the evening. But they're harmless.

I don't mind them so much... it's that Mariachi music they play at all hours that drives me crazy...

I really can't understand how you can do such clean work on such tiny models.

Um... no. Never have seen this thing before. Ever.

Another beauty, Peter! My son and I went to a local auto museum earlier this summer, and they had several vintage Duesenbergs on display. These cars are so impressive in real life. They are huge! The headlights are the size of pizzas!

Beautiful!

The list of defunct American car makers (let alone worldwide makers) is longer than you may think. Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_automobile_manufacturers_of_the_United_States

No, they're more like asparagus spears.

Yes, they can be very devious...

Exactly right. The level of importance any hobby has in your life varies from person to person. Some of us here are nothing more than casual modelers who like to slap together a kit every now and than just for fun, while for some others, building models is literally a passion that they spend the majority of their time doing, and take very seriously. But like any hobby, it's up to the individual to decide how big a part of his/her life it will occupy.

Maybe they're offering you a sacrificial virgin ant because they worship you as a god...

Ants go where they think there is food available. Are you sure you (or someone) didn't drop a potato chip behind your bench a week ago? Spill a Coke? Drop some cookie crumbs? It doesn't take a lot of food to attract ants.

Not for everyone. I can't believe how many times I've seen a model posted here and someone will say something like, "looks good but you really should foil the chrome trim" or something along those lines, and the builder will reply that he's never tried foiling, never wired an engine, etc. Apparently there are a lot of guys out there who are perfectly fine with building what's in the box, period. No added details whatsoever. Like Art said... different strokes for different folks...

Great stories. I like that trick of whistling to your T and making it come to you!

But to a lot of modelers, detailing IS the fun part. Everyone is different. Some people don't detail anything and if that's their thing, good for them. But to imply that people who do add a lot of detail are somehow doing it "wrong" doesn't work.

I tried water polo once, but my horse drowned... Two antennas met on a rooftop, fell in love, and got married. The wedding wasn't anything special, but the reception was perfect. Woman to gym instructor: Can you teach me to do the splits? Gym instructor: Well, that depends on how flexible you are. Woman: I can't make it Tuesdays or Thursdays... A car battery walks into a bar. The bartender looks him up and down suspiciously. "I'll serve you," he says... "but don't you try and start something." An Irishman and an Englishman collide head-on one foggy night on a country road. Neither is injured too badly, but they are both pretty shaken up. The Irishman says to the Englishman, "I think we're both at fault here, no sense either of us blaming the other... why can't we just agree to live in peace?" The Englishman, surprised by the Irishman's apparent sense of forgiveness, smiles and says to the Irishman, "Let's drink to that!" And with that, he opens up his car's trunk and pulls out a bottle of whiskey and hands it to the Irishman. "Thank you!," says the Irishman as he gulps down about half the bottle. "Now I feel much better." He hands the bottle back to the Englishman. "Here, now it's your turn!" "No thanks," the Englishman replies. "I'll just wait until the police get here"...

Yes you are. The fact is, a lot of TV garbage is very popular. That's why we keep getting more and more of it. Don't blame the TV industry, blame the idiots who watch the garbage and by doing so, are telling the TV industry to create more garbage! They will only create the programs that they think the public wants... and the public likes garbage on TV!

I think he means what are the differences between notchback and coupe in each model year from '64 to '68, not the differences between the '64 and the '68.