Harry P.

It takes a special kind of person to be a cop. I know I don't have what it takes. But thank God there are people who do have what it takes.

You can use solder to make the pipes.

This site only allows a very small amount of space to upload images directly from your computer, because this site is NOT meant to be a photo hosting site. Can you imagine the amount of storage space we would need if this site hosted all of the photos we constantly post here? The right way to do it it to open a photo hosting account, like Photobucket. Photo hosting sites are designed to do just that... host (or store) your images on their servers. Load all your images into albums on your photo hosting site, then you post the link to your photos here in your posts, not the actual photo. The photo stays parked on your photo hosting site's server, taking up their space, yet we can still see the image here in your posts because you posted the link to the image here, not the image itself.

They are all 1/16 scale.

I think that whole "crooked wheel" thing is ridiculous (don't even know the actual name for that fad)... but aside from my personal likes/dislikes, I see a very sharp, clean, well-executed model here. Not my cup of tea by a long shot, but I know quality building when I see it... and I see it here.

A few more with Future used as the clear coat...

Thanks, Mike. I use a wide, flat, soft (squirrel hair?) brush, and just sort of flow it on... not a lot of brush strokes. And I do it in sections, for more control. Left front fender, right front fender, left rear, right rear, left body side, etc. I know it sounds tedious, but Future is very thin... pretty much the same viscosity as water, and tends to sag and collect in the low areas. By doing it in sections I can keep tabs on it, and use the corner of a paper towel to sop up any excess that may accumulate. I tried airbrushing it, but I like the control I have by brushing it on, sections at a time. Yes, it's a process, and it isn't going to be everyone's choice... but as the photos show, it works for me.

I don't get the decals. "Road Test Vehicle?" What the heck is that supposed to mean?

You might want to fix the foil on the upper windshield trim, but otherwise not much to criticize here. It looks very nice!

Is that six in the kit? If not, what's the source?

One more point... you have to let each coat dry completely before adding another one. If you recoat before the last coat has completely dried, you will get that "milky" look. I use a food dehydrator to speed up the drying process, but you don't need to do that. Just let it air dry until there is no more "milky" look. And you can't smell it anymore. If you can still smell it, it's not fully dry.

Thanks! And I have lots more!

OK, maybe I'm a bit dense, but this thread is mystifying to me. I have an el-cheapo pin vise from Hobbytown USA with two collets, one for small bits and the other for larger ones. They are the "infinite" type that grab the bit as you tighten down the end cap. I have never had any problem with the bit being held any other way than perfectly straight. This seems to be a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Or am I missing something?

But not Mary Ann. She wore the same outfit all the time!

They never did explain why Lovie and Ginger had several years worth of outfits with them!

Could be. I'm sure they knew what they were doing and why. If only that darn iceberg didn't ruin it all!

Ok, I looked it up. Titanic sailed April 10 and was due in NYC the morning of April 17... seven days. So again, assuming every single person on board ate a pound of meat a day (a pretty high estimate!), that would be 2200 pounds a day, times seven days = 15,400 pounds. Plus 15,400 pounds for the return trip = 31,000 pounds or so. Yet there was 75,000 pounds of meat on board. Doesn't that seem odd? Maybe people really ate a lot of meat back in those days!

Yes, Titanic had refrigerated holds. But the question is, why so much food? Seemingly enough for several round trips.

Enough for 6-7 round trips!

This? I don't know anything about the guts, but not a fan of the styling. A little too much of the "over-inflated jellybean" look.

Still seems like overkill to me. BTW, passengers + crew was 2,228 (1,343 passengers, 885 crew). So let's say that every single person on board ate a pound of meat a day, for each of the four days the trip was supposed to take. That's 8,900 pounds. But they carried 75,000 pounds!

Looks like you have quite a gap at the top of the windshield. Any way you can push that glass up higher so it sits correctly?

Technically it's Ann Margrock.

Yeah, he was a lot more fun than the "For Deposit Only" guy...

Ok, thanks, Clay.