Harry P.

I can't see spending five bucks on a cup of coffee. Even if I was a millionaire I wouldn't do it. FIVE DOLLARS for a cup of freakin' coffee??? Not me.

I could live with gas prices if I had confidence that they were real, market-driven prices. But so much of the price of a gallon of gas has to do with factors outside of supply and demand... the speculators, all the taxes, and the constant "unrest" in the middle east (has the middle east ever been calm???) that the oil companies conveniently blame the surge in prices on. There's so much at play here... so much that goes into the price of a gallon of gas, more so, it seems, than any other commodity. I just can't help but feel that the consumer is being shafted... by more than one source. That's what really bugs me-the fact that the price of oil is so manipulated, so artificial, and hardly based on supply and demand at all.

I built a paper Eiffel Tower once. It came as a book, the parts were printed on the pages (the pages were a heavy card stock), and they all had to be cut out. If you know what the Eiffel Tower looks like, you know what a pain it was to cut out all of that lacy ironwork. Man, I thought I would never finish cutting all those intricate shapes out. I can appreciate the skill and patience that paper modeling requires. I don't think I could do it... I don't have the patience to do it. That Eiffel Tower model convinced me of that! (although the finished model was very cool)...

That looks 1,000% better than a "floating alternator" that keeps the drive belt under tension by magic!

I've cut down on needless driving, too. Gas here is $4+ and going up real fast. I wonder how high it'll go?

Oil companies love people like you!

And that's assuming you either get it through your employer, or if not, that you can even afford to have it!

Hey, if this was an art forum I could go on forever...

It all depends on what your goal is. A lot of people who build model cars don't even think about whether or not what they build would be feasible or operational in the real world. They're not concerned with making an accurate miniature version of a full-scale subject, they're "creating." And that's a perfectly legitimate way to enjoy the hobby. But others see the hobby as building a miniature version of a 1/1 subject (military modelers being the prime example), so realism, faithfulness to the real thing, etc. are the whole point of the exercise. It's like art. Some artists paint in a very realistic style, and reproduce the real world in exacting detail... like Norman Rockwell or Edward Hopper, for instance. Others are "abstract" artists who don't paint what they see, but what they feel, like Wasily Kandinsky or Jackson Pollock. Both are equally legitimate art genres, neither is more "correct" than the other. Same with modeling. Neither way is "right." It just depends on what it is you are trying to accomplish, and how you personally define the reason for building scale models.

Everyone has their own "style." Some people build a model as an expression of their "creativity," so functionality and being true-to-life replicas don't even enter into it. Like you said, how many times have we seen a model with such huge tires that there is literally no room for suspension travel or even for the front wheels to be able to steer. To my way of thinking, though (and this is just me, not trying to speak for anyone else)... I want a scale model to be as accurate and as close to the real thing as possible. I don't build customs or "flights of fancy," only scale replicas... so to me accuracy is the whole point of creating a scale replica of the real thing.

Nice! What scale is that?

Same here. Styrene burns real good...

My guess would be that the highways in this country were in better shape in the '50s than they are now!

Very nice!

First thing I do is a thorough google search to find all the references that I possibly can. There is such a huge amount of information out there, and it's all free. All you have to do is go get it.

If anyone would do it... Moebius is the likliest candidate.

They are "theoretically" functional... but way too fragile to actually work. I have this kit in my stash... when I get around to building it I'm going to ignore the PE hinges altogether. Even if you can actually get them assembled perfectly (not an easy job!), they're way too fragile to actually function more than once or twice.

ok, thanks, Art.

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Hey, if people can do it for concert tickets, you can do it for the latest from Moebius!

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you...

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I agree!

My kids all live in Illinois... son in Chicago and the girls in Urbana. It would be tough for me to leave...

I hear good things about Oregon. People are sort of flaky treehugger types, but that's not necessarily all bad!