Modelbuilder Mark

My all time favorite band. I also have a favorite artist, but Devo is my fav band.

Vote #3, I am leaning towards the blackwalls, they just look really good. Having said that, it may vary depending on how they look against a body colored fender.

Heck yeah, couple more of my kind of bands!

It is certainly on my to do list, hopefully I can make it happen.

OK, there is also a group called 2Cellos that do some AMAZING rock covers Here is Thunderstuck www.youtube.com/embed/uT3SBzmDxGk and then one of my all time favorite covers Johnny Cash covers hurt www.youtube.com/embed/3aF9AJm0RFc

Shame, a little promotion goes a long way. I net there were a LOT of Phoenix valley builders that would have gone.

That turned out great!

How is it that depite using the embed code or the URL, some folks like me end up posting a link, rather than the video?

Oh MAN what a great thread! I have MANY many examples, and may post some more later, but for now, and Car related I might add, Fear Factory covering Gary Numna's Cars <iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CDcMcBIQ2IM?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Well, I guess I am irked now because I had no idea there was a show this past weekend within driving distance. I too, would have gone. Were there flyers at the DSC?

PLUS, I think it ships free, last time I checked. There is a move among a LOT of products to do the same thing as others have mentioned razors. At one of our local office supply stores, you could take in your "official" Epson or whatever cartidge, and have it filled with ink, so the system will still recognize that as the correct cartridge. Heck, there have been times in the last two years, we have actually bought new printers because they were on clearence, for LESS than a replacement cartridge for our previous printer. We have done that twice now.

Welcome, and be sure to share some pics.

Very cool!

Wow!

I like it!

Sorry, sidetracked by a couple other ongoing projects. I have modified the Alakart frame by widening it, also will be replacing the kit springs with airbags using styrene rod and O-rings. I also have the gap in the back of the cab fixed and under final filler. Between this and my other projects, it was a god day at the bench.

Does anyone happen have a digital copy of the instructions for the motors in the Blueprinter pack?

I was a recipient of one of the curbside ones you sponsored. Hopefully if I do not see you in Nov, I will see you next spring.

Very cool, always enjoy seeing something unusual.

There is not doubt that the market place is changing. But, to assume some of these businesses do not exist, let alone do not do well, is inaccurate. Businesses such as arcades for example still exist, despite home video games having been dominate for a couple decades now. They may not exist in the same way we think of them from our past, but they do exist. Here in the Phoenix valley, there are still several very successful "record" stores, one that comes to mind is Zia Records. They have locations near ASU (which actually hosts artist album signings on a fairly regular basis for artists that are in town). The trick is not not think as the business owner in terms of "records" but music/entertainment. There is a lot of research that shows people still shop "socially". They need and enjoy being out amongst others. Heck, you are employed by an industry that we were told years ago would be wiped out by the internet. "Why will they print books/magazine when you can read online?" was chanted even before ereaders, yet books and magazines still do pretty good, with some books still selling in the millions, despite there being fewer and fewer book stores. We will never move into an online shopping only world. Some people want to touch it, hold it, try it on, check it out whatever. The internet makes things easier, but most of us actually enjoy the social interactions. I have no doubt that if Amazon opened a brick and mortar Megastore in every major market, I bet they would be a huge success. In a retirement setting, if an individual is on a fixed/guaranteed income anyway, and earns from their investing/retirement income, and the shop would/could sustain itself without looking for a major profit, it would be an extension of the "hobby" in itself to run the store. If it were losing money, then you bet, cut loses and move on. I have been doing some recent studies for the company I work for, and there is a huge percentage of people that have a major decline in health when they retire, and have nothing to do. For me, I have no desire to retire and rot away when the time comes, and that is where my line of thinking was. I am too young to retire at this point, so it is a mute point anyway. Finally, who knows what the internet will look like in the future. If we keep having growing issues with security, and things like Heartbleed, that online shopping landscape may change as well. The internet is not the be all, end all, to all. BTW, I am not saying all of this as a dreamy stuck in the past, hobby happy dolt. I am an educated man with, years of experience in the business world, including a Master's in Business Administration. I realize not all businesses need to answer to a shareholder, and just need to provide a "living" to some. If they do that, then they have value.

I have thought that if I could, and I was in a position to do so, I think I would be interested in buying a LHS.

Glad you guys got a kick out of it. If any of you ever do it, would be interested to see it.

LOL, you guys are funny!

That looks great!

Imagine it! A small scale, in color, version of you to pose with your scale creations! I saw this article today at Yahoo, and thought several of you may enjoy it. The prices is a little high for me, but certainly not obsene. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/such-a-doll-get-yourself-scanned-and-printed-in-3d-83592431558.html They use a full scan to capture the image, then create the 3D color print. They look pretty cool for sure.