Ace-Garageguy

The Ferrari 712 CanAm car is fairly slab-sided and devoid of compound curves, and looks to me like it would be quite straightforward to stretch it a little. Do a scale 3-view drawing of the chassis you want to use, in the scale you want to use, showing its wheelbase and track width (show the locations of the ODs of the tires exactly) and sketch in the actual shapes of your existing body, with the correct existing dimensions. You'll find you can actually trace around them if you think it through and work carefully. That will let you know how much meat you're going to have to splice in to get the scale-up right at the ends of the major sections of the car, and then you can concentrate on adjusting the curves to get a smooth flow.

Louisiana's got Cajun too, and Texas has regional ones as well.

In general, any metal is ANNEALED by heating it and allowing it to cool. The process is different for different metals and alloys. Why not just buy soft aluminum? I'm not getting why this has to be so difficult. ANNEALING: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annealing_(metallurgy)

Jus' need ta be gettin' dem homeless folk ta be catchin' dem rats, den cook 'em up into beggar-burgers. Lotta protein on a big ol' fat rat.

People from the North always ask me if I'm from the South. People from the South always ask me if I'm from the North. People from England and Scotland always ask me where I'm from, because they say I don't sound American. Go figure.

This guy hits a lot of US and more of the class-and-ethnic dependent Brit accents and a bunch a udders. 67 in all.

Something that fascinated me the first time I was over there...Britain is only a little more than 1/2 the size of California, but there are many strong regional accents, all packed close together...though they seem to be homogenizing somewhat. There are multiple accents in London, some local, some class-related. It's definitely a "learned behavior', as you posit. I've read assertions that the Australian accent we seem to recognize easily over here is an evolutionary development of the London Cockney, and that the US "Southern" accent is derived from an earlier English accent. I once knew a German who spoke English with a decidedly Oxford accent. He learned the accent as he learned the language, and didn't speak at all with the typical German accent. If you listen carefully to native Russians (for example) speaking English, you'll see there are differences in the way different speakers accent it, depending on where they learned it. Lots of fascinating reading concerning linguistics and accent derivations to be had, and lots of contradictory theories. Some linguists have even used birds of the same species but hatched and raised in different locations as study-models for people speaking with regional accents and dialects.

I just checked and I'm OK on PB too, but I HAVE had that happen in the past...went to the PB site, logged in, and NO images in the library. I have no idea why there are intermittent glitches affecting some users and not others, but so far, every glitch has been temporary and the images came back shortly.

As Bill Geary says, it's a lot of work if you want accuracy. Consider: Assume a body width of 5 feet, or 60 inches. In 1:25 scale that would be 2.4". In 1:28 scale it would be 2.14". So to widen a scale 60"-wide body from 1:28 scale to 1:25 scale, you'd have to add a little more than 1/4 inch. BUT, you're not just adding it to the ends...you're stretching the curves and shapes equally all along their surfaces if you want accuracy. I'm currently stretching a 1/28 scale Welly '55 Oldsmobile to 1/25, and it's slow going to get it to look right. It takes careful measuring, careful math (not hard, just careful) and thinking through each step.

Mainly because the vast majority of '30-'31 rods out there have firewalls that are close to stock or very recognizably made from the OEM part. Some builders would simply prefer to have the option of starting with a correctly-represented stock part and doing their own mods. There's probably a far larger group of potential builders who don't know, or care, what a stock firewall looks like, and wouldn't want to have to modify anything.

I too would have vastly preferred a stock-dimensioned roof opening, and offering a stock firewall as an option (copying it directly from Revell's 50-year old one probably wouldn't have exactly broken the project bank) would have been most welcome. Still, until I actually have this kit in hand, I'm going to refrain from making any further judgment or even suggestions. However, obtaining and copying a stock firewall multiple times isn't rocket science, or even moderately difficult. Kinda a PITA, but not hard. Just pretend (not directed at Greg, but to anyone who buys the thing) when you open the kit, that it's a REAL car that was modified by a previous owner in a way you don't like, and need to correct. It'll just add another layer of realism to the project, as some of us have to deal with stuff like this in reality on a constant, daily basis.

Greg, the good teachers I had over the years were worth at least twice what they were probably paid, in my humble opinion, and if they have comfortable pensions and live a long time after retirement, as far as I'm concerned, they deserve it. They were inspiring, found ways to make the material come alive, and were thrilled if any kid actually took an interest in learning. To those teachers, their profession must be one of the most constantly demanding and disappointing on Earth. So few kids really seem to want to learn, for whatever reason, and trying to teach to a room full of bored, distracted idiots must take the patience of Job. It must also be one of the most rewarding when a teacher finally sees the dawn of comprehension in a young person's eyes. But just like in every profession, the ones who are really good are vastly outnumbered by those who just go through the motions. The RESULTS of today's American educational system tend to make anyone who's awake wonder just what's going on. I'm sure there are plenty of good, highly motivated and gifted teachers who are hobbled by the system, and lose their spark after a while. The system IS broken, if the countless studies and articles from respected sources are to be believed.

Exceptionally clean, very nicely detailed.

Here's a 100% bickering-free response. I hope everyone has a lovely day.

Kinda scary after it's painted, but epoxy has the potential to smear on the paint, or squeeze out of the joint, or let the part slide around while you're holding it waiting for it to set up.

Drill and pin. Do the fitting / drilling / pinning prior to painting. Use a pin-vise and a .015" or so bit.

And another vote for INXS...

I'd forgotten Elegantly Wasted. Always really liked that one; it was my last ex's favorite when I met her and that's how she spent most of her time...elegantly wasted. Sure seemed like fun at the time.

Maybe not my absolute favorite, but I like these guys...

http://www.today.com/popculture/hoarders-horror-woman-has-nearly-100-dead-cats-refrigerator-1C7421024 'Hoarders' horror: Woman has nearly 100 dead cats in refrigerator

http://catrecipes.com/ Braised Cat... http://catrecipes.com/recipes/braisedcat.html Cold Kitten Soup...

I have some cat recipes if you'd like.

.020" soft aluminum sheet, 2X4 foot piece, $9.31 http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/mepages/3003_alsheet.php

It might be considered offensive to some who are differently whatevered.