Ace-Garageguy

Beautifully done.

Solved puzzles displayed on the shelf aren't much fun.

mcs1056, above, has the right idea. The front top bow and the folded side members are readily apparent in the photo of the booted Bentley drophead. Make up some pieces from styrene to suit, then form the cover as discussed in the 'tarp" thread. Tiny solder beads are available that can be used to represent the snaps very effectively, as are resin rivets.

If Topher can't get you one for some reason, I have one also.

"Cuteness" and "cuddly" must be what all the folks who seem to be trying to emulate the hippo's body proportions are going for, but when I see those proportions in the mirror, it's neither cute nor cuddly, but a recipe for impending health problems.

I didn't say "jump on it with both feet".

Always a pleasure to see your work sir. ---------------------------------------------- For those who don't know: Pico was one of the early adopters of 3D printing for model cars, and I've been fortunate to see his work in person for years, through the ACME club here. He's done quite a good sized body of 3D-printed work, important cars that have never been kitted, designing his own files and even, IIRC, building his own printer in the beginning. He's also always been very forthcoming about sharing the knowledge he's accumulated through experience and experimentation.

Man, that's nice.

You gotta start somewhere, and you'll learn plenty as you go. Just jump in with both feet, and do your research. There's no shortage of online aircraft forums loaded with all kinds of fascinating stuff.

I just hope they'll take me home this time. I've had about all I can enjoy here.

Shaping up to be really nice fall weather for the long weekend and into next week, lows in the 50s, highs in the upper 70s, and clear, low humiddidditty.

I think you'd be happier with the results if you just used colored clear plastic sheet from notebook covers, readily available in office-supply stores. EDIT: Guthmiller beat me to it.

City girls just seem to find out early that they don't interact much with armadillos or aardvarks or hippopotami.

Year in, year out, the armadillo armada is on the move north.

Owners of aardvarks probably don't feel as close to their pets as do owners of armadillos.

The truth IS out there...but you really have to dig for it sometimes.

Insult me all you want, but don't ever talk trash about my cat.

I seem to remember they called it "the numbers racket" before it became respectable with a gubmint sanction.

My point was really that there's no punishment equal to the destruction and despair and loss of irreplaceable cherished possessions an arsonist causes...other than maybe feeding him through a wood chipper a few inches at a time, letting him heal, then feeding a few more inches through, rinse, repeat.

Cheese makes me think of apple pie which makes me think that worm holes in your apple just mean you got a little extra protein in that last bite.

Something for the 1/25 military guys...'41 Chevrolets as used by the British LRDG in Africa during WW II. Use the Revell '41 Chevy truck as a start. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/long-range-desert-group.html

Just blue jays and crows here.

The hoot-owl is back. Every fall about this time, and he's hooting to beat the band tonight. First time this year.

"Time Passages" crooned Al Stewart in 1978, but I still don't know what "time passages" are exactly...though I suppose they could be wormholes.

My current understanding is that it was achieved by investigators working backwards from info that came in on a tip line, about a "suspicious acting" guy whose physical presence in the area where the fire was determined to have started was verified. Phone records filled in a lot of the rest. I don't know if there's a plausible motive as yet.