Ace-Garageguy

Loud people are often compensating for something.

^^^ '57ish Dodge of some flavor. EDIT: Looks like the '57 Sierra had the patterned silver metal instrument background, but who knows what others.

Yeah, I could start a weekly record of the stuff that's dumped across the street from my house. Wasn't like that here when I moved in. It was a clean working-class neighborhood.

Pretty sure he meant he goes to a body shop he's used several times, and they give him some automotive-grade solvent-resistant masking paper.

Week in, week out, I still stink at the end of the day. Housework is usually the last of my priorities.

Become the person you always wanted to be, the best version of yourself you can imagine.

Very pretty, appropriate and good looking upgrades. Missed the WIP somehow...going to take a look.

Kinda similar to what we do on real cars. Quality tape for "demarcation", solvent-resistant paper for the rest, or in some cases, clear masking plastic made for the job. It's never a good idea to leave any masking material in place for an extended period, as noted above.

3 more built-up HO scale Varney (steel) ore cars. Buying built RR models is always a roll of the dice, as the build quality isn't really apparent on web photos. Even when I snag this stuff locally at flea markets, I rarely do close examinations pre-purchase. If they look pretty decent, I buy 'em. The last group of built-up Tichy (wood) ore cars I bought were done very well...except for one ham-handed glooey "repair" attempt done by somebody after the fact. This group of vintage Varney cars is not so nice, with unfortunate misalignment of panels and mold seams and flash not addressed at all. Still, they're well worth what I paid (about $6 each, when online asking averages around $15 plus shipping), and will be rebuilt to my standards. Two of the cars, the ones with the early cast metal underframes, have the same car number, but that's not hard to correct. All of these have very nice sprung metal trucks, actually worth more than the cars themselves. The tooling of these models dates back to the 1950s, and is the basis of similar ore cars in production to this day. They're that good.

Probably some good info in this thread, but I haven't looked at all of it...

Very pretty.

Come...build allegiances with those who share your moral and ethical values, and who are on similar intellectual and emotional levels of development.

"Eye, eye, me hearties" he said, trying to get somebody to help him, as his hands weren't working too well from all the grog he'd imbibed, but the lads thought he was saying "aye, aye, me hearties" and ignored him, as usual.

Gold doubloons will get you a nice parable to sit on your shoulder and call people names, matey.

Life without the possibility of parole doesn't sound very appealing, but people keep marrying partners who think like jailors.

"Live long and prosper" or "nanu nanu"?

Nicely done, with hilarious over-the-top illustrations.

"Trespassing" is a concept that's only valid in societies that recognize individual ownership and/or property rights.

Boy, that brings back a memory that makes me cringe now. I used the rear floor from a '66 Ford Country Squire with a 428 and disc brakes to fab a ribbed trunk floor for a client's '37 Plymouth. Sure would like to have that old wagon now, but it was worthless back then (it was given to me with no brakes). Who knew?

'55-'56-'57 Hudson Hornet

Yeah, the standard equipment zip tie gives it away...and the turn signal arrow bezels as big as gauges.

"Hear what you want to hear and disregard the actual truth" seems to be a popular mindset.

More vintage out-of-production NOS HO scale "craftsman" kits. This latest lot of 12 includes 2 Campbell wood kits, 3 Stewart cast metal kits, and 7 Suydam kits, all complete or very close to it. Just the Campbell coaling station and water tower kits together usually sell for over twice what I paid for the whole lot, and build up beautifully (shown below together on the box art, though they're separate kits). IIRC, both kits are based on real structures in Chama, New Mexico on the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad. The Stewart cast metal kits are the definition of basic, but I've already got plans to up-detail them into as nice as you can buy today. The Suydam kits are interesting, as they're made with real corrugated steel siding that can be force-rusted to provide a strikingly realistic finish, though they lack detail. They were originally intended to be soldered together, but today's CA works just dandy, and aftermarket (or scratchbuilt) windows, doors, and other fine details bring them beautifully up to today's standards. Here's an example of how good the ancient Suydam kits can look (not my model).

Really cool. One I've never seen before, and one of the reasons I love modeling so much...there's so much to learn.