Ace-Garageguy

Kit-cars are usually kinda poor imitations of the real thing, but occasionally they're as good or better.

Little white-and-black kitten I rescued after its mother abandoned it (shortly before she got squashed in the street in front of my house) absolutely hated me for almost three months, hissing and scratching every time I went near its cage to feed it, or took it out to try to get it used to people. Over that time it grew big enough to let it go (the local Humane Society wouldn't take it, saying they're already swamped with rescue kittens), and has now decided to be my friend, running to greet the truck when I pull in (with it's cousin, another feral whose mother got squashed and is full-grown now), letting me scratch it's head, and trying to get in the front door every time I open it. My indoor cat, a feral kitten rescue himself, is the grandfather of these two, and I'm kinda thinking about seeing if they can all get along inside. I really don't want 3 cats, but I'd hate to see anything bad happen to any of them either...and the recently-arrived local drive-bys seem to actively TRY to hit animals lately, 3 cats smashed flat in front of my house in the last 6 months.

It's a Heinkel Kabine / Trojan, built in several European locations (Germany, Ireland, and the UK) from '56-'66, and in Argentina '59-'62. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_Kabine

"Annoying" doesn't come close to the irritation engendered by people who simply refuse to give straight answers, but vomit out a lot of meaningless drivel, pretending to be saying something profound.

Hey man...it's WAY easier to use the results of somebody else's effort and skills than to put in the work to do it yourself. So what's the problem? Everything should belong to everybody. (This is sarcasm, but it's actually the way some people really think.)

Exactly. And still, people want one-size-fits-all answers to refinish questions.

Car parts purchased online are often cheap, offshore-produced "equivalents" that don't actually come anywhere near conforming to specifications, and/or fail prematurely.

Not on my patch you don't, boyo.

Richard Plummer.

Hunger, once it gets to the "I'll eat just about anything to survive" level of intensity, will make even garden snails appear appetizing.

Earlier in life, had I known what I know now, I sure as h could have made a ton more money, but as it stands I'm relatively content anyway...as long as I'm left in peace. (NOTE: This is the Gadsden Flag from 1775, the personal flag of Commodore Esek Hopkins, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy...so don't read into it something it's not) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esek_Hopkins

They're 1/32 scale, have no window "glass" IIRC, and have the dreaded "multi-piece" bodies like the 1/25 Revell '57 Caddy has. Other than that...they're pretty cool nostalgia builds if that's your thing.

"Memory holed" is what a lot of folks would prefer their past utterances would be, forever.

You've been a very bad kitty...

Or a lost-sheep tracker.

Favorable conditions for working outdoors include temperatures between 60 and 80 F, with humidity below 60%, though drier air is more comfortable.

No argument there, but EVs typically weigh in at 20%-30% more than their closest IC counterparts, though some math-challenged writers claim it's more like 10%. Numbers are hard. But all vehicles have been getting heavier over the last few decades, which makes little sense in a world so vocally concerned with energy-use reduction, as the majority of energy consumed by any vehicle is expended in accelerating its mass. Once up to speed, it takes comparatively little energy to maintain the speed. (EDIT: This is, of course, where EVs may have some advantage. An EV capable of "regenerative braking" can convert some of the vehicle's momentum into electricity to help recharge its batteries; conventional IC vehicles turn all of the vehicle's momentum into waste heat while braking, with no real-world-practical way to "save" the energy in normal "road" cars.) In an environment necessitating mostly stop-and-go driving, the constantly recurring need for acceleration becomes a major factor in calculating energy consumption, and is why "city" mileage estimates are always lower than "highway". Lower weight = less energy expended to accelerate, whether a vehicle runs on petroleum, electricity, or unicorn tears.

Nice clean work, great color for that body style.

Kinda the same reason there're phone apps that remind you to hydrate, because getting thirsty is too old fashioned?

Yes. https://www.axios.com/2023/04/28/evs-weight-safety-problems Increased tire wear is another downside that doesn't get much media attention. https://guidehouseinsights.com/news-and-views/ev-weight-and-torque-mean-more-tire-particulates

Very nice, but of course, neither of those would make particularly easy-rolling "wheels".

Then explain the chemistry, please, that accounts for different viscosities of CA, i.e. thin, medium, and thick. Solvents and inert fillers are used to moderate the viscosity of other "resins", for example styrene monomer as a thinner in the case of polyester, acetone as a thinner in the case of many epoxies, and various rheological and thixotropic agents used as "thickeners" in both. And as for "sink marks", I routinely bond sheet and strip styrene with solvents, and have no sink marks unless I use way too much.

Well, some of your blood cells might survive for a while...

Trying to explain a relatively simple concept to a know-nothing know-it-all who's intent on reinventing the wheel...and isn't familiar with the concept of "r o u n d ".

Table stakes can put steaks on the table, or leave you sucking wind.