Ace-Garageguy

Glues to the left of them, glues to the right of them, into the valley of glues rode the six hundred...instantly stuck to each other.

Good looking Mountain. Is that Bachmann?

"Head cheese", which I've mentioned before, must be the worst product name in the history of mankind. https://deependothepool.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/why-its-called-head-cheese/

Another brass HO rescue...this time a Southern Railway 4-6-2 Ps-4 by United Scale Models. In excellent condition these go for around $500, but this one needs help, is missing the trailing truck on the locomotive and part of a tender truck, so I got it for a fraction of that. I'm always amazed that people hack and bodge and lose parts from expensive, beautiful models like this, but I guess...Oh well. No need to go there. One interesting thing is that the Southern Railroad's Ps-4s paint scheme was inspired by the London and North Eastern Railway (UK) colors in 1925. Though they were in service from the mid-1920s and were extensively modified and updated through the years, by 1952 all 64 of them had been replaced by diesels and were on the scrap line. One was saved by an enthusiastic railfan and a Southern board member. Number 1401 was cosmetically restored and lives on as a static display at the Smithsonian, the only one of her kind left anywhere on Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Railway_Ps-4_class

After some logins, the forum is unusable, period. Photos don't display, pages won't load, can't view different topics and threads, posts won't, nothing. Sometimes can't even log out. Same issues with both Firefox and Chrome. I had to try various things just to post this. EDIT: And other times it works fine, like the post I just made over on the "what-didja-get-non-auto-models" thread...or with only minimal hanging like it did as I navigated here to edit this post.

Somewhere in the galaxy there's intelligent life that's not as rare as here.

Thanks, and I appreciate your interest and comment. But it's extremely unlikely I'll get her done prior to finishing up my last two big-car client jobs here, and finishing the move to Arizona...all of which have been dragging on for years now. Until then, I really don't much feel like working on anything I want to do when there's so much I have to do.

Again and again and again and again, the boys who keep on trying will make the world's best men.

Taxes give you extra incentive to work really hard, especially when you see what fantastic things your money gets spent on.

Logged in from FF, site hanging when switching pages, photos very slow to load...and there's a barely noticeable "flashing" occurring of blank spaces where photos are trying to load (this sometimes happens under Chrome too). My FF is dead-stock with no "enhanced security settings".

Romance tends to fade when character flaws like habitual infidelity and lying on the part of those involved wilt the roses and sour the wine.

I understand how all the mod-cons can seem to be necessary after a time, but I've always used old, interesting cars as daily transportation, and most of them were convertibles with the tops down whenever it wasn't raining. Neither my '89 GMC or my '96 Blazer have currently functioning AC, but I run 'em both with the windows down and don't actually "suffer". Of course, I'm acclimated to heat, as it's routinely over 100 degrees in one shop whenever the outdoor temp is over about 95. I have to admit I like the power windows in the Blazer though, 'cause rolling 4 of 'em up and down manually every time I go in a store would get to be a real PITA. EDIT: I also have to say I grew up in an environment and a time when it wasn't necessary to lock a vehicle up whenever you walked away from it, and I liked THAT a lot more. Change isn't always for the better, and "progress" sometimes isn't.

Missed this one earlier. Really like everything you're doing, engine looks great.

Grapes of wrath don't make good wine.

FROM THE SITE ITSELF: After 35 years of continued service, I need to take a break. On July 15, this website for Rbmotion detail supplies will be shut down until January 1 of 2025 (that I know of). Orders will be shipped for all who have orders pending up to the day of shutdown... although it may take a couple months. Thank you so much for your patronage... Robert Bentley

Good to hear you're back at it, Carl.

"Toot" can refer to a snort of something that's somewhat frowned upon.

Starts at 2:02

From Here to Eternity featured two beautiful women, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed.

Nibiru wines come from the Kamptal region of Austria.

I need to go to B&N and have a look at it. The best of the best of pro-touring cars can easily be the equal of anything you can buy new today, with all the attraction of iconic styling. Check out this full-independent-suspension chassis for '55-'56 Ford cars from Art Morrison... https://artmorrison.com/1956-ford-crown-victoria/

Other civilizations from distant planets might not be overly impressed by the state of ours.

Unfortunately, the '53 frame is considerably different from the '55-'56 big car (front suspension change in '54)....and '57 is an entirely different design. The '53 might make an OK donor if you don't care about accuracy but just want a "more detailed" frame and running gear. EDIT: Now I'm curious, and will see if I still have a '53 and a '56 here for a visual comparison...

"Common Core" is an educational protocol that seeks to ensure all students in the US are equally ignorant, can't comprehend what they read, and can't perform basic arithmetic. https://www.mysunshinelearning.com/new-evidence-shows-common-core-has-been-a-total-disaster/

THANKS!!! I've been putting off starting a "nice" '57 Bird for lack of a non-blobular frame, etc., and was looking at the 1/24 Monogram units. Lots easier to start with a semi-correct frame in 1/25, and the other refs are a big help too.