Ace-Garageguy

I've cut WAY back on buying model cars on feePay, in large part due to exorbitant shipping. But if you shop carefully and don't get in a hurry, you can still usually find deals with reasonable shipping. The actual cost of shipping via USPS has increased recently, but nowhere near what some folks are charging. And it's not always what the auction site estimates. I've also encountered some sellers who have voluntarily refunded part of what they considered to be "too high" shipping costs, and it's nice to know there are still people who aren't out to gouge every last nickel.

I put either a Muntz or a Lear Jet 8-track player under the dash of my mother's '63 Olds that I often drove in HS. The car got away after her death in the '80s, but I tracked it down in Texas and brought it back here to restore. I think it needs an 8-track again, but only if I can find the oh-so-cool Pink Panther and Bond movie tapes that were my dating background music.

"Sanity" is definitely a stumbling block when trying to rationally comprehend some recent goings-on.

Indeed.

There's a resin '57 Buick, Modelhaus IIRC, the molds for which were pulled from an almost perfect promo many years ago. They come up online occasionally for around $300. I recently found an acetate promo in pretty decent shape that I've pulled epoxy panel molds from to save the data as well. So it's hardly an impossible or even really difficult task.

"Civic responsibility" taken seriously by more citizens would go a long way towards curing some of today's ills.

Probably better for potential employment than blue hair.

PM'd

"There ought to be a law!!!" is one of the universal calls of the wild Karen.

I tried it exactly once. Looked like I was going to ruin a decent paint job and quit.

"These are the times that try men's souls."

Agreed.

Yup, sure is. Duh...

Very nice. I'll take the gray Bronco and the double-cab Bug bus.

Nice haul there...

Looks great...especially considering that there are those who insist the '57 Bird is a horrible, unbuildable kit even just OOB.

Never had the Marx garage, but I did have a significant other who disposed of a running BMW 700 coupe, a perfectly good '60 Corvair 4-dr with a trunk full of packaged AMP electrical connectors, and an early Karmann Ghia, all for scrap prices, and who couldn't be bothered paying the $25 monthly to keep my storage unit full of vintage 1:1 Porsche, VW, and Corvair parts, large tools including a Sun distributor machine, car mags, and boxes and boxes of model car stuff...even though I was sending her money to keep everything together for me. When I came back from overseas and tried to get straight answers from her...well, let's just say that was the end of the relationship.

Games some women play trying to make me jealous just make me disgusted, after which I walk away.

Easy mistake to make. I just ordered one for a project car, so it's fresh in my mind.

SANDEN Several different part numbers for different applications with different pulleys, mounts and fitting locations.

Species of cats interbreeding can make for some interesting kitties.

It's a common design for both aftermarket and OEM. I've seen lots in various kits. Somebody here can certainly recommend at least one. It's Sanden, by the way. https://sandenaftermarket.com/our-products/

"Racing improves the breed", so it is said.

Time is a funny thing, sometimes seeming to race by and sometimes seeming to drag.

Not gonna make the grid. Oh well. Won't be the first time...