Ace-Garageguy

Interesting. Hope there are plenty of baffles or fuel-cell foam in that tank.

It depends entirely on what type and how much gloo was slathered on. Each one is different. Some come apart relatively easily with a little careful prying. At the other end of the spectrum, you'll need sophisticated surgical techniques...and some parts may be destroyed in the process. Experience, skill with various tools, making judgement calls on what to save, and simple common sense all play a part.

"DI etiquette" may not be a thing, but they do have to follow rules regarding treatment of recruits.

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Probably the most awful custom Pantera yet...

"ATTEN-TION!!" barked the DI, "and stop yer daydreamin'!! ".

It never ceases to amaze meself.

Breakdown of society could be very profitable for some of the more unscrupulous types.

Some people just seem to ruin everything they touch, and never seem to notice...while thinking their efforts are primo-top-notch-something-to-be-proud-of. How does one go through life with functioning eyes and still be blind?

Now, occasionally I'm getting a hang-fire when I try to post, or log in, or just look at the site without logging in, and sometimes I'm getting a "THIS POST CAN'T BE EDITED BLA BLA BLA" message...and the edit gets dumped into the ether (whereas they used to be saved, and would magically reappear if you tried to edit later).

Yeah, there's stuff out there where the plastic body "cladding" or fender flares or whatever are some kind of dull metallic gray or black too. I think some of 'em look pretty good...until you have to repair them, and of course the textured ones can't always be matched perfectly, so you throw the scratched part away and pay thru el noso for a new one (which may not be obtainable anyway). Then there are these. Judging by the gold/black Toyota and the Minis, there's most likely going to be some trickle-down to more mainstream cars as well.

Nope, but excessive kit acquisitiveness might be filed under profligacy.

"Doing to others after they have done to you" can be an effective strategy to insure the same transgressions won't occur in the future.

A little history of the Bosch, Spica, Kugelfischer, and Lucas timed mechanical injection systems... https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a45876019/mechanical-fuel-injection-explained/ "The logic section is essentially a mechanical computer."

Here's a short article on the Spica timed mechanical injection used on US-market Alfa Romeos from '69-'81. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a26665/mechanical-fuel-injection/

Welcome. I'm not the droid you're looking for, but I build wooden ships occasionally. I found three mentions of names of Roger B. Taney kit-makers that might be Spanish...Modelismo, Dikar, and Amati. This is the Modelismo kit. There appears to be very little info on either kit on the web, but there is another manufacturer of a wooden kit of the Taney, Model Shipways, and there is one currently on eBay for $55. The plans might be helpful to complete your model, after which you could sell the Shipways kit on. The asking price for the Model Shipways kit of this boat is usually much higher. https://www.ebay.com/itm/155736085944?hash=item24429815b8:g:QCoAAOSwbNBk59EO&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4A4bEr4oThwjrN3kXHcuvvE50Rxg1%2FkFq%2Bs75Rdfw9bHoyPEa7LIA5WTtdtiXtLgef2T598Akk0sbeeRdXQ5jZ9Y69YV2PM5Ymx0EHe%2FzQIghiXzQMHt6lpRnOoMLxUyZmC3VbLur964VAYN16kcU17YH189cmbfvHJh66m3MpUJ%2BegVQQIDeySUYmQ%2BxwMwfiNHYugSaolzRJz0JiNzOjqjUICvJh5QFehddefPQ5%2FWdtrOeqcQYyGYrPYu%2Fgmv6niL2csCMexedeqRAsuam9LifovWkbf633WyYo4WDhap|tkp%3ABk9SR-q16a6mYw There is also a Pyro plastic model of the Taney (fairly expensive) which could be helpful in completing your rigging, at the very least...again, selling the plastic kit on after completing your wooden model. I found a cheap plastic model of the Canadian fishing/racing schooner Bluenose to be extremely helpful during the restoration and re-rigging of a 1/48 scale museum model of her I inherited many years ago. One more idea...the forum below can be very useful, and someone on it just might have the instructions you need. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/16762-new-member/ https://modelshipworld.com/topic/5333-model-shipways-robert-b-taney/ https://modelshipworld.com/topic/7246-roger-b-taney-rigging-and-sail-plans/ Here's a video of a full build of a complex wooden ship model that may also prove to be helpful.

I was curious, 'cause there ought to be a word for that, but I've never encountered it. So I went down the rabbit hole. Apparently it's "prolificacy", which is a new one on me. Definition of prolificacy: the quality of being prolific or highly productive See all the great peripheral stuff you can learn from model cars?

Is that a real word???

Fascinating stuff. It's good for people to know what could be "computed" with mechanical systems prior to the electronic revolution. Porsche's (and others) timed mechanical fuel-injection systems are another good example, with injection timing, squirt volume, and compensation for atmospheric pressure all controlled mechanically, changing constantly as the engine is running, all the while also responding to engine load and throttle opening.

"Trek" can be used as a verb, though it's more commonly used as a noun.

Very VERY nice. Love that engine, and the overall look and stance are perfect.

Guess I should admit to a couple of those myself. Though I bought them intending to build (primarily pristine versions of kits I remember fondly from my youth), some of them turned out to be so nice I doubt I'll ever do much with 'em, other than open them occasionally for a whiff of that circa early '60s new-model smell.

For anyone wanting to do a full-detail build, the vast majority of Panteras were built and delivered with the Ford Cleveland 351, sporting a single 4-bbl carb and rather simple headers that terminate in oval mufflers with two chrome tips each. The air cleaner housing was usually straight off an American sedan with the 351C as well. The gearbox was a 5-speed ZF unit. There have been several in 1/24 available from the resin aftermarket, and there's one in 1/25 scale in the Revell Shelby Series 1. There have been a number of hot-rod Panteras built over the years, a few back-halfed with tube frames, and some with various superchargers, single and twin turbos, 302 and 351W swaps, and even an LS or hemi powerplant or two. Then there are the really wild ones, like the Ringbrothers version... ...and the little known and very rare (around 35 built) final factory body revamp from '90-'92, below: The Roadster Shop even built an entirely redesigned frame that was intended to fix some of the chassis-flex issues inherent in the production cars. It ended up under the Kendig car. There are a few interesting concept renderings out there too...

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