Ace-Garageguy

I'm not familiar with the concept. I fully intend to build every one of the 343,469 in the current stash.

Good things, so I'm told, come in small packages.

I'm pretty sure I do too...

I assure you sir, "fear" has nothing to do with it. That may be one of the funniest things I've ever read. My hesitation comes from a desire to not bugger the underlying paint. My hands are still pretty steady, but occasionally I do "slip" while doing something else, and have to correct a knife cut. AND...I've seen foil jobs where the side trim spear should be, oh, let's say about 3/4 of a scale inch wide, and as applied it's more like 3. Peeling it off will surely result in a long knife cut in the wrong place, highly visible even if the next application of foil is perfect. But now that I've pretty much mastered several scribing tools, and I've seen some modelers whose work I admire recommend pre-scribing prior to paint, to give the foil-cutting blade something more positive to follow than a possibly vaguely-molded trim piece, I'm more confident in my ability to achieve results I can accept from my own work. And I'll still be starting to practice the technique on a surface that's relatively easy to repair in the event I end up with a cut somewhere I don't want one on the first try...which is highly likely. I've rarely achieved competence at anything without a lot of trial and failure along the way, and I just don't want a bunch of half-arred foil work and scarred paint making me cringe every time I look at it....so building my proficiency on primered panels that don't need perfect paint suits my temperament and approach to skill-building. And since I have pretty much zero interest in building anything stock, it's not like avoiding foil work is exactly holding me back.

Looks great. All the finishes are very believable. Interesting the differences with and similarities to the Gunze chassis.

And that, boys and girls, is why it's good to be king.

I keep telling you guys...numbers are hard.

Lucas fuel pump...

NICE job, nice photos. The street-lighting is a superb effect. I really love this kit. Revell did a stellar job getting the proportions and lines right. I have several of the much earlier issue, as well as the diecast versions.

I'm still working up the nerve to try it the first time. I know...pathetic. But I've seen so many semi-buggered jobs that appear to be the norm, I've been procrastinating. I have a '57 Ford drag car that's going to be multi-colored primer (supposedly pieced together from junkyard parts) and it needs chrome...but since it's mostly primer, I figgered if I bodge it, it won't be all that hard to fix... Pathetic.

Interesting... One of the shops I do contract work for used to fly the flags of most of the countries whose cars we work on, out on the street at the end of the entrance drive. The Union Jack got stolen all the time, presumably because some folks mistook it for the Confederate flag.

I missed this earlier. Very attractive model, and very clean.

That's pretty cool. I've never seen one. Many years ago I did a fair bit of surf-fishing on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Most popular vehicles on the beaches seemed to be big old 4WD Jeep Wagoneers. That new Powell pickup kit converted to a wagon and built on the Revell Jeep Honcho chassis would be an interesting project...

Yeah, I gained 5 pounds in 4 days. Should be able to work it back off in a month though.

Pretty cool find. I Remember the days when a "kit" was essentially a block of wood and a picture of what the final result was supposed to look like.

Pretty scary photos. Glad the ending was a happy one.

I used to do a goose for Christmas, but the beautiful farmers' market where I could get a fresh one closed several years ago. It'll probably be another turkey, done a little differently, and sausage-cornbread stuffing, sweet potats...or maybe even a ham for a change. Hmmmmm...ham sounds pretty good. Maybe sausage cornbread, roasted yams, collard greens...and redeye gravy. After all, I'm still in the South, y'all.

Nice work, much appreciated by every member of the board, I'm sure.

I usually make everything from scratch on big-bird day and Christmas, but this year I just used the canned Pillsbury ones. Not great, but acceptable. I'll have to look for the ones you recommend.

It doesn't really have much of a vocabulary either, apparently having been programmed by the largely ignorant and illiterate. What else is new?

Just finished my last plateful of leftover turkey, stuffing, taters, gravy, and biscuits. In an hour or so, the last slice of warm mincemeat pie smothered in heavy cream will follow it down the pipe. SO glad I can cook...well.

OMG OMG!!!!!!!! That's SO offensive to drunks and sailors, not to mention milkmen. OMG!!! OMG!!!

Great idea. I always enjoy seeing "what if" specials. I have a few in the same general vein.

Finally bought my first brass locomotive, this HO scale NJ Custom Brass Pennsy S2 turbine 6-8-6. Notice the lack of cylinders and valve gear. It was a one-of-one experimental direct-drive steam turbine built by the Pennsylvania RR to test the concept. Though it was thermally-efficient at speed, better than conventional steam locomotives, it was a real steam-and-fuel hog accelerating, and was scrapped after a few years. I knew nothing about this locomotive prior to seeing the listing, but after researching it, I had to have one...and this one was pretty "affordable". These can be spendy if still in "like new" condition, unpainted, with the box. This one needs a little TLC, but I think she's already happy in her new home, and fits well with the theme of my envisioned layout. Also snagged this gorgeous pair of Proto 2000 NIB Alco PA/PB diesels in AT&SF "warbonnet" livery. I think this is one of the best looking diesels ever, and sure wish they were still in service instead of mostly scrapped. These Proto 2000 models are really beautiful. Speaking of Proto 2000, this EMD GP9 in AT&SF "tiger stripe" colors found its way here too. Having dynamic brakes represented, it makes an effective switcher or road engine. Again, NIB. The high-hood Geeps are among my favorite diesels, one from Lionel being my very first model train...which I still have. This little (older issue NIB) Atlas EMD GP7, without dynamic brakes, though not as finely detailed as the Proto 2000 version, is a fine runner and will make a great yard goat in a DC-DCC isolated part of the layout...and there's plenty of room inside to upgrade to modern DCC electronics.