Ace-Garageguy

You really have to be careful with non-model primers. Reading the label, I see it states "superior adhesion" on a variety of plastics, but polystyrene isn't among them. Many primers achieve "superior adhesion" by incorporating very aggressive "hot" solvents, and will instantly craze many kit plastics. Badly. The damage can usually be repaired, but it takes considerable effort. At the very least, TEST that primer on a large area that won't be seen before you use it on that very rare model. Test it ON THAT PARTICILAR MODEL, as testing on something else, like the ever popular spoons, won't tell you diddly.

Place where one of my engines let go during a "street race" was a marked by a dark spot on the road for many years, but was finally paved over recently.

Yeah, and the herd-following sheep always went along with whatever was perceived as "the thing" of the day, without conscious thought, believing they were cool if they did exactly what everyone else did. They still do.

Heard from the rebleating herd was primarily "rebleat, rebleat, rebleat", but originality isn't big with that particular demographic. ?

So did I at the time. And "okay Boomer" is so clever, it just never gets old. Did you make that up yourself? ?

A hot-rod by any other name...

You can take that rib off easy enough...

What's the most obvious thing that's faded away? Actual men to drive 'em.

I don't have to be withdrawing from nicotine to feel that way... Seriously, stick with it. You'll feel a lot better in the long run. At least that's what I tell myself every time I smell somebody else smoking and go into jonesing overload.

Looking good. This is absolutely one of my favorite models on the board. The real car is, to me, the epitome of cool, and you've come closer to getting it right than anyone else I've seen so far. Nice work on a challenging subject to model.

"Release the dogs of war" squeaked the fuzz-faced jellybelly wargamer, as he practically wet himself in anticipation of the kind of confrontation his complete lack of physical ability ensured he'd never face in reality.

Me too. Every couple of weeks, I'll sand the body and try to shoot more Duplicolor lacquer over the cracks...but every time, more open up. I'm trying to avoid stripping it, as there is bodywork that'll have to be redone if I do. Like I said above, I assumed shooting Duplicolor lacquer over hardware store lacquer that had been dry for years would be safe. Wrong. ?

Days full of blithering fools are standard on social and mainstream media.

Moving the goalposts, anyone?

Yup. Spread center primaries, unlike the smallblocks, which had 'em close together.

Yup, some of them are very useful. Not in the league with factory service manuals, which I buy for everything I own, but still a great help.

Geez Louise. You can get fluffy-ended makeup brushes (assuming you're secure enough in your masculinity...if that's even a thing anymore...to walk into a beauty-supply store) for not a lot of bucks. They're perfect for cleaning models. I got a whole set of 'em in different sizes for less than $10. In a nice steel box. And the ones you don't use for cleaning are great for applying weathering chalks.

I'm not too clear on this concept of "finished" models. Hmmmmmmmm...

I pity the generations of young men that grew up without ever knowing the joys of cruising with the top down on a crisp fall moonlit night, your girl snuggled up beside you on the bench seat, with the heater blowing on your feet. Ah, but darn. How on earth could you keep up with your important social-media stuff if you were actually enjoying the intensity of the moment? Stupid me. ?

Yessir, one of the best cars ever made, period. Fast, comfortable, great handling for such a big car, and tough. I bought one from the county police after it had a light front end hit some years back, and they auctioned it instead of fixing it. Bought some of their take-out engines too ("broken", but not really). Figgered I could keep the beast running forever. When I left the shop where it was stored, the car and all the engines mysteriously disappeared before I'd been able to move them.

Me too...