Ace-Garageguy

That Fujimi Speedster is a lovely kit, but needs a little ride-height adjustment. And lots more Speedsters came with pushrod engines than the 4-cammer. The Jimmy Flintstone 550 has an odd looking butt I've never seen on a real 550 or 1:1 kitcar, but a 550 is the natural home for the Fujimi cammer mill.

Paradoxical is defined as seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or ideas, as in: we're told that to save the planet "we should stop carbon emissions by buying renewable energy tech from China and shut down all our fossil-fuel-burning power plants", while China burns more coal than the rest of the planet combined, and has MANY new coal plants under construction or in planning.

Depends on the location, and the day you get there. Stock changes constantly. Resale stores in affluent areas often have great, hardly used stuff for very reasonable money. Resale stores in less affluent areas usually have mostly useless junk.

One would think this guy could easily handle some "overly aggressive paparazzi"...or am I missing something?

I really need to put ordering some of this guy's stuff near the top of my priority list.

Amen to all the above. But the US-born America haters, whiners, and spiteful slackers who think they're somehow owed a free ride, or that they're entitled to what somebody else sweated for, will never get it. This is not to say that the US of A is perfect, but when it works right, as designed, it's as close to perfect as you can get on this planet with humans at their current state of development, and those of us who appreciate and understand what we have need to stand up to make sure we keep it.

Yup. I'll generally clean up and reorganize after each separate job is finished...same in the big-car shop. This coming Monday is my put-stuff-away at one 1:1 shop, 'cause I couldn't put my hands on much of anything easily last week, and though I have a large bay there with benches on two sides, it's really not enough for the complexity of the build. Organization is necessary to progress efficiently. Some of the model shop at home doubles for big-car work, like making small parts on the baby lathe. It can get scrambled pretty quickly if some bench discipline isn't observed.

Very few cars I've seen really qualify as "non restorable" but this one's pretty damm close.

I don't call it the "swampeast" for no reason.

I had that one in my distant past, had been building models long enough that I actually did an "OK" job on it. Sacrilege I know, but I'm kinda toying with the idea of doing the big one in black "radar absorbing" paint, a refueling probe, and a few other "what if they were still in service" touches. The B52 may very well still be flying when it's 100 years old, so why not a few 58s? Really though, could there be anything more beautiful?

All my parts released from their molds with no drama. I wish humans would respond so well to rational treatment.

I'd like to know what 5-year old designed the latches on ethernet cables.

Do the Yotodys have accurately rendered Yotody engines?

Media blasting can take paint and rust off without damaging the underlying material.

Design by bloated committee hired for reasons OTHER than talent and ability.

That crazy GM showcar at the top is...pretty crazy. Imaging showing up for a first date in that thing.

Absolutely. Nice work on this one, too. After seeing your Ford pickup, I'll be making a point to look for your build posts.

All that stinks is not poo.

Far as I recall, I became aware of Bradley's real car work via this custom green El Camino cover car...

It can apparently be yours for a paltry $5K... https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/harry-bradley-bentley-infiniti-j30/

Thanks for your interest and comment. I'm always happy when somebody finds something useful in one of my builds. Cool bunch of stuff you have there... you in to vintage SLR cameras too?

Very nice upgrades to one of the simplest kits out there. Well done.

Works for lots of stuff, eh?

Cars are people too, and I treat mine like friends.