Ace-Garageguy

Yup, there's that... 2 right here I used to listen to a lot, many moons ago: WREK at Ga.Tech, and WCLK from Clark College.

I don't generally recall FM being commercial-free from the time I started listening to stations out of NYC in the early 1960s, when I got my first little Toshiba transistor radio, though it seems there was less. Public Broadcasting on FM was commercial-free though, often programming jazz and classical music. Not the answer to your specific question, but this might shed some light on it: https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Rise_and_Fall_of_FM_Rock

Teen dreams seem to have more to do with becoming an internet influencer than slipping the leash and riding around with your girl in the '60 Chevy.

I pre-pin anything that will have to go on a painted body, then use PVA (white glue) to hold it from falling off. PVA also works great for me on things like chrome valve covers on painted cylinder heads. It's not like models are going to be subject to the abuse that children's toys get, so it just doesn't require a lot to hold them together.

Meaning can be inferred from almost anything if one is subject to "magical thinking".

Enough is enough; I'm starting my own Postal Service.

Yup, for model car bodies, I agree...and if I were 30 years younger, that's exactly what I'd be working on...though the surface resolution is about there so as to not require any post-processing of a printed master. The best aftermarket bodies I have are resin copies of rare annuals, and the best of the best are indistinguishable from glossy injection-molded styrene, other than their solvent resistance. Resin-casting a car body in a "squish" mold is much faster than printing, and there's only flash cleanup required. On the other hand, I have a lot of half-azzed resin bodies where people used idiot trash like talcum powder for mold release...but when it's the only game in town for a particular subject, you get what you get.

I wouldn't agree that it's "easier", as there are several necessary and complex skills involved, each with a learning curve, and lots of stuff that can go wrong while getting up to speed. There are going to be a number of people who will never be able to master 3D printing, just as there are folks who've tried to cast resin parts and failed.

80's babes are still close to the top of my favorite-looks-for-women list.

The "trick" gearboxes from the wayback flathead days were the 1937 Caddy/LaSalle "top-shift", Buick 40/50 series (cheaper than the LaSalle), and the Packard of about the same time frame. Adapters from several companies were available to mate them to Ford flathead engines.

Water is primarily to keep the abrasive from "loading up" or clogging with material that's been sanded off. It also acts as a lubricant, allowing you to use less pressure while sanding, and both functions make the abrasive last longer. As long as you're happy with your results, there's no particular other benefit to wet-sanding.

Yup, and the specific two I mentioned above are at the top of their game.

A rare treat to watch this level of machine work and fabrication.

Agreed entirely, and as soon as I have time, I'll be getting an order in to you. But you, and a few others, are the exceptions rather than the rule---at the moment. I've already stated that the absolute best parts I have in my possession, and most of the parts comprising the single best 1/24 scale model I've ever seen, were 3D printed, and I'm fully aware of the possibilities when the printer cares about, and consistently delivers, quality.

Good point. And does anyone happen to know if there's anyone still doing vacuum-metalizing "chrome" for model car parts?

I guess I should clarify somewhat that I'm more concerned about losing availability of certain products than I am about losing casters per se. Lets take R&M for instance. His product line caters in large part to "traditional" rod and custom builders, and the quality and resolution of his parts is second to none. Frankly, I've seen very few printed parts that match the fine surface finish of R&M's offerings. Some, but certainly not all 3D commercially-available parts match his surface quality. Casey's (Forward Resin) parts, also primarily focused on earlier wheel designs, have exceptionally fine surface finish too. If we were to lose just these two small manufacturers entirely, many trad builders would be screwed. It's kinda doubtful anyone doing 3D would pick up their entire old-school lines and maintain availability of this stuff. And even if they did, it's likely surface finish wouldn't be quite what it is now from these two very capable resin casters. So again, if you want it, buy it now if you can afford it.

Beholder judgement is hardly objective evaluation of quality.

The apparent lack of ability to read 3" tall numbers clearly displayed on both sides of my mailbox (and/or lie about it) has now spread from USPS to UPS as well. Package tracking notification says "delivery attempted but business was closed". 1) This is not a business address, nor was it a business purchase 2) I've been home all morning, watching out the window as I do paperwork; no UPS truck 3) UPS standard procedure at this address is to throw packages on my front porch anyway 4) The online "help" chatbot is entirely useless 5) General incompetence is getting to be pretty much SOP everywhere now, just business as usual EDIT: And yes, some things are "better" than in days of old, what with instant online access to just about any part or obscure racing hardware bit I might desire, and having it delivered in a few days. But this is, of course, tempered by the fact that I HAVE to rely on the internet for almost everything because almost nothing is available locally anymore. In days of yore, I used to be able to visit a machine shop, or a speed shop, and get most anything instantly...and if not, if I had the paper catalogs from whatever manufacturers I dealt with, a quick phone call would get whatever I needed on the way. So there's just not really any overall improvement in efficiency when I still have to rely on shipping. It would be just nice if I didn't have to waste so much time following up on other people. One reason I dumped my actual shop and became a one-man-show again was to avoid the constant hassle of depending on others to get things done...but it seems I can't get away from the daily annoyance incompetence causes.

"Engines of destruction" have been employed in warfare going back at least to the time of the Greeks.

Beasts of burden were largely replaced by machines powered by combustion engines.

Are sasquatches real?

Answer affirmative for yes, and for no (if you're really really super coolicious) answer negatory.

Name Game, The, was a 1965 hit song by Shirly Ellis. Time to delete my late response.

Pictures at an Exhibition, written in 1874, is a suite of ten pieces by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky.