Ace-Garageguy

The part of the air traffic control system involved in alerting pilots of potential hazards that could affect a flight failed on January 11, resulting in most flights being grounded for several hours. The NOTAM system is based on 30-year-old software, and isn't scheduled for an upgrade for six more years. But hey...the name NOTAM, originally an acronym for "notice to airmen" has been changed to stand for the more inclusive "notice to air missions". That certainly should make everything OK. It's always gratifying to see effort and expense put where they'll do the most good...you know, the really important stuff.

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The body shop I work with puts a lot more effort into sourcing repair parts than the average, often locating and shipping in parts from out of state that we were told locally were "unavailable" for whatever reason. While many of our suppliers are quite content with "I can't", then blaming everything but their own incompetence and laziness, our shop manager operates from "I'll find it, get it, and we'll get it done". No doubt his extensive Navy experience in military aircraft support, his hot-rodder mentality, and the fact he's from a more self-reliant generation (trigger old man shouting at clouds insult) has something to do with it.

Coming soon to college campuses everywhere:

IN CASE OF POWER FAILURE - BREAK GLASS

"Subject to change without notice" appears frequently on all kinds of stuff.

Experiences shape our worldview, and sheltered normies often don't really have a clue about the dark side of human nature or global reality.

Shrinkflation?

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Italeri (boxed sometimes as Revell) has both 1/35 (primarily military) and 1/24 (civilian) Opel trucks.

There's no question in my mind that it fills some emotional need(s). Just taking out and looking through a vintage kit I had when I was a kid immediately takes me back to what I feel to have been better times, with memories so vivid, they could be from yesterday. They also give me something to look forward to enjoying in the future when I have more free time, and I really believe that's helpful in maintaining a positive attitude despite advancing age. And sometimes, when a new kit purchase is the result of having learned something new regarding automotive or aviation or railroad or maritime or military history, the additional opportunities for further learning help to keep my mind relatively young and agile. Learning new things is medically documented to have positive effects, at any age.

Fine looking model of one of the best looking cars GM ever sold.

Always several on eBay, sometimes as low as $50.

Pretty cool truck 348 gizmology mods. Always nice to see somebody sweating the mechanical details.

One more thing: there's absolutely no reason the 1/2 ton pickup couldn't have been converted to a wrecker, either by reinforcing the rear frame rails and fitting a heavier axle, possibly semi-elliptical longitudinal springs, and dual rear wheels...or simply putting the light pickup cab on a heavier frame, and possibly hogging out the front fenders for bigger tire clearance. Lots of "junkyard-dogs" were built from available bits back in those days.

This is a '38 one-ton panel. You can see the shape of the frame rails, which should get you plenty close enough for what you want to do.

Yup, the heavier trucks had the front sheetmetal shown above, and heavier frames, entirely different from the car-based 1/2 ton pickup frame.

Today, as every day, mindless rebleating...

If you've been around for a while, you will have seen a lot of models painted with that stuff, over bare plastic with no prep. The giveaway is usually odd looking panel edges and door lines where the paint has pulled away from the edges and almost puddled, leaving dark areas. HOWEVER...that is not a sufficient reason to assume that a lack of primer in this case is the cause of the problem. Assumptions based on insufficient data aren't usually very helpful. Still, learning to prep prior to paint helps in getting good paint jobs, but TESTING with unfamiliar combinations of products not designed to work together is of primary importance. And don't always believe everything that it says on a can...or what some internet expert says.

So...if Mickey's big hand is on the four, and Mickey's little hand is on the eight...??? OMG !!! OMG !!! GIVE ME A DIGITAL CLOCK !!! OMG !!!

What the eff? Testors "Extreme" lacquer is simply the old "One Coat" lacquer, relabeled with a moronic "extreme" thrown into the name, and a marketing claim that it eliminates the need for primer and sealer because it's not particularly "hot" as lacquers go. For optimum performance, it's always needed primer. This is the stuff, with Testors lacquer clear...all over Duplicolor primer

"Digress" is a female diger...but I could be wrong, as I'm not a biologist, or even a judge.