Ace-Garageguy

Moment Arm of a force system is the perpendicular distance from an axis to the line of action of a force.

Well, another one's in the books. Great turnout, tables full of fine quality models, vendors with all kinds of cool stuff, etc. Got to meet and talk to some great people too, and Bill Cunningham had an original design this time, beautifully 3D printed, that is one of the best looking sports cars I've ever seen. I thought last year that it would be hard to go beyond the quality of that show's best, but this year there were some models that were just staggering, that's how good they were. Anyway, really great seeing the talent, skill, craftsmanship, and enthusiasm, and getting to spend some facetime with good people. Hopefully somebody will post photos. I was too busy looking, talking and buying stuff. To the organizers and the exhibitors and the vendors, a big THANK YOU.

" Me me me me me" warbled the narcissist while pretending to get her voice warmed up to sing, but in reality, listing her only interests.

Life seems to me to pass more quickly as I get closer to the end.

Times Like These by the Foo Fighters is really pretty good driving music.

Why do you want to shorten it, and how much? Might be helpful if we knew what you're hoping to achieve.

Dat be def, or mo def, or mos def?

Bear arms, or bare arms, or bear a bear in bare arms, or a bare bear bearing arms in its bare arms...I'm so confused I can't bear it.

Old coffee left in a cup will sometimes get floaty things that are kinda green and fuzzy.

I'd have to agree with you on that one, yup.

I'd be pretty...let's just say "miffed". Nothing like a consistent policy everybody's on board with, eh?

While I had the little lathe set up, still on higher speed for aluminum, I thought I'd see if I could turn some pulleys. I don't really like most of what's available aftermarket. This was more to see if I could do something acceptable with the cutters I've got on hand. I'm pretty well satisfied. This is a shot of the decklid, closer trimmed, moving along. Body mods beginning, primarily de-chroming, removing the wipers, and reworking the top of the windshield opening to a more correct shape (including re-scribing the rubber surround). I got a little too horsey at the top of the pillar, but that's what they make micro-balloon and epoxy for. This model has its share of shape and proportion inaccuracies, and I could easily get into the usual never-finished mode if I don't keep myself on a short leash. This thing is already WAY beyond the original KISS plan. Lower part of the firewall got gone too, and some inner fender stuff. Engine's coming together. I shortened the bellhousing to look more like a Lakewood scattershield, and fabbed a simple engine plate to go between it and the engine (after thinning the flange on the bellhousing too). Heads have nice molded plug detail, but it's wrong, and is going away. Engine getting acquainted with the chassis for the first time. Engine in the body, and part of the reason I had to remove a chunk of the firewall. There's enough space at the front of the engine for the fan to clear the radiator, just like real. This session's money shot...the engine, bellhousing, and gearbox fit over the crossmember and under the trans tunnel just like I'd hoped.

Thanks for the interest and comments, gennelmen. I'm pretty happy with the way the wheel thing worked, but I still need to diddle the drive pulley setup on the lathe to get her running a little slower for plastic.

Yeah, well, thing is I'd painted it with hardware store "lacquer" not that many years ago, and I've never had any problem shooting lacquer over lacquer, ever, since the dawn of time. But I suspect the Duplicolor stuff's a whole lot hotter than the hardware store stuff. It looks like I can possibly sand the cracked areas, then build up coats of Duplicolor slowly, plenty of flash time between. Maybe. We'll see.

Beaver Cleaver is an interesting name...

It was brutal humidity here most of the summer, in the 90s, temps up there too. I didn't get much hiking either.

Sorry to hear this. I was on the fence about ordering his great looking '67 Galaxie, but a perfect promo fell out of the sky for not too much more dough, so it's moot now. Whatever the deal is, I hope he gets his act together. I've heard very good things about the quality, and it's always a shame to lose that.

I was fortunate enough to have one for a while, and the absolute stupidest thing I ever did was to sell it. I still dream about the thing some nights. Honest. But hark...the Lowcost 7 can still make our dreams come true...I have the build book, and it's quite good. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/lotus-seven-vs-the-locost-seven/

I'm with you in spirit. It was mid-70s around 2:30, humidity 42, so I slipped the leash and went for a 2 hour hike. Nothing smells better to me than a mixed hardwood and pine forest in the fall...except maybe a turkey in the oven.

Hmmmmm...less than impressive.

Modifications are the primary enjoyment I get from doing this stuff (and on the real cars too), frankly.

Still sho' would be nize to see what some of the alternatives actually look like on a model. I've got enough of the vintage Testors stuff to last me years at the rate I use it, but just in case I live long enough to get to all the models in my hoard, it'd be nice to know what's really what.

Their site is the only source I'm aware of...but there's a whole lot I don't know.

Nah. A good ol' fashioned whipping or three early in life would have benefited a lot of today's hyper-privileged whiny-baby snowflakes immensely. It becomes "child abuse" when one parent says to the one holding the belt "be sure you don't leave any marks where the teachers can see them".