Ace-Garageguy

"Accidentally" isn't the same as "happened because of inattention or incompetence".

I really like the '34 body with the '32 radiator shell. It's a great look you don't see very often.

To paraphrase Richard Feynman: The problem is not that we have questions that can't be answered, but that we have answers that can't be questioned.

Few people take the time to research and think through what they're told.

Our problem isn't questions which cannot be answered. Our problem is answers which cannot be questioned!

Loop rhymes with dupe, which can be used as a verb or a noun.

Moving along nicely.

Looking really good.

Grace Kelly was one of the most exquisitely beautiful women who ever lived.

"Bubbly" is what some terminally cutesy people call champagne.

Beyond wow. It's a real treat to follow the steps you go through turning raw materials into a world-class model. Thanks for the show.

Yup, finest build of the AMT '36 Ford I've ever seen. One of my all-time favorite cars in chopped 3-window flavor, but this sure is pretty.

Greatly itchy is becoming my usual winter beard, as the temps aren't staying low consistently; time to whack it off.

Two things... Far as the heads go, I was referring to 1:1, but all you'd need to do to represent 'em on a model is paint them whatever you use to represent aluminum. They're designed to bolt in place of the cast-iron originals and accept all the factory stuff like manifolds, alternator, PS, AC, etc. Thanks to CanCon, we know it's not a righteous 472 in the Johan kit. I wasn't sure whether the Olds from the Toronado was dressed up to look like a Caddy, or if it was the other way around. As he said, it looks like the Ford (non-Boss) 429 could be reworked to make a reasonably convincing Caddy 472/500 without too much difficulty.

Yeah, but I think I'm going to pass this time. Last big-ticket kit I bought was a Modelhaus '57 Mercury Monterey to do the Mermaid. Scratching that would have been too much. But already I have a semi-decent acetate promo of the '57 Buick as a starting point. And that almost 400 bucks is about 10% of what I need for a real quick-change for the '32. Decisions, decisions...

The 472 was a revised design intro'd in 1968. What engine is represented in the Eldo kit?

Not every carrier offers every service in every area. There's only ONE carrier in my particular location that provides all the services I need, but a few blocks away, there are multiple choices.

Sometimes it's not that simple. Small operators often HAVE to charge more, because low-volume sales at the competitor's prices may not generate enough cash-flow to pay the rent and other expenses. Own and operate a business before you jump to conclusions. EDIT: But don't worry. With rapidly escalating costs for everything (including wages for thumb-up-their-apps help, rent, and utilities) and more people buying online, they won't be in business much longer anyway. Then everyone can whine more about how they miss the LHS.

The dragon belched

Dozen-donut breakfasts won't keep you in fighting trim.

Never say never. I just found this on eBay for $375. Still has the whooptee in the front fender and slightly sunken hood center from being based on a somewhat warped acetate promo. Probably would save a helluva lot of work though...