Ace-Garageguy

"Pier to pier" is where a ship or boat goes, while "peer to peer" frequently relates to two computers sharing data and resources without a central server.

CAR ENGINE in an airplane. Looks like anybody into CAR ENGINES would get a kick out of it...and no, it's not unusual to put CAR ENGINES in experimental aircraft, because CAR ENGINES are relatively cheap, reliable, and plentiful. I personally worked on a racing carbon Lancair being built with a supercharged LS7 engine, which is from a CAR. CAR-related, pretty simple, pretty cool.

OK...now I'm beginning to understand some of the annoyed "we don't need another '55 Chevy kit" etc. posts, but hey...if these newer ones are significantly more accurate and builder-friendly, what's not to like? Sure, it'd be nice to have some different subjects, but the tri-five Chevys are so iconic, and resonate with so many people, they're a natural for a model company to produce. Frankly, having wrestled with the older Revell tri-5 kits in my yoot, I didn't have a whole lot of interest in building any more (though I LIKE the kits and have several for parts and to hack up), but after seeing this thread, and remembering there's a nice '57 210 post out too, I'll be having a slew of 'em.

Procrastination can always be put off til later.

Beautiful model, and some of the most precise foiling I've seen to date.

"Related" events are not necessarily connected in a "cause and effect" relationship, and this needs to be remembered in order to achieve any kind of rational analysis of reality.

Thanks aren't necessary, and check your inbox.

You want basswood for a realistic scale appearance. Balsa grain is usually too open, can be fuzzy, and often looks toylike. Model railroaders and ship builders have used basswood for 80+ years because it just looks right. It can be stained to represent any variety of wood very easily. It's available in precut "stripwood" sizes that work for different scales if you can do a little simple arithmetic. Basswood is hard enough to hold edges and corners well, soft enough to work easily, takes stain like it's real wood...because it is...and the grain is right for many scale applications if you choose your material carefully. https://midwestproducts.com/collections/basswood https://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/

Gremlin infestations were a constant worry of Allied aircrews during WWII.

Shreds of chicken meat for tacos...yum.

Cage-free chickens are probably happier.

Gramps seems to have trouble with the concept of "one sentence".

Did you want the value meal or just the sandwich?

E Pluribus Unum.

Control and power is some folk's raison d'être.

Always enjoy seeing your masterful truck builds. Most inspiring.

"Linguist?" she said, "my, my, aren't you the cunning one".

"Flat...the Earth is flat" insists a certain species of reality denier.

Fred the frijole fancier deep-fried Freida the fairy fanatic's fluffy flip-flops in flour

So...does the side of the box NOT show the open door as in the image I posted above?

Concept cars usually don't make it to market in their original form.

Really?

"Sciences" of the political variety, some would argue, rank right up there with astrology and alchemy in terms of accurately interpreting reality.

To the best of my remembry, both those kits are the "opening door" versions of the '55 by Revell, so the instructions from one should work for the other. Accuracy is inconsistent. Again, if my remembry is correct, the "face" doesn't look quite right, but it's a great kit in a lot of ways. Mark will know.