Ace-Garageguy

The one between the white and the brown is pretty close. And the one to the right between the lighter green and the gray is pretty close too. So many engines got rebuilt, or faded, or heat-discolored, no two are really ever the same these days. Even restorers will argue about what color is "correct". But either of those should be plenty close enough

https://www.homechargingstations.com/cost-charge-electric-car-calculator/ And yes, for the time being, the grid in many areas is barely adequate to handle peak loads as it is. Add in a lot of vehicles being plugged in when their owners return home and turn up the AC, things will get interesting. Localities that depend heavily on "renewable" power generation are already having trouble, as the peak load doesn't always conveniently coincide with peak sunshine and wind. EDIT: Like many modern issues, the question of EVs and the switch to renewables is highly complex. It's also polarizing, with opponents and proponents continually trying to shout each other down, often oversimplifying the benefits and costs due to lack of understanding. The rational middle-ground, based on harsh reality, is rarely what we hear.

Fine looking model. Looks so good, you've got me hankerin' for one.

Congrats man. Good looking truck.

And therein lies the rub...or one of them, anyway. Cost of repairs of fairly recent vehicles already often makes them prohibitively expensive for second and third owners to keep on the road. I believe we'll see a gradual decline in the use of older vehicles, because folks who can't afford new won't be able to afford post-warranty repairs either. The cost of an automatic transmission replacement for a second-hand car can easily exceed the value of the vehicle today. Replacement of a battery pack in an EV will probably be up there too. It's almost as though there's an intentional driving force operating to further separate the working classes from the techies and "elites". Working class people who can't afford new vehicles will be forced to rely on public or on-call transportation. Don't say nobody warned you.

Dontcha just love having idiots telling you what to do, and penalizing you for doing the right thing, while they demonstrate they have no clue?

^^^ Exactly what Mr. Guthmiller said...and his work speaks for itself.

Looking good, Matt. Watching those things run SCCA D-Prod during my impressionable yoot was what turned me on to Corvairs. Sure wish I hadn't let 'em all get away now.

Man, you guys are killing me. Now I'm jonesing for that '58 Eldo.

I think I need to build heem from Revell Bronco first-gen.

OMG !!! OMG !!! Now I need to spray down my computer with Clorox !!!

While reading the thread about what scale is too large for model contests, it occurred to me that an equally pressing question that should be seriously addressed is how small is TOO small? The 3D-nanoprinted F1 racing car shown below is just .011" long. OMG!!! This is so unfair to modelers who don't have access to scanning electron microscopes and micro-3D laser printing technology. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17357374

This guy irked me today. Nothing too unusual though. Seems like he's everywhere these days, always whining that he can't do this or can't do that because of some perceived unfairness or inequity, and that everything he fails at for lack of trying...or his own lazy incompetence and willful ignorance...is somebody or something else's fault.

Build thread...

EDIT: I have two of 'em. I'll be using them as bases for fairly radical customs, as I can't get past the wonky lines and proportions of the model as it comes. That said, the multi-piece body doesn't bother me at all. Try the threads below for what you can actually expect with effort as opposed to whining. The proportions and lines are weird (though some folks can't see anything wrong), it's an old kit dating back to the late 1950s, but it can become a nice model. Here's the history of the thing, for anyone who's interested. https://hotrodbunny.com/the-history-of-the-revell-57-cadillac-eldorado-brougham-model-kit/

119 by the end of the day. Can you say sweaty and tired, boys and girls?

Sheer genius. Put me down for at least three.

I think it would be entirely reasonable to separate contest categories by scale, subject (factory replica, competition cars, customs, rods, or free-form anything goes...for example), and whether the model had builder-machined or otherwise scratch-built parts. Basketballers don't compete heads-up with marksmen, or swimmers...or even other kinds of ballers. Why should serious model building competition put every entry in the same basket? EDIT: The flip side of that, from my own perspective, is that if you're building models solely for adulation and praise, you're kinda missing the point. Winning is nice, but I've seen wonderful 1/24-1/25 builds overlooked as the "crowd favorite" because one big beautiful 1/8 scale model had so much more presence. Understandable for a popular-choice award, but not so much if the "competition" is actually competition. Maybe a better analogy...in drag-racing, A/FX cars didn't compete for the same trophy as factory stockers.

Greg Nobling uses my preferred method. No possibility of peeling later, either. Only downside is the amount of air it takes. Small hand-held blasters are available, but they're probably going to need a minimum of a 3HP compressor.

Well that bites. But that's how we learn. I've boogered lotsa stuff, will probably booger more before it's over. The trick is to not keep making the same mistake.

Ever hear of pride in one's own workmanship? That's the only "incentive" I've ever needed. Obsolete past-it geezer concept, I know.

Sure would be nice if resin casters bothered to learn how to do the work before they sell this crapp.

Great looking truck, and I sure love that dio every time I see it...