Ace-Garageguy

Styrene repop of the old acetate Johan '59 Plymouth promo...auction site photo.

How many you want? There's 10 on FeePay right now.

Sumpin' like this?

110F in the shop today. Glad we have a water cooler.

Actually, if you're really careful, that could be accomplished by heating that section to a little over 212F and mashing it flat between two hard surfaces.

Pretty straightforward. Cut 'em off, splice in pieces of flat styrene the same thickness as the body shell.

And I truly hope your meds will work for you.

Absolutely.

And for those who've been brainwashed to believe they need a pill for everything, especially as they age, "needing" those meds is largely the result of poor lifestyle choices over time. I'm not being "mean" or "judgmental" or "critical" or "moralizing" here. I've dealt with weight and other health "problems" for decades, and I've found out what works, for me. Passing my own results on is only an attempt to try to get people to realize they have more control over many aspects of their health than the medical...and pharmaceutical...establishment would have you believe.

I DO actually have a "problem" controlling my weight. At 70+ I just can't be as active as I used to, and I LOVE to eat. But I also take responsibility for it...and if you eat more than you burn off, you gain weight. Period. There may be other contributing factors, but the simple energy in = energy out equation is undeniable. Exactly. And like everything else in life, it comes down to how-bad-do-you-want-it? EDIT: As an aside, one the most effective ways I've found to KEEP the weight off is to eat controlled portions during the week, and let myself have anything I want during the weekend. You don't feel "deprived" because you can look forward to a really satisfying meal or two, and after a while, you won't want a whole pizza and a whole key-lime pie (which I've done in the past).

Pretty cool. Wish I worked in that scale, so I could justify buying the Atlantis repop of the tanker.

I've bought from him on eBay from time to time.

That is one good looking race car !!

Yup.

Yup...but even with a thyroid problem, basic elementary physics holds true, and if you don't pound down more calories than you burn off, no matter how screwy your metabolism is, you won't swell up like the Hindenburg. We are in a time where taking personal responsibility for anything is largely a forgotten concept, everything is somebody or something else's fault, and no matter what self-destructive and willfully ignorant choices we make, we deserve to be accommodated, excused, and even encouraged and emulated...because it's not our fault. Bull. EDIT: I was well on my way to being significantly overweight after an injury that made it painful to maintain the level of activity I had previously, but I kept on eating the same amount...and more for "comfort". Then at one point I looked very critically at myself in the mirror and decided I didn't want to be the fat old man looking back. Not much I can do about "old", but "fat" is well within my power to control. Now I sometimes go to bed a little hungry and force myself to exercise even when I hurt or "don't feel like it", but it's worth it when I find I can once again get in clothes sizes I wore in my 40s, have lots more energy, and an easy time getting in and out of small, fun cars.

Toyota 1/2, Glickenhaus 3/4 https://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/scuderia-cameron-glickenhaus-007/ https://glickenhausracing.com/events

Eventually? Have you looked around much lately?

Still over.

Yes. EDIT: Excluding post-injury cases as above.

For "the strongest joint possible" use a slow-curing epoxy. In general, the longer any epoxy takes to cure, the stronger the bond will be. The stuff I use is made for aviation and takes a full 24 hours for a room-temperature cure, and develops maximum strength after an extended high-temp "post-cure". That's insane overkill for a model, but I get it essentially free after it's gone out of date. I'd recommend an epoxy that takes at least 30 minutes to set for your application. NOTE: Bonding aluminum can be tricky. There are special modified epoxies made specifically for that because it's tricky and doesn't always stick well. Test first, and use brass if you can't get a really good stick.

It's over.

Nice work, specially that imaginative frame graft, and the expanded metal for the stack heat-shield. I like it.