Ace-Garageguy

At this point I don't regret having bought anything either in tools or materials or stock. Even if I only use a tool once, it was worth whatever I paid to be able to do the job, and it'll be there if I ever need it again. I've cut way back on buying kits, as I have just about anything I could ever want, but occasionally I'll still add something that's new, that I missed the on last issue, or that's just too good a deal to pass up.

It's already 85F at 08:00, so it's going to be a hot one. I still have hours of paperwork to do...

Early to bed, early to rise...is OK if you're not covered in flies.

Everyday shoes should be comfortable.

Interesting you mentioned those. I found a pair of glasses while hiking that looked like they'd been there so long nobody would be coming back for them if I put them somewhere easy to see... So, I cleaned the lenses with some canteen water and looked through them. Useless far away, but SHAZAM!!! Up close I could practically see the individual bacteria on my skin. Brought 'em home, completely cleaned them up, hung them over the bench, and use them frequently when doing small detail work (when I actually build, which isn't very often these days).

During that period at AMT, most of the engines were configured to be easy to swap from kit to kit. Though I haven't done this exact swap, I'd say there's a 99% chance it's a piece of cake. Here's a real one, so it's possible without entirely reimagining the car...and it looks stock with the hood closed. https://tucsonclassics.com/inventory/1940-ford-deluxe-desoto-hemi-powered-convertible/

Road kill rarely features beef.

Else was not the name of Borden's cow.

Knuckles may not suffer from office work (unless there tend to be a lot of bare-fist personal interactions in the workplace), but spreading behinds and syndromatificated carpal tunnels are no laughing matter.

I bet they're the debil to balance...

Yeah...but you can keep the top down.

Real pretty...

Remarkable what happens when a real live real car builder who understands what all the parts do builds a model. Lovin' it so far.

Sunny, low to mid 90s this PM, worked this AM in the relative cool, now going for a hike.

Very very fine rendition of a great vintage kit. SO nice it makes me want to dig one out and build it...after I finish a few dozen other projects.

"Over my dead body" is a phrase you probably don't want to use when a highly disgruntled ex-employee wielding a double-headed axe demands you recommend them for a sensitive position in your company.

That, sir, is some nice work.

'Twas 94 outside when I got home, about 80 in the house. Fine with a fan on low. Now it's 79 outside, time to crank up the whole-house fan for the evening. Forecast low 74, so it'll be nice and cool in here in the morning. Did I mention my power bill in summer runs about 50 bucks a month? Yeah, I know I did. I just like to rub it in.

Bodega Bay? How are the birds doing these days?

"Help" from internet experts often isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Pretty cool. I like heem. A lot.

Mee two.

Me me me me me. I mentioned something about the increasingly popular incorrect use of "aircrafts" as the plural of "aircraft", and it just went from there. EDIT: And, ummmm...it's "whose".

If I gave you an honest answer, as usual, I'd be banned.

Stopping point on the Chevelle build to get this billing cycle ready. 246 photos to label and key to the text, which itself will probably run to well over 10 pages. HOURS of tedious work on the computer this weekend... Ummmm...just exactly WHEN is AI going to be able to do this part of MY job...or any other part of it?