Ace-Garageguy

Thank you, sir.

Or these, which bees way mo better:

How's 'bout these:

Not to worry:

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Did you try the CONTACT function, which is what this thread is about?

"Moderation in all things."

And here's ANOTHER way do do it, kids !!!

That wouldn't be a stupid assumption. Americans are approaching a 45% obesity rate, directly attributable to eating garbage food, too much, and "enjoying" sedentary lifestyles. Overweight Americans constitute over 70% of the population.

Most annoying. The "add to cart" function appears to work, but nothing else...

Assuming the global "chip shortage" and "supply chain" issues go away. Don't hold your breath.

No question that's the most popular among the "white bread" crowd...with flavor-and-texture-free white bread being the most popular as well. But lotsa stores have in-house bakeries where a nice assortment of "real" breads is available baked daily. And there are cheese alternatives for those of us whose food preferences continued to develop after 5 years of age. There are a few semi-mass-producers of cheese in the US that make a more sophisticated product, among them Cabot and Tillammook. And in truth, Kraft does actually make some "real" cheeses that are pretty decent. There are plenty of small mom-and-pop "boutique" cheese makers too. Perhaps interestingly though...the hands-down best Swiss cheese I can get locally comes from Ireland...

How about missing-on-one-cylinder-with-a-bllattt-can-exhaust-system? That's a pretty popular sound around here among the IC-clueless.

The Italian Job (original 1969 release with Michael Caine) is free on YT. Excellent widescreen print. One of the best Euro-car films ever...Miura, DB5 drophead, Jags, Minis, Alfas, Fiats, etc.

Dzięki.

Good stuff. Is the XJ-S a curbside, or does it at least have an engine?

According to several random posts on the interdwerbs, the Ben Hobby kits were indeed reboxings of Tamiya offerings. One fella even went on to say Ben Hobby was a Tamiya subsidiary concocted to sell kits in mainland China. And of course, if it's on the interdwerbs, it has to be true.

I'm pretty sure it was said earlier that you can run any number you want, and in the case of duplicates, no problem. But I've been wrong before. Anyway, I want 66.

Ah, yes. A man after my own heart.

Welcome. I look forward to seeing your work. My own real-world skills have made me a much better modeler than I ever imagined I would be over 50 years ago when I quit. Lots of talented, skilled, and knowledgeable people here, a great place to learn new things and get new ideas.

Love seeing one of these built stock, with appropriate upgrades. I'll always think this series Ford PU was one of the best looking light trucks ever built, and your model does it justice. PS: I missed the build thread. Is the side-mount spare and fender cutout in the kit now, or did you do the mods? Looks great, either way.

I'm probably one of the most technically persnickety builders around, and I couldn't care less. If somebody can see 40 thousandths of an inch discrepancy in the deck height of a 1/25 scale block, and knows enough about real engines to make the call, they definitely have more interest in minutiae than I do. Jell...you wouldn't even notice it on a real engine unless you were looking for it, especially if all the accessories were in place and the thing was in a car.

Even the ancient issues took a fair bit of "extra" work to build really good models, but they still strike me as worth the effort, as there's no other source for this particular chassis design...very popular back in the dark ages...to the best of my knowledge. Liking the old flathead in there too...

AMT '36 Ford most recent issue has some 15 inch beauties. The "new tool" AMT Ala Kart (NOT the original issue double kit...which has some decent if simplified 15 inchers, but is pretty pricey when you can find one) has a nice set of 14 inchers too (though sadly, the engine and gearbox in the "new tool" kit are badly underscale, undermining its value as a parts source).