Ace-Garageguy

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.

I don't know what kinds of music you like, but this one works on Win7, and has lotsa different stuff. Free. https://somafm.com/ YT has a lot of different live-stream genres that run 24-7 too (free, and no commercials if you run AdBlock). I've set up all my computers to play through amps and real speakers, and I can always find exactly what I'm in the mood for...even 10 hours straight of rain and thunder, or waves breaking on the shore. If you like smoky, jazzy instrumental blues, YT has this that runs for 8 hours:

Not a very smart cat either, apparently. Probably unfriendly because his water always tasted like pee, and he blamed everyone but himself.

I think Dunkin' Donuts has gone the way of most stuff...cheapened and de-contented to barely resemble the product they originally sold. Their coffee used to be among the best back in the '70s, but it's insipid dishwater these days, and the bagged stuff just doesn't cut it anymore either...unless you like insipid dishwater. Over by the federal park where I go hiking, there opened a biscuit/sandwich joint a few years back. Best biscuits I've ever had anywhere, bar none. Expensive but worth every nickel for their flaky, buttery goodness. Last time I went in they'd fiddled with the recipe, and the new improved result is tasteless greasy cardboard.

Stopped by the local HobbyTown for some odds and ends, they didn't have the kit I wanted, so I just got some panel line enhancers to try, the last bottle of Model Master zinc chromate in the universe, and an Aoshima #78, 14" wheel/tire set. The centers are somewhat similar to wheels that appeared on the front of the Lotus 23. The plan is to narrow them to something more reasonable than how they come, fit narrower higher aspect-ratio tires, and use 'em for a Lotus 7 slalom car.

Yeah, and I hate it when the ferals disappear too. Outdoor momcat and one of her brothers still come around every day for chow if hunting is poor, but I only saw her last litter once, and they should be coming to get solid food by now. I heard a cat fighting with something else a while back, and I'm pretty sure a raccoon got the kittens. There's a huge raccoon that takes the cat food if I don't put it away at night. It really is a jungle out there, rough on cats that don't have people.

I'm really looking forward to getting one of these back on the bench now, and working through all the interrelated interference issues. I'm surprised I completely failed to notice the kit's incorrect orientation of the carb velocity stack mounting flanges, but Joe is absolutely right. Wow.

Several ways to skin this particular cat. Randy's brass and copper fabrication work is getting up there in Wingrove territory, and that's saying a lot. Though I'd also opt for brass if I tried to build this frame at this point in time, Bill Cunningham did 3D-print a birdcage frame for the model he showed here back in November. He exhibited several models, among the best I've ever seen in 1/24-1/25. They have to be seen in person to be fully appreciated.

Thank you. Good to know.

Nice.