Ace-Garageguy

Yup, the big Lincoln Mark looked great as a fake convertible. But how much cooler would it be as a real convertible?

That's pretty funny. I honestly still think "underglow" is a dumb idea. And I think it looks pretty cool if it's done well.

This kind of garbaaage is SOP everywhere today: bloated middle-management more concerned with avoiding action that could potentially have blowback, and backside-covering and blame-spreading taking precedence over anything else. Not exactly the same, but close parallels. Take car body design for example. Rather than having one gifted designer do an entire concept layout, and a few skilled underlings doing the donkey work of finessing the details and ensuring the thing can be manufactured as envisioned at a reasonable cost, most designs appear to be the result of a multitude of C students working as a committee where everybody gets to put a line or squiggle on the piece. Ooooooh coos the HR department. TEAMWORK!!! The inevitable result is a bunch of cars from different makers that all look remarkably alike overall, with very few of them having any sort of visual coherence or sculptural integrity. Like it or not (I do; it's a real head turner in person), this is one of the current few that looks like everyone involved was working on the same car, they had one boss, and they weren't afraid to try something different.

That is a really good question.

Just say it was an early '59 using up the end of the 392s. The 413's a great engine, but the Firepower hemi looks so much cooler... EDIT: Unless you have the cross-ram setup on the wedge... Boy...this went off the rails quick, didn't it?

First off, a DeSoto engine, though indeed a Mopar Hemi, is an entirely different engine from the Chrysler Firepower hemi that belongs in an Imperial. The particular version of the Firepower hemi would also most likely have valve covers that say "Imperial". There's a set out there somewhere in styrene land, according to a fairly recent thread here. AND...there's no reason you couldn't put an engine in that kit. Opening the hood isn't too difficult, and removing the molded blob from the chassis plate isn't too difficult either. Actually, it sounds like an excellent project to get your feet wet in the highly rewarding sub-hobby of never being able to leave any kit the way it came.

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You can always claim it's an honest mistake, like JFK's infamous "Ich bin ein Berliner", which may or may not mean "I'm a jelly donut". So the Munchkin corollary seems reasonable... EDIT: Though on further consideration, it's probably best to go with "individuals of diminutive stature". Perhaps IODS? Every group deserves an acronym, right?

Just call 'em Munchkins, and if they're offended they can sue.

"Delivered" is what I'm waiting for the last big order of AN plumbing bits for the '66 Chevelle project to be.

RE: 3D files above, there's even a twin Potvin-style reverse-flow setup for a flathead Ford available... https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/twin-potvin-blown-reverse-flow-flathead-ford-bullys_custom_model_parts

BMW lost me when their stylists decided to go for the notchy-corners on the iconic double kidney-bean grille. U U G L Y. Just sayin'...as they say.

You may have mistaken a twin-engined car for a twin blower setup, easy enough to do. I've never seen a twin front-driven blower setup, but it's entirely possible one exists or could be done. Spur gears or chains inside a housing bolted to the timing cover location could certainly be made up, with both blowers dumping into a common manifold. A gear drive might be easier from the standpoint of getting the blowers to rotate in opposite directions. There's even a 3D print file available... https://www.threeding.com/3d-model/19335-diecast-engine-v8-with-double-potvin-supercharger-scale-1-25 EDIT: Pumping losses through the convoluted intake pipes were the main reason front-drive blowers fell out of favor, long about the same time efficient Gilmer belt drives hit the market. Before Gilmer belts, top-mounted blowers had been driven by multiple V-belts or chains, both methods having their own sets of inherent problems. Front-driven blowers could still have a place on an LSR car however, as the aero-drag that top-mounted blowers produce becomes a limiting factor after a certain speed. More drag takes massive increases in power to overcome, so there may very well be a tradeoff where the power-making limitations of a front-drive blower would be less of an issue because of drastically reduced drag.

Google's AI appears to be self-training and getting a little smarter, helped along by everyone who searches a phrase with an easily construed meaning.

"Universe" and "galaxy" are frequently confused terms.

Sounds good. Sometimes I really enjoy old simple standards from my kidhood, like frozen fish sticks, macaroni and cheese, and Boston baked beans, or sloppy Joes with sauce from a can, or a pan-fried burger with a baked potato. Nothing wrong with not "exotic".

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Doors to parallel universes may be what we access through sleeping dreams.

Store resin models carefully, as any pressure on the bodies over time can make them warp worse than any acetate promo you've ever seen...and you can't fix them

Homemade spicy pork tikka masala, shahi paneer, whole-grain brown rice with peas and Indian seasonings, hot buttered pita bread (though I'd prefer naan, there's no local source), and Mrs. Ball's chutney, Modelo Negra to drink. Made enough for 3 days, finished it up last night. I could happily eat Indian food every day.

Good reminder Many of us who have been building for a while are aware that measuring and dividing, contrary to what common sense would expect, are far from universally accurate procedures on the part of model tooling designers. Numbers are hard. There are identical kits from the same manufacturer that have been released at different times labeled as both 1/25 and 1/24. There are kits that have ridiculously underscaled parts (for instance, one Revell '34 Ford is the size of a '34 Fiat, and the "new tool" AMT Ala Kart engine is closer to 1/32 than 1/25). There are engines from different model manufacturers that are the same physical size in 1/24 and 1/25 kits. There are numerous kits where measurements taken or subsequent scaling are clearly wrong, leading to odd looking proportions. The internet is also awash with incorrect "expert" listings of kit scales (the Lindberg / Pyro Gee Bee race plane is even boxed as 1/32, but measuring the wingspan reveals it to be about 1/26 in reality...though the included pilot figure is indeed 1/32). So any reminder that these issues exist is worthwhile, especially to less experienced modelers.

Looks like a good technique to me.

Great looking boat. Nice work, nice proportions.

Floor joists are never really appreciated until they fail.

Lab-coated beauties doing science appear more in fiction than reality.