Ace-Garageguy

Soda bread of the Irish variety uses bicarbonate of soda instead of yeast for leavening.

Just a thought...some of the kits produced in the early '60s are pretty much perfectly scaled renditions of their full size prototypes. It's nothing to do with the "tech" available at the time. The issue with this kit was no-talent tool designers and insufficient management oversight.

I applaud your efforts. I bought several of these kits when I first returned to hobby modeling years ago, having been satisfied with Revell's ability to render lines and proportions correctly on many other kits produced in the 1960s. I've rarely been so disappointed with any kit, being a 356 owner and enthusiast myself. The body shape rendition is almost as bad as anything Palmer ever did, a loose impression of a Speedster done apparently without measuring, by an artist lacking talent. Every time I've taken one out to see what I could do to improve it, I've put it back in the box shaking my head. Pretty much nothing is right. I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do with the thing. I definitely need some inspiration, as I kinda hate to give up on the models if anything reasonably like a Speedster can be achieved without starting from scratch.

"Koolaid" is pretty much nothing but sugar water, with zero nutritional value.

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop of whisky to drink.

You can't buy time.

Christmas spirit seems to me to be more elusive with the passing years.

PM'd

"Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not."

I'm sure one of our 'logistics' experts will say it's working the way it's supposed to...or that...reasons.

I currently have no gripes with the USPS. Somebody has apparently noticed it doesn't make sense to divert deliveries to my zip through several other fairly local ones, rather than just put them on the right truck to the correct local distribution point. And my old standard local driver is still on the job, doing it perfectly, and his new route partner can apparently read English and understands street numbers too. PLUS...they're delivering on Sunday over the holiday rush period. AND...all the Christmas stuff I sent all over the country arrived in plenty of time for the big day. Pretty cool whan stuff works the way it's supposed to.

Evening rush hour (morning too) is something I've planned my life to avoid over the years. "Outing" isn't what I'd call an evening trip to WallyWorld.

1788 was just a few years before I was born.

People supposedly taste like pork.

That bites. I just checked a couple of "complete" 70+ year old HO scale model RR kits that turned out to be nothing but random parts thrown in the boxes, but you kinda expect some of that with open kits that have been around almost 3/4 of a century, sold by people who have no clue.

"ME ME ME ME ME!!!" is all someone I know is concerned with, though she constantly says how concerned with my welfare and happiness she is...as long as my actions suit her agenda.

"Drink deep the gathering gloom"...or is it "breathe deep" and so forth?

"Orbison" sounds like it could be the name of a nuclear powered flying hotel in some parallel reality.

It's a good day to be alive, in spite of those who'd rather whine than be appreciative of their blessings.

Found a NOS promo of my new-to-me S10 Blazer, same color except for the gold lower 2-tone. Too cheap to pass up...kinda like the deal I got on the real one.

Pigs with wings = swine flew.

Buying from eBay idiots is bad enough. You must have 10 times the patience of Job to sell hundreds of items a month.

Chopped (done well) is almost always better. Looking good so far.

It bwoked mommy. Tuwo it awayyyy and get me NEWWWWW one !!!!!!!!

Lights are required on flying-pig drones.