Clunkmeister

Exactly. Joy’s Ford Flex gets scratched on the bottom from those as well. Drives me insane. I usually drive my loud, smoky, abnoxious redneck-mobile, the 97 F-250HD 4X4 diesel. I just drive OVER those things if they’re in the way. Along with pesky boy racers in BMWs. But it had to be THIS car that got tore up.

Carl, I baby that car. It has travelled 81K miles since new and has got to be the most coddled Benz ever built. I like a car with a good turn of speed, but I like impeccable manners as well. So far, I haven’t found a better car for that. I’m one of the 10% of the population that is more than willing to deal with the issues of a W211 just to have the experience. I’d like to find a babied E55, and if I do, it’ll follow me home, too. I test drove one of them, and it turned me into the Three Legged Party Monster. It made my old XJR into yesterday’s news. All that being said, by far the best car I’ve ever owned is that rackety old 1985 Mercedes 300D. Like I said earlier, it’s STILL clattering around town, years after I sold it. It would burn literally anything, including filtered used cooking oil. Talk about cheap to run. Slower than molasses in January, and it was a draw between it and a loaded milk truck off the line, but one doesn’t complain when it’s cheaper to run than a Lambretta scooter. If I ever find a good, solid 1985-87 300SDL, I’ll probably snap it up, although it’s the Holy Grail of the old in-line diesels.

Yep. CAN-Bus love affairs. All German cars, and most British cars use vegetable oil based wiring insulation. Living in Texas makes for a lot of fun keeping rodents at bay. But I LOVE this car. Seriously. It’s is an absolute BLAST to drive and is the ultimate sleeper. The electrical isn’t a big deal as long as you understand the system. The big issue was always that a single fault could cause entire network to collapse, leaving you with a dead car. I had an update done to it to allow more info to flow on the low side of the system so it’ll all go into limp mode and bring the driver home. It’s only happened twice in 17 years. I really like the electronic braking. The Magazines despised it, but those of us who live with it, love it. This gives me a goor reason to install the Zenon projectors I have sitting on a shelf. I like the Mercedes, but it’ll be a cold day in Hell before I ever own a BMW I’m no boy racer wannabe. I like to ride around in style.. Heck, my ancient old 300D is still clattering around town. I got rid of it with 300K+ miles on it, a d that was 15 years ago when this W211 followed me home. That 300D has got to be the ugliest car in Texas. German Taxicab creamy puke yellow paint, and quite literally, a block cloud follows it everywhere it goes. 0-60 MPH in about a half hour or so as well. Slooooooow car.

Honey, can you check my car “Something popped”. 😡😡😡🤬 6K air suspension option and the idea is to use it and raise the car when you’re in a parking lot 😡 Bloody waste of money too much to ask someone to remember to push one simple button

I look at Martin’s last picture and wonder about the open canopies. Was that to let them air out on the long sea voyage? I assume these are headed to the South Pacific, since they generally flew European planes there. Maybe to keep the ambient temps inside down some?

I felt bad the next day as you really looked like you came from Chernobyl

Absolutely!!!!! It was pretty drunk out that night.

A beach? In Portugal is a good place to be. Sipping a Mai Tai would be even better, but hey, I’m here in North Texas waiting for a massive 3 weeks of winter.

That’s one that I expect will be built. I have the 36, the 52, and the 70 in 1/48, and JetMads is going to release a 47 in 1/48 to complete the set.

That has got to be one of the most lame, (but real) excuses I’ve ever heard in my entire life. 🤣

YES!

1/48 is cool as well y’all.

ROG, Trump, or Hase are all FINE!!

Yep. I just CAN’T do it guys. Thanks though. Although in some years, some of the raffle prizes have literally blown my mind. I

You won’t build them, either. It’s taking me 6 months to build a Helldiver that took John, what? 6 DAYS?

It would literally take me 400 years to build everything I have already. I’d rather some of y’all get some of it.

Umm, how do I say this nicely, Ummm, uhhhh, ok, uhhh..…….Bite me

Last year, Winnie won a big prize. I’m going to offer that exact same prize again this year, but as a personal gift from me. It’s a bit over the limit I arbitrarily set, but I’m the organizer, so screw you! 😂😂😂😂😂 This is payback for daring to think I’d join in! Ha! Someone will get a Border Models Lancaster plus VAT allowance for a European or ANZAC winner. From me. Not as a Grand Prize. So you gotta donate to be eligible to win it. You’ll get the kit, plus money to pay the tax man.

Guys, Years back when we started this Christmas Raffle, I put myself up as the sole organizer for a reason: to allow everyone the opportunity to participate. There have been other modeling sites that either do, or have done this, and the organizers participate as well. The organizers seem to more often than not, win a fancy prize. I DAMNED WELL REFUSE to ever allow myself to be in a position of even perceived to be in a position to compromise like that. Ever. I truly love and respect your thoughts here, guys, and it absolutely humbles me, but honestly, along with my personal reasons, I quite seriously don’t need another kit. My stash IS going down as I slowly build and get rid of stuff. The one thing I always hope is that all y’all invite your friends, modeling family, and buddies from around the world to join us here on this site. LSM is a great place to be, y’all!

Guys, I’m in the middle of building up the PE flaps for this model, and it’s a tedious thing. Not difficult, but tedious. Once done and Ihave a better idea how they are supposed to look, I’m going to go one step further here, and attempt to modify the plastic flaps, documenting as I go, which, the more I look at them, the more potential they seem to have. OOB, they’re OK from regular viewing distance, but if left as they come, they fall really short when viewed up close. They’re thick and clunky from a foot away. Already I can see a couple things that can be done to help them out. Stay Tuned!

I’m not a switch hitter, bud. Guaranteed. Mine is exit only, trust me. However, I have been known to make tasteless jokes at the expense of those that do… 😄

^^^^^. This ^^^^^. Is why I love you guys. And is exactly why I can’t leave y’all alone for more than an hour or two. I just laughed and choked on a piece of steak, and it’s now lodged in my left nostril.

Peter, if that fails, I will reach out to Sprue Brothers in the morning as well. I bought three of these from them already and will cajole them into hopefully supplying a replacement set. If they charge me, I’ll let you know, but I might have a bit of pull with them. We’ll see. Failing that, I can send you the part until sprues start showing up on eBay.

Exactly! Its a flippin’ JETMADS SAAB VIGGEN IN 1/32!! I bought THREE of them for exactly this reason. They will NEVER be offered in 1/32 again, they build up into perfect examples of the amazing Viggen, and not only that, it’s one of the most unique, and coolest looking jets ever built, anywhere, EVER!