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    Thanks y’all. Care homes in Canada are notorious. Carl can testify, I’m sure. I’m just glad I’m here, because if I was there, I’d most likely be in prison right now.
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    Working to keep my business afloat through the Covid mess, (we succeeded), my wife’s illnesses and hospitalizations, (she’s on the mend), my Daddy’s illnesses and hospitalization, (he’s on the mend), and the ongoing saga with my Mom. She has Dementia and is in a nursing home. For two years, the Docs and nurses have complained constantly about my Mom’s knack of getting up and going for midnight strolls. They’ve had to constantly chase her down and bring her back. Well, Covid came, and of course nobody was allowed in to see her, so that gave them the chance to rope her down in her bed and of course she developed bedsores. Being 82 years old, the infection wouldn’t go away, so they were forced to amputate her left leg at her hip. Now no infection and no more chasing her down. What a relief for them. Now of course this is in Canada, and despite it being blatant malpractice, there are no witnesses, just statements from old folks and much conjecture, and suing the government isn’t recommended, so my family is out in the cold. But, that being said, there WILL be a Christmas raffle this year. We had som issues with last year’s edition, with some suppliers going broke, and a couple names being missed, (I run this myself) but we’ll try a bit harder this year. I expect to go live right after Thanksgiving, y’all.
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    Well, an M113 will get through a 12’ door, so I’m ok. You have no idea how much we truly DESPISED these things in service, with armor scientifically designed and field tested to be just thick enough to allow a Soviet 12.7mm round to penetrate the hull but not exit, which would instantly cause mass consternation. And instantly cure constipation. And the Detroit diesels had zero power unless you floored it, which of course caused the rods to exit the block. But best of all, the cupola mirrors were angled just perfectly to either blacken your eyes, flatten your nose, or knock out all your toofs. And if you stood up like that idiot is doing, the mirrors or rim will give you the Mother of all Purple Nurples. But hey, in civilian life, they make cool hippie stompers.
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    Rob, I absolutely love your result. Gorgeous! I built this kit the first moment it was released, got it from Hannants actually, as US suppliers hadn’t received any. I thoroughly enjoyed the build and the only hiccup I had was the wing to fuselage join: there was a gap. Not normally an issue, but the entire rest of the kit was almost flawless. I always build mine closed up, so I found I needed to shim up the doors slightly. Test this before glueing. And getting a less than monochromatic finish with that Polish khaki was a challenge. I went back over it with shading a half dozen tomes followed by multiple washes before I was remotely pleased.
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    I’m away from this place for a bit and look what happens! So now that there are good clear resin turrets available for the big Lib, I’m onboard for a build as well. I’ll have to live with that hideous wing, but the turrets at least are better. Carl, I’m glad you’re doing this scheme. It was one I was eyeballing real close, so now my choices have gotten easier. I’m watching this VERY closely!
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    That’s a bad ass Jeep. A Hilux would be a bad idea no matter what. The reputation alone could get you cratered.
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    I have NO idea what I was thinking when I told the contractor 12 foot roll up doors and a high ceiling. Like I wanted to get a Peterbilt in here. Maybe I did, I dunno, it’s a long time ago.
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    And we’ve been working overtime, trying to get the barn renovated in time for the cold winter. We have the spray foam complete, it looks like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man attacked it, then painted it flat black, then now comes the corrugated roofing steel. Electrical is finished as well. Think Junkers or Ford aircraft. That kind of stuff. Like culverts. Then, a divider wall for the man cave/lounge, and build a bar. Got both jukeboxes working. The 1948 AMI will be in the lounge, and the 1954 Rock-Ola Comet Fireball will be with the old cars. Plenty of shop tools to find homes for, but we’re building shelves on the far wall for that exact purpose, oh, and for my wife’s Christmas decorations as well.
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    I’ve never been a Jeep guy at all. Never really got “it”. I used real Jeep’s in the Army and had my fill of them. But the Gladiator pickup has me thinking…. I wanted a Toyota Hilux with twin .50s swivel mounted in the back, but I bowed to political correctness on that one, but maybe, just maybe, a Gladiator in that German Grey-green Jeep is selling them in, might just work. I like them slightly lifted, bo fancy wheels, just plain black or body color, and proper all season rubber, not these off road sand grabbers they’re selling them with these days.
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    Glad to hear you’re slowly healing. With all the seniors in our family, we all had both our shots as well, and so far, we’ve seen not gotten it. My wife has Lupus, so we’re VERY careful. We lost a good friend to it last week. Had both shots, he was 46, fit and able bodied, a working cowboy/rancher, 6’1” 190 lbs all muscle and bone. Prime of life. He caught it somewhere, and three days later he was dead. It affects some people differently for some reason. In the meantime, the rest of us are remembering all we forgot about tending to cattle. It’s more than water, feed, and salt licks, y’all. Oh yay.
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    I have Vigge s inbound somewhere. My last communication with JetMads was 6 weeks ago and they told me mine should go out the last week of October. Well, here we are and still no shipping notification, so hopefully next week? It’s maddening because everyone else is getting theirs.
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    man, y'all ressurected this ancient thread, but the F6 looks as good now as it did then. I remember when these Hobbycraft kits were around and nobody wanted them. They were selling for 15 dollars all over the place. People didn't notice that companies like Vector were producing very good resin stuff for these, and that should have been the first clue. Anyway, I had bought a few cases of these models, knowing that they were a surefire no brainer way to make a buck or two. Now I'm down to my last several kits and those are mine, to be built by me. I hope we see more and more of these get built.
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    Awesome times! Wow! Im trying to imagine a Portofino, is that a mushroom?
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    Yeah I hear you there. Real air cooled tax stamp 1919s sell for around 30-35. For that money, I’d have a 34, a 42, or an MG3, even though they’re still active duty all over the world.
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    I hope we can get together sometime soon, but in the meantime, HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY! I hope you and yours are having a truly awesome day! E
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    What truly sux is my first Viggen batch order is within 50 of the end. So late October they say. Dangit.
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    Martin, the 58 Ford has to be the absolute ugliest Ford produced in the 50s. I think I bought this for about a hundred bucks back a few years ago. It takes a lot of vision to see anything but the world’s ugliest sculpture here. But the 1950s Ford retractable hardtop system has always fascinated me. It’s all mechanical. No hydraulics. Screw jacks, flexible driveshafts, limit switches, solenoids, and about a half mile of wiring.
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    Next week we have a crew coming to insulate our metal barn out back, so we rented a shipping container and have some guys here working to move stuff out of garage into the box. Along with a ton of old Harley and Indian stuff, I uncovered this…. A 58 Fairlane 500 Skyliner retractable hardtop. Probably the ugliest Ford ever made, but it’s a real running machine. Took it down the Highway at 120 and it didn’t even break a sweat. The roof cycles perfectly, and the cas full power everything. So I have what I need and I’ll fix the old Ford up. It’s 100% rust free, despite its 17 different color scheme. The fi I shed car is something I can e vision.
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    You and me both re the Fairey Battle. My ex FIL learned the art of aerial gunnery from the backseat of one of those. Despite me being a Yank, my secret obsession is FAA and RAF stuff. I’m a High Speed Silver fanatic.
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    Well, my vote is for a Hawker Henley. 😇 For some odd misguided reason, I really love that plane.
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    This is actually a very good thing. A Wingnut quality Spitfire 1. The last Spitfire 1 we had was that 1960s Revell release, which, ironically enough, is pretty close to being the most accurate one out there. Hasegawa tried, and missed, but other than the underbelly/wing fillet, did a very credible job.
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    The Mk.1 is an iconic design, and quite possibly the purest Spitfire variant there is. I can see one in bare metal for me.
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    I'd love to come down sometime, but it's a long way to drive a rod or an old car. I wouldn't trust the 35 hot rod, and the 56 and 57 both are serious cars that I'd be scared to have out too far away from home. Especially that 56. They only made 545 of them, and a deer would ruin my day.
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    Here it is, folks. This should make alot of people VERY happy. https://www.kotare-models.com/products/k32001-132-spitfire-mkia-late
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    Buffalo is looking up… I goobered up the tail decals, then made a mess out of painting the stripes on, now I’ll try it again, this time taking more care. The Killer Egg was the result of getting pissed off at the Buffalo for a few days. I’m not a helo guy, but that little kit is a really precise and nice building kit. Haven't got as much bench time as I really wanted, simply because I’ve been enjoying the summer with the old cars.
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