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    That 58 Chevrolet Apache was absolutely amazing. As was the little green pickup. And that black and white 56 Ford Sunliner convertible, that black and white paint did it absolutely NO favors at all. Any color, as long as it's NOT black. If you have to ask what's in the bucket....... heheheeeeeeeee
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    I actually have the Hood and the full Pontos set. When I can see myself with nothing to do for a couple years or so, I would like to take a stab at that one. Apparently, Hood's B turret is misshapen, and if you try to traverse the battery, it hits the wall of the pagoda. Ooops. Shapeways sells the corrected components. My other dream build is the USS Pennsylvania circa 1942 or so. That can be easily enough built from the Trumpeter 1/200 USS Arizona, but some scratchbuilding will be necessary, of course. Why am I not surprised that Trumpeter totally missed the lines of the Titanic's hull? I mean, the Olympic Class Liners are only the most studied class of Luxury Liners that ever existed, so it's not surprising that Trumpeter would refuse to look at the millions of available documents.
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    I'm expecting a kit that's similar to the HPH kit, but with some lost detail due to it being rendered in polystyrene rather than polyurethane resin.
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    On Independence Day, Joy and I were invited to a small invitational car show in downtown Frisco, Tx, so we took the 56 Meteor and the 57 Bel Air and sat in the shade, BSing all afternoon. Then we watched the fireworks and a flyover by some CH-47s. here’s some random shots, but the quality of vehicles there was absolutely amazing, and yes, that is an untouched original fuel injected 57 Corvette which is probably worth more than I’ll make in my entire life
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    I just pulled the lever on it, and on a few of the add-ons as well. The wing fold option is a real bonus, IMHO. It's interesting to read some of the preliminary reviews on this kit from some of the builders out there. They are complaining about the same old short run beefs, ie: some vague fitment, clunky sprue gates, etc. Well, it's a short run kit, so whaddya expect? I'll get mine hopefully in a few days, and compare it side by side with the HPH resin kit, of which this IM kit was developed from.
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    Yeah I built that model as a kid, and then it just rolls up and parts across from us.
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    Ran into an old friend today. I think pretty much every kid in America built the Paddy Wagon. I know I did. Twice. Imagine my surprise when the real McCoy rolls up…
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    Gus, this is simply stunning! I have both versions of this kit in my stash and am looking forward to the day I can try one of these. I love the Tiffie, one serious brute of an aircraft.
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    Top notch as always, my friend!
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    John, that looks phenomenal! One of my favorite aircraft of all time!
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    They should be all gone. We’ve taken steps to ditch the troll. I apologize for one sneaking past the firewalls, but on occasion it happens. If something happens down the road and if one of us aren’t around, please text me on my cell if you have my number. I’ll get it handled ASAP. My shop has been taking all my time lately, and with Joy battling her Lupus, I’ve not been around as much as I need to be.
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    I’m looking forward to seeing this come together. I’ve heard the Meng plastic is much softer than Wingnut’s plastic, and that Meng didn’t do as Wingnut did and spend the extra time needed to clean up the molds and remove small imperfections. Personally, I haven’t bought this kit, what with all the rumors of how it came about, but their larger scale version may be a go for me.
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    Acid flashbacks again. Poor Harv.
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    Ummmmmmmmm. NO!
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    I had started a thread in modeling discussion, but immediately shut it down when I saw this. Here’s what I posted over there: As I’m sure many know already, Kitty Hawk and Panda are ceasing production and will just sell off remaining inventory until it’s all gone. It comes as a shock to me personally, who has built many of their kits, and some multiple times. Glen gave a quick announcement on Facebook, and the Kitty Hawk Facebook page did as well. It’s certainly a blow to those who have worked tirelessly in recent years to give Kitty Hawk well researched designs with plenty of detail. Floyd Werner and his team have gone a long way towards giving the Modeler well researched modern US helicopter designs, and the series of Hueys, Little Birds, and the entire Sikorsky Hawk series have sold well and offer modeler builder some seriously state of the art helo kits. I’d certainly recommend buying what you want now, to avoid future internet price spikes.
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    Rog, the used vehicle market is screwy these days. There was a fire in one of the two factories that make computer chips for newer vehicles. As a result, new trucks are not being delivered to dealers. So the used market is going insane. I had opened up all the emoticons for reactions last year. I’ll look again to see if more were added as available.
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    Gaz, if you look at the pic taken behind the rear facing forward, off to the right, that’s a 57 Continental Mk.ll. Those cars were hand built and cost 10K in 1956-57, at a time the average car cost 3K. Basically, a 1950s version Deusenberg, Maybach-Zeppelin, or Bugatti.
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    It’s always cool to see the rood in action on these old Fords. The Continental tire isn't the coolest looking thing, but it provides a crumple zone if rear ended.
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    The metalwork is the Ace up the Sleeve. The car looks horrible, because the guy who had it, worked almost 18 years to bring it to this. The body was on a rotisserie and he had the body dipped and walnut blasted, welded in all new metal where needed, started doing his skim coats of filler to iron it smooth, then dropped dead of a heart attack. The chassis is completely finished. 245hp 312 Ford redone by Ted Eaton, a world renowned Y-Block guy, frame and suspension powder coated, I did the trans about 8 years ago. I put the body back on to move it. The metalwork is bloody flawless, but I know it looks hideous on the outside because he dropped dead after starting on smoothing the exterior. You see that bare section of floor? Whe entire car is like that
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    By this time next year, I should have turned this: Into this: Man I love a 57 Ford! Especially the Skyliner retractable hardtop. I’ve been working on mine for 8 years, and it’s about time for final paint, then the fun of installing the mechanism and adjusting the top. It’ll be the same colors as the one there copper and light tan. The car has a 245 hp 312 V8, auto trans, And full power everything.
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    Rog, here’s our Bel Air on Friday. I was ready to sell this pile of junk. It made me walk three miles that night. Just up and quit. Then I realized the gas gauge wasn’t working and I ran it dry! Ooooooooops! It runs real well when it has fuel in the tank
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    well, we shall change it for sure. There are two styles of ignition rings in the kit, and the horseshoe style is what they call for, although I’m not certain on that now, either.
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    Well, a bit of looking also finds a multitude of versions of the R1820 as well. Different cylinder designs postwar, and a multitude of ignition ring styles, etc. Prop governors changed depending on the prop used. The SBD used the 1820 as well, and various versions at that. Then we can get into the Ash-21 and M-71 versions.. The An-2 uses this engine, and the latest versions have been developed so thoroughly that they bear only a passing resemblance. One thing for sure, Wright painted the gearbox the wrong shade of grey through its decades of production. Wright used a totally incorrect much darker blue/grey on the gearbox, where it should have been the much lighter grey I used on mine. How dare they!
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    Hmmm. Kind of looks that way, doesn’t it? Quite honestly, I never checked any references while doing the engine other than blindly following the instructions. The plot thickens…
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