Jeff

sssooooo, quick update............... first off, the SUN came out for a very brief time today, so I jumped on CLEANING the CRAP off my NEW ride....... I did give her a bath, and I used the new long handle wash mitt explained in the previous post................ IF any of you guys have a RV, or a high ride like mine, this thing worked PERFECTLY as advertised..... I was quite impressed......I'm thinking I may have to be careful with it, but it did the job very well...... which eliminated the ladder and the threat of falling my fat ass against the paint, and it was dead easy........ just thought for any of you guys with a high ride or RV that you need to reach, this may be a consideration..... again just an FYI, as I don't get anything for endorsing............................ damn eh??

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Holy Magnifying Glass Batman.........................!!!

Chicken !!

Well................. I was always told I didn't have any patience................and yeah, that is good advice well taken, I will take that under advisement......as I really do get frustrated sometimes, but am too dumb to put things down and walk away for an hour or two........ hhhhmmmm old habits die hard......... my mom had a saying back in the day.... "Patience is a virtue, attain it if you can, seldom found in a woman and never in a man"...................... huh, maybe she was right after all........ in all honesty, THAT may very well be my issue.......... and I've never really thought of it that way until just now, as the light goes on.............................

Well Rodolfo....................no matter what the talents are, yours are really good, seems to me that even after 4.5 years you haven't lost your touch, the Tiger looks AWESOME !!

Looks a little like Paradise to me.....

You sure live in a pretty place Harv.......................

It is STILL beyond me, how you guys build a tank like this THEN paint it with such accuracy...... and NOT make a mess of it......I would be inclined to paint the tools and road wheels before I put them on the kit......... tracks too for that matter... maybe that's why I build like a snail, not wanting to pull the air brush out for small parts etc, I DO know I would not be able to cover the tight areas, just have no talent for that..... I am watching closely here... I LOVE this... more pics ! LOL!!!

FINALLY, another Helicopter nut....................... cool project

So here is a cool thing , for you guys , who like me, that have a tall ride................ as I seem to be somewhat of a short ass....( apparently I was built wider than higher....huh...) and my new ride is very tall. I tried to wash the roof, ( in the few minutes when the sun was shining....) and I found I couldn't reach the upper center of the wind shield or the roof, and even with the ladder it was most difficult, as I didn't really want to lean on the new paint.......... so.................I ordered one of these https://store.chemicalguyscanada.ca/hol131-premium-chenille-microfiber-car-wash-mop-an.html But it hasn't stopped raining in a few weeks, so it has yet to be put to the test, BUT the reason for this post, is, that I called the Chemical Guys here in Canada, I spoke to 'Paige' , the customer service rep, and she was VERY nice and handled my questions ( at the time it showed out of stock , so I called to ask when it would be there, she was having them unloaded at that moment) , anyway, she answered my questions and I then placed the order....................... so here is the crux of this matter...... I was SUPER Impressed with the Chemical Guys customer service, and the package came Lightning Fast, I'm talking like in a few days right across the country! Packed in a great box, and was exactly what I was wanting..... I just thought that you car guys should know that my experience with the Chemical Guys here in Canada was a very positive one, in case anyone may wonder about them..... I would buy from them again ............... IF the sun ever shows again, I will give this a go.... I'm hoping it isn't too flimsy, although it looks good....... just an FYI

I hear you loud and clear, Phil......I'm glad to know it just ins't Cathy and me, and yeah the DEMANDS are very loud, Cathy's mom rarely IF ever says thanks, and my dad is just the opposite, says "Thanks you very, very, very, very, very much", which to me is almost worse, as it seems somewhat condescending, oh and lest not even mention siblings................... I have 2 sisters who are Missing in Action, as cathy's sister who isn't helping and a bit of a pain in the A$$, THAT is a whole other subject, over a few dozen pints ! I guess it is our lot in life at the moment, I just hope when I get there I won't be as demanding or as painful........ this is a good lesson for me....... I just don't understand the want to DEMAND everything, all I know is IF I behaved like that I would be in so much poop....... Do as I SAY NOT as I DO ......

Aw ........... damn Phil................ sorry to hear that, we have the same sort of thing, that goes on here in our home, makes a guy wonder if it might have been done on purpose? No disrespect to your father, but I am seeing Cathy's and my parents become VERY selfish in their later days here.... and VERY demanding, almost to a point where I have to really bite my tongue, and not say anything, and we, like you are sacrificing a LOT to be here to help out, and some days it seems they just don't give a shat, as long as THEIR needs are met...... I haven't been any further than 30 miles from my home in over a year and a half..........Cathy and I steal away for a couple hours to the next small town for a quick lunch to ourselves, and then feel guilty we took the time for us, and then we are back at it...... as you know my mom is in the hospital, now going on 9 days, last night Cathy and I were so tired, we had just gone to bed , almost asleep, and her cell phone rings, being a bit dozy by then and it in the other room we missed the call, then 2 minutes later our land line rings, and we are informed her mom took a serious fall and is at the hospital emergency room............... so up we get and in to town for another 3 hours ......... she had some slippery socks on and lost her footing, NOT like we spend MONEY on all sorts of safety stuff for them, anti slip socks, canes, fall protection etc, etc, and do they USE any of it?????????????????? the old girl is 90, BUT the slippery socks are warm and soft !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS!!!!!!!! Silliness like that kind of thinking just adds the stress to us, and it seems the our old folks fight us every step of the way...................... I'm sorry to hear of your dad's operation and the undue stress you will endure, and his timing sucks, still though , it makes me wonder if the old folks just don't want us to go anywhere so they feel secure??? Keep us posted, and use this thread to vent away....... I think we need a vent thread...... so this one can be it........ we will go nuts if we don't let it out..... my mom and dad have been 'independent' all their lives, now at 95 and 97, that is starting to bite us now.......unwillingness to try new things or embrace the good stuff that will help them......................................we are trying our best.......

Gaz, I bet you were gobsmacked to find it so close to you............... what a find ! I'm afraid if we had anything lie that close to us, I'd be hanging around there like a bad smell........... ................how much fun can a guy have eh?? That would be a blast..................... no pun intended....

So cool, wish we had stuff like that around here......

Yeah, the filter is gone here as well, I got my butt chewed today from her for getting fall protection, man the resistance and push back for trying to do the right thing, and only motivation is for safety, and health is unbelievable, it is VERY hard not to take it personally, and I'm trying..... but holy....I just don't understand the anger, seems today there is nothing that is good or right, part of the problem with my mom, she has NEVER been in the hospital, last time was to have m,e and that was March 5 1958, and that is NO lie, so she is way out of her comfort zone, and that is the biggest thing....... thanks guys, your notes and stories are most helpful......

I'm at home , and everything is working good here, ( British Columbia ).....

Thanks Ernie...... I appreciate the kind thoughts..... like I say, I know I'm not the first and probably won't be the last, and it is nothing that most of you guys have not already done..... there was a quote Cathy found the other day, it said " They have lived without 'us' but we haven't lived without them", I never thought of it that way, but it has a ring of truth..... and I know most of you guys know, but holy , at the moment, it sure seems like Cathy and I have precious little time for us, and we 'still' haven't had a chance to go for her birthday dinner.... that was last October, and my b/day slipped by as well, so I think there may be a dinner ahead of us before too much longer.... I really don't want to lose sight of 'us' serving all the others, BUT we would NEVER let the others down..... so we will happily wait our turn.... thanks for letting me unload guys...... knowing ya'll here makes it ok...

oh, and when it is written out................... it looks really big, but when we are just doing it, doesn't seem that big of deal, just time consuming......................

Thanks buddy, you will notice at YOUR expense tho eh?? LOL....... I also know I'm not the first or will be the last, to have to go through this, but I am amazed at the level of anger, from the parents, my mom was never really angry ( all) the time, my dad lashes out now, as does Cathy's mom quite viciously at times, and for what we see as no reason, but holy cow, when we get in the firing line ..................... Cathy and I come home and look at each other wondering what we did so wrong, but when we sit and talk a bit we get that it is not pointed at us, but holy cow sometimes we wouldn't know it. So, it seems we have a fair bit going on, and I'm NOT complaining, but it sure takes our time... my ma in the hospital, dad is useless at kitchen details, so I have to go over get his lunch, then go back and make his dinner, in between taking him to the hospital to see mom, also getting his groceries, and meds.... Cathy and I, ( more Cathy than me ) has been dealing with her dad who had a stroke and was in the hospital for 5 months, now finally in care, taking her mom in to see him ( we live out of town ) over the winter ever second day, and in between running her here and there, now we finally got her into a retirement home, and had to get all the paperwork ( MANY hours doing paper and on the phone)and moving done.....that was mostly Cathy and our daughter Erin...... had to clean the house, get some other stuff into storage ( today ) and then help our daughter and son in law get into the old house......................................not sure how long the Beagle is going to last with her cancer, just bought a new ride, that I can't really get into yet, as we seem to be a little bit busy..................................... BUT I still make a few minutes to come here, and give you guys a hard time.......my little bit of ( in) sanity to start my day...... thanks guys, your kind thoughts and model stories keep me going...... this is a real good place to hang out......and vent............... thanks guys !

Thanks for that Nige, makes me feel not like such a bad guy... it's really hard to see them fail like this, after SO many years of being independent and vibrant, and I understand how things go, it's just hard to watch, feeling a little bit useless and unable to really help....... I think it's a little bit hard on my dad too, although, again , I'm not sure how much he understands either........ a little bit in denial, I think......... one thing I know for sure, she is frustrated...... thanks Nige, I seriously appreciate your story..................................................................... Will I get like that??? " That Damn Harv came over and took all my models!!" Just kiddin Harv !!!

I hear you on the 'back log' issue....... I don't want to 'inventory' my "back log"....

Ok, I'm late to this one, and the whole thing is excellent, BUT, one thing I did notice which realty set it off for me...... was the worn leather look of the observers helmet, that is absolutely stunning.................... I looked at that for quite some time, it looks absolutely REAL............. how did you do that???? The exact right amount of gloss........ man that is good.....