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Lookie what I found online. Another “meant to be” since SWMBO is at work.

Trust me, I’ve often thought if that trick would work. Her being a medical pro though has her biased against anything with two wheels. Donor cycles she calls them. I did mention us buying a couple of CT 125’s to go on rides. Her response was “but where?” Very true. SC doesn’t offer much in off road bike or ATV riding like some states do. Edit: We do have a nearby off-roading park, but it’s one of those “extreme off-roading” places you go to get covered in mud and thrill seek. Not old people trail riding My close friends doc tells him at 60 years of age you’re supposed to sell your motorcycles and ladders. You don’t need to be on either at that age.

If they started importing that 125 DAX to the states, I would surly be divorced. I grew up riding a 50 Monkey and a Trail 70. Resistance would be futile.

Thanks Rob. It’s really being tested on this one. But I’m finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. I just hope it’s not a freight train. Edit to add: I will say that I am at a stopping point for some time to be determined now. I have a huge crowd showing up starting tomorrow evening that will be here until Monday the 8th. And I’m sitting here with my back out of whack looking at a badly over grown lawn that needs mowing (rider thankfully!) and a ton of grocery shopping needing to be done. And the wife is working up until tomorrow evening. Monday I’m wrapped up,with a vet visit for the new pup, got lawn irrigation going in Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday morning the wife goes in for final reconstruction surgery from her breast cancer. I’m probably looking at a couple weeks before I can get back to the bench.

White’s on!

So hopefully, final primer time! So far it’s looking good.

I have met my modeling limitations. ☹️ These damned blast deflectors are just too small for my skills to attach them. My smallest tweezers require a grip that makes me shake too much, not enough glue surface for them to grab and hold, so they would most likely wind up falling off anyway. I’m bummed.

Wow. Lots of history right there.

LOL! I know the feeling with my Tamiya Thunderbird kit. I feel guilty asking what they are selling for on eBay so I won’t sell it, don’t want to build it because it’s worth a lot, but at the same time, I want to build it just because. A real modelers/kit collectors conundrum!

Nice find!!

Very nice John! I also have several kits in the stash I need to get busy on. One Revell and a Hasegawa. I’d love to pick up a Hasegawa K, but those seem to be far and few available these days. Fetching a premium. oh, and I forgot about the Trumpeter B I have as well. I know a lot of guys complain that it’s all wrong, but it looks good enough for me. Not spending Great Wall money on a kit.

Dagnabbit!! Just when you think you did something right and ready to move on I see bad pitting in the canopy resin edge and bad body work just below it. Back to sanding and putty.

Yes. The thicker lacquers like Tamiya and Mr. Color are perfect for small parts. MRP comes pre-thinned for airbrushing.

Pretty cool Mark. My son just told me this morning he got his Ft. Cavazos assignment (formally known as Ft. Hood) in Texas. He’s in Captains Career school right now, but he’s going to be in charge of Patriot Missile units this fall.

Saw these mentioned on Hyperscale the other day. Guys that have the God Hand flush cutters were saying they’re the same. But they were only $16 on Amazon.

Lightning Deal!

Got a bit of color finally going on! yea, gray and white scheme had an OD front windscreen frame.

Those Honda pumps are funny. We did a timing belt job on our old Odyssey many years back. A week later, the pump started acting just like you described. I asked the service manager if it could have been related to them working on it. (LOL, like they would admit they screwed up) But as he told me, they go bad like someone flipped a switch.

Fingers crossed it’s either a pump or lines. Those racks aren’t cheap.

I may or may not have “fallen asleep” At a Metallica concert back in the day. So far back they were the pre band for Iron Maiden. Hey, it was a long road trip and there was lots of “PJ” being served up in the back seat.

Oh man, tough call for me since both are beautiful builds! I would have to do both! You know, that “do both” gets me in a lot of trouble with multiple kits in the stash. 😱

Yea, it’s a pretty detailed kit. Lots of 3D high res printed parts, PE and about a half dozen clear resin parts. Call me nuts, but I might light this one somehow. After opening it up and inspecting, I can now justify the $180 price tag.

You must be talking about the old black and whites? Man, watching those now is hysterical. Flash’s rocket ship hanging by strings with a sparkler lit in the engine out back. If you have time, go check out the 1980 version. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/ Now I know when I start to build this I’m gonna have to watch it over and over like I did with “Final Countdown” when I built the F-14.

Queen killed it with that movie!