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Ditto! I bought the Ryobi edger because everything else had a heavy motor up top I had to hold up or an older design with a small B&S driving a spinning blade via a belt. That thing was 75 lbs that I would have to push uphill when edging. I think I have about 1200 ft of edging I do when I mow. The Ryobi has impressed me so much that if it died tomorrow, I’d order another one. At first glance, it appears to be built like a cheap toy. But it flat out works. Also have a Craftsman Skil Saw dad bought me as a house warming gift when we bought our first home back in 1991 or ‘92. A few years later for our second home he bought me a wheel barrel. Handles are rotten, but I’m going to “restore” it this summer.

I think that’s part of the joke…..

Thanks for posting those! just yesterday I had an old 2 door Ford LTD II, about the same vintage as that Thunderbird posted, pass by me out here in the sticks. Could not believe one was still on the road. But that black Porsche. Yum!

Go do some searching for Tom Mabe videos. He was a guy that pranked telemarketers. He had one where a carpet cleaning company called him. He went into a panic and asked how well they could remove fresh blood out of a carpet. Like it was just put there in the past few minutes. And a lot of it. here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohQCAFNrU60

How’s your heart doing? Make sure you’re sitting down first. That’s the one thing that I understand that prices have tripled on in the past 3-4 years. It was a perfect trifecta. Glass costs skyrocketed, labor costs have risen and vinyl for windows is based on petroleum costs. Honestly, I would run the cost of windows against energy savings vs. life expectancy. Now if they just look like crap and killing the view, that’s a different cause. We’re going to have to replace ours sometime soon because they just look like crap. And we bought this place for the view. Wife wants to put it off, I told her we aren’t getting any younger and we need to enjoy the view before we go blind from old age. We did windows about 13 years back at the old home and it was $11k. Friend just got a quote, but a few more windows and it was $70k. Had another guy tell him he could swap out just the glass panes for under $20k. Some brands like Anderson and Pella are the worst for high pricing. Shop around carefully.

Not an option with the Revell kit. I did sand the opening and smoothed it out the best I could, but it still leaves marks where it slid. But the real thing does as well from some pics I’ve seen in the past. Thankfully with fast drying lacquers it shouldn’t be too big of a concern. I do remember that my last one I had the wings in, sprayed the LE and then opened them up for the rest of the spray. It was so long ago that I did it with enamels. It was the short lived VX-4 black bunny. Funny thing was, I built a jig to paint it. Plywood base with two dowels to go up inside the fuselage before I mounted the exhausts. I even brought it with me when we moved. Wife needed a piece of plywood for something and I looked at it and told myself, “I’ll just use this. I’m never building an F-14 again.” D’oh! Now I’ve got to make another.

Oh no. That’s how you wind up with a shelf of doom overflowing into a closet of doom!

Ha! I beat the wind this morning. Got up and it was calm out so I put the vent back in the window and went at it. No kidding, as soon as I hung up the airbrush, winds started kicking up a fuss again. Im looking at whitecaps again. We were expecting high winds throughout the night.

So when do you built the 1/32 aircraft carrier to put these on for display? I’m glad to know I’m not the only one that found a “niche” model they like to build. Apparently mine is the F-16 with 9 under my belt and 6 more in the stash. Funny thing is, I like the Phantoms better but have only built 3 with something like 9 in the stash. Go figure.

Had a weather delay with high winds yesterday. Had to pull my booth vent out of the window. It was calm enough this morning to put it back in and shoot the primer. No kidding, I just finished cleaning the airbrush and the winds are kicking up again. Perfect timing.

Lake life has a few disadvantages. One big one is high winds. It started yesterday afternoon with 15-20 MPH winds. I had to pull my vent panel out of the window because I have had it blow in one time. Today we’re getting just a bit higher winds with gusts to 30 MPH. Apparently the same for tomorrow. So the F-14 is all dressed up with no where to go.

Reminds me of when I was an auto bodyman and painter. More time was spent talking crap about who did the work rather than enjoying the finished product. Of course exception was taken for the custom painters that wouldn’t replace door hinges first and the door slapping the fender and quarter took big chunks of paint off the car.

It’s a USA thing. Red cases in background are Milwaukee power tools. Kid upfront has DeWalt power tools. Bring up tool brands anywhere and purse swinging starts. Like Chevy vs. Ford. High school rivalry. Basically, immaturity. FWIW, I’m mostly Milwaukee but I love my Dewalt contractors table saw and garage shelving. I also have Makita and a few other brands in. I know guys with the attitude of “If XXXX doesn’t make it, I won’t buy one.”

What number is this build John? If we ever have a Corsair group build, you’re going to be required to build it while blindfolded!

Throwing down some primer and realized I jumped the gun. Had to back up, paint the white in the intakes and wells. Started taping them up this evening. Always find it a difficult chore to mask up the ‘pit.

Tamiya airbrush cleaner is the same thing. I no longer buy the cement.

Yea, can’t wait for the universal celebration or screams when it is unboxed for the first time. I’m thinking of sending some Xanax down to Ernie for when he opens his the first time. Trumpeters A team or B team?

So I guess the Aussie fruitcake can hold a door against a 20 mph wind gust? In all honesty, I’ve had one good fruitcake experience in my lifetime.

My wife makes mincemeat cookies for Christmas every year. Absolutely love them! It’s just fruit chopped up and spiced to perfection. People come over and eat them and go nuts. We then tell them they are mincemeat and they act like they are going to puke. No, it’s not meat…. Its gotten very hard to find the mincemeat concentrate in out grocery stores. I had to order it online last time I stocked up.

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the compliments.

Wife said she’s cooking me. I guess I need to build a Viking ship for my send off.

Looking great!

I am a bit confused. They say it got its name because the Australian repairman changed its tail to a smaller shark shaped fin. Looks like a normal D fin to me? I was shocked to learn that’s how the actress Swoozie Kurtz got her name though.

This it? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/grey-matter-aviation-gmab3209-hurricane-mki-early-tail-wheel-and-5-spoke-wheels--947927