ScottsGT

My old boss went on work trips 2X a year. He saved his winnings over 5 years and put half down on a $75,000 brand new Tahoe. The wife and I was walking through Caesars one afternoon with him and I stopped him and told him that machine (while pointing to a slot) was calling his name. I heard it. He walked up, dropped in a $100 bill and on his first roll hit a $1600 win. We ate good that night. Told him to call me when that lucky horse shoe falls out of his behind, because I want it.

Her? Not so good. Me? I put in $6 and pulled out $76. But of course she took it.

Wife’s idea of an afternoon of entertainment

That front bumper…..DAYUUMM!!!!

LOL! I’d be dumping all 298 kits in the stash on the floor.

Gotta agree Ernie, those older juke boxes were works of art vs. just a functioning machine of the later years.

I was wondering how the GSG MP-40 performed. Thought it would go good with my PTR MP-5 and MPK clones. Still working out the bugs in my K. Haven’t tried it out since I installed a real HK extractor. I need to join the local range and go burn through some of the ammo stash.

Done! And the real deal….

LOL! Yea, that was paint for two F-35’s, my KAI Panther F-4EJ, more leveling thinner and a couple bottles of Mr. Color black. At $7 per bottle, it adds up quickly!

Just got the email notices that the MRP paints I had on notify came in. Looks like they just got in a restock so if you’ve been looking for hard to find MRP colors, jump on it now. And another $100 just went on the CC …….🤪

I use those same one ounce cups for mixing paint. But I got mine a few at a time while stopping at Wendy’s for lunch across the street from my old job. Several years of lunch a couple times a week can add quite a stash! No lids though. Might have to check out Amazon.

More Seaview goodies. $30 delivered for this tiny decal sheet. Sify crap can get pricy.

And who is Al Fresco and why does he get his own area?

Rog, I fail to see anything listed as “model building suite” or “Man cave” or “Hobby room”? Back to the drawing board?? Looks good! Good luck with everything and I hope it transitions smoothly.

Apparently collecting pinball machines is a thing now with some guys. I’ve seen pics online of guys that have 7 or 8 machines in their home arcade.

Oh boy, my wife is in for a surprise! I have the TOS and the Refit. (And the Klingon D7 in 1/350. It’s a resin kit) I’m going to have to do some reorganization just for the Seaview I’m about to start. She kind of ruined my “Man Cave” when we moved in by thinking it would be a great gathering area for company. Couch and recliners in front of a large TV, her grandmothers old server set up as a “bar” that never gets used. And we have a small bar area in the kitchen as well. My plan is to slowly dominate the room with my essence of man toys and push her nicknack crap out slowly. Maybe I can train some termites to eat grandma’s server and touch nothing else? The room has been used exactly once like she set it up for. And that was the week after we moved in and our daughter invited all her college friends down for a weekend.

Ooh, I lied. Pinball is a Bally. Here’s a pic of its sad state.

Almost bought one of those, but I’m a bigger Trekkie than a Star Wars guy. My kids don’t get it. Proves it’s a generational thing. But I was there on opening day in a sold out theater for Star Wars. Had no idea what we were going to see other than some space movie.

Well, she came home hot about the total of the monthly cc bills and was asking what have we bought lately. I did spill the beans and told her I bought some modeling supplies that added up to just over $200. Didn’t bat an eye. If I told her those supplies included another kit I wouldn’t be alive to post this now.

Oh boy. I’m in trouble when the cc bill rolls in… I’ve dropped around $250 on AM and a major “enhancement” for the diorama I’m going to build around the Seaview. And I still need supplies…..

Yea, lots of bad reviews online. They had a really nice looking set of Phantom decals I wanted, but at $50, I did a lot of reading first and passed.

One of my neighbors has probably a dozen juke boxes in various stages of working to complete projects. He trying to sell me one, but as the wife put it, “Takes up too much space with less music storage than my iPhone and Bluetooth speaker”. He does however have an old Bally’s nickel slot I’m thinking of buying. Problem is, very illegal to own one in SC. I do have another project on the SOD. It’s an old Williams Evil Knievel pinball machine. Been in the corner of my workshop for 20 years now. Maybe after the holidays I’ll get on it. Naaa….We’ll be in the middle of our “Wet group build” See? It’s y’all’s fault.

Oh my God…that’s horrible.

Horrible.

After I posted I went to Amazon looking at transformers. They’re only around $35. Just plan on swapping them out no matter how good the old one seems. Cheap insurance.