ScottsGT

Yep, 24’ with a Mercury 150 four stroke. It’s a 2019. The couple bought it new in July of ‘19 to pull the grandkids and now they relocated to DC. Might have 60 hours time on it. We paid about $4000 less than the same model I’ve seen for sale on line.

Not model related, but looks like I picked up something else today.

Thinking about it, but the original studio model was never lit and the thick resin makes it a little difficult.

Just got this one in the mail. Not my pics, but stole these off the web. It’s the 1/350 Klingon D-7

Agreed. I gave up painting cars back in the day because my ability to mix and match paint sucked. I stuck with the body work end of the business a few more years before I got out entirely.

😱 get well Harv!

Is the Trumpeter kit really that bad? Is it the shape or rivets over done? Or both? I’ve got the kit, never opened it up.

Had some old friends come visit the new house last month. The husband brought me a bottle of Buffalo Trace. I managed to get a glass that night to try it out. Glad I did as he managed to almost finish off the bottle he brought me! He left me one more sample in the bottle for Sunday afternoon. Stopped at the red dot store on my way home last Friday. Got more of my Scotch, but they were all out of Buffalo Trace.

Happy Birthday (apparently early!) At 71 years young, you've earned it! But your birthday is on Halloween? Awesome. Cake & Ice cream and candy all on the same day!! I remember when I was a kid we use to have a Honda 50 Monkey. I would tear up the neighborhood with that thing. One year we went of a vacation to the beach and we got to ride some three wheeler go-carts around a track. I kept trying to lean that thing like I did with the Monkey and kept running into the tires along the edge of the track. Fun times! Hope you have better luck transitioning to 3 wheels than I did.

Looks like it needs another part as well! I'm actually in the market for a pontoon right now. But I'm finding that the boat market is like the used car market right now.

So Clunk, this kit still in the box?

Love the Lugers. Always wanted to get one. I should quit putting it off. My WWII stuff is an M1 Garand, M1 carbine and 2 WWII 1911’s.

Forgot to follow up with the can after it got out of jail

Come in Harv, haven’t mastered the art of building while laying in bed? I kid! Hope you get relief soon.

Nice conversation kit. Often wondered why Gary didn’t just make an entire new part. Now that the build has some age on it, there is some shrinkage on the seam. In the right lighting it can be seen.

I still have 13 phantoms in my stash, only built 3 so far. One was a B conversion using GT Resin and Zotz decals and Rhino intakes. I have about $350 wrapped up in that one.

Grumman Duck, oh please please please…..

Well said Clunk! I was only 8 years old and a neighbor worked at a local Ford dealership. His demo car was a gold ‘70 Boss 302. I was hooked for life. couple of guys in the Navy down the street drove nice cars. One was a ‘70 Roadrunner with the air grabber hood. Yea, that reeled me in.

LOL! I never noticed her spelling issues since I’m so use to it. She’s a bad speller!

Y’all gonna love this…… text from the wife today.

Shhhhh! My wife thinks its her she shed/cave. I let her throw up a few Clemson items and BAM! It's all "hers" now.

Mines currently organized to. In a storage locker 25 miles from here and packed away in 25 large moving boxes. 🥲 until I can get the time to construct my garage loft/shelves, we’re going to be separated. I just got my building table unpacked. I did get the new lights in my display case though. And I got my die cast cars back in the cabinets I built too. Unfortunately, I have about just as many still boxed up that I need to figure out how to display.

LOL! I’m unpacking still from the move. Guess what I found? yea, I have a hoarding issue.

Well it looks like the little green monster (envy) reared it's ugly head last night when we were discussing it, of all places, at a friends retirement party. She knows I can pull the trigger and we can make ends meet, but the idea of me being at home while she still has at least 10 more years to go just grates at her. I think an easier option would be for me to start looking for a part time gig closer to home and transition into that. She keeps trying to compare what I did during the COVID lock down I had from March 16th to May 30th as an example, even though I had to be online daily from 10-11 for meetings and small classes from home. It was not the same as putting work behind me. And no, I could not show up in a meeting online while all sweaty from rebuilding the deck or mowing the grass. In our past discussions, she wanted me to wait until I'm 60. Makes no sense once I ran the numbers. But that's OK. I'll just keep telling her I don't have time to deal with caring for a boat that she wants to buy, or maintaining a hot tub she wants or I'll plan out projects at work I can't get away from while she wants to go on a vacation at the beach.....

I have the BCBS State coverage until I go on Medicare with the retirement package, as does the wife. My youngest son turns 26 in August and he gets kicked off. Youngest daughter comes off if she finally gets her big girl job after she graduated this past May, or when she gets married in December. At that point, her soon to be husband is a cop at a university and will put her under his coverage. At this point, my insurance deduction drops even more for me and spouse coverage. Wife is a CRNA and is making bank. Cash flow is not an issue as long as we don't get stupid and start spending like a drunken sailor. Although since we just moved to a lake home, we are looking at two major expenses beside the house. A pontoon boat and a 12X18 storage building since we downsized the storage area we came from. My boat plan is to buy an older used one, restore it with new engine and furniture and flooring. I save on boat cost by $20K and lower taxes on an older boat. that's a money saver over time.