ScottsGT

Glad y’all made it through ok. That’s what is so dangerous about the COVID. My daughter was the same, yet seemingly healthy folks are dying as well. Just went to my MD for my yearly and he was telling me he lost a close friend to COVID.

Wife called me at work around 8:30 this morning and informed me that a prison inmate she had as a patient yesterday (she’s a CRNA) tested positive for the covid. Of course everyone at work went into freak out mode and sent me home. She’s around them all the time, but usually she knows up front. She said she could have used extra precautions, but she didn’t do anything stupid. I’m at home now until I give this some time to incubate and get another test on Monday. Just had one this past Tuesday. We have to do a monthly at work. I took advantage of the situation and got my Christmas raffle’s shipped out.

To my 4 recipients, I must apologize due to lack of time to get things shipped out. Had some opportunities come up over the Christmas holiday to get to work on Mom’s storage facilities after she passed back in September. I’m working on locating boxes and getting things ready to go and should have everything shipped out this week. Thanks everyone!

Cool. Always wanted to find a hit and miss engine and restore it. No idea what I would do with it though. I’ve seen some really cool ice cream makers made with them.

I was just reading on another forum where someone was asking about selling on eBay. Apparently the rates have gone up quite a bit. Not only do they charge sellers sales tax, but if I sold an item, the % they take also includes sales tax and shipping costs. Seller loses something like 12% off the top. So many scammers, I think I’ll just build it.

Awesome Job Ernie! I’ve already reached out to my 4 recipients and requested their mailing info. We’ve been pretty fortunate this “wonderful” year of 2020! Figured I could do more than one kit out of the stash.

Mom had it pretty bad in her legs. She refused to try to stay on her feet and do any therapy, became self imposed bed ridden at around 80, went into assisted living at 83 and was full blown bed ridden by 85 and passed just before her 86th birthday. She had no control over her motor skills in her feet and always said it was numb and tingling like her leg had fallen asleep. I have fears that I will wind up with the same issues because I am physically just like her. I’ve currently having issues with what sound just like Rheumatoid arthritis from the commercials I’ve seen on TV. Tomorrow I’m calling my GP for an appointment for a yearly physical. Due to COVID, I haven’t had one in over a year and a half, and I have less than a month of BP meds left. I’m going in with a “whine list” of issues. I think next I’m going to get an appointment with a rheumatologist. I’ll have days where I feel like nothing is wrong, then go two weeks with every day having extremes pain all over, or waist down. Some days I don’t have the strength to get up or down the stairwell without going very slow and about to lose muscle control. 2021 is going to be a tough one for me since I am going to start working on the weight and exercise issues. FWIW, I 58 in 2 days. Also, (almost forgot) I have my left thumb joint that is worn down pretty bad. GP suggested I get a joint replacement. I think I’m going to have to go for it. I’ve had days of pain so severe in my left hand/thumb that radiates up into my arm. Going to look into that for later this year.

I just got this for the ‘66 Mustang project. It’s the last of the big ticket items I needed. It’s a 9” 3:50 gear with limited slip and modular iron bearing carrier. I’ll be working on the Mustang on the 24th since my son is coming home for a few days and wants to work on it with me. I also have a different rear disc setup to install as well.

Picked up another toy.... And another.... And another....but cannot show the pic because it is NFA Jail. Got an Innovative Arms 9SX silencer to go on the Glock. Now I just wish I could find 9mm on the shelves.

Wow, so young to have that issue. Glad it got corrected.

I was going to suggest fruit flies, but what you described sounds much bigger. Maybe an Amityville Horror situation?

I'm the big round guy in the left corner. Pic is from this past summer at Myrtle Beach on our last day just before we hit the road for home.

I just did an email search and found out I bought it second hand off one of the forums back on Feb 28, 2018. Ahh, the good old days before 2020.

So last night I was going through my stash of kits and low and behold, I find a trumpeter F-18E single seater Super Hornet kit. I remember buying the two seater F years ago from Tower Hobbies. But for the life of me, I had no idea I even had this kit. In all seriousness, I have a pretty good memory. I can usually look at a kit and remember if it was eBay, a forum deal or from an on line hobby shop. But I have no friggin' idea where or when I got this one. Good God I'm getting old and senile.

I’m happy to say that I never bought the first one of them. I was told they are like Lay’s Chips. Just can’t have one! So I avoided all together. ...Suckers......

Yep! And I bought one off a forum classified as well. Here’s the one I bought . It was my COVID build this past March/April.

OK, I like ugly. I gotta have it to go with my Skyraider. Guess if I start saving now I can afford it.

Signs me up too! I’ll dig through the stash and look for something. OK, I just went nuts downstairs in the stash. Got a few I pulled out that I’m almost positive I’ll never get around to building. I promise, I’ll wipe the dust off first! 1) 21st Century F4U-1A/D 2) Revell Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat. Oldie but Goldie Smithsonian kit. 3) Hasegawa P-51D 4) Trumpeter F4U-1D Corsair Shipping will cost me a chunk of change, but well worth it for this group! EDIT: I started thinking about this shipping situation if I pull a user outside of CONUS. If so, I'll offer up a $25 gift card to recipients hobby shop of choice.

Now this just doesn’t compute.

Just ordered an Italeri F-35A from Sprue Brothers. Funny how a little liquor will loosen your wallet.

I will add that there has to be a certain mental state I have to be in to enjoy my time at the bench as well. I have several situations going on in my life right now that just won't let me relax like I need to. I used to build models to get away from all these mental things like an alcoholic uses alcohol to forget things. I've got to shake a few of these "demons" before I can enjoy building again. 1) Mom passed away back in September after caring for her in Assisted Living and then a Nursing home and now I'm knee deep in all the Probate stuff and trying to figure out how I'm going to get rid of 1000 sq ft storage of her QVC/HSN collection and dealing with past family issues. This will take a year at least. 2) Wife is wanting to pack up and move to a lake home, so I'm looking at having to pack up everything for potential storage short term so I'm afraid to start anything new. I have too many hobbies, and my shop/basement is packed. We're currently culling old furniture right now. 3) Son is moving to Colorado with the Army, so I'm involved with packing up all his firearms, ammo and liquor he cannot ship with the movers. I'm staging it all for his move Thanksgiving weekend. I have to take next tues & wed. off to meet with them to take what they can. 4) I've got to make a decision on my '66 Mustang GT Fastback. I've got to finish the rear end gear swap and rear brake swap and start driving it or sell it. It's that simple. So far I'm using it like a model I built. Get it to a point and put it on display. It's a car. It needs to be driven or sold.

Getting lost in details and giving up and putting it on the shelf of doom for one. Not being able to justify time to work at the bench is the biggest.

Just got in my set of Aerocraft brass landing gear for the Lancaster from Ali yesterday. Wow! Is about all I can say. If you’re like me and like some good solid legs for a model this size to stand on, well worth the investment. Now I just need to find time to build it......

Walking through Hobby Lobby yesterday. I see RoG has brought back the Monogram label with a few old classic kits I made a mess of as a kid. Lots of nostalgia seeing those on the shelf again, but I didn't bite. Too many kits already! But the old Patton tank, 1/48 Lunar Lander and a few others. Talk about instant flashbacks to the '70's!

Never spray lacquer over anything but lacquer. It's a very "hot" paint that strips enamels. Back in the day the bodyshops had the same issues back before the basecoat/clearcoat systems used now. Cars use to come with lacquer from the factory and paint and body guys used lacquer to touch up and make repairs. When the factories transitioned over to acrylic enamels, some of the old school guys refused to conform to the new paints and they had a hell of a time blending paint.