biggtim

Good point!

Yep, I drilled them with a tiny drill bit by hand. The prop was carved from some laminated basswood. The prop and engine turn, too!

Finally grabbed this old thing off the SOD just before Christmas, and made myself wrap it up. Haven't finished anything for around 3 years! It's the old Model Airways kit. If you've ever built one, they really aren't very good kits, but they look the part, as long as you do a little of your own scratching and don't look too close. The only things I made from scratch on this one were the prop (I screwed up the one that came with the kit) and the cowl. It didn't come with a cowl, and I thought it would look better with one, so I 3D modeled it and printed it. Had to do it 2 or 3 times to get the fit right, but it finally got it. Thanks for looking!

I marked this one "confused", because why the heck haven't they shot that POS down yet?

Did someone bring that to your attention?

Bottom line is that we need a repeat of that trip, since it conjures up so many fond memories! Nothing like meeting up with a bunch of people you've never actually met, and leaving buddies for life!

Boy that was a HOT day!! I was soaked to the bone from sweating....but had a ton of fun with all of you!!

Awesome!

I wish that were real.....

Wow, Chris! If you can transform that Subaru into a Challenger, I wanna see that!

What my car looks like now (except it has new windshield in it): What I'm shooting for (but a darker blue):

I'm sold. I'm gonna have to try this now.

Maybe...but I've said that almost every year since Phoenix. I would genuinely LIKE to go, so I guess time will tell.

Hello, Maru, my friend! I am glad to know I will still be able to see your posts, and very happy to have you here! Hopefully we will meet again at some model event in the future. Tim

I would use a rubber band from a ways off, so I have half a chance of getting away....

Love to hear what you guys think when you get it.

I've been meaning to post this for a while now, keep forgetting. A while back, I found some really excellent wire for making aircraft antennae - the "tensioned" kind, not the stiff, antler kind. It is the best scale wire I have ever used, it's tough, and it's cheap. Looks perfect at 1/32 scale. Check this link: https://amazon.com/US-SA-AJD-144156-Nichrome-Resistance-Heating-Resistor/dp/B019MNNRN2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=J5DWWEDQ1HCG&keywords=50ft+0.1mm+AWG38+Nichrome+Resistance+Heating+Coils+Resistor+Wire&qid=1672175709&sprefix=50ft+0.1mm+awg38+nichrome+resistance+heating+coils+resistor+wire%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1 Highly recommend it!

A couple of very lucky guys right there!

That was a pretty epic sunburn..... If Ernie had done that with his fair skin, he would still be pink.

x10!!!!

Good times!! Looking forward to getting together again sometime! Maybe next year in TX?

I know where and when that second one was taken.........but not as well as Martin does!

If that were an old "split rim" truck wheel, I wouldn't even be in the same room with it!!

I grabbed a few, but I'm already having buyer's remorse.