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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.

Get them while they last!

Short and not-so-sweet = skunk, fire truck, dual rear wheels, carcass wedged into gap between wheels, not found until parked IN the station. You can probably do the rest.

Oh damn. There goes my wallet.

Good lord, why would you torture yourself like this?

I like that idea!!

I posted this question on LSP, so I'll do it here, too, as there are some fantastic experts here as well. Was the dyed fabric coverings on WWI planes translucent? I know that doped plain linen certainly let a lot of light through, and painted linen tended to become pretty opaque with successive layers of paint, but what about the dyed fabrics, such as the German lozenge patterns? How much light got through those? I found a couple of pics that demonstrate the question. The first shows a reproduction D.VII where the painted labels on the outside of the fuse and a small amount lof light are visible on the left from inside the cockpit, suggesting at least some translucent properties of this repro fabric in sunlight. The second shows a period fuselage side up against a piece of fabric with very distinct stripes, yet the stripes are not visible through the old fabric at all, suggesting almost no translucency without backlighting, even with things places directly against the linen. The third is another period swatch sandwiched in plexiglas. It also shows none of the background through it, even in a well lit room. I would love to see the other side of this piece to see if the markings are visible. I think these pics only muddy the waters. I still don't see a clear answer.

Right there with many of you, though not as bad as most. I tripped on something Wednesday evening and wrenched the back real bad, next day it nailed me hard, 10/10 for a few hours, couldn't do anything, excruciating. Still dang sore, have to go to the chiro for a massage or two this week to get it sorted. It happens now and again when I don't keep my core strong by working out regularly, and it's all muscular in my case, thank God. No bad discs or anything requiring surgery, just momentary shifts because of weak muscles, pinches a nerve, and a massive charlie-horse that throws the whole system out of whack for days. And on a holiday, too. Yay. Doesn't help that I'm 53, 6 foot 5, and 275 pounds. Damn sorry for your predicament, Scott. I have at least some idea of the discomfort, but I'm grateful to be able to get it sorted without extreme measures so far. And the foam roller Gaz mentioned - my best friend.

Shhh....Ernie IS the local mafioso....

And an albino one, at that, apparently?