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Some very useful looking supplies arrived today. I got paint, another hand held hot wire cutter (this one has two probes for cutting and making holes). I tested it and used the short probe to weld a broken bit of a plastic model too. The most interesting bit is the ‘garden wire’ I got two sizes...

Furnishings for the bathroom came today… finally. Tomorrow I may work on the house a bit. The scale on these is great. The guy on the pot has short legs… LOL. He fits in the tub too.

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Very nice!

Better keep that beast locked up. Great job!

I’ve always been fond of the CH-47 chopper. When I was in the Army, I was lucky enough to be able to attend a fire power display at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, while I was in AIT. One of the highlights of the show was when a Chinook came in with a cannon and ammo hanging under it. I think the gun was a...

What happens with the Blue Light Special comes on? Or the Blue Lite Beer is served? We have FUN! The radar antenna came about from an experiment with plastic spoons, drywall tape and PVA. The drywall tape was pressed into a spoon, covered with PVA and a second spoon clamped on top. When dry...

That is a 500 KW generator. It is powered by the same stuff that powered Marvin the Martian’s Space Modulator. It is the secret ingredient in Illidium PU-38. The 4 tanks on the back of the generator are enough to power the machine at full output for 100 years. The door only needs to be opened...

Now on to the this and that… A while back I posted this pic of a little Observation post I am working on. The story is that this is in Afghanistan, high on a mountain somewhere, overlooking a busy valley. If you guys are interested, I will post progress on this and other items I’m making...

I took more pics, but it gets repetitive. This one was taken this morning after painting most of the trim. Floors and walls are complete with only the back door to go, others are ready. Interior walls won’t be glued in place until the back windows are in. (Makes it easier to install them) A...

Not soon, there is no heat and it is still winter here.

Slowly, slowly… More wall finishes installed and a flooring test for kitchen and bath are in place. Interior walls and floors not glued yet. I have reinforced most of the walls (garage not complete) to help prevent warping while glueing on the interior finish and the new brick on the exterior.

Thanks for that link. There is some neat stuff there in addition to the shuttle stuff. One satellite model looks like a ‘ready made’ war game terrain piece.

Just outstanding work and much fun to watch. :fireguy:

I practiced with some white markers and paint on making the door and hood lines on the Bronco. Still not ready to commit. At this point, I think I will be using a straight pin as a ‘brush’ and painting with that. Not sure… The walls for the bedroom and bathroom have been formed. They are just...

That little radar unit came in a bag of green army men. (Or brown?) LOL I’m studying the next step on this. Maybe a tower on top? Just having fun. I’ve always liked the rotating beacons seen on airports. Maybe one of those.

NOTE: I just edited the title of this thread. I want to post pics of the toys I am playing with and don’t want to clutter the forum with a bunch of little threads about this and that. THIS thread will be about this and that. :biggrin: I told you guys I can’t keep on track. Detours are always...

My wife (the artist in the family) mixed up some paint for me today. A mix of black paint and PVA for priming (and the Bronco), a gray and a rust color. So, I test painted the test Bronco. All was well so the ‘real’ one got painted and attached to the chassis. I cut out those offending front...

Excellent work! I would have to use the scroll saw for that stuff. Mine has yet to be run, no space right now. It overlooks the work table though, waiting...

News from the western front… The front door assembly is complete but not glued in yet. I have decided to ‘re-brick the entire structure. I need to get rid of some windows and think that simply covering the outside walls will be much easier that way, plus it will look better. There will also...