We also need to get a statement from the iceberg.

They're gutting the parks. Congress better stand up before it's too late. In 1916 they ordered the NPS "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein ... as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

In 1907, Teddy Roosevelt sets a then-record of shaking hands with 8,513 people in one day at a White House reception. I read he suffered from sore hands afterwards but I don't believe he ever needed bandaging.

The Presidio was an early choice for the UN headquarters. Didn't happen.

Here he is in closeup.

Thanks. Still trying to give it “character.” Perhaps a towing cable or mooring lines.

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Well, to clarify, it’s a bit posh for my diorama of a staff car encountering a Stewart in a training ground. This model Packard was tip-top of the line, and only used by highest ranking brass like MacArthur, Eisenhower and Patton.

Four days in for us. Cabinets and counters all installed. (On Monday the room was just bare walls.) Today the quartz countertops arrive. Workers are amazing guys.

I use it for stripping acrylic paints on small parts. For example, I was unhappy with my paint job on a 1/35th German soldier. Dunked him in an alcohol bath and in a couple of hours he was down to bare plastic. Paint was several years old too.

Very nice! Our remodel starts tomorrow. Hoping for as short a timeline as you.

Suggest using Tamiya-type masking tape, but before applying to the model, tape it to your skin and remove several times. The combination of repeated adhesions and the oil from your skin will reduce the tape's "stickiness" and likelihood of pulling off the paint.

We need new heroes

Very nice! Engines are something of a challenge, especially making them appropriately grimy. Looking forward to photos of painting and weathering!

Thanks for preparing this. It helps explain the series of important preservation laws and guidelines that can’t be bypassed.

Until an autocrat tosses over the whole process.

As if he cares…