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Auger

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    Building these beautiful models, of course; astrophotography; flying; surfing; mountain biking.

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  1. Yes, these are HO scale figures, or 1:87. They work well, especially the sitting figures on the benches.
  2. Secret Service agents work closely with local law enforcement to ensure that the the visit of so-and-so with such-and-such on board the riverboat (use your imagination) goes according to plan. Once underway, passengers may find themselves in the presence of a known personality and have the chance at a selfie. But engineering has found a minor problem with propulsion (maybe torquing a couple critical nuts) which may delay the departure by a half hour. Meanwhile, the bridge crew just watches the show…
  3. Anyone know if there is an alternative material for Silkspan? I can’t seem to find it over here, will keep searching but I haven’t found an EU vendor yet.
  4. Personally, and not to be rude, no matter how good the Byrnes saw is, I find it hard to throw down well over 800€ to ship one here. Present saw price + overseas shipping = x€ customs filing fee + customs tax on x€ = y€ 20% France VAT taxes on total (x€ + y€) = z€ Saw = x€ + y€ + z€. Just for mental comparison, 750€ just paid for four new 215/60R17 100H Michelin 4-Season tires on my 4x4 with mounting and full 4 wheel alignment. So I understand and research the replies here offering up other saw options, they’re people like me who search for cheaper alternatives. We all know the short answer is Byrnes is best, but some of us can’t have a Byrnes (or just don’t think it’s worth the total cost).
  5. Speaking of passengers, starting to add more before oiling the decks to be sure the glue is dry. Pains me to show this now, and kind of a spoiler, but it has to be done.
  6. Thank you. Yeah, I wanted to lash the barrels down vs. gluing them to the rack.
  7. I’m not so great at painting consistent thin lines, so to simulate the barrel irons, I used a Sharpie to blacken some thick paper and used that.
  8. Not what you expected. Get out a little… BTW, for the keen eyes out there, I’m passing oil drain time. More to life than technology.
  9. Might need to talk to you off-line about that. Maybe your club can answer an expat’s questions.
  10. Welcome! You’ll fit right in. I need to come hang with you. Looking to build a L1 rocket here soon. I also still build the little ones although we’re limited to 500 ft AGL in France. Booooooooo……
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