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Agreed... and it doesn't help that I usually buy these things in duplicate or triplicate. I'm going to rack up a grand in classified in the next month if I'm not careful. Good thing I handle the cc statements ;)

Apparently I did get in just under the wire (in theory). I appreciate the tip. I stopped into the WM near my kids' high school... which I haven't set foot in during the last 18mo b/c they drove themselves. It too had a ton of TMNT/Joe stuff, but they actually had some classified things too...

WM swears they shipped 250th Duke... so fingers crossed.

Thanks! Weird... my bookmark for 250th Duke always takes me to the overpriced third party seller, despite bookmarking the original listing. I'll give that a shot, see if it pans out. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Mmmm, I have never seen 250th Duke for sale at MSRP since the original listing that got auto-canceled, nor have I ever seen one in the wild. If you are aware of a plethora of them, feel free to shoot me a link. It's weird, as it seems that the original RV release was uber-plentiful in europe...

Ahhh, damn. Sorry to hear that. I bought a lot of stuff from Vortious back in the teens. He made a ton of nifty parts. He was a fixture around here for several years, seemed like a good dude. Condolences to his family.

I watched the latest Viper Island video today... don't ask me why. I hate his weird AI-sounding, sing-song game-show-host voice overs - it's weirdly condescending, like he's talking to retarded children. However, it was full of info, rumors, speculation... all implying that he knows way more...

I want to know why it is that Super7 can create vintage-looking card art with seemingly little trouble, and yet hasbro retro card art looks like a toddler played with 2021 AI.

I'm way behind on ARAH, but I did get the 2nd print of 330 with Lara on the cover. I have a series of flights in a couple of weeks, so maybe I'll have time to kill that I can catch up on a few titles.

I completely understand. I dislike painting, but it's often a necessary evil to get where I'm going. Same with decals... I loathe waterslides, but that's often the only choice for whatever I'm building. And yeah, I don't like assembly either (you'd never know it from all the things I print...

My life is a hobby. I go to great lengths to make sure my business kind of runs itself, and only about 20% of my day is "work". The rest of the time, it's just fun projects.... to keep the mind and body busy. I do get interrupted more than I'd like, but hey, I can't complain. I get to be...

I'm sure! I like solving problems like this, but I hate repetitive work. Making more than 2-3 of anything becomes tedious. I like the instant gratification of seeing a finished project, and then my brain immediately moves on to the next thing. That's part of the reason I haven't even taken...

I filled the exhaust trail rear end with lead weights, so along with the snug fit on the hard-point, it should be just fine balance-wise. The missiles themselves are not that heavy.

Just some basic wedges that look like hydraulic cylinders. For a static display, you can just poster-tack one in place, no mods, no fuss. I printed four different angles, so one of them should be in the ballpark for your display goals. (the color mismatch is not nearly as obvious IRL...

Exactly as you'd expect... but I have a low-tech aid for that, no worries.

Progress...

So the new missile came out pretty good. The fit is perfect, and I didn't have to downscale it. I just put a small notch in each of the lower wings to keep from interfering with the rack's rear support arms. They're fairly unobtrusive. And I like the new nosecone. It's a mild departure from...

Yeah, 90's NJF SE and weird non-classic Jinx are a solid pass. No nostalgia, no must-have parts... no sale. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm going to be assembling a new smaller vehicle this weekend. Got everything printed, just waiting on the decals and some time to dedicate to assembly. Moving Nacho Jr into...

Finally got back to the MMS missile exhaust project. They're over 16" long and mount really solidly to the hard points, and there is plenty of surface to put some poster tack if necessary, but I doubt it'll be needed. Also, as you can see, I put a cavity in the rear of the upper half for some...

I think we're still getting what was in the Lenny-pipeline through the end of next year. Supposedly, whatever they show at the end of next year for early '28 release will be the first stuff actually developed by the new regime. The line is strong, but it feels like we're going 80 on a...