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 ...the big problem was I could not spell very well ( and still not very good at it )
Barney

Barney I think it was Mark Twain who said something like:
'Spelling a word the same way over and over shows a lack of imagination.'

In My first years as an apprentice "Motor Mechanic"  Thats what they called us back in the 60s
if they had a sale of Tyres /battery's or services I was told to hand paint a sign on the back of what ever was laying around often an enamel sign - the big problem was I could not spell very well ( and still not very good at it )
Barney
Your model garage just gets better by the day an exceptional model of our times -
Barney

Yes I agree just a "little" bit of dust and muck will make an exquisite superb model even better
I know its not finished and we all know the finished model will just be one on its own
The sign needs a bit of life to
Barney

Thanks Greenie.
MJinTN

Loving all of it!
I always add a little dust to things.
Sometimes if I wait long enough it happens naturally.
MJinTN

Quote from: finescalerr on May 09, 2026, 12:02:03 PMMost satisfactory (even though the sign, but not its stand, looks a little pristine). -- Russ

I wondered if someone might say something about that.  Yes, just a little too clean for a countryside setting amongst the citris groves. I'll have to dirty it up a bit - a little dust ought to do it.

Stuart

Most satisfactory (even though the sign, but not its stand, looks a little pristine). -- Russ

That's super all around, in & out, Stuart!

Quote from: lab-dad on May 08, 2026, 11:41:30 AMNo kits here.
The only things I didn't make are the NBW's and axle bolts.
1:16 scale as usual.
Mj

Have a look at this book, lots of VERY interesting things to make with-in ---------

https://www.ebay.com/p/77892748