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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Paint Thinner Transfer

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I use a lot of Tamiya paints.
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Getting a couple drops of primer out of the bottle can be a pain.
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So I got some Pipettes from Hobby Lobby.  I put a couple rubber bands on my bottle of thinner and one is always ready for some work.
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Two sizes, big and small, pretty cheap.
 

Stick the pippette into the bottle and withdraw a few drops, put it into the paint and return the rest to the bottle.  More control than an eyedropper, the shaft is smaller. 

Monday, February 9, 2026

BTTF III

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DeLorean on rails.
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Those wheels are great.
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The underside is pretty good.
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The top is very nice, with the tubes on the front hood.
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Standard DeLorean in blue and Back to the Future III in silver.
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First car and #3 car side by side.
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Hot Wheels covers this pretty well, I think.
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On the rails.  Does not fit HO track exactly.
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But close enough.
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Marty and Doc inspect the car.
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Good car.
 

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Back to the Future III

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The time machine.
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From the movie Back to the Future III.
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As the movie series progressed they changed up the car a little.
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In this version they went back to the Old West.
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And the car rode on train tracks.
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So it had train wheels.
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Pretty cool.
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Other parts were changed too and with the old tech at the time some parts were large!
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This is a very well done model.
 

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Incident at the Bike Shop

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A car pulls up in front of a bicycle shop.
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Does not look like they have a bike rack.
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Someone enters the bike shop.
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Loud voices from inside.
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Is that gunshots?
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A panicked 911 call brings an ambulance.

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The medics exit the ambulance.

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More ambulances and police arrive.

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The bomb squad shows up also.

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More police and fire apparatus show up.

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Even a small incident can require a lot of people and a number of vehicles will respond.