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It must be one of those new concrete and steel jobs!:bm:

Hmmmmm, Saul, That is too much information. I was having lunch! :) Let's see? A hundred three pound toilet? Is it a brick outhouse? :) Good luck on the project however! Bob

Yes. especially in 1 to 1 scale. As usual, this is taking a lot more time than I calculated!

Your scratch building is mind blowing, and then, to top it off, your presentation is so impressive. How could that entry not win at any competition. Bob

Really??????? Not you Paul!!! :bm::bm::bm::bm::bm: Guess I'm not alone! :) Bob

Thanks Steve, Working feverishly on the museum now. I have this character flaw. I always underestimate the amount of work in projects! It never fails! Bob

Nice work Ski, Looking good!:vgood::vgood::vgood::vgood::vgood: Bob

Looks great Mike, I'm anxious to see these on the base! Bob

Hi Laurence, Great to see you posting again! What you are saying here tells me one thing. Persistence is the single thing in my lifetime of modeling that has made 100% of the improvements in my skills. Many of the models and dioramas I am most proud of were a result of trial and error. It is...

I hear ya Buddy! I was in the regular Army and the Naval Reserve. I wore my army ribbons on my navy uniform! Admin types do suck!!!~! :)

Well, let's see? Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane? Yeah, that counts! :) Airborne all the way, eh Barney? 82nd or 101st?

Thanks Laurence, I wish I had both builds as well as photos of others no longer with us. I've been lucky to have known so many modelers who not only advanced the hobby but were terrific human beings to boot. I'm coming up on my 40th anniversary of joining the local chapter of IPMS in St. Louis...

Hey Paul, It should go fast now. All the heavy work is mostly done, the remainder is mostly decorating, arranging and cleaning. I'm planning on posting progress on the diorama very soon! Bob

When the company was moved to America back in 1996, I heard it was much the same. Local modelers were coming around, rummaging through the dumpster finding all sorts of useful items. Two ex-employees told me that to discourage that, buckets of paint were thrown in the dumpster, ruining anything...

Yes, a real shame in so many different ways Chris, but, as they say, water under the bridge.

So true Mark, so true!

Thanks MP, Still a couple of weeks before it's all finished. Next week is my last week of therapy and then I'm movin' on out on the museum! :soldier! I really miss modeling. It's been so long I hope I still remember how! Dad

Thanks Mike, they deserved better than I could give them! Bob

First let me differentiate the two companies. Once, one company, but after the split in 1999, The VLS Corporation, (Mine), that was the mail order/distributing company which distributed 30,000 products from 400 manufacturers, split from Verlinden Productions/Verlinden Publications, (his). At...

I've finished the main floor redo and now working on the museum redo. My goals for the museum are to. 1) Make it more personal as well as more themed, and, 2) To eliminate the closed in, claustrophobic appearance, to open it up and make it less crowded. And 3), To add some dioramas I had in...