Does it frustrate you too?

[nemo]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Arragonis -



Feast your eyes on my 250 "electric" :



CarloSW2

I like that kind of electric car. Race or collect?

[Rusty Marina]

I'm wondering do many of these SUVs really get what they claim ? Many of the newer minivans (which are not so mini anymore) are barely doing 13-15 in the hands of a average driver.

[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by nemo

I like that kind of electric car. Race or collect?

Oops - I missed this one. What racing colours are they ? I thought I was looking at a Cobra coupe but its a 250 GTO...

[cfg83]

nemo -

Originally Posted by nemo

I like that kind of electric car. Race or collect?

Race, collect, and build :



They are all 1:32 scale. All the cars in the back-row are home made. The fire truck won't win any races but it was a fun/joke to make.

I don't have my own track, and there really aren't any commercial ones nearby. However, most of the racing is at a friend's house. He's got two 4'x8' tables arranged in an "L" shape in his garage, so his track is fantastic.

CarloSW2

[nemo]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Race, collect, and build :
CarloSW2

Collect and repair. Haven't set up a track in along time. Have about dozen and a half all HO scale, mostly Aurora and Tyco ( Tjets and AFX). There sure are not many commercial tracks, I think the closest one to me is about 6 hrs away but the still have competitions.

[cfg83]

nemo -

Originally Posted by nemo

Collect and repair. Haven't set up a track in along time. Have about dozen and a half all HO scale, mostly Aurora and Tyco ( Tjets and AFX). There sure are not many commercial tracks, I think the closest one to me is about 6 hrs away but the still have competitions.

This one is maybe an hour+ away but it is the ÜBER HARD CORE 1:24 scale crowd :

Buena Park Raceway



They are on a completely different planet from me.

CarloSW2

[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by jamesqf

Niki (the Bossy Collie) says to make sure they squeak, too....

Hopefully if Mrs A goes part time we will get a dog, and if we do a Collie it will be...

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

Hopefully if Mrs A goes part time we will get a dog, and if we do a Collie it will be...

Note though that Collies and Border Collies are two quite different breeds.

Collies are the Lassie-type dogs, quite large, typically long coats in light brown to tannish with white patches, and long pointed nose. Border collies run quite a bit smaller, are stereotypically black & white with a white stripe on the nose. Both tend to need a lot of activity...

[Arragonis]

You are correct, my Collie of choice will be of the Border variety, as Max - the one I was tapping about is. We had one when I was young, "bearskin" - i.e. short haired.

Unfortunately breeding of collies (the other kind) for show means they have heads which can be too small so they have problems with behaviour and fits - neighbours when I was a child had a couple which were both 'odd' like this.

Otherwise they are nice dogs too.

Labradors and Golden Retrievers are nice and lazy...

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

Unfortunately breeding of collies (the other kind) for show means they have heads which can be too small so they have problems with behaviour and fits...

Don't get me started on show dogs & show dog breeders. It's why I prefer mutts. Not that I ever have much choice: my dogs have almost always been of that special breed, the Honestitsjustforaweekortwo Hound, plus the occasional Dumphimoutinthecountry Dog.