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Scratch building studio models and then butchering a ton of plastic model kits to detail them is slowly been becoming a lost art. Here I sit now and use computer graphics to reproduce the model kit parts that they once used to detail the Space 1999 Eagle. So far I have seen parts of WW 2 fighter (probably a Spitfire), a Gemini capsule, The Apollo command and service modules, the lunar landing module, some parts of model tanks and even sections of WW II ship decks. There also are lots of pipes, pumps and pressure tanks of which I have read the name of the real manufacturer. Who knows what kits these parts came from, but you can probably see the real thing when you take a tour through the right factory.
That fun kind of model building has been on its way out for decades now. Just look who the rebels go to when they need a new ship now: Lucasfilm Design New Star Wars - YouTube[^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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After years of not doing any, I am returning to the world of building plastic model kits and dioramas to set them in. Actually the dioramas are almost more fun to scratch build than the kits. ...and boy, have the kits gotten expensive!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Dioramas, huh? I have a Frankenstein version (made mostly of prototype and misprinted parts) of my Space 1999 Eagle standing here on the floor. It's going to be around 33 inches long. 1:32 Figures should work well. let's build a diorama of an eagle on it's launchpad or, better yet, the moonbase's hangar.
My boss is going to kill me when I turn my office into one big diorama. 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Ah, memories of stretching sprue to make whip aerials...
... in hind sight that sounds like a fetish... I'll get my coat
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Or you get yourself a 3D printer. Why stop when you can automate it.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Just a silly question: do you have a pet? If so, what is it?
I know that Sander - @Sanderrossel - has a cat.
I have a cat, but I'm broadminded and don't mind dogs.
Just remember: a dog may be man's best friend, but a cat won't tell the police where you hide your drugs ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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none, but I'd consider trading my two mouldy oldies who live with me for a cat
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I had a cat...
Second one ran away as well 
I suspect they get bullied away by the 10+ neighborhood cats...
Rest assured, the next cat won't be allowed outside for the first year or so and after that only with GPS...
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You don't need a CyberCat. Just get the right cat[^].
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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To misquote Oscar Wilde: "To lose one cat may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
Perhaps you should consider a goldfish?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: Perhaps you should consider a goldcatfish?
FTFY
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Or a Tamagotchi. 
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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OriginalGriff wrote: to lose both looks like carelessness.
That's just adding insult to injury 
I've had some very bad weeks because of this incident.
It's not like I want to lose them, but cats go outside and in my case get scared off by neighbor cats or whatever.
Goblin was very social and I've kept him inside for for seven weeks, which should be enough for him to know it's his house and it's safe.
He's been outside for a bit a couple of times before, which went well.
In any case, I don't think his taking off was voluntary.
And I'm starting to doubt if Pink's was, which went exactly the same (but after ten weeks)...
Needless to say, my next cat won't be going outside in the first year or so and after that only with a GPS collar...
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A Husky-Malamute-Chow-Corgi. She got lucky and looks like a small wolf (60 lbs).
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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Does fish count ? I have 4.
Would love to have a pet but rental doesn't allow having a pet. 
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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virang_21 wrote: Does fish count ?
Don't know. Perhaps give them this and let us know the outcome?
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Haha.. That is very funny... 
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 snakes, 8 lizards, 12 tarantulas, 2 budgies and a pig.
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Working for the local zoo does not count.
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With that many animals how can you be sure that your not the pet? 
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Because they don't feed me!
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Chris Quinn wrote: Because they don't feed me!
The pig should as soon as it is big enough. 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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So if you've got a few cows, twenty sheep and fifty hens, then you are their pet?
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I have an orange tabby cat, and a Newfoundland-Collie mix doggo. Rescued the cat when he was just a few weeks old, from the side of the road. Dog was taken to the shelter when he was about 5, and I scooped him up shortly after. Both are good, chill companions.
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Two cats at my place in Germany, Adam and Eva. One cat at my place in Romania, Coco.
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