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That is SO cool!

That is actually more usual than you might think, depending on the collectible.

Indeed! Finally caught up with the thread after a long hiatus from the group; and while this discussion happened a little while ago, it made me think... Like JediSeth observed, there was a period around the ‘70’s when shiny was good, and shinier was better. A lot of really nice vintage silver...

Same goes for Bitcoin, Dogecoin, rare actual real coins, most US stocks, US real estate in any large city, etc, etc. It’s asset inflation. I wish I could convince myself things will eventually relax back to sanity without an ugly, ugly crash...

Respect...

I have been making (what may turn out to have been very costly) researches on this subject. Not sure what to think at this point. But life, as per spec, has been getting in the way of extracurricular activities. It’s still in the radar screen...

That should be our kids problem, for sure!

If by ’resistor’ you mean ‘transistor’ (and possibly even ’op amp’), I’d be a taker for the ‘Balance pipe female:’ at the lower extremis of that price range... Not that I’m not thankful. It will be interesting to see how much commodities, even vanishingly rare ones like these, relax back to...

That is the main reason why I’m now loathe to take this thing apart to complete my build... First-world problem, I know.

Amen to that. I keep telling the kids, its not to be recommended. I can’t for the life of me come up with a viable alternative, however... ;-) Guess I’ll go do a web-search on ‘cellulose-thinner’ and try to figure out what on earth that stuff is.

Thanks for the background, Andy. I love learning about the history of this stuff. Keep writing. If I can get her to unscrew so that any mods I make are reversible, that would be ideal. Well, IDEAL would be keeping it all together and waiting for another booster to drop of the sky onto my...

Got most of the guys together for a family picture: Still haven’t decided what I’m going to do about the transistors/washers/heatsink(s). But, I have one of these in beat up enough shape to justify sawing off for an internal like others have suggested: I am highly motivated by the idea of...

Thanks for the intel. I did look specifically (and pretty hard) for any broken pieces; as well as could be done with those inconvenient paper inserts they put in the bags. Nothing broken or bent was visible. But, I think I’ll invest in a 100 drawer parts organizer or something so I can take...

I finally have the entire kit (still waiting for the missing parts 100a issue). I have run through all the Paks and verified that it all appears to be there; but I have not opened up every plastic bag and inventoried the contents against the parts list in the magazines (I only did that for the...

...and that time has just become much, much sooner: Thanks beyond all imagining goes to KevinHotchkiss for his remarkable hunting skills, and to teecrooz for being such a good friend looking out for those of us in need. This was the last major vintage part I needed (unless a natural-born...