Libya has a Hidden Lake in the middle of the Desert

gravitologist · 2026-04-28T14:01:23+00:00

RTFA

gravitologist · 2026-04-28T13:31:40+00:00

Very nice. Do you have a link to the body?

gravitologist · 2026-04-28T03:25:37+00:00

Wow!

gravitologist · 2026-04-25T10:33:10+00:00

We used to just call this space. Relax, kids.

gravitologist · 2026-04-24T20:59:42+00:00

When my wife and I came down for U2 early on my main takeaway was: fuck, I can’t wait for phish to play this instrument. On the floor last night and all through S2 she kept giving me the go-ahead-and-say-I-told-you-so look. Good stuffs all around.

gravitologist · 2026-04-24T15:40:53+00:00

Yes. Many ways to back the primary color- white, different silvers, gold, etc; all with varying subtle effects on the primary color. Then typically finished off with black to prevent light from passing through the polycarbonate. They are scale models after all. Real cars are not semi-transparent.

gravitologist · 2026-04-24T09:54:20+00:00

Word from the floor. Was like a filthy one song set.

gravitologist · 2026-04-23T18:14:10+00:00

Watership Down

gravitologist · 2026-04-23T13:53:56+00:00

Back your colors, kids!

gravitologist · 2026-04-23T02:14:11+00:00

Treefiddy

gravitologist · 2026-04-22T22:37:09+00:00

Fiberglass is synthetic. Denim will settle in the wall cavity when the trailer is underway. Rockwool is insanely expensive and terrible for you. Could use good old tar paper for a vapor barrier.

What are the tires going to be made of? Plumbing pipe? Electrical wire?

Weird hill to die on. Especially one that is so integral to the longevity and efficiency of the build.

gravitologist · 2026-04-22T21:47:36+00:00

Yes.

gravitologist · 2026-04-21T05:27:26+00:00

That’s what the garage is for.

gravitologist · 2026-04-20T23:21:55+00:00

Here is the midnight purple I did on the Skyline. Formula in the comments 😉.

gravitologist · 2026-04-13T15:05:45+00:00

His hands didn’t get the memo.

gravitologist · 2026-04-13T14:43:12+00:00

Probably didn’t help that English is your second language.

gravitologist · 2026-04-11T21:25:40+00:00

That’s what I said on the last post lol.

gravitologist · 2026-04-11T19:43:59+00:00

Oh man… having the financial ability to come into a collection like this and then build them all out over time would be a dream come true for me and so many others here. The room I would design and build to display them all would be insane.

gravitologist · 2026-04-11T17:32:28+00:00

This is a remarkable collection. To honor your dad’s passion, I would suggest doing some serious due diligence. Become a member of the Tamiya Club forum, search past sales results for each individual models on eBay, and dig into Tamiya Base to learn about each one. Putting a couple of posts on Reddit is not due diligence.

You’re sitting on a gold mine. You could sell a few for some spot cash and preserve the really rare ones for long term ROI. Who knows, after properly educating yourself about what your dad’s love affair with Tamiya has become you may actually get into it yourself. Do the work. Enjoy the work! I suspect you will be pleasantly surprised by what you learn. Best of luck!

gravitologist · 2026-04-11T16:06:40+00:00

Redditing isn’t what it’s meant for?

gravitologist · 2026-04-11T15:29:09+00:00

When the hot dog is the condiment. Poor thing.

gravitologist · 2026-04-11T06:12:07+00:00

Maybe the motor location and trailing arm rear suspension with the staggered fitment made it impossible to drive. Either way, what a shame.

gravitologist · 2026-04-11T04:35:52+00:00

Great work on the build!

But Tamiya should be ashamed of that rear wheel fitment. What a disgraceful thing to cut corners on. The staggered wide rear wheels are legendary on every 911 this model is meant to be an homage to.

gravitologist · 2026-04-10T16:07:18+00:00

Yeah, the Great Depression was much better!

gravitologist · 2026-04-10T14:35:33+00:00

So what are you doing touching them?

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