I found this on eBay and it looks cool. I think I’d wanna try but I can’t find any info on it or anyone that’s actually bought and built her.
If I go in blind, what should I expect?
I’m thinking of picking this up but I can’t find any kind of info on the kit such as how parts/color separation is or anything to indicate how much painting/detailing is needed.
Did anyone buy or build this kit previously? What is the difficulty like? I have experience with model kits and I have an airbrush setup so I’m not new to painting or needing to clean up kits. But based on the very few pictures I’ve found there’s almost no color separation for the small details and the back wings also look like they’re clear and not blue at all.
UPS delivered my package to a buyer to a completely different part of town and the only "evidence" of delivery proof is a blurry picture without showing any part of the housing address. Even the tracking information just states it was delivered in "City Name, State" and not any actual address.
The buyer took a photo of their porch with street number clearly visible and it doesn't match the "proof" UPS gave. I opened a claim and despite photo evidence the claim was denied by InsureShield claiming I put down the incorrect address on the package. However, I took a photo before mailing off the package which shows the correct address on the label.
I don't understand how despite all the photo evidence my claim is still being denied other than InsureShield being a scammy company and just auto-denying people. Is there any recourse at this point? There's not even a phone to call to escalate this any further. The rep just said no further communication will be had.
My wife is Japanese, in her forties and born and raised in Japan for some background. She primarily does all the cooking in the house and it’s majority Asian/Japanese as well as some Italian-style dishes or basic stuff like eggs and pancakes, etc. She doesn’t lots of simmering, stir fries, and other Asian dishes. She doesn’t make anything exotic or any weird or unique dishes.
She’s very heavily dependent on nonstick pans. I’m not sure if it’s just her generation or upbringing but that’s what she likes. I bought a stainless steel pan and it largely goes unused because things stick. I showed her a video tutorial (in Japanese!) on how to use it but still didn’t stick. She doesn’t want to use cast iron because “too heavy.” So we’re stuck with nonstick.
We also have a wok, some pots and a Dutch oven. Those do get used but 90% of the time the nonstick is used.
The issue is that we go through nonstick every 3-6 months. I don’t know why when people say they should last from 1-5 years. We don’t use a dishwasher and no metal utensils. Don’t stack anything in it.
First; I want to find something for her to use longer so we do not generate so much waste.
Or is it the cooking style that doesn’t match with nonstick and why they die so quickly? Beyond the dishwasher and metal utensils, what else should we be doing to ensure it doesn’t lose the coating that quickly?