Buc's 'Kits Thru the Years'

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Buc Wheat · #1 Post by **Buc Wheat** » June 26th, 2022, 3:59 pm

KIT YEARS files: I decided to Zip up all the years and make them available to anyone who liked to have a copy.

It's a hefty 2.57 GB file, but lots of history. We've certainly enjoyed some great kits to add to our stash from some great producers and sculptors! Thanks to you all!

http://www.bucwheat.com/kits.zip

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Tim Fortuna · #2 Post by **Tim Fortuna** » June 26th, 2022, 4:09 pm

Oh wow! I am going to busy for awhile. Thank you for this Buc and thank you for all you do for this hobby.

Heavy Metal Spike · June 26th, 2022, 6:35 pm

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Well THAT was a pleasant surprise to get up to this-morning - thanks Buc !!!!

Downloaded, and I'll follow the instructions later . . . if it turns out to be your collection of female models in sailor uniforms then that'll be OK too.

Seriously though - VERY much appreciated, as is the massive amount of effort you have put into this over the years. A truly unique & irreplaceable collection of information

PS: You forgot to mention the hidden "Easter egg" :arrow: click on the space indicated and you get access to volumes 10 & 11 (2018 through 2021) - previously only available to gold-star subscribers

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harpooner54 · #4 Post by **harpooner54** » June 26th, 2022, 9:04 pm

Buc- Thanks very much for making this available. It's an invaluable reference archive.

Stormheart · #5 Post by **Stormheart** » June 26th, 2022, 11:12 pm

Thanks Buc!

#6 Post by **tay666** » June 27th, 2022, 2:08 am

Thanks a hell of a lot Buc.
This will be great reference material.

Scooke123 · #7 Post by **Scooke123** » June 27th, 2022, 3:43 am

Thank you so much Buc- much appreciated!

Tim Casey · #8 Post by **Tim Casey** » June 27th, 2022, 11:45 am

Wow - thanks!

Buc Wheat · #9 Post by **Buc Wheat** » June 27th, 2022, 6:50 pm

Heavy Metal Spike wrote:.PS: You forgot to mention the hidden "Easter egg" :arrow: click on the space indicated and you get access to volumes 10 & 11 (2018 through 2021) - previously only available to gold-star subscribers .

You were seriously dropped on your head as a Yute, weren't you?

Thanks, all. Let me know if there's any problem w/ the zip file. Hear some
folks on FB were having troubles.

Heavy Metal Spike · June 27th, 2022, 6:59 pm

Heavy Metal Spike wrote:.PS: You forgot to mention the hidden "Easter egg" :arrow: click on the space indicated and you get access to volumes 10 & 11 (2018 through 2021) - previously only available to gold-star subscribers .

Buc Wheat wrote:You were seriously dropped on your head as a Yute, weren't you? . . .

Several times - some of them were even accidental

Still - look at how I turned out . . . it must have stabilised me to a degree (well - that and the electro-shock therapy).

I've not yet unpacked the zip file yet - I'll let you know if I encounter issues (or not).

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Heavy Metal Spike · June 28th, 2022, 12:36 am

Buc Wheat wrote: . . . Let me know if there's any problem w/ the zip file. Hear some folks on FB were having troubles.

Yeah - there's def. some issues.

If what I describe below matches the problems others have reported, and no-one else is helping you, feel free to PM me when you have chance and we can work together offline to resolve.

How is anyone else here getting on with this?

If I click on the "Start Here" without unpacking, I get this . . .

And if I DO unpack everything (using 7-Zip), I get TONS of this type of error . . .

Then the ones that HAVE unpacked show in their correct folder (when viewed in Windows 10 File Explorer), but those that DIDN'T get a "default" icon and won't open.

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overspray · #12 Post by **overspray** » June 28th, 2022, 1:00 am

In no way is this a complaint as I sincerely appreciate the offering here, but I have downloaded several times and when I try to extract the files, I get a message saying the file is empty (even though the file size is 2+GB.). Could easily be operator error, but let me know if anyone has a solve. In any case, Buc you rock!

Tim Casey · #13 Post by **Tim Casey** » June 28th, 2022, 11:48 am

Hmmm.... mine won't open with Winzip on a Mac. It flashes open for a split second and then Winzip shuts down.

And Archive Utility handles it well - first it "zips" the .zip file (about three minutes), then it "unzips" what it just zipped - and you're back to where you started. Ya gotta love these pesky computers!

(P.S. it's not the size of the file that's an issue. I download 2+GB files of hi-res classical music all the time and open them with Winzip.)

Buc Wheat · #14 Post by **Buc Wheat** » June 28th, 2022, 1:28 pm

Hmmmm.... ok. let me see about redoing it. maybe rezipping it and putting in a
Dropbox link instead of uploading it to my host server.

Tim Casey · #15 Post by **Tim Casey** » June 28th, 2022, 3:21 pm

Make sure everything is in one folder before you .zip it.

Buc Wheat · #16 Post by **Buc Wheat** » June 28th, 2022, 4:30 pm

okay... try this one:

http://www.bucwheat.com/kits.zip

Tim Casey · #17 Post by **Tim Casey** » June 28th, 2022, 10:47 pm

You're going to love this one:

I really appreciate what you're doing, by the way. And I really feel your pain. Sometimes trying to run my own website makes me want to scream....

Buc Wheat · #18 Post by **Buc Wheat** » June 28th, 2022, 10:52 pm

<smh> which browser is that?

got one reply so far on FB that the new file worked for them when
the 1st didn't. So holding out hope!

Tim Casey · #19 Post by **Tim Casey** » June 28th, 2022, 11:07 pm

That was using Safari on a mac - I used Firefox and it downloaded fine.

I'm also looking at it right now - this is a labor of love! Thanks so much!

Heavy Metal Spike · June 28th, 2022, 11:40 pm

Buc Wheat wrote: okay... try this one: http://www.bucwheat.com/kits.zip

Using Firefox on W10 I got a similar "security warning" to Tim, but that was easily ignored/bypassed.

Now downloading (taking a LOT longer than your initial file) and will let you know.

As others have said - I really appreciate your efforts on this bud!

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