Jim N

Great looking pickup. The colors are very sharp.

Great looking pickup!

Very nice. Great job on the paint!

Another nice looking Kellogg's car!

Geez Vince, that's not fair. I almost put a post in the "Irked" thread about seeing pictures of your feast. All kidding aside, I hope it was as good as the pictures look.

You made lemonade out of lemons. Great job! The engine looks great and so does the wear and tear on the paint.

Looking great Mark. Your skills are top drawer!

Looks very nice. Detail work is well done!

Bill, We may have to agree to disagree on this one. Advertising works when people are predisposed to purchase something. Advertising will not create demand by itself. The smoking example you cite is an example of this. People who smoked or were thinking of taking up smoking may have been influenced by the Marloboro man. People who were loyal to another brand or the nonsmokers couldn't have cared less about Marloboro's advertising. The car companies or any other company for that matter will not spend the advertising dollars on items that are not selling. Yes, the SUV's and the crossovers are big money makers for the car companies, but when cars were selling, the same was true about the big cars. This same debate raged back then too. The difference is that it was the big car versus the little car. Americans preferred the bigger cars. The only time this preference did not hold true was when gas prices spiked. When gas prices moderated, people went back to their preference for the big cars. There will always be people who will buy something to follow some celebrity or to keep up with a neighbor, but those people will not push the needle very far. When Jennifer Anniston was the "it girl" and Friends was one of "the" shows on TV, Anniston would model a new hair style most every new season. A fair number of women would rush to their hair salons to get this style. The hair salons noted the uptick in sales and hair style requests, but it never lasted very long. Usually within 3 - 6 months, the women were going back to their old hair styles. Since this thread was started by Ford's CEO stating he will be cutting many car lines, we will see if he is correct in his assessment of the car market. Several years ago, J.C. Penney hired a new CEO who changed the way the company priced its products. He completely misread the Penney's customer, and in 18 - 24 months, he almost took the company down. There are some retail analysts who believe the company may never come back from this person's debacle.

Great job! The weathering is superbly done.

Looks really nice!

Wow, that looks fabulous! Great paint and detail work.

Looks very nice!

Very nice. Great job!

Great job!

Most people want SUV's and crossovers. They do not want cars. The SUV's and particularly the crossovers get gas mileage that rivals their car counterparts. The car companies are merely responding to consumer demand.

Great job! The model looks fantastic.

I have to agree. I have used Fotki for a number of years and been really pleased.

Very nicely done!

Looks very nice!

Very nice looking model. The color choice is excellent!

Very nice! Paint and decal work are excellent.

I am very sorry for your loss.

Great looking truck. The wood effects are very convincing.

Looks nice. Great looking beater truck.