Jim N

Great looking pair of trucks.

Thank you Mark. I appreciate it.

Another nice one. I think that was one of my favorite Corn Flakes color schemes.

Great job John!

Except when a person is using a truck that is not up to the job, it is flat out dangerous. My wife and I were on vacation a couple of years ago and were leaving Arches National Park. We were behind a late model Tacoma and the driver was pulling a travel trailer. The speed limit on the highway was about 65 - 70 mph. When this person started to approach the speed limit, we could see daylight between his front tires and the road. It was a two lane highway that had passing zones every 5 miles or so. When we hit one of those passing zones, I could not get away from that truck fast enough.

The owners of the cars are entitled to do what they want to them, but I question why they would modify the Daytona Charger and the Challenger. The Daytona Charger in stock configuration and the Challenger depending on how it was optioned are likely 6 figure cars.

We went from the 40's and 50's for highs to the 70's and now low 80's. The weather forecasters are now orgasmic that we could have severe weather later this week. I guess spring is finally here.

I have used his decals quite a bit lately to build up some NASCAR models. Some observations of mine. The decals may not fit your model very well. They are usually scaled to fit the slot cars he sells. Do not use decal setting solution unless you absolutely have to, and then use a mild solution. The decals have a tendency to wrinkle when using a setting solution. Also take a look at the sheet closely. The creator of the decals have on occasion left off some of the markings. But you are correct, his catalog is the most extensive, and his is the only game in town for a lot of the cars they do.

Looks great. Your craftsmanship is outstanding!

Great job! The body work and the paint are outstanding!

Great job. The decal work is outstanding.

Looks very nice. I like your choice of color.

Great craftsmanship! To cast the body in resin yourself and hand make many of the parts is top drawer work.

Very nice! You did a great job.

I think it looks really nice. Great job!

Looks very nice!

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.