StevenGuthmiller

Thank you Bill. I generally use a Creos, PS-290 for all of my bodies now. Steve

I decided that I would post this finished project, as I know that there are quite a few friends here that had followed the build and might be interested in seeing it in it's finished state. While you won't likely see much from me on the forum as far as routine build threads or other regular interactions in the future, I might return from time to time to post a finished project. Take care everybody. Steve

I appreciate the call out Kevin. Thank you! And thank you to all of the respondents. Steve

Great to know Frank! Glad you can still follow along. It’s beginning to look more and more like I won’t be spending anywhere near as much time on this forum as I used to. I’ll still be lurking, but probably won’t be participating a lot. I’ve really become discouraged with several things around here, foremost being the fact that even though we’re told to voice our questions and concerns to the bosses through PM, I sent a PM to the admin back on December 22nd and have still heard nothing in return, now 2 weeks later. At least my existence isn’t taken for granted on the other boards and groups that I frequent. Steve

Anyway, getting a little "off topic" here, aren't we? Regardless of whether or not anybody likes Facebook or not, that's where they're going to find continuing updates of this project if they're interested, along with the other forums mentioned. Steve

That's why I said, "that's just me". Steve

That's fine. Not much different than here. I almost never look any deeper than the first page of a given category anyway. I'm interested in new activity, not ancient history. But hey, that's just me. Steve

Hmmm. That's weird. Just posted an update on several Facebook groups a couple of hours ago, and already got well over 100 replies. Steve

Updates continuing on "Mopars In Scale" and "Jerry's Cherry's" pro-boards, as well as several prominent Facebook groups. To anyone who's interested. Steve

Yes, yes.......we must eliminate history. Steve

They are both paint. The Edsel was just masked vertically and horizontally for each color. The Plymouth is just vertical stripes, bu due to the engraved seat pattern, it appears as a checkered pattern. Scale Motorsports makes fantastic seat upholstery decals! I’ve used them on several occasions. If you can find decals that are close to the pattern that you want to achieve, by all means, use them! A heck of a lot easier than painting them. Steve

Very nice! Love the pooches! ? Steve

Just a note to those of you that have been following this project that there will be no more progress posts submitted until after I have been removed from the “moderation” list. At this point it appears that will take place sometime in mid January. Sorry, and thank you for following. Steve

I'm going to agree that I've also grown weary of all of this silliness. I've already spoken to Dave through PM, who appears to be the one mod who understands nuance and has a sense of fairness rather than just being a box checker. While I don't expect him to, (and am not asking him to) just cut me loose on this, he appears to understand that occasionally people make inadvertent mistakes and are not necessarily hooligans bent on creating havoc on the board just for the sake of creating controversy. I'm confident that he will be fair in his final assessment of this, and while I expect no special treatment, I feel like I can trust him to use his best judgement rather than just washing his hands of it. Well, maybe it's because there are people on this forum that actually care about one and other and would like to know whether or not someone that they consider a friend is contemplating whether they plan to leave or not. Personally, your opinion of whether one should announce their departure or not is of no consequence to me. You may be a moderator, but you don't get to dictate everything. I'm going back to my shop. Steve

What was unfriendly about it? If you read the post you could see that it was nothing more than a lighthearted quip, not directed toward any individual on or off of the board, but as a general crack at Americans, (of which I am one) from an Aussie perspective. But apparently, it was interpreted as something else. Steve

I'm not trying to "rally" anything. I'm trying to get you guys to use a little common sense! Nobody in this part of the world uses this term basically AT ALL! When was the last time you heard anybody use it, PERIOD, unless it was used in the British or Australian sense. In those countries, and the intent of my post, the first definitions are applicable, and I would expect that anybody with a half of a brain would get that. But I guess intentions are not applicable, huh. As I've already told Dave, and he understands where I'm coming from, you can "moderate" this site how you choose, but if you really want to drive away your most loyal and prolific members, you're right on track with sort of stuff. Steve

Oh, by the way, here is the Urban Dictionary definition of the word that I was admonished for. Of course, I can't use the word, so..... W_ _ _ _ _. British slang for an idiot or fool. 1. Someone excessively and annoyingly pretentious and/or false, with a strong likelihood of working in the creative industries, especially "new media". 2. Someone with a faintly sociopathic lack of regard for other people. See also a_ _ _ _ _ _. 3. Someone useless, inefficient or time wasting, especially in a place of work and/or position of responsibility. 4. A general term of abuse. 5......... Finally! now we get to the definition of the word that brought the hammer down on me! I guess you can all decide if this was worth "moderating" someone over. Steve

Well, if the shoe fits...... The comment that I was dinged for wasn't an attack on anyone and it wasn't a "swear word" per say, it was a joke, and I'm pretty sure that most people would take it as such. I suppose that it could be perceived as an offensive word if taken out of context and in it's literal sense, but I guess that my mistake was that I assumed that other people would get the drift. It's a pretty common phrase used in other parts of the world that's basically the same thing as saying someone is a "freakin' idiot" here in the states. I would have thought that the meaning behind the post would have been pretty self explanatory, but apparently not It's only "sexual innuendo", as Dave puts it, if that's where your head is! In any case, I'm not going to apologize for anything because I was under the assumption that most of us here were intelligent adults with a semblance of a sense of humor. Now that I have said my piece, I'm most likely going to make it easy on you to moderate my posts for a while as I don't see much point in trying to carry on any sort of meaningful communications with anyone when it might take "several days" to have a post approved. See ya. Steve

And precisely how long can we expect a moderator to take notice of a post and "approve" it if you have been relegated to the "naughty list". I submitted a post for "approval" more than 13 hours ago with no action whatsoever. I suspect that it's either being ignored, or maybe it contains some content that the mods might not like, but I don't believe that it would be considered "offensive". But then again, who's to say. I'm still not entirely certain what was so offensive about the post that put me on the "list" in the first place. I've certainly seen worse, and personally, I thought it was fairly humorous.......and still do! It doesn't do much good to still be able to "post to the site" if there is not going to be any action taken for 13 hours, (or who knows how long) once the post has been submitted. Try carrying on a conversation that way. Steve

Thanks guys! Not sure how many progress posts I'll be sharing over the next month or so as I've been put on "double secret probation" for what I had assumed was a harmless joke and all of my posts are being monitored for naughtiness from here on out. I currently have better things to do than to deal with this kind of ridiculousness a this time so I will probably just fade away for a while rather than to battle with the powers that be over this foolishness. I'll spend what time I have working on this project and posting the progress over on "Mopars In Scale" and the Facebook groups that I belong to, so if anyone is interested, You can find me there. In the meantime, I'll make the assessment as to whether or not I will return to this site, or just leave it in your capable hands. I truly do enjoy the company of many of you, and will miss conversing with you should I decide to move on, but there comes a time when one needs make these kinds of decisions. As I'm being "closely monitored" and my posts will need to be "approved" by the big cheese, what happens with this post might be a deciding factor in making that decision. We shall see. In the meantime, a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you! Maybe I'll see you on the flip side. Steve

Thanks David! One thing that I've always hated was the unfinished look of the inside of the A-pillars on most model cars. Like my past few projects, I addressed this by scratching some up. One of those things that most people will probably never notice, but if you're anything like me, it's one of those areas that you would definitely notice if it wasn't there. I find myself increasingly not able to get past certain things on an old annual kit build without changing them. Replacing the molded in headlights with clear lenses is one, removing the ugly front screw posts is another, and this is becoming just one more! Steve

Ooof! What a stinker that was!! You had to bring it up, didn't you. ? Steve

No doubt, all of the Vince Guaraldi Trio stuff from "Merry Christmas Charlie Brown". Either that or "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". (Thurl Ravenscroft) The rest of it I can live without. Steve

Thanks fellas! Finished up the detailing on the grille today. Satisfactory. Steve

Actually, as a rule, I'm pretty happy with the USPS's service, except for the occasional "my stuff in someone else's mail box, and vice versa", but that's a local carrier issue. It just makes you wonder sometimes when you're expecting something, it appears to be on the threshold of turning up on your doorstep, and then, shazam! it takes a sight seeing tour of half of the country! The package in question is a Christmas gift for my wife, and I'm trying my best to intercept it before she gets a look at it, because you never know when the package will be emblazoned with a giant description of what's contained in the box! Steve