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Here's what the 1/24 one looks like built.

My county needed school bus drivers a few years ago, at a point where I was unemployed, so I checked into it. They have a policy that if you've EVER had a DWI, you can't drive their bus. I had a DWI in 1981, only two speeding tickets since, but I quit drinking in 1984 (that's 37 years ago) and haven't had a drop since. No bus for me. I wonder if they're still so particular today? Not that I'm interested in coming out of retirement to do it today, y'unnerstand.

There it is. Rich people don't bother me at all as long as they're not trying to tell ME how to live MY life.

I just google-imaged "don nicholson '65 comet" and got dozens of pics (most in color), maybe hundreds. Some are models and some are the restored car, but there are still LOTS of good reference pics there.

Thanks Steve, I'll keep that in mind.

No, it is the LACK of money that is the root of all evil.

Beautiful! Black's not easy to pull off but you sure did it. VERY well done and model on!

It's happened to me for weeks, months, sometimes years at a time. The desire to model has always come back to me eventually, however. Hang in. Sooner or later something will respark your interest.

Caesar, if you've pre-darkened all those panel lines with a black Sharpie or something of the kind, I'd recommend you get some rubbing alcohol and wipe that all off. It turns out that Sharpie ink will, over the course of time, migrate up through whatever paint is put over it and appear on the surface. I know, it sounds weird/impossible, but I've seen several very nice models (not mine) that were eventually ruined by this.

One of my favorite accounts of the whole Dillinger/Floyd mess is the novel G-Man by Stephen Hunter. Yes, it's fiction, altered a bit to accommodate the presence of Hunter's hero, Bob Lee Swagger's, grandfather, but Hunter is a meticulous researcher and I suspect that the novel has as much truth in it as possible while still telling the story. It's a ripping good yarn!

Not a huge fan of that two-toning, but otherwise, very sharp! You should be proud of bringing this one back from the dead, too. Well done and model on!

Had to go to the local hardware store for a couple cans of that lovely Touch N Tone flat black. Was also gonna grab another can of their primer gray, but they didn't have any. But they DID have Touch N Tone Satin Black, which I'd never seen before. I'm always on the lookout for satin blacks, so I grabbed a couple cans of that, too. Can always use it on interiors and chassis, if nothing else. On the way back, had to come right past the auto parts store, so stopped in to see what touchup paints they had. Got a can of Duplicor "Dark Garnet Red" (kind of a maroon) and a nice medium blue. Lordy, lordy, the Duplicolor is up to almost $13 a can now, but they're big cans and each one should do at least two to three models, or more.

Yes, they have the same "dimensions," but they are not identical. Each has the trim for its particular year and model.

Remember "Don't sit so close to the TV! You're gonna ruin your eyes!"? Well, guess where everybody's been sitting for about the last 20 years? About 15 inches from a TV screen of one sort or another.

Just saw the new Dune movie on HBO/MAX. It is visually spectacular--among the best such things I've ever seen. Turns out it's just Part One. Looks like there will be a whole series of them, like Star Wars.

Much appreciated, everyone! Model on, and go save some glue bombs of your own.

Thanks for the nice comments guys! Model on!

Agree. AMT '65 Falcon AWB funny car.

Yes, I know. I'd use the AMT kit.

I only own two Hot Wheels, one a candy red '55 Nomad originally purchased with the idea of turning it into an HO slot car (and then I found out how heavy the body was). Hmmmm, that could work....

Maybe Revell just hasn't caught up with the latest inflationary curve yet. We'll see what the prices are when the new kits actually appear. Last week I pre-ordered a product that's made in Taiwan and isn't expected to be in-country until January 11, 2022. (I have NO expectation that it will be here by then, either.) I locked-in the current advertised price (actually, even got 10% off that with a sale, and got it confirmed in an email from the vendor). Current advertised price is $199. I fully expect that when (if?) the product appears, the advertised price will be $250. Or more.

I can see this being the centerpiece of a powered, sound-enhanced diorama.

Unfortunately, once China gets hold of tooling, molds, etc., they never let them go. They're there forever. At least that's the story I've heard several times, from several different sources.

Sweet, and nice job! I remember that episode. I wept for that poor Impala. I believe it was in '66 Chevy Tropic Turquoise Poly. If I were building that car today, I'd paint it in Testor LIttle Bottle Teal, which looks pretty darn close. Well done and model on!

I just did the rear tires on this one (the fronts were already painted, so had to match 'em with the rears) with Folk Art craft acrylic flat white, applied with the tip of a toothpick. Went pretty easily and smoothly, one of my best tire-lettering jobs ever.