CometMan

Nice job, Bob!

Welcome aboard, George! Sounds like you will fit right in here, many of us think that the more obscure a particular subject is, the better we like it!

Jay, the Revell "Skip's Fiesta" version of the '59 Ford Galaxie has Olds Fiesta caps. Other versions of that kit may have them also, probably other kits as well, but that one I can definitely confirm.

Very cool project! Keep us posted on your progress!

Very nice, Nick! After the initial excitement of this kit wore off we haven't seen that many built, and very few in the Pace Car livery! It's nice to see one.

Ellen is right, after 1972, between the mandated emissions equipment, and the oil embargo, the engines had been castrated so badly that the cid number was still there to look cool, but they had little to no power. (The 1975 Corvette had the EXACT SAME horsepower rating as my 4 cylinder Ford Fusion!!) Can everyone say "boat anchor? But, at least, the T/A still looked the part of a real muscle car!

There are definitely some "cheerleaders" here, the ones that go through EVERY Under Glass post and tell them how great their model looks. Myself, I am here looking for ideas and ways to improve my skills, so I actually welcome the comments if they come across as a helpful tip, and not an attack on my ability. When I give a comment I try to return that courtesy, but if I see a model that is so badly done that I can't think of anything constructive to say to help them out in the future, I just stay silent and move on.

Very well done, Eric! Always great to have a model of a car that some relative had long ago!

I always thought it was a bit odd that a car that existed solely to be used in NASCAR races only came with a vinyl top! You're right, Jerry, there doesn't seem to be much middle ground on people's opinion of the "winged warriors" (along with the '69 Dodge Daytona), I am on the "love 'em" side, yours should be very nice, especially with your enthusiasm for the subject! I'll be watching your progress.

Congrats Bill, and everyone else on a job well done! I'd like to share a bit from the other side, though. I'm 47, stand between 5'10' and 5'11", but because of serious dental issues, as well as stress caused by a failing marriage, I have spent the last several years struggling mightily to stay in the 140 range, and sometimes threaten to go below 130! So weight issues most definitely can go both ways, and can both be very difficult to control! Again congrats to everyone who has gotten, or is making progress on getting, their issue under control!

Very nice to see a Phaeton for a change! Will you be staying stock?

Nice looking 'bird!

Very nice save, Eric!

Yeah, you're right. Sorry about that everyone! I guess the mind can get fuzzy at 2am, but at least Snake has another option if he wants it!

Model Car World makes a couple of different Ford V6s in resin for '60s Falcon, Fairlane etc.

Very nicely done!

That is a really cool model! As far as actually racing a Duesenberg, I have heard several times that quite a few of the big Hollywood stars from that era would regularly get together at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah with their Duesenbergs, Packards, etc., remove the fenders, hood, and whatever else that was easily removable, and race each other with those huge cars! That had to have been quite a sight to see!

That was the only generation of Thunderbird that had a four door version, (they had suicide doors) it would be interesting to see a kit or promo of that version!

A slot car?! That had to have been a very interesting sight on the track! I know Duesenbergs were said to have been very fast in their day, (I have seen many of them up close and personal, but have never heard one run, let alone seen it move under it's own power, too expensive for the owners to actually, you know, drive it!) but that was taking it to another level! This kit has 1968 & 1974 copyright dates on it, so it is probably pretty close to the one you built, if not a reissue of the same kit.

Very well done, Eric! Meteors and Monarchs are both conversions I'd like to see a lot more often!

Hello, everyone. Thought I would take a break from the more common subjects and build a true classic! Any tips or comments about the kit, or my work, are always welcome!

I got the IRS one last year on my voice mail, ( I also NEVER answer a call from ANY number I don't recognize, if the same number shows up more than once, I google it to see where it is coming from) a man with the most common name you've ever heard, with a VERY heavy Scottish accent, said that if I didn't call them back within 24 hrs., (it was late Saturday night when I got the call) I would be arrested by the "local cops"! Once the initial shock of receiving a call like that wore off, (a few minutes) I listened to the message several more times just for the entertainment value! But, there are definitely many people out there that would panic and do what they say that need to be extremely cautious.

Hey, Colby, I had to check and make sure that I hadn't written your post!! I feel the exact same way as you do (I often tell people I got "fixed" when I had the perfect number of kids...zero!) I did, however, manage to raise one that wasn't mine (he came as a "package deal" with my ex-wife), and I have an excellent relationship with all my nieces and nephews, who are all well into their 20's now and starting to have their own. Not everyone loves being around very young children, but they don't stay that way for very long, so you need to "grin and bear it" for a few years so there are no hard feelings developed in your family until they get to an age when you can relate to them better. Also, if you shun them do to your discomfort now, it may permanently burn bridges so that if you need their assistance when you are older and unable to take care of yourself any longer, (remember, they will be middle-age adults by then) they may remember what happened when they were little and be unwilling to help.

Good luck, Harry. Like others have said, while joint replacement may not be exactly "routine", they are common enough that they help the issue a great deal! Get better soon!

Very well done, Thomas!