Danno

Saw an absolutely astonishingly beautiful, perfect in every detail, restored '54 Hudson coupe (deep metallic green) in north Phoenix. Also a faded yellow survivor '70 Montego 4dr and a dark metallic red 2000+ Thunderbird that was immaculate. Just drivin' around, all three of them.

Not apples and oranges. Tongue in cheek. Parody. Maybe even a little sarcasm. Illustrating the absurd by being absurd. But not 'apples and oranges.'

I'm with Charlie, too.

You mean the 'Tony Stewart Theorem' doesn't apply? "Anybody who walks anywhere a car could hit them, deserves to be run over, and asked for it, too!"

Not only all of that, but the test shot is gray! It's clear from the comparison pictures that the 1:1 is blue! Moebius can't even get the color right! Sheeesh! I'm with Vince.

In one word: NEA.

Would you consider adopting a son, kinda older than most adoptees, but house-broken son with good manners?

7 out of 5?

With the fixes Dave has indicated, this is going to be one dawn beautiful model! I don't have the test shot to measure, but by 'scaling' the pix it looks pretty accurate in length and dimension. On the 1:1, the length of the doors is approximately the same as the length of the rear quarter fenders behind the rear wheel wells. The pix of the test shot have the same relationship. The front of the C pillar on the 1:1 falls directly above the front rim of the rear wheel; so does the test shot. The rear windshield of the 1:1 ends above the rear of the rear tire; so does the test shot. Looks good, Dave!! Kudos on bringing a great car to the table with a great model.

Nice looking 'maro. But, I'm not a fan of the big wheels and the black spoiler. But it's your model, not mine. Clean build!

Actually, not. Our system of justice is far more fair than a society where your family, livelihood, property, worldly goods and assets can be taken from you without due process. To have a criminal conviction automatically take everything away from you is far more flawed. Or, for that matter, to have a system where a jury can acquit a murderer and his victim's family be unable to see redress is far more flawed.

Exactly. Is this the same Harry that wrote all those other posts? And, Harry, wherever you are: One last time. In the desperate hope that Harry will somehow understand this point: The civil and the criminal aspects are two different things entirely. Apples and oranges. Some of the same facts may be involved in either or both, but they are NOT the same. Double Jeopardy means you cannot be charged criminally for the same crime more than once. But civil torts involve different issues than criminal charges, thus they are NOT the SAME. Generally speaking, the outcome of a criminal proceeding cannot be introduced into a civil trial as proof of tortuous wrongdoing. Therefore, the same or similar elements have to be proven independently of the criminal verdict. And it works both ways. The verdict in a criminal matter (if there is one) cannot be used as proof that an actor is not responsible for tortuous wrongdoing. So, there must be separate proceedings. Regardless of how you slice it, a person may be held civilly responsible for his/her actions whether or not he/she is charged with a crime arising from the same incident and regardless of the outcome of the criminal trial. You don't have to take my word for it. Look it up.

I think you're right, Mark. Since '61 Imperial kits aren't abundant to rob for headlights . . . it's good to find an alternate source!

Thanks, PeeBee. THAT's COOL!!!! Gonna have to get a '36 kit after all. Neat headlights.

Wow or whoa! I don't know which. Keep it going, Chris. You just keep making a super-model out of each little part! Awe-inspiring. We're not worthy. We're not worthy. We're not worthy!

The newest re-issue of the '36 Ford has a set of custom headlights that look suspiciously like the Wild Dream's headlights. I don't have either kit, but I was looking at the '36 at an LHS a couple of days ago and saw the illustration of the custom headlights on the box art. I don't remember those being in the original issue '36 Ford kit that I had when it was new, and I haven't been inside a '36 kit since then. But, seeing this built Wild Dream model, I was immediately struck by how similar its headlights look to the custom jobs in the '36 Ford kit. So, can anybody confirm that? Anybody have the '36 kit that can compare the custom headlights to jbwelda's Wild Dream build?

More awesomer!

Awesome!!! That's great news.

Yeah, right. LOL. I'll let you know when I need the redecorating help!

Very nice.

It knocked you right out of your shoes? Whoa!

Whaddyamean? Why's it unsafe, Officer? I can still see out the windshield!

That IS sweet, Niko!

YeeeeHawwww!!