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Good job. Nice to see a '36 sedan for a change.

Cool build. Definitely would like to see more pics.

Good work, especially on the roof.

Nice work! I am hoping to do the same with this kit.

I do the same thing! I also like to keep the store receipt for the kit in the box so I know when I bought the kit. Once I found that the ink from the receipt ruined part of the decal sheet so since then I make sure the decals are either in the instruction sheet or bagged.

Nice build. Good job on the weathering.

Nice build. I really dig the body color and wheel/tire combo. I bought the same book at Borders Books. An excellent book which has inspired some future projects.

Nice work. Cool display with cars from the same era.

As usual great work. I am looking forward to seeing it finished.

R & R Vacuum Craft makes resin '61 and '62 Impala wagon kits. The '61 kit has Impala emblems even though Chevy never made an Impala wagon in 1961. The top of the line full size Chevy wagon in 1961 was the Nomad. Both kits are available on ebay or www.resinrealm.net. I hope this helps.

Looking forward to the finished model. Good idea for the knobs. I might try that on some of my builds.

Great progress so far. I am really looking forward to seeing it finished.

Well done. I really dig the engine details.

I have had mixed results dealing with Revell parts replacement service. I have received replacement parts from Revell that had the same problems as the original parts. Another time they have completely ignored my request. My most recent experience was right before Christmas last year when I bought Revell's 55 Chevy hardtop kit and found that it had a cracked windshield. If there is problem with a kit I usually return or exchange the kit. In this case it was the last one in the store so I couldn't exchange it and I really wanted this kit so I went to Revell's website to see about getting a replacement part. The website stated that in order to receive a replacement part you must mail to Revell customer service the original sales receipt, UPC code cutout from the box, photo copy of instruction sheet, with requested part circled. I mailed my request to Revell around January 1st and after 5 weeks they had not responded. Frustrated I sent another request via their online parts request service explaining to them that I have previously mailed my part request 5 weeks earlier and have not received the part. Then yesterday I opened mail box and found two little brown boxes from Revell. They sent me two windshields when I just requested one! Oh well I'll just have an extra for the parts box. If I ever need a replacement part again I am definitely requesting it online! I eventually get the part and I thank Revell for standing by their products.

Pretty interesting. Thanks for the info Tom.

I recommend Building and Detailing Scale Model Cars by Pat Covert. It covers all of the fundamentals. Unfortunately it is out of print but you might be able to find a copy on ebay.

Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

Great show. A lot of great builds and an excellent swap meet. Thanks for sharing your pics everyone. See you next year.

This Saturday February 16, 2013 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. The theme is the "50th Anniversary of 1963". Check out their website, http://www.nnlwest.org/ . Always a great show. Who is planning on attending?

Very authentic looking gasser. Well done.

Excellent work as usual.

Pretty cool build. Nice graphics. All of the colors go well together. Good job.

Good tip. Thanks!

There is an excellent article by Tim Boyd in the April 1988 issue of Scale Auto Enthusiast where he built a 1931 Model A pickup streetrod using parts from the Revell 1931 Model A sedan and Revell's 1929 Model A pickup kit. He made the cab by cutting off the body a little bit past the door and scratch built the rear of the cab. This issue is still available from the Scale Auto website. Just go to the back issue section of the website.

Nice build. Good work on using the corduroy. Where did you source the small block chevy?