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I didn't get it yet because I just ordered it online - a Carney Plastics 21 car display case. Merry Christmas to me. Merry Christmas to me. Merry Christmas to meeeeeeeeeeee. Merry Christmas to me. (supposed to sing to the tune of Happy Birthday to You). My wife is actually going to pay for it though.

I never argue politics or religion. Can't win at either, so why try? I think we're having fun and it's a relief from dusting and cleaning the bathrooms. The windows in my truck need cleaning before going to the Round 2 Model Car Storage event in the morning. I'm just one of those people who still believes in fantasy - Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Great Pumpkin, and PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING! A couple of years ago I met The Animal, Dave Batista, in the Washington-Reagan National Airport. We talked for a few minutes. What a nice guy. Nice until he gets in the ring against the Undertaker. Okay. Okay. I'm going to clean the truck windows. PS - we're having fun, aren't we?

You gotta be kiddin' me!! There's no Santa Claus? I believe in Santa. And even saw the movie that proved it - Miracle on 34th Street. What about the Easter Bunny? Come on, you gotta believe in something. How about God? Nobody I know has ever seen Him but there's a ton of people who believe in Him.

I was channel surfing yesterday and there it was - ECTO 1A - right on the TV set. It's still raining here after 2 1/4" rain yesterday. Now the grass is going to grow and need to be cut. But that means the reindeer will have to be moved before cutting. And then moved back. The heck with it - I'm going to Daytona!

The Lindberg '35 Auburn isn't the greatest kit around. The 2 piece body and 2 piece rear fenders annoyed me but I liked the body style - but changed it. I used 23" Pegasus Ts, Chevy 409. NExt time I get one I'm going to cut the grill out of the shell and replace with something else.

Nice looking El Camino. Where's the boat? DWC43 -the dune buggy appears to be an EMPI IMP, if that helps.

I really hate it when people keep rumors going - Mr. Rogers was NOT a sniper - he was never even in the military!!

Model CARS magazine forum. Where does it say boats?

I found a set of the Caddy lights from an old Merc kit. I'll bring them Sunday. I usually don't put mirrors in my builds so probobly wouldn't need any dice - but I'd like to see them. maybe I'll start installing mirrors.

Ecto 1A. The Ghostbusters car. Yeah. It's '59 Cadillac. They were available as a custom option on '49 Merc kits. They were chrome so would need to be cut off the main part and painted red.

What is an ecto 1a? Couldn't the taillights be made from something? I guees we'll have to look closely on Sunday.

Looks good Chuck. Love the color.

Mark, Nine years ago I finally had enough of the Illinois weather and left Aurora for Citrus Springs, FL. Been lovin' every minute of it. Unfortuantely, I'm required to attend ViêtNow National Board meetings on a quarterly basis in Rockford. Next trip is in January. Please ask everyone you know to turn on their heat full blast and open their doors and windows in an attempt to raise the temperature.

Beautiful model. Everything looks perfect! WOW.

Glad to hear you're doing well, Clay. Keep it that way! Don't volunteer for anything. Keep your weapon(s) clean. Eat and eat whenever you can. Don't eat yellow snow. Thank you for taking time from your life to serve our country. God bless you and God bless the USA. SEMPER FI.

Cool model. Love the color.

If there's snow, I won't go. People around drive stupid on dry roads. I can just imagine what they would do if snow was on the ground. Grimreaper & Mustang3.8 - I wrote down the models you're looking for and will keep an eye out for them. Three parts missing? If it's a Revell or Lindberg kit, those manufacturers are pretty good about sending out replacement parts for free. The left coast of FLA is supposed to be dry, sunny and 70 on Sunday. Hope the other side will be similar. In either case, Lyn, I'll be bringing my canopy again. You laughed last time but it came in handy, didn't it? Oh boy, we're going to get some work done and have a good time doing it. Can't wait to get there.

I used to put parts in a container, pour in the purple power, and let it do it's thing. Most recently I added an additional step to the process - I put the container into a zip lock bag and seal the edge. The purple power seems to do a better job and quicker when it's sealed up.

I'm so happy I've never dealt with you - and never will.

Eric, I drove 25 miles just to visit Hobby Lobby because I figured they would load up for the holidays. NOT! This is the store in Ocala, FLA.

Acres does some nice work. Nice babe too! Zed's work is fantastic. But for the life of me, I can't figure out how the masking is done and how those fine lines are created. I've tried Line-O-Tape, slitting tamiya masking tape and still can't get the lines these guys do. Is there a secret someone would like to share? Please.

Good looking wheels. What are they? Are you going to fill all those chrome trim holes? I can imagine the holes filled and that trim across the middle painted a contrasting color - but that's me. I have a '58 Chevy kit but it must be AMT. Mine doesn't have all those holes.

Got squat! I had a 40% off coupon for Hobby Lobby and stopped there today. Their shelves were almost completely empty of model kits.

Don't listen to them Mike - DON'T CHOP IT! It looks right the way it is.

I can't give an opinion about other model car forums because I've never been there. MCM is the only forum for me. I've never ssen so many fantastic models! The ability to share ideas and parts, swap parts, and gets tips on how to do stuff is great. Why would anybody go anywhere else?