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I'll look forward to seeing it in the morning, John. Charlie Larkin

I'm getting your phone number before next year, Mike. At some point we're going to have to run into each other. Perhaps you can come east for Classic Plastic or MassCar. I'm toying with going to the Good Guy's show at the Big E. We'll see as the date draws closer. Charlie Larkin

Can't argue with that too much. Charlie Larkin

I'm at the hotel with a friend of mine who's not a builder, but whose girlfriend is on Long Island, so he'll be going to see her tomorrow. Getting here was interesting, coming from 287, Rt. 23 seems to magically disappear, Rt. 46 and a road trying to force me onto I-80 appeared, but I managed to find my way back, taking a back-roads tour of Wayne in the process. Just need to get my bearings to dinner, and I'll see as many of you tonight as possible. Charlie Larkin

That sort of pearl yellow is a very interesting shade. I know little about gassers, or race cars broadly speaking, but that's a nicely-done build, Dave. I'll look forward to seeing it tomorrow. Charlie Larkin

Beautiful job on that. Charlie Larkin

Wonder if they're still running it? Very nice, Felix. Charlie Larkin

I thought the diesels in the new F-series were shoe-horned in. That Boyd Red is a nice color, Mike. This'll look good. Charlie Larkin

"Ford's legal counsel is investigating how best to address the issue" says the article. Easy- buy the offending company and start building Chinese-market-only vehicles there. Or bury them under enough lawsuit they'll go bankrupt. Either is fine with me. Charlie Larkin

All I have to do is install the mirrors, and we're ready to roll! Mike Laliberte and a couple of other people asked me about this kit. The good: 1. Body dead-nuts on. 2. Very nicely detailed interior with an intelligent, positive assembly sequence. 3. Looks GREAT when it's done. 4. Nicely-detailed chassis plate that looks almost Tamiya-like when detail-painted. The not-so-good. 1. Remove the locating pins from the tail lamp lenses and glue them on (I used clear parts cement.) 2. The headlight assembly is not done well- very fussy. If you buy this for a kid, make sure you do that part with them. 3. The very soft, low-grade plastic was rather unsettling. 4. Rear bumper doesn't like to stay on- I'll probably end up gluing it in. See the build here. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88581 These are the completed pictures sitting on my Sho-Case base. This is the side view. The Tamiya Maroon looks great on this, I think. The rear with my home-made index card "decals," a Massachusetts "Greenie" license plate (313-IFD to give a nod to Chrysler's brochure license plate of late- the Detroit area code with the initials for their "Imported From Detroit" campaign,) my Masonic roundel (York Rite,) my DeMolay roundel, and two bumper stickers commemorating the "Boston Strong" movement (The 617 runner's tag is to denote Boston's traditional area code, the blue and yellow ribbon reads "Boston Strong" in 1:1, and is the colors of the Boston Athletic Association, sponsors of the Boston Marathon and in memory of the horror of April 15, 2013.) A front view And now that it's 2:40 AM, I should get to bed- lotta driving to do tomorrow...well, this morning. Thanks to all who cheered me on- see at least some of you at dinner tomorrow. Charlie Larkin

Another stunner. The detail painting on the cotton batting in the air cleaner is great. Everything....just....wow. Charlie Larkin

Challenge met! See under glass. Charlie Larkin

My LHS had another PT come in. Completion this evening when I get home, and pictures in under glass. Charlie Larkin

I'll be across the street at the LaQuinta- it's what I could get. To finish my project- if I can't get another PT locally to raid the headlight lens from, I did see there were a couple of hobby shops on Rt. 23, both not far from the hotels. Anyone familiar with them have any preference? Charlie Larkin

ARRRRRRRGHHHHHH!!!!! While getting ready to do the final assembly, I found the headlamp lens unit is missing! Looks like I'll need to see if I can scare up another PT tomorrow someplace- given the time constraints I'm working under for Thursday, that should be very interesting. Worst case, it's WIP while I wait for Revell to send me another one. Charlie Larkin

Impressive; I want to see how you handle the coachwork. Charlie Larkin

Welcome aboard, Tony. Charlie Larkin

Clean build- always a good thing. You're happy with it- that's the most important thing. Charlie Larkin

Okay, folks. I didn't see one in this area or down in the shows section, so let's do the annual NNL-East check in. So you know who to look for, run and hide from or throw stuff at (depending on your opinion of me,) this is me. These are the best pictures of me that I have right now. I'm standing on the far right in the back row. I'm looking forward to dinner Friday, renewing acquaintances and meeting people for the first time. Charlie Larkin

Thanks, Ray. Off to fix the bumper now. Assembly will probably be after sunrise, and almost definitely prior to leaving for Jersey. Charlie Larkin

I now see why they generally recommend a fresh blade for BMF. The good news is the small amount of foil the PT needs is done. The paint looks really good. Although It doesn't absolutely need a clear-coat, I'm probably going to shoot one on it anyway because I think I ended up with one of BMF's periodic "not quite" envelopes. Not a huge deal. This first picture does a pretty good job of showing the true color. Here are a couple of more. The finish is coming..... Charlie Larkin

Looking good, John. Charlie Larkin

A new steel 12" ruler for cutting foil and other stuff. Makes life a lot easier when the markings aren't faded. Charlie Larkin

Still looks good to me, James. Grab some outdoor photos when you get a chance. I'll look forward to seeing those. Charlie Larkin

Very cool, Bill. I look forward to hearing what they had to say. I was going to go to Plastech here in Boston at the end of March, but ended up very sick that week, so I couldn't do much of anything. Charlie Larkin