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Nice car, Steve. Thanks for the link on that. Charlie Larkin

Hmmm....dunno, that metallic taste might not work so well with the root beer! Actually, that sounds pretty good, Chris. I'll enjoy seeing what happens when you get it on the body. I like the visor and the cleanup so far. Charlie Larkin

Nice job simulating the undercoating look on the floorpan. I always tend to be "thorough," and do it like a good workman would have and get it all, including the tunnel. The gold engine looks vaguely 371-394. I like the Riviera air-cleaner on that, too. Nice interior remodeling. I'm not a big custom guy and like Jim, I prefer a little gloss, but this is coming out very nicely, and so far is a model to be proud of. Charlie Larkin

Looking nice, Mike. Hope your post-snow clean-up is going well. Charlie Larkin

A great neighbor who finished up our driveway for us after the Blizzard of '13. Thanks, Steve! Charlie Larkin

Criminy, that thing is ancient! What year is it? Almost every Japanese car that vintage around here would've turn to a pile of rusty dust years ago, I'm surprised that didn't happen in Finland of all places. Charlie Larkin

Well, our neighbor stopped by with his W3500 and cleared the end of the driveway and about 95% of what else was left. It was scary for a moment when he actually got stuck in our driveway! I then moved the car and cleaned that up. Dad's is at the shop, so that was one less to work around. Drive ban will be lifted at 4:00 and I'm going to go out and get some more pictures. Charlie Larkin

We ended up with around 30". Even though it's light snow, removing it is exhausting even with a snow-thrower by virtue of the huge volume. I'll take some pictures. As soon as I can get to CVS to get them developed, I'll share. The travel ban will be lifted at 4:00 P.M., which is good. I'm getting a little cabin fever. Mike- glad to see your wife got home okay. Did you trade your Infiniti for the Countryman? And how do you like it? Mark- LOVE the picture! I saved a copy for myself. Charlie Larkin

Beautiful work! And I really like the color. What did you use? I've bookmarked your album so I can go through it in more detail later. Charlie Larkin

I can't get into the wheels, but the rest of it is very, very nice. That photo used for your background is super. Charlie Larkin

When AMT released the '55 2-door sedan, SAE had an article on a build-up, and in it was how to duplicate the original Coral paint, using a mix of Testors orange, black and white. I don't remember the ratio, but it looked convincing. This looks very good. I agree with Rich, some brushed-on Dullcote or similar product would fix that glossy interior right up. Charlie Larkin

A lovely tribute. Charlie Larkin

Personally, I'd like to see that AMT Model A Tudor get re-issued. I love Model As. Were it not for the mechanical brakes, I'd seriously drive one every day in the nice weather. A lot of members of the Minuteman Model A Club do exactly that. It's always so nice to see them on cruise- 20-30 Model As in a line in all most body styles and colors. Charlie Larkin

The entire City of Quincy is blacked out. Will be until tomorrow. The roads are so bad, they won't even send out the power trucks. Most of our outages are on the South Shore of Boston, which is actually helpful, as it'll make getting things running again a lot faster. Charlie Larkin

It's a little hard to say to account for the blowing. According to the news, Framingham, the next town over, has 14" officially. I'd say when it's all done, we're going to get around 20-22". Track all the fun here! http://boston.cbslocal.com/ Charlie Larkin

I just looked outside the door...after it blew open. Screw it, I'll wait until tomorrow. Charlie Larkin

You'd be better off using the six from the Trumpeter Nova. The 1960 engine is quite different. A couple of people cast those engines. Escort Resin is one. Don's a nice guy and a pretty decent caster. I think someone else does, too. Charlie Larkin

That is really nice, Harry. Charlie Larkin

Neat idea, Ron. I'll keep an eye on this one. Charlie Larkin

I just looked out the door. I kinda wish I hadn't. I'll probably go out in a little while and clear some. At least the electric snow-thrower Dad bought works pretty decent. He was able to get about four spots equivalent cleared in about ten minutes with about three or four inches on the ground. Looking out the door, I'd say we have about 8 or 10 right now. Mike- did your wife get home safe? Charlie Larkin

That's nice and clean. The color combination works well on it, too. Charlie Larkin

The Tamiya clear blue does a pretty convincing job of simulating the Soft-Ray tinted glass. Overall a very nice build. There's something to be said for curbside kits that assemble quickly. Charlie Larkin

That came out very nicely. The color suits it well, too. Charlie Larkin

I voted for the pickup, but I'd be happy with any of them...IF and ONLY IF a stock build option is available. I agree with Bill's call; stock with up-gradable components to period-correct rods is crucial to have any real further sales success. Charlie Larkin

We have around 3-4 inches here right now. Dad and I will probably go out and do some shoveling a little later. Charlie Larkin