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Very nice save, and great job dressing up the engine. I'd like to see how this all came out. Charlie Larkin

I thought the original post was very funny. After the week I had, I needed a good laugh. Charlie Larkin

Correct. Charlie Larkin

For the record, you can get halogen incandescent bulbs. They're a nudge more than regular incandescents, but still far less than florescent, and they don't have to be treated as a HAZWOPER at disposal. Sylvania also makes their halogen bulbs in the U.S., which is nice. You won't find a florescent bulb that can say that. As to the original post....very, very, good. Regardless of who came up with it. Charlie Larkin

Great use of hodge-podge parts, Tom. Charlie Larkin

High-speed is nice, isn't it? When I moved out, I had DSL and really came to enjoy it. When I had to move back home a few years ago, Whose service are you using, out of curiosity? A lot of these companies tend to set up shop all over the place where you can't otherwise get high-speed access. Charlie Larkin

Looks good, Dave. I like the 1959-60 GM cars. Charlie Larkin

Too bad he went under. That looks like a nice casting. I'll get Bandit's Scamp, though. Those little coupes are nice-looking cars. There's a '74 Swinger for sale near me that needs a little cleaning up, but is a very good start. I've toyed with grabbing it if the finances present themselves. Charlie Larkin

I like that Olds. Charlie Larkin

Looks great, Brodie. What are the green connectors for, or were those Toyota's standard junctions? Charlie Larkin

Beautiful work on the striping! Charlie Larkin

Looking good. Black on black works nicely for the big Mercs of the '60s. Charlie Larkin

I agree with James; I like the mid-90s AMT sheets; Tamiya's sheets are very nicely detailed, but it does take a little time to learn the paint codes. One common fault all Japanese instruction sheets have is a general lack of English, relying too much on pictures. Moebius' sheets aren't bad, but could use a little more detail and should either go to the standard AMT/Tamiya-size sheet or follow the LoneStar-style booklet. The 1960s Monogram sheets I've seen with nice photos of the assembly and very detailed wording aren't bad, either. Charlie Larkin

A new frame and floor-boards wouldn't hurt, either.... See above. For the record, the last real wood Chevy wagons were the '49s. The '51 is wood-grained steel, although very nice-looking when it's in good condition. If I had the money, a way to get that thing home and some place to do a restoration on it, I'd seriously consider grabbing that. I'm so fed up with my newer cars, that I'm seriously thinking going all old-school with a Jeep for the winter. Charlie Larkin

I substitute-teach junior/senior high school- so I'm around your kind all the time. Sometimes, it's as terrifying for me as it as it for them. As Drew and Danny suggested- do mind your spelling and punctuation. Yes, it matters. As Lee also suggested- don't beat yourself up too bad over it, either. If you find yourself in the greater Boston area on a second Saturday or third Wednesday of the month, please feel free to come to a MassCar meeting. We'd be happy to have you. We meet at 150 Rustcraft Rd., Dedham. If you'd like, send me a private message with your e-Mail and I'll add you to our e-Mail list to keep you advised of activities and our quarterly newsletter. Charlie Larkin

Pillared and pillarless now.... Kevin, you're going to spoil- and bankrupt me! But with your quality, it's well worth it. Charlie Larkin

Put me down for at least one, possibly two. Dad will want this, too. Charlie Larkin

Nice design and good workmanship. I'd definitely recommend building some kind of cover, hinged or not, to keep dust off. Charlie Larkin

The elements are fitting together pretty well. This is going to be pretty spectacular completed. Charlie Larkin

Looks great, Mike. Charlie Larkin

Cool, Mike. This will be another nice build of yours. And a cool story. Gotta do a low-number plate for this one.... I'd suggest a 3-number one...you can say it was Mr. Parregrin's father's plate (the originals plates up to about 3224 were issued in 1903.) http://www.mass.gov/rmv/history/ I was hoping to make it up to Lowell yesterday, but didn't get moving early enough. Charlie Larkin

Glad to see this back, Brodie. And it looks very nice. Charlie Larkin

Here's a link to what Will did. This might be another approach for those who want to give this a shot, but are a little shy on doing massive surgery. I do remember Will saying it would need a small amount of filler to level off the roof, but overall, it worked pretty well. Charlie Larkin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ModelCarsUnlimited/attachments/folder/1148198578/item/706533271/view

One guy on the Model Cars Unlimited Yahoo group did a similar conversion. He elected to cut both roofs and decklids off the cars and swap them. The cuts were made behind the doors, eliminating the door issue. I'll see if I can figure out how to post some pictures of it over here. There was a small amount he needed to fill in, but the overall conversion came out very nicely. Charlie Larkin

Definitely a massive thumbs-up from me. As to primer- I generally stick to Plasti-Kote, it seems to be a little cooler. I've also used the inexpensive "Bright Beauty" brand with no ill effects. Charlie Larkin