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Those chicken kabobs look quite good. I need to hit the one of the Armenian church picnics before the end of the summer. I'm overdue for some shish kabob done properly and some kef (party) music! End of the week, I'm planning on hitting the Portugese Festival in New Bedford to see some friends from when I lived down there and getting some carne no espete, or, literally, "meat on a stick." A wonderful concotion of spicy-marinated sirloin tips, onions, peppers and lingucia finished on the grille. A wonderful meal if ever there were one! Charlie Larkin

Looks good, Ed. To clarify, you smoke with the hickory chips prior to adding the charcoal, or did I misread what you were typing? I've gotten pretty good at grilling; I need to work on barbecuing and smoking. Charlie Larkin

Nice build, Ron. Question: is the white insert in the seats a stock option? I saw a really nice '66 K-code convertible in Starmist Blue with the blue Pony interior, that was really sharp. I might build one of these like that, but the blue with the white and blue interior like yours is pretty cool. Charlie Larkin

Are the 429 in the '69 XL and the Police Interceptor different? I remember that the Cobra Jet was wrong, but I've never seen exactly what differences are, aside from perhaps the air cleaner? I thought they were mostly internal? Let's see...1970, so a 302/351W would also be appropriate as I remember? Ford powerplants from this era are nothing short of mind-boggling! Charlie Larkin

That light bulb could probably be quite saleable as a resin item. Wow, that's impressive. If I could (and had the patience and skill to do it,) I might put a grain-o-rice bulb in the fixture and electrify the fixture so it would illuminate. Charlie Larkin

I love to cook. I learned at an early age from my father's mother and to a lesser degree, my mother, although she let me start cooking more as I got a little older. When living on my own, I did it for survival, and now that I'm back home, I do it because my parents don't want to. Sometimes, it's simple heating and serving, sometimes it's from scratch, sometimes, it's a little of both. I generally like traditional American and New England cooking, and Middle Eastern food, as those are what I grew up with. Perhaps we could start sharing some recipes, too? Charlie Larkin

Build to impress yourself. If you impress others....that just makes it better. Charlie Larkin

This is coming out nicely. Nice job on scratching the lift, too. Charlie Larkin

Great way to use those 1/32 Pyro, Life-Like and Lindberg early-era cars. Very cool back story and nice work, Tony. Charlie Larkin

I like this, Sam. Looks like some of the towns around here during the summer, too. Charlie Larkin

Nice job, Manny. Charlie Larkin

I like this very much, Tony. A few signs are all it needed to really perk up without being too much. Charlie Larkin

Very cool, Brett. I'll enjoy the finished product. For curiosity's sake- is drag racing and funny car racing popular in New Zealand and Australia? Charlie Larkin

Nathan, 1. Really nice job on the studding. 2. Funny- I'd be the opposite of your dad, I'd be pushing you to the workbench! You and Dad need to start a dialogue. Explain why you're doing what you're doing, and help him understand this is your interest, your passion, and your pursuit. Sports is cool, if you're into it, but you need to keep diverse interests, lest you suffer from burnout. 3. Basswood is the better choice for this work, absolutely. You might want to consider putting some sealer over the wood to make sure it doesn't warp, splinter, etc. Clear spray lacquer in a flat finish, available at any hardware store for short money, would do just fine. 4. As Tony Suggested, plain old Elmer's glue will be fine if you're doing wood-to-wood or wood-to-paper or cardboard. If you're using another material, such as plastic, I would suggest slow-set epoxy to give you some working time. To answer Tony's question, it's entirely possible an early garage could have been wood-framed, as many of them were converted barns, stables and other older commercial buildings. It was, and still is, somewhat common, to also build brick or concrete-faced wooden-frame buildings, although less so now for buildings like this in modern times, but it would have been seen in fairly regular use, I would say into the 1940s or '50s in rural areas, anyway, perhaps an occasional suburban/city location, too. Charlie Larkin

That's a very nicely-done model. I may try something like that myself, although I think using the real drywall might be taking it a bit too far for me. Charlie Larkin

Wow, I wish I could find a girlfriend, nevermind wife, that was as supportive of this as yours is. This sounds like this will be quite a nice little project. Charlie Larkin

Danny, that electrical panel is very nice. I like the photo-reduced fuse block you used for it. Great idea. What exactly did you use for the elbows and nuts on the conduit? Those look fantastic. Very, very impressed. Charlie Larkin

If we can find out who made that Lakewood (or is still making it,) sign me up for one. Ken- are you on the Lakewood group on Yahoo!? Charlie Larkin

I've never heard of this before. Good thing to know. Charlie Larkin

Some really neat trucks in that video. The super-stubby terminal truck is very cool. As was the tanker with the Mercury badging. If multiple wheelbases could be done, that would be very cool. One for a straight truck (think flat-bed sized....hint, hint,) and tractor-sized. Charlie Larkin

Click on the link to that picture, John. Here it is again just to be sure. http://www.riggsboysracing.com/66%20n-600.htm It's the third-to-last picture from the bottom. Nice red-and-maroon car with a tan top. Charlie Larkin

Athearn, Roundhouse, Westerfield, Mantua, Branchline, and most other rolling stock manufacturers that do freight cars of this era have made them. Charlie Larkin

One of my plans for modeling one day includes building an early (1950s) bi-level auto rack in 1/25 and an auto boxcar, combining two of my great loves (cars and trains. The boxcar I'd probably build cut-away, with one side in clear acrylic, the rest of it finished as normal. I know the New York Central, Pennsylvania, Santa Fe and Union Pacific all had these, as did a lot of the other big railroads. Some were double-door, too,making it easier to load and unload the cars. Charlie Larkin

I remember seeing at least one of these pictures a long time ago. A very interesting way to ship new cars. Notice the Eldorados in the double-stack containers. http://autoholics.co...ng-Vegas-649938 http://almosteveryth...l-car-shipping/ Enjoy. Charlie Larkin

Very nice job on this. I'd like to see someone do one of the Stepside box. The 2003-06 front end would be a neat thing to have available, too. Charlie Larkin