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GREAT job! And I really like the idea for how to do that pinstripe. It looks very nice. I really like what I see coming off of your bench. Charlie Larkin

Another well-done model. I love what's been showing up around here lately! Charlie Larkin

Charlie knows that feeling, too.... Another nicely-done job, Osku. Charlie Larkin

Now, that's the type of hi-performance car I'd drive...doesn't call attention to itself, goes like a scaled cat, and still has a tremendous amount of usable space. Cool. Charlie Larkin

Kippis, Osku! (lots of Finnish friends.) Great Dart, and please share more of your work with us. Charlie Larkin

I've noticed that for whatever reason, Brazil has a very high concentration of very, very talented builders. These three Edsels are exceptionally well-executed, and I agree with Jim, that blue/white car could have been the "aged" car following after much TLD (that's "Tender Loving Dollars.") Great, great work. I'm really enjoying what you're doing. Charlie Larkin

The '57 Ford looks very, very good in black. And your build is simply outstanding. Both of them. Charlie Larkin

Mischievous little runts.... Nice job, Matt. Charlie Larkin

Very nice. Great job on opening the doors. Question: how did you separate the frame with all the molded-in detail and get it to still go back together and look right underneath. Some pictures would be helpful. Charlie Larkin

I've been using Testors clear parts cement. It's a little bit thinner than I'm used to, so there is a learning curve, but it works well. Charlie Larkin

I never heard of the Juke R, and I didn't think it was possible to make an ugly car even more so. I have to agree with Roger that anyone paying the price of a nice house almost anywhere in the country for that is out of his mind. I will admit though, the 545-BHP twin turbo V6 that's hand-built in a clean room is VERY intriguing just for the engineering and construction. Too bad they couldn't put it in something more attractive. Charlie Larkin

I didn't realize he was making these....another kit to put on the "acquire" list. Charlie Larkin

The mention of Bleche-Wite brings up a question... Has anyone used this stuff as a pre-cleaner for resin parts? Charlie Larkin

What ratios of these items are you using? Charlie Larkin

Mike, quite a few models still use metal axles. But, yes, a quick air-dry if the model is solid enough isn't a bad idea. Otherwise, let it air-dry very thoroughly, may take a day or two. Charlie Larkin

Nice people, top-notch products. I've been a customer of theres since college (a LONG time,) so I can honestly say, buy with confidence! You will like what you get. Charlie Larkin

Not only will the quality be there, but Kevin, Jeff, and Kris are three of the nicest people in the aftermarket. Not only will you be satisfied with the product, but you'll like the people you're dealing with, too. Charlie Larkin

About the only thing that would improve that is some license plates. That is very, very nice. Charlie Larkin

Craig, I'll second you on the Stanley and Curved-Dash Olds. I'd buy bunches of each, espcially if they came with different bodies. I like brass-era cars. As to this 1911 Chevy. I remember the price tag (about $50) cruelly taunting a high school sophomore in 1991....that would be me. And now as a broke 30-something, the same price tag taunting me, but at least this time I can get a little money together. Kevin, if you make one of these, I will buy one and that's a promise! Charlie Larkin

Very nice work. I especially like the idea of using a lunch sack to help with some of the masking. Did you have much trouble with bleed-through at all? I would think the paper would still cause some of that. That engine is beautiful. This kit is worth it for that alone. Charlie Larkin

Man, that's one hot Slant Six! Charlie Larkin

Someday, I will try wiring an engine. I need to do it for me, as much as anything else. For curiosity, Mike, what size tubing do you use for your boots? I also see our car's owner prefers Accel wires.... Unfortunately, I just found out yesterday that I won't be able to make Classic Plastic's show this year. It turns out my cousin will be getting married that day, so that kinda takes precedent, especially considering I'll probably be taking the pictures! I guess I'll substitute with a visit to one of your meetings. I know I keep saying it, but I'll be up to Lowell at some point. Charlie Larkin

My nostalgia... Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, I miss a lot of things. Like having respect for others, one or two quiet days a week that were all but gauranteed still, and not worrying too much about the world because that's what kids didn't do. I miss my days in DeMolay, my high school friends, and many of my teachers, most of whom were fine people and whose company I enjoyed. Although I look back at many of them now with a somewhat kinder eye, I'm not particularly nostalgic for most of the cars of my youth, except for GM B/RWD C/D-bodies and K-cars because we had one. Although compared to what we have now, at least style and comfort-wise, I'll take almost any of them anyday over today's products, which are largely soulless appliances with (for me) uncomfortable seats and interior design. I grew up in a family of mostly retirees. When I was born, most of my relatives had already retired, or would be before I finished grammar school. This, I think, is one of the reasons I tend to look at the world quite differently than most of my peers. I find myself nostalgic, I suppose, for my family, most of which is now gone. But, that experience also shaped what I like. Big-band music, Art Deco, and the cars that go along with those things. As well as the cars of the Jazz Age and Depression, and the ones from my parents' youth in the 1950s and '60s. It also shaped who I am- thrifty, loyal, responsible, honest, and place integrity above all else. It gave me a perspective of the mental and emotional toughness needed to survive hard times; and it's one of the reasons, I think, I've been able to survive what for me has been a very bad last several years. I find myself, to a great degree, re-living a life I was too young to appreciate or understand in my childhood and youth, and before. I have become so horrified at what the world has become that I don't really care to be that big a part of it. I've found myself playing more and more in my own corner- an odd mix of new, old, and in-between. And it's the way I like it. Charlie Larkin

I agree. Your models are more "suggestive" of a car, than direct replicas, because of the limitations of your modeling medium. As a result, particularly with Studebaker and other extinct makes that didn't get sucked into another company, you have very little, if anything to worry about. Charlie Larkin

So that's why I haven't seen anyone in there this week... I'm having withdrawls! Well, that and last week was insanely busy. It'll be fixed soon, I'm sure. Charlie Larkin