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This would also make a very interesting rep-stock build. In this context, though, it's very, very nicely done. Charlie Larkin

I'm glad this one got drudged up. I like it. Charlie Larkin

The overall effect works well, as it does on all your builds. Great job, Marcos. Charlie Larkin

Great job with that hood. A very inventive way to cure a quite vexing problem. Charlie Larkin

I was in Chicago once...although go another time besides March; oh well, that was spring break and one of my closest friends (one of two guys who I consider to be the brothers I never had,) moved there. Cold and windy, but a neat city. I plan on going back sometime, perhaps in the spring in or early fall when it's a little nicer. Dan lives up near the Twin Cities now, and I plan to go there sometime, too. I enjoyed downtown, and there was one day of outstanding weather, so I took advantage and walked around while looking at grad schools. Charlie Larkin

I was up for most of the night doing something job-related; I was trying to get started with a real estate appraisal company and was working on getting my stuff organized. So I slept in a little. About 8:30, I was just waking up, and my mother barges in the living room (I ended up sacking out on the couch,) and said "a plane just crashed into the World Trade Center." I was only semi-coherrent at that point, and turned on the TV. I grabbed a cup of coffee and returned, listening to what was happening on the Today Show. Although I hoped it was some kind of horrible accident, I had a nagging feeling something else was going on. My thoughts were confirmed a few minutes later. Over the next several hours, I logged onto AOL, read what I could, called a couple of friends living major target potential target, like Chicago. I contacted another friend doing her Master's degree at a big college in Florida. I was calling all my friends, and trying to find out what was going on with them. Panic doesn't even begin to describe it. Later that afternoon, I had to go mail a couple of bills and a resume for another part-time job I was applying to for a little extra cash, and the streets were much-lighter trafficed than normal. I also had to run over to the grocery store for a moment, which was next to my regular hobby shop and barber shop. Watching people just standing there talking and discussing what was going on was just mind-blowing. I was a bit worried, as was my mother, that my dad was a potential target, working at a large VA hospital. Fortunately, nothing happened. The following day was somber, to say the least. I went to my appraisal office, the secretary, owner and I all talked. It was disturbing to all of us, and the TV was on constantly. I was listening to the radio, and then I heard....Copley Square in Boston was being evacuated. My mother was in there, visiting my grandmother, and my dad wasn't too far away at the quarterly meeting for the Grand Lodge of Masons. I stopped at a friend's apartment, borrowed his phone, and called Grand Lodge, and asked them to relay a message to my dad about what was going on, as I couldn't get through to my grandmother. Fortunately, a false alarm. That night, Sept. 12, I had my Odd Fellows lodge meeting. Most of the membership of the Odd Fellows is the World War II generation, and as I came in, watching these men, some of the most mentally-tough people I had ever met, with their expressions, said it all. I asked Bob Kincaid, who was in the Navy from 1933-'58, what he thought. All he could say "I never thought anyone would stoop lower than the Japanese did. This is horrible! Pear Harbor had nothing on this. I've never seen anything like this, and I'm thankful at my age, I probably never will again." Bob was a tough old sea-dog, and there he was, in tears. The other members of the lodge were in agreement. This was a week that is pretty much imprinted in my mind. Like Challenger, President Regan being shot, Gulf War I, and so many other major events in the course of history during my lifetime. I thought September 11 was best summed up by none other than Col. Qadaffi, who, in an address to the Libyan parilament said "there are some so inherently evil, that even enemies must set aside their differences and stand together," that being represented by Yassar Arafat and Ariel Sharon both giving blood within a few miles of each other at two of several Red Cross and Red Crescent blood banks set up throughout Israel, the Palestinian sector and Jordan. I can only wish that some of the lingering feelings- patriotism, a real understanding of the importance of faith, family and friendship, hard work and the values that made America great, stayed. Instead, we returned to greed, ignorance, and sloth, all while decrying our nation and almost every faction of secular, spiritual and political life promoting some kind of xenophobia. I hope the forces of good that guide this universe- however any of you shall call upon them, will guide us all back to those principles that make us strong and unite us into the great nation we can, and should be. Charlie Larkin

I wish I could get a little bit of weathering down....even just enough to make it look like it was driven some. Your work is inspiring, Doc. Charlie Larkin

Any of the above-mentioned subjects would be welcomed by me. It would be very nice to see a non-Chevrolet 1950s GM car. I'd really like to see one of the Eldorado/Fiesta/Skylark triplets. Or an Olds Fiesta wagon, for that matter. Charlie Larkin

Why do idiots breed? Although I still got more than few good laughs out that, it's still very, very worrisome. Charlie Larkin

I think there was a plastic 1971-'73 Riviera made originally. I know that R&R offers a resin-cast one, although whose it's based off of I have no idea. A nice modern kit would be welcomed. Or a resin body made to fit AMT's lovely '66, as they were the same basic underpinnings. All one would need is a 455 in 1/25 scale, or have the 455 in 1/24 from the Monogram GSX suffice. Charlie Larkin

Nicely done, Neal. Did you use photographs and print-outs for the walls? Charlie Larkin

I like this, Tony. And the basic concept will scale up to 1/25 very nicely. Great job. Charlie Larkin

Very nice, Lee. Congratulations. Charlie Larkin

Sorry to hear of this, Bill. I hope everything turns out well. We're all here for you and I'm sure ready to lend assistance in any way we can. Charlie Larkin

I don't know how I missed saying anything. Wagons, after all, are my favorite animal. Great job on this. Charlie Larkin

That's all anyone can ask of anyone. We're all here to help you, so don't be afraid to ask questions. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Charlie Larkin

I am now thoroughly impressed. Wait...I was before, anyway. I'm more-so now. Charlie Larkin

Well, I would be a little more interested in this if it wasn't for the chopped roof. I might, however, pick one of these up to use as a conversion for the fastback that Jerry Koszut offers. http://resinrealm.net/-MCM/FORD/48Ford2dr/48Ford2drsed.html As for that Olds grille.....I NEED to figure out how to make a '46-'48 Olds. The Galaxie Chevy is definitely the starting point, it's figuring out how to do the job properly. Charlie Larkin

I was always a little surprised that Volks never did a 4-door from the factory, but that taxi looks good I might actually try this myself. The build itself is beautifully done and all those accessories look great. I wonder if Nokian (the Finnish tire company, and part of Nokia, which we all know for mobile phones,) has something similar to Mr. Bibendum (aka The Michelin Man)? Charlie Larkin

Go ahead, tell me nobody saw this one coming... Nice build Charlie Larkin

The car's not bad, either. Charlie Larkin

For the education of those of us not trained in art and having never been able to pump the answers out of artist friends by any means, I've seen a lot of products like medium flow, etc.? Is it similar to Floetrol for house paint, or is it different? And what is this stuff anyway? Mike, for a cream yellow, I'd suggest either Testors light yellow mixed 2:1 with their cream as the major component. The Model Master Light Ivory with some yellow might also work. Charlie Larkin

Nice job on that, George. I'll look forward to the finished product. Charlie Larkin

Nice model, too, Phil. Charlie Larkin

VERY nice. I agree with Jeff, use a little flat/semi-gloss for the finishes to make them look a little more realistic. Overall, though, great execution and a nicely-done theme. Charlie Larkin