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Hope you're feeling better soon, Terry. For curiosity's sake, did you make it to MassCar Sunday? I was keeping an eye open for you and Mike, but didn't see either of you. I did, however, run into MrMike. Charlie Larkin

You're doing a great job on this, Greg. I've enjoyed watching this build come along. Charlie Larkin

Nice, clean builds, Ted. Charlie Larkin

A very nice build. The Bel-Air wagons are a bit rare, and that's a nice change from normal. Your work is inspired- and inspiring. Charlie Larkin

Very nice color combination and an excellent restoration job. Charlie Larkin

NICE! The classic coach colors (dark blue, maroon, dark green, black, etc.,) work nicely on big Pontiacs of that vintage. Very nice work on that. Charlie Larkin

Oh yes...different too! Charlie Larkin

What a sharp Camaro. I always thought it was unfortunate that GM never did the second-generation F-body as a convertible. I remember seeing a couple of front-drive A-body convertibles around here; a Century and a Cutlass Ciera. They made a nice-looking drop-top. A new Cadillac 4-door convertible? Rob- next time you see it around town, see if you can snap a picture of it. I'd be very interested in seeing how that came out. Charlie Larkin

Hooray! I'll look forward to seeing everyone there. If you see me around, please take a moment and say hello. I'll be manning one of the tables from 12:30-2:30. This is me. Don't worry, Mike has met me and I only look scary! Charlie Larkin

Absolutely stunning, and congratulations on your award. Charlie Larkin

The black with the medium-bright blue interior is cool. I like that. Usually I don't care for black/blue- car looks like it got into a fight, but this came out nicely. Something to definitely be proud of. Charlie Larkin

Usually not my thing, but the paint work is outstanding, and the color combination looks great. Try taking a couple of pictures of it outside; it might help the camera pick up the color shift better. Charlie Larkin

GREAT job, Jared! If you ever want to bring that south and display it at Classic Plastic or MassCar, it'll be a most-welcomed addition. Good to see you back en force. Charlie Larkin

This is definitely a positive development for the aftermarket. Having seen most of these products up front at one point or another, and having met Kevin and Jeff, I can tell you that this is going to be one major force to be contended with in the industry. I wish all of you the best in this great endeavour. Support this, folks, you won't be sorry! Charlie Larkin

That GP is on my "get" list. One of my favorite cars of the post-war period. Bring some to MassCar with you! Charlie Larkin

I like the building. What did you use to construct the walls? Charlie Larkin

Very nice so far. Where did you find the "OK" used car and Pontiac signs? For the macadam surface, I think sandpaper might actually be a bit coarse. I'd suggest buying a couple of bags of N-Scale model railroad ballast, apply it to the flat surface with glue and then paint it with Floquil Grimy Black, Aged Concrete with a little black mixed in, or I believe either Floquil or Polly-S makes a color called "Asphalt" if you want the new hot-top look. For older hot-top, use the Aged Concrete/some kind of black and put some spots of Grimy Black on the surface to deliniate oil leaks, etc. Steam billows could be simulated with separated cotton balls, torn up to make it look wispy. The white takes care of the color. Attach with craft glue. Charlie Larkin

Mike, this is really coming out nicely. I'm very impressed with the quality of this build, and the engineering challenges you've overcome with getting a lot of the features to be what you wanted. It will be a pleasure to take a large number of pictures of this next week. Charlie Larkin

Nice work, Mike. The silver/red is a nice combination. On the subject of silver and foil not showing up well....I've often thought of purchasing a '58 Buick or Olds and painting that silver just to watch people go into argentum onero (that's "silver overload" for you non-Latin speakers.) Charlie Larkin

Very cool, Mike. I'm curious, in what way are the wheel-arches misshapen? I just never noticed before. These are nice kits an build up beautifully. Charlie Larkin

With all the possible options, I don't think I could stop at a case. Revell could tool up a lot of options in one kit. Cutlass Calais/Salon, standard Supreme, Brougham and 4-4-2 with minimal extra effort and a really not that great an extra expenditure once you consider the tooling for the body and engine. Most of the extra parts would be on the chrome tree, two unique designs of taillights (one with the little rockets in them, the other with the mylar strip running vertically,) and a few different grille inserts, depending on year and trim-level. Even the 1987-'88 grilles and composite headlights wouldn't be that tough to do. The only real challenge aside from would be the interior door panels, as those changed almost yearly. Charlie Larkin

Very cool, Bruce. Charlie Larkin

Last summer, we happened across a broken 1929 Duesenburg Model J with a Murphy Body. Apparently, the ignition gave out. This is me on the left with my friend Vartan and his lovely wife this past January at an AGBU event. Charlie Larkin

You've got some great picks, Darin, and I'd buy just about every one of them. I like your picks for the '57 Chevies. The Nomad and convertible especially are models that are WAY overdo to be done. Let's hope Revell does. Charlie Larkin

However you decide to get this done, Brandon, you can do this. Good work so far. Charlie Larkin