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Good job on this, Jordan. Charlie Larkin

Tom, Custom Aerosol on Central St. in Leominster will mix that for you. Your choice of 2-oz bottle for an airbrush or spray can. Nice people to deal with. They do need a couple of hours to a day for older colors, however. Charlie Larkin

Is that suitable for use under lacquer? Charlie Larkin

The Olds blue is much too bright for the Toronado. Pontiac's metallic blue is much closer. Also, I don't think that bright blue showed up until around 1968. Charlie Larkin

And I stand corrected. This past weekend, I ran into a mostly-original '66 Toro at a car show, and, much to my surprise, the engine was a shade very close to Pontiac's metallic blue. Turns out the gold engines were in the other lines (F-85, 88 and 98.) Charlie Larkin

Well, for starters, Christine was actually a Belvedere, not a Fury, Furies were only in Buckskin Beige with a special white and gold interior. Why Steven King (who's a bit of a car guy) used Fury instead of Belvedere, I don't know aside from possible familiarity with the public. In any event, I second Scale Motorsports' upholstery decals. Charlie Larkin

A few months back, I picked up a Revell '68 Chevelle SS396, and mine had a mis-moulded hood. I went to check Revell's website, and at least as of then, they weren't honoring requests for replacement parts. Does anyone know if they are? I would actually like to try and get that one built this year. Charlie Larkin

These are two very good ideas. If it helps generate revenue for the magazine, and keep it going, it should be seriously examined. Charlie Larkin

Very nice color and build. Charlie Larkin

Great build and photos, Steve. The color works nicely on it. Charlie Larkin

Very nice job. What a neat car. Charlie Larkin

Code C http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/chipdisplay.cgi?year=1969&manuf=Ford&smodel=Comet&info=&page=10

Excellent, excellent build. The only thing I caught....the engine should be gold, the transmission unfinished aluminum. Your photography, as always is exemplary. I have an unbuilt '66 I plan to build soon, in Dubonnet. Charlie Larkin

The color works well on those flying buttresses and the overall shape of the car. I'm still trying to decide what color I'm doing mine in. I'm sort of leaning towards Black Jade....super, super dark green that almost looks black. Charlie Larkin

As of about thirty seconds ago when I clicked on this, only green and smoke were listed. Yeah, it's expensive, but for some people, it's just the ticket. I'm going to try my luck with paint, although the major concern I have is building up noticeable thickness. I suppose if I do it inside, it might work better. Charlie Larkin

Noted. Thanks, guys. Charlie Larkin

We have to do a little updating to the electrical. The plumbing mostly works properly, so we're leaving that alone for now. I've pretty much decided drywall and skim-coat is the way to go for the walls, and while things are opened up, insulate what we can, probably with foam. The major concern is the exterior- covered in asphalt shingles, and they're starting to go after 50-ish years. The good news is where I can see original claps, they look like they're in pretty good condition and have a good coat of paint on them, so there's that. The roof needs to be done, as do several windows. Right now, we have a couple of pieces of foam in the rear bedroom opening- they're gone completely. Basically, the family that lived here before us had four kids, from talking to the neighbors. Oldest daughter is a nice girl. The other three were like the Tasmanian Devil on crack. And several poorly-behaved fosters, too. Allegations of drug dealing out of the house, and the list goes on. My plan is to fix the worst of the problems and go from there. Charlie Larkin

Lucked out, appears to be all-copper. The man that owned this house for about 40 years was a plumber and knew all the good local people, so it was done right. The people who owned it immediately prior to us were...not so kind to the house, but the solid aspect is still there. I'm planning on $50-60k over the next 3-5 years, plus whatever I have to do to get the garages straightened out. Charlie Larkin

With Photobucket going to a subscription model, and photo storage space in your account limited, what has become the preferred photo hosting site for pictures in threads and such? Charlie Larkin

Not far. Devens stradles Ayer, Harvard, Lancaster, and Shirley. About thirty minutes east of me on Rt. 2. Actually, believe it or not, quite a bit of the wiring WAS updated in the 1960s or early '70s, and most of it was done pretty well. With that said, there is a fair amount of knob-and-tube still present. I have to get an electrician in here to figure out exactly what's still live or not. I've been advised to do that by an insulation contractor before attempting to insulate anything, as insulation and knob-and-tube do not play nice together. The repairs needed in my room and the living room are small, Spackle jobs for tiny missing areas and cracks. Not worth busting it all down yet. The hallway is the worst of it. And out there, yes, we have every intention of adding outlets in the hall, where there are none, plus phone jacks in each bedroom for convenient solid internet connection and because we keep a phone in the house, partially for some of the work I do now, partially because cellular service in this area is very unreliable, especially after storms. Besides, there was no difference in price with or without the phone, so why not? It's good to have a backup. Charlie Larkin

No insurance or a high-deductible plan? Ouch! Charlie Larkin

As mentioned elsewhere, I am now living elsewhere. My father and I bought what will someday again be a very nice 1914 village colonial in a little mill town in northern Worcester County, Mass., called Athol. Athol's most famous contributions are the L.S. Starret Co. (world's largest measuring instrument manufacturer) and the famous 19th Century anarchist Lysander Spooner, who, in a bit of irony, was a clerk for the Post Office. We bought this house as a foreclosure for a cash deal because we had to do hard money. We came in knowing it would need work. One of the things it REALLY needs are large sections of wall repaired. The walls are the original horsehair plaster. Does anyone know how to fix this stuff? One of the guys I went to high school with does do some plaster work, but if there's even a chance I can do it myself and have it come out right, I might be willing to look into it. My honest inclination is call someone, have them take down the plaster, and then drywall/skim-coat. I'd prefer not to do that in the interest of integrity of the house's history, but I also can't think of a better way for DIY. I know Frank can do actual plaster for me if I ask him. The plaster is crumbling under wallpaper and chunks occasionally fall off, it's chipping in rooms, and several roms have a very rough finish plaster that really looks terrible (1960s-era "remuddle.") Anyone have other suggestions? Charlie Larkin

Very nice work so far. Charlie Larkin

Exactly, and with most of the hard work done (i.e., setting up masters,) a second set of moulds, especially if done using 3-D printed metal, wouldn't be too expensive. Charlie Larkin

Try again, I have space. Worst case..e-Mail me. chlarkin8575@yahoo.com or send me a PM on Facebook. Charlie Larkin