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I like it. Charlie Larkin

Very nice builds, Randy. Charlie Larkin

It's still cool and I still like it. Charlie Larkin

I think the anti-lockout only appears on some cars. I do remember Dodge had that on the Dynasty as early as 1990 if your car was equipped with power locks. Basically, if the key bell circuit was closed, the circuit to the driver's-side power lock was left open. The other doors would lock, but not the driver door. I'll have to play with some new cars and see what does and doesn't, because I do like that idea. Charlie Larkin

I had a date this afternoon with a woman who wasn't completely crazy. A little crispy around the edges, but in a good way. Even tolerates the idea I build models and have a model-(soon to be) manufacturing firm for a business. Gee, Bill, maybe the stars are lining up for us both. Don- I test-drove a Fusion a couple years back. Very nice little car, you'll enjoy it. If I ever get a new car and am in that price range, it's my first choice. Charlie Larkin

As I'm weird like that, it might be worth going to the hardware store and seeing if they can cut you a couple of keys to keep in your wallet for the door in case of such a thing. I keep two key rings. One for the car, one for my house and other buildings. On the house key-ring, I keep a spare door key for my car in case of oops. Charlie Larkin

You're going to have to. Lots of projects ahead. Hopefully before the end of the year. Probably a simple scheme like black/red to make the building faster. Charlie Larkin

That's a cool display, Tom. I like it. I'm getting ideas.... Charlie Larkin

That looks great, Ron. For a while, I wasn't so sure about building this kit, but after seeing yours, Doug Long's and Steve's '71, I'm pulling the trigger- eventually. Even with the grille, with some black-wash and some careful building, these look really good. Perhaps the grille will be adjusted for future releases, I hope so, but even if not, these really are good-looking models when constructed carefully. Charlie Larkin

That looks great. How did you rig up the grille-mounted spare tire? Charlie Larkin

Very nice work on that. Charlie Larkin

That poor truck probably wouldn't have stayed that clean for that long. Very nice. There's a little farm not far from here that's using a Ford of that vintage for on-the-property work still, maybe short distances with the farm plate. Poor old truck looks like it's spent sixty winters in New England, too. Re: woodgrain. I'm not sure how accessible Testors paints are down there, but they have a new line called "CreateFX" (as in "create effects,") and among them are several wood tones. One of my friends tried them out and he said they work pretty nicely. Might help your woodgraining woes. I'm thinking of grabbing a bottle myself and giving it a try. At most, all you might have to do is to dry-brush a little bit of the darker brown to emulate the veining in the birch. Charlie Larkin

Something which I, personally, am glad he did. Charlie Larkin

Those candy decals would be good for billboards and painted-on-brick signage, too. Looks like a neat little kit. Charlie Larkin

That dash is incredible. Charlie Larkin

From what I've seen of 3-D scanning/modeling, the scans will accurately scale down all details to exact reductions. For example, you might need to make a small tweak or two for things like scripts, so they're big enough to see or foil. But yes, the scanner will capture everything exactly as you see it, provided it's operated correctly. Charlie Larkin

I agree with Harry about the Gold Cup kits- excellence at its best, and the Turbine Car is my personal pick for best of the best. A lot of the 1990s Lindberg kits are very nice, the '53 Ford, '61 Chevy after they fixed the windsheild, and '66 Chevelle are superb. I like the '64 Dodge and Plymouth, too. Some say the roof might be a bit flat, but they look very good to me. Monograms capital-C Classics are also excellent models that, to my eye, depict excellent mold-machining, design and very good reproduction of details. As Dan mentioned, the '53 Studebaker is a winner, too. Galaxie's postwar Chevies and Moebius' efforts, even if not 101% there on a detail or three, still look superb when assembled and their flaws are comparitively minor, and do not, in any way, shape or form, detract from the finished product. What is perhaps most unsettling is that so many of those kits are from 40-50+ year-old molds. Almost a 60/40 split in favor of the older tooling, once all the Monogram Museum Pieces are counted. Charlie Larkin

Unfortunatey, I can't take credit for "rumpswab," as it was originated by local radio host Howie Carr, with the full radio trailer being "Rumpswabs, moonbats and hacks, beware! Howie Carr is on the air!" Very Boston/Massachusetts-focused political and current events talk, usually, but he occasionally has on an interesting author or other individual. Does a pretty good job getting presidential candidates, too. WRKO does broadcast online if you want to check it out. I'm right there with you on the sniper thing, but at the same time, I keep wondering if it really is the better way to go, but that thrill of getting what you want is only excelled by watching some sneak outbid you with no time to react. Charlie Larkin

Have mine and the colors picked out, waiting its turn in the queue. Charlie Larkin

We're having fun looking at it. Great work. Charlie Larkin

Looks good. Charlie Larkin

Fantastic! Wagon lovers unite! Charlie Larkin

Hope you enjoyed it, Tom. Looking forward to seeing you at LIARS. Charlie Larkin

eBay snipers. Some rumpswab pushed me out on a MIB 1960 Corvair by $2.50, just as I was going to add another few bucks' padding. I'd be happy with a restorable built one, too, but I was looking forward to the prospect of not ungluing all sorts of stuff; all the promos on there at the moment are a mess, and I don't want to to deal with the warping. If someone were to cast a '60 in resin, I'd be a happy camper. Might actually save a few bucks, too. This followed my monthly AGBU meeting that became a disaster from the moment it started- all the women...well, let's just say they behaved like their "functions" lined up and went after me and the other guy all night, stoked by one of them having boyfriend problems. Oy.... Charlie Larkin

The inspections are torture. Dinner usually makes up for it because it's two hours and we can relax. During the inspection, I can take a nap- I'm the Treasurer and nobody cares about me! Small solace, the chili was well-received and it's a recipe I created and actually bothered to write down, so it's repeatable. Charlie Larkin