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Thanks for the suggestion but there is no such thing as a model car swap meet or show anywhere near where I live. I have to rely on the Internet for stuff like this. You guys who have events close to you don't know how lucky you are..

Thank you. I'll have a look and see what they have. There is an outfit from Australia selling a Ford six cylinder on Ebay but the cost with shipping is a bit high. I had thought that one of the Rancheros had a six cylinder but I am likely wrong. I was figuring the same thing last night about just ordering from Modelhaus. Buying everything from Modelhaus comes to over $40.00 with shipping. Buying the kit at a bargain price on Ebay and then a hood and grille from Modelhaus comes in at around the same price but maybe I could trade the body, chassis, interior and what I don't use off for something else that I need. I'm not in any hurry as I have several projects on the go at the moment, but I do like to try to get everything together before I start on something rather than get stalled part way through it all because I am missing something. When it comes top obsolete kits, there is no such thing as a reasonably priced build, is there? I'll have the better part of a hundred dollars in this one when it is done by the looks of things when having a pint of the proper colour mixed at the local NAPA is added in. I could skimp and settle for something close, but I really do like the factory fresh look and colours for the most part.

Your episode reminded me of this "accident report" Dear Sir: I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block #3 of the accident reporting form. I put "Poor Planning" as the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the following details will be sufficient. I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I found I had some bricks left over which when weighed later were found to weigh 240 lbs. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley which was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor. Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly to insure a slow descent of the 240 lbs of bricks. You will note on the accident reporting form that my weight is 135 lbs. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding downward at an equally impressive speed. This explains the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collarbone, as listed in Section 3, accident reporting form. Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley which I mentioned in Paragraph 2 of this correspondence. Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold the rope, in spite of the excruciating pain I was now beginning to experience. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground-and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, the barrel weighed approximately 50 lbs. I refer you again to my weight. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and severe lacerations of my legs and lower body. Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move and watching the empty barrel six stories above me, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope.

A few months ago, I got a '65 Falcon convertible body on a trade here and it is much better than I had expected and well worth restoring. However, it is missing almost everything except the interior and good and tail lights, so I am in need of parts. Just wondering if anyone know whether the AMT '65 Falcon AFX or FX drag car would be a good donor car for a '65 Falcon convertible? In particular, bumpers, grille and hood, steering wheel, plus what ever else can be switched to a basically stock build on the convertible? I suspect that the chassis is butchered and useless but will other parts fit? The convertible will be a six cylinder automatic, so I am not concerned about the engine. Also would like to know which early 60s Ranchero came with the six cylinder engine or what kits would have a 170/200 style engine and preferably automatic transmission? Thanks in advance.

I was following this thread with great interest in 2012 until life got in the way. Somehow, I forgot about it until this morning when I found the link to it. How has the project evolved since last you posted? After all that work, there is no way that you would give up. I am really taken with the idea of using fiberglass to make patch panels and mold parts. I used a lot of fiberglass in my shop when I was painting cars as I did a number of repairs on snow mobiles and even the occasional boat so I am somewhat familiar with the process but I never used it to actually duplicate parts - only for structural repairs. I'm going to do some experimenting here over the next while and see what I can accomplish as I have a couple of p;d annuals that are broken and have pieces missing. The fiberglass may be easier than cutting panels out and then cutting patch panels and trying to glue them into place and maintain some compound angles that have some tight spots on them that will be almost impossible to sand and get a good finish. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

I have been wondering is anyone has tried and succeeded with any degree of success, combining an old annual with a newer, more up to date release of the same marque or using parts from a similar car to improve the chassis and interior? For example, I am wondering about combining an old build up that had a rough life '58 Ford hard top annual that I have with an AMT 57 Fairlane? I was considering maybe using the chassis and engine from the 57 as well as some interior components as those cars were very similar. The annual that I have is build-able but it is going to be a lot of work so being as how it wasn't that great anyways and I am already using some body panels from a 57 kit, I am wondering about going further. I have a ratched out, badly butchered 57 hardtop that I can cut up without feeling guilty but I have not yet test fitted an interior and chassis, so these are only thoughts at this point. If this seems like a possibility, I'd sacrifice an new kit for the 58 but I welcome any feedback before spending the almost $30.00 on a new 57 from my local hobby shop. As with many here, dollars are tight right now so I have to pick what I want to buy carefully. So this is where the expertise and experience of someone else who has walked through this minefield before is needed and much appreciated.

Who really knows what was going on behind the scenes in his life? Sickness, marriage issues or just too much on his plate may have caused him to fall so far behind. I am glad to hear for everyone's sake that he is trying to make things right. If his product is good, then perhaps he can redeem himself in the eyes of many and attempt to rebuild his reputation. It does seem that the resin caster world has more than it's share of people who may mean well in the beginning but get in over their heads. He is offering some neat stuff on Ebay and when I emailed him a few days ago with a question, I received an honest answer quickly so I'll likely buy from him after the New Year. So far, any resin caster who I have bought from has come through. When Excel was reissuing the Johan kits, I got burned for a considerable sum ( even by todays standards ) and that turned me off of mail order stuff for a long time. It's such a shame that all those molds got swallowed up into some deep, dark sink hole because there were some pretty unique offerings that we'll likely not ever see again.

Does anyone know of a caster who produces exterior and interior door handles for older vehicles such as the ones in the RM 59 Impala kit? Exterior handles are the most important I guess, but interior ones for detailing would be nice. If someone isn't making these, then maybe they should be because the molded on door handles just don't cut it.

Maybe I can help here. Where to start though??? OK, the Impala and Canadian built Bel Air 2 door hardtops are unique in styling in some ways as compared to their lower line sisters in quite a few ways. First of all, the roof as has been pointed out, is shorter and the rear deck lid on a Sport Coupe is unique to the two door hard top only in that is is much longer than other body styles. Two and four door sedans shared their rear decks with the convertible and the trunk lids do interchange but the Impala convertibles and sedans had a stainless strip running down the center and it's own "T" shaped trunk emblem molding. The trunk strip fits into the "V" shaped stainless piece that holds the plastic bow tie "crest" in the center and is a part of the fin moldings. So to build a sedan, the Monogram convertible and one of Tom's roof sections makes for a good starting point. I agree that attaching it and making it seamless is a bit of a job, but the efforts are worth it. The roof casting, like everything that Tom makes, is first rate and couldn't be better. All glass interchanges between all '59 model year cars, so that suggests that the roofs are all the same stamping as per being of course, either sedan or coupe. Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Olds and Cadillac all share the same hard top only and sedan and wagon glass and stainless window trim. The sole exception is the Cadillac six window sedan which has it's own windshield and I am honestly not sure about the rest of the glass in that car fitting the other GM products. So, for example, if you have a '59 Olds annual with a destroyed roof, then a Monogram Impala hardtop roof should be fairly close depending on how close the masters were to each other when they were made. When you get into these cars and start learning some things, the ingenuity at GM in making the same parts fit different makes is amazing. It had to have saved a pile of cash on tooling back in the day. We've really lost something over the years... To make a four door with the correct roof will be a true test of almost anyone's abilities - aside from some of the guys on this forum like Bill ( Mr. Obsessive ) and a few others who I swear are magicians and can build anything. Two door sedan doors do not, contrary to popular belief, fit on a sedan delivery or two door wagon, The lower door is the same, but the upper door frame is somewhat curved on the sedan while it is straight on the other cars. Just as a matter of interest, as if anybody will really be interested - but just in case - four door model wagon and sedan front doors are the same - but again, the wagon has its own rear doors. The two door wagon and sedan delivery doors interchange but without changing the upper frame. those doors do not fit a sedan and the door glass is different as well. I'll have to go out and do some measuring to make sure that the roof skin on all sedans is the same but I am pretty confidant that it is. On a four door, the added little pillar and window behind the read door needs to be added to the resin roof and the rear door frame will have to be fabricated. The roof, as Bill said, is lower on the sedan, wagon, sedan delivery and El Camino by three inches - pretty substantial and very noticeable when you look closely at the cars. And by the way, the two door sedan Biscayne resin kit that has been offered on Ebay is just a reworked Impala hardtop with the wrong roof and deck lid. No disrespect meant, but I know because I bought one. In my ever to be humble opinion, it's better to start with a resin roof from Promolite ( I bought several when I bought my 59 Ford two door Custom 300 ) and the convertible than it is to try to convert the resin "copy". The casting is nice enough and I guess that if either you do not know of the difference in roofs or simply don't care, then the resin kit may fit the bill. However, the one that I bought did not come with an interior, so if a street rod, custom or phantom Impala 2 door sedan is what you want, then you can use the Monogram interior bucket and it would do. Personally, while as I said, the casting is OK, I was not happy to have paid what I did for something that I could have done myself for less money. Like a lot of resin stuff, it's a reasonable facsimile of the real thing. Depending upon what model of Chevrolet it is that you want to build - Impala, Bel Air or Biscayne, the Monogram convertibles insert in the body sides may have to be eliminated. I glued strip styrene into the grooves, matching it as closely as possible to the kit body and then used a skim of filler and quite a bit of sanding to make the sides of the car smooth. If you are building a Bel Air, then the Bel Air side trim will cover up some imperfections if there are any, but it isn't that difficult of a task even for someone of my limited building abilities. The AMT '59 El Camino has the proper side trim for a Bel Air if you can figure out how to cast a copy of the trim which of course, runs the full length of the car. If you are building a Biscayne, then you have to make the trim or cast a copy off of the Modelhaus 2 door wagon or a promo if you can find one. Bel Airs and Biscaynes also do not have the rear "vent" that is found on the Impala models above the rear glass in the center of the roof nor did they have the stainless trim strip that runs along the top of each front fender. Look at the AMT El Camino and you will have a good idea as to the proper shape of the top of the front fender body lines. When I was working on my Bel Air hardtop conversion, I was able to sand the sharp edged trim on the fender tops down to what on a 1:1 car would be under those stainless strips.. And I know of no proper Biscayne or Bel Air side scripts, so ??? Again, I will add a side note here - the two door wagon was of the Biscayne trim level inside and out but it was labeled as a Brookwood. The sedan deliveries in both 59 and 60 were also Biscayne trimmed but the strange thing is that despite being a sister to the wagon, sedan deliveries bore the Biscayne scripts - in 59 on the rear quarters and in 60 on the front fenders. The aluminum trim piece on the dash board above the glove box was stamped "Chevrolet" as on the Biscayne and Bel Air line while the Impala models all had Impala stamped on that part. There were three different steering wheels - one that was Impala only ( same for 58. 59 and '60 Impalas ) and two others - one that had a small kind of painted or stainless ( seems to vary ) oval shaped horn button and the more deluxe horn ring available on Biscayne, El Camino and sedan deliveries ( standard equipment on the Bel Air ) with a chrome horn ring and a much nicer appearance to it. The AMT El Camino model steering wheel has the cheaper, more simple horn button but it is correct for Biscayne trim level cars and wagons, EL Caminos and sedan deliveries. Oddly, I have seen very few of those cheaper looking horn buttons in real life with the more fancy horn ring seeming to be the norm. I suspect that those horn buttons were left overs from the 58 Del Ray and Yeoman series and the factory just used up what was left on the earlier 59's - but I could be wrong on that. I have read two different theories on that but what I have seen suggests that the half ring, more fancy horn button was more common. The exact same steering wheel and horn ring was used in 1960 - 66 Chev pickups as an option too, by the way. The 59 Chevrolet trucks used the same steering wheel as the '55 - 58 ones. I've done some experimenting and looking and fitting regarding the options that I have been able to find for interiors. I do not know of a '59 Bel Air kit so the seat upholstery and door panels inside are going to have to be fabricated. However, if you are building a Biscayne, then you have two choices. The AMT El Camino has the proper dash for a Bel Air and if the chrome ( actually aluminum in real life ) trim strip that runs across the dash between the instrument cluster and radio on the top and the heater controls on the bottom is eliminated, aside from a small section above the ignition switch that on a 1: 1 car is about three inches long, you now have a proper Biscayne dash board. The Monogram dash is molded to accept the Impala-only chrome lower dash trim. The AMT dash is by far and away, the best choice. The El Camino interior is kind of a dog's breakfast with it's Bel Air trim on the dash mixed with Biscayne seat upholstery, rubber floor mats and door panels. Bel Airs had an odd mixture of carpet and rubber on the floor giving the false appearance of a fully carpeted interior with rubber floor mats. In reality, the only carpet was where it would do the least good to protect the floors - on the interior drive shaft tunnel. AMT did a better job on that interior than some present day manufacturers do on theirs which I think is shameful. Whoever did the master for the Modelhaus 2 door wagon did a pretty fair job on the interior with only really one glitch but we wont get into that. If you are building a car, then that minor flaw is of no consequence. The wagon interior bucket fits fairly nicely in the Monogram body with not a lot of work, giving you an instant Biscayne two door sedan ( can anyone say jet black with gray interior, 348, 3 speed standard Duntov CHP chase car?? like the one in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-HGx1O1oU ??? ) interior. The rear cargo area needs to be trimmed off and a rear package shelf fabricated from sheet plastic, but the interior fits amazingly well and yes, you can buy just the wagon interior from Don and carol. The Monogram or El Camino chassis would be of course be correct and both interchange without a ton of modification. The Monogram chassis is more detailed but the AMT front wheels are pose able. For some of you out there, that isn't an issue given what I have seen on these forums for for us with somewhat more limited abilities, it would be a learning experience converting the Monogram chassis. Interior colours were limited from the factory to the most common colour being gray, followed by brown, green, blue and aqua. Most Biscayne trim level cars seem to have had the basic gray interior although I have seen them with green, brown and blue interiors - but never have I seen a Biscayne or El Camino in aqua - a colour which makes for a beautiful interior. They may exist, but I can not recall ever seeing one. I have seen several Bel Airs with aqua interiors including a freshly restored Bel Air two door sedan that I have photos somewhere of that was here at my place one day. Talk about gorgeous!!!! Contrary to popular belief, there was no black interior until 1960 and no white interiors until later than that - 63 or 64 I do believe. Dash boards were interior coloured only and with a gloss finish until mid '59 when GM applied a semi gloss textured finish to them. The dash never was exterior body colour. The Monogram kit also provides extra pieces such as rear view mirror ( Biscaynes and Bel Airs did not have chrome mirror or mirror head pedestals - they were painted interior colour ), exterior door handles ( a feature that every model needs - maybe some resin caster should consider casting them as the door handles were virtually identical for decades ), exterior door mirrors ( another need in the resin world as discussed on another thread ), front fender ornaments ( available as an option on all models in '59 and standard equipment on Impala ) , rear deck antennae ( also available as an option on all sedans, hard tops and the convertible - either just one usually mounted on the passenger's rear deck or as a pair - one that served as the actual radio antennae and the other just a dummy ), front bumper with grille guard ( all models as an option ) fender skirts ( another option ) and other bits and pieces. If you proceed with this project and need photos or measurements, pm me and I'll do what I can to help. I am in total agreement that a four door and proper two door sedan resin kit would probably go over fairly well and as I keep saying, we really need a four door base line wagon or at least one that can be converted. I don't know everything about the 59 Chevrolet, but they have been an interest of mine since they were brand new and I have owned a fair number of them and I will be happy to help if I can. Sorry for being so long winded but I am just trying to be thorough.

Al, those are realy nice pretty colours on a very nice, clean build!!! Wow! VERY pretty!!! The softer, pastel type colours can be really attractive in cars from that era just as the brighter colours are. Soft clours to me suggest beauty, class and elegance while the "louder" colours can best be secribed as "sharp!!!" Yours looks like a very classy ride. Nice work!!

Steve, Just want to say sorry if I kinda hijacked your thread. This is supposed to be about the Ford - not the Monaco. I'll just message you next time I get into another subject as I did last evening besides what is actually being discussed. My most humble apologies to you and anyone else who was/is offended. *head bowed, hands behind my back, shuffling off to stand in the corner now*

Steve, I'd stay with the stock Monaco wheel covers if I was building that kit. I've been wanting a '65 and a '66 Monaco hardtop kit for some time now but they are always out of what I am comfortable paying for a model. Yeah - I know - I'm cheap. . I know from personal experience that the Monaco wheel covers in 65 really do look good on the real car and I've seen after market or other wheels that I think improve on those nice caps with the large spinners. If I was to deviate at all from the stock wheel covers which are unique because they were, to the best of my knowledge, only available for the one year on the Monaco model only, I'd go with a set of Magnum 500's as in the photo below. The picture from the sales brochure really doesn't do these cars justice nor do the caps look as good ( IMHO again ) as they do on a 1:1 car in real life.If you need any specific photos for detailing, My wife and I have owned a 1:1 white with a saddle interior '65 Monaco hardtop since the early 80's that is U.S. built, and a burgundy ( originally red ) with a black interior Canadian built Monaco convertible that I bought in 1976. I have had that car longer than I have had my wife and she and I go back a few years.. On the exterior, the Canadian and U.S. cars are identical, but our Dodges up here in Canada had Plymouth interiors and dash boards. I have long wanted to find a damaged '65 Monaco hardtop model that I could combine with a Polara 500 convertible and a '65 Fury to make a duplicate of my real convertible. That's an expensive proposition though given what those three kits sell for although I'd not use virgin kits or really nice built ups. Also, white, black or the beige as in the photograph below with a black vinyl top and saddle interior is very elegant looking and pleasing to the eye without being loud and in your face like some colours that I have seen these cars painted in. I have seen a triple black car and - wow! That car was in a league all of it's own!!! It was, simply put, breathtaking! The Monaco was marketed as a limited edition gentleman's luxury Dodge and I believe around 13,000 were built in the U.S. .. In Canada, Monaco production based on what I have read, numbered around 1,000 units. Given that convertible production was likely not much more than 20%, it seems that my convertible is a fairly uncommon car. I've read production figures for convertibles as anywhere between 100 and 300, so it is any one's guess. Incidentally, Chrysler never offered a Monaco convertible in the U.S.in any year. They were Polara models with bench seats and the Polara 500 with the bucket seat/console package. Just thought someone may find that mildly interesting..

Well, after all the heartaches and grief, you have created yet another masterpiece Steve. As I said in an earlier post, Geranium isn't exactly my favorite colour by any means and normally, I am not really excited about it on a 1:1 car. I have a '59 meteor Rideau 500 2 door sedan that was originally Geranium and white but was repainted red and I;d not repaint it in original colours - or at least I did not think I would. Now you have me thinking... your car definitely does look pretty and being outside in natural light indeed, as was said, "brings it to life". I have to admit that while you suggest that this is not your best effort, it looks pretty darned good from where I sit and while you have produced some of the nicest work that I have seen on this site, this one is definitely, to me, without debate or second thought, your crown jewel! Beautiful car and a beautiful subject!!! Thank you for sharing. So, on another note, when does the '65 Monaco get to be showcased? That one, I am looking forward to big time!

I am wondering what you guys use for steel under body.under hood lines such as fuel and brake lines, rad and heater hoses and park brake cables? A lot of us are on fairly tight budget as and with Christmas coming, the cash will no doubt be going other places besides our beloved hobby. What common dollar store or hardware store goodies do you utilize that are affordable to add detailing to your models? Or what pieces from what devices do you salvage for future use on a build? I ask this not just for my own curiosity but also to help others. Let's see what we can come up with here..

Jim, My heart goes out to you with regard to your wife's condition and I join with all who are wishing and praying for her total and speedy recovery. I am no stranger to the curse called cancer and to a small extent anyways, I can identify with you and what you must be going through. My wife falling ill is my worst nightmare because she is my best friend and has stood at my side for well in excess of 30 years. My absolute best wishes... The Camaro sure is looking good and the workmanship is superb! So what's next on the agenda once the Camaro is on the shelf for all the world to see and admire? I have a '79 Camaro that I can send you to work on if you ask nicely...

Jim, this is a pretty spectacular build that you have going on here. Actually, it's more of a work of art than a model given the detailing that you are doing. I have been silently following this thread as I am working on what will be a 1980 Berlinetta using an old build up 1/25 MPC non T-roof car as the starting point. It has lots of issues and I am kind of stalled at this point as I am uncertain as to just how far to go. There's just a lot that is wrong with the car but I will build it - I just am not sure as said, where to call it a day and leave well enough alone. Mine wont be anywhere near the quality of your 70, but I'm following what you are doing and not just getting ideas, but learning as well.It was graciously given to me by a forum member several years ago but has stalled out a few times when I got discouraged or life got in the way. I'm using the Baldwin Motion chassis and platform because of the far superior detail compared to the almost toy like running gear of the MPC kit. I hope that you don't mind me using as many of your techniques as I can to make this little car that will be a gift to my son as nice as possible. I do not have the tools or materials ( brake cables, fuel lines, etc ) to do some of what you have done, but if my efforts yield results that are even half as good as your model, I'll be a really happy guy. A very nice, professional build.. you should be proud of your creation.

John, your memory does indeed serve you correctly. These wagons had a solid headliner just as you described and it actually looked good until they got moisture on then. The wagon that I had was almost the 1:1 twin of what Dan is building. It sure was a pretty car and I hated to see it go when I sold it. A 318 poly with automatic, power steering and power brakes made for a nice driver. Mind you, those 60's and even 70's C body cars were so under appreciated and many a good car gave up it's engine for some model that was more popular with the car crowd. Today, Mopar guys scramble to buy a Sport Fury or Polara convertible but the appreciation came much too late for most of them. It's actually pretty sad.

Now that is a heart breaker if ever there was ne!! The only word that comes to mind to describe the A100 and it's Ford counterpart is "cute!" And yours is indeed a sweetheart and a winner! Nice in its simplicity and oh so clean.. I concur that yours is the nicest A100 model that I have ever seen - for cleanliness, colour and sheer beauty, it's a hands down winner!!! AAAA++++

Police television series cars? The ultimate one for me would be Steve Mcgarret's triple black '68 Mrcury Park Lane Brougham. To me, that is the most beautiful car ever used regularly in a televiosion series.

Tom, you sound like yours truly in how you look at old models. I agree that for many of the survivors from years gone by, another chance is indeed deserved and I think that in today's wasteful society, guys like us a minority. There truly is something about bringing an old model or a 1:1 car or anything that others think has had its day back to life, isn't there? I grew up in a home where my parents - my dad especially, had a true passion and genuine love and appreciation for antiques of all sorts - especially horse drawn vehicles.. Seeing him drag something home that he found in a barn and his excitement and love for "old stuff" eventually rubbed off on me although in my younger years, I couldn't for the lifeof me understand what all the excitement was about. It wasnt until we spent a year restoring buggies, wagons and sleighs that I really learned to appreciate the past and that has never left me. The methods and supplies and equipment for building models has come a long ways since we were kids and those old AMT Trophy Series and Johan kits were on store shelves. I wonder how we would react had we been able to look into the future of model building - I couldn;t even imagine someone doing what I see so many of you guys doing on this forum. I know that I will never come close to building all of my kits and I have no intention of really trying. After all, this is a hobby and not a job but one day, there will be a bunch of old unbuilt kits here that someone else will be able to enjoy because someone cared enough to save them. I work on what i want to work on and enjoy them all despite the fact that many are still sealed and have never been opened. It's my own little time capsule and I do know that there will always be others who will appreciate what we all have rescued, saved and built. Just some thoughts that i wanted to share..

With Pay Pal, you either get what you pay for or they refund your money and they go after the seller. He has some offerings that I have not seen in years like the 57 Ford sedan delivery and some really unusual Mopars like the '65 Chrysler. His prices seem to mostly be in the ball park so I may give him a try after New Years. I sure do like that 57 Ford sedan delivery though... it's really calling out to me..

Now this is an ambitious project that will certainly raise your level of experience and building skills, Bill!!! It will be an unusual model when done and may I ask if you have considered building a second one to offer to a quality resin caster? Getting things into their proper shape and place is a time consuming job at the best of times but this is looking good and accurate! Do you have photos of how you sectioned the roof? It would be interesting to see the steps. Keep up the good work as I am sure that a lot of people will be following your progress.

I just looked at the seller t.m.resin on Ebay and they have some pretty interesting resin conversions for sale. Dies anyone know what the quality of their product is like? Do they have an on line store or do they just sell on Ebay? They have good feedback and lots of it, but I am wondering how I missed out on seeing their auctions before tonight? Prices seem not bad - just wondering if anyone has had dealings with the outfit...???

While I am not usually a fan of customs, I have to say that this one really does appeal to me! your workmanship is always good Rich and this car has to be one of your best to date. I do like that blue with the white pinstriping and the detail is awesome! You obviously have many hours on this build and the love and care shows in the finished product. AAAA++++

And yet another work of art, Steve! I do not look at every thread on the site but when I see certain names attached to a post or a thread, I always try to take note and see the possibilities that even old issue kits have. You seem to have a way of bringing out the best features in your work and I'd dearly like one day to see your total collection. Especially appreciated are the rescued stray puppies that you breathe new life into as I have a real soft spot for forgotten, discarded things that most would never give a second look. I learned that from my wife 'cause that kinda describes her letting me be a part of her life. Seriously, I want to reiterate that you do excellent work and I always enjoy what you post. I look forward to your next build.