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All American 2000 Iron for me. My Cavalier SS is fun, I can work on it and I have no payments. The last year has seen nearly everything go bad all at once. BUT, it was as bought except for a few mods I made some years ago. The alternator, starter, PS pump, front calipers and hoses, a rear drum rebuild. I overheated it 2 years ago so it has a hotter cylinder head now. Got 6 years out of a NAPA battery but just had to change it. Put four tires on my aftermarket rims. it's got a few dings which I will remove this coming spring and spray it silver again minus the goofy but tasteful graphic it has. the plan down the road is a 380Hp supercharged Ecotec with a manual. Cobalt rear calipers and a handling package. Then I'll just cruise the Benz full time and take it out on weekends. Try that with anything newer than say around "10". Nothing NEW for me thank you. Cripes, even my bike is an 85, and that's the newest bike chassis I've ever owned.

OK, I'm up to speed. Dan, you will have incoming soon. My diabolicalness will be in play.

NOW I REMEMBER!!!!! Good luck with that Dan.. What do I need to do? Post up a partial built so another can finish it right? Oh Goodie!!

I buy vintage comics almost daily on eBay. I've learned a few things and yours is very sound advice. If I'm hot for an issue, or anything for that matter i do lots of research FIRST. I've gotten bargains a plenty as a result. I'll wade through completed auctions as well to get a sense of the going value. With the amounts I sometimes spend and the vintage books I'm looking for it pays to sit down for at least an hour or two. If I miss a deal here or there it's not as big a deal as overpaying. I do the same with models. I've been wanting the Monogram 66 Chevelle Street Rat. The red one with the blown big block and straight axle on the box. They appear often but are too high for my liking. I've missed a few good deals but eventually I'll find an unbuilt in the 20.00 range. My patience is my ally.

Whatever is on sale for this guy. I learned a while back to buy the smallest bottles possible or it will dry up long before I use it all.

My phone shows text that says "Scam Likely" as it rings. A VERY nice feature indeed.

I love it. My brother Rick is the range master at the Warren Rod and Gun club in RI. I take it there at least once a month. I've been taking the .357 as well. I've had no issues with the Taurus but I've heard of a few. Breach problems? Slide problems? At first mine seemed a bit snug but with careful cleaning and lube it's been a great sidearm, I probably should have purchased the Glock, but the price was right on the Taurus.

Well done. That's a finicky kit.

That is seriously gorgeous. I may steal that color for mine.

Brilliant Bill. We here can all appreciate craftsmanship. Yours is exceptional.

I too have an S&W 686 J frame. I load it with .38 most of the time. I also have a Taurus 9mm and two Remington 12 gauges. If some ner-do-well comes in under their own power they are leaving under someone elses. We don't take kindly to intruders here at casa Frias.

That is b@d@55!!

It's a sharing thing broski.....

Subscribed. I dig your channel. I have my own, take a look some time.

Looks great. Perhaps a little muck and wear to make it used?

I should have some paint on it soon. I have the interior almost done so perhaps a few pics tonight. Thanks for the interest.

That was a very bright car wasn't it? You did a great job here....

Thanks everyone. Loss on such a personal level is best dealt with in as positive a manner as you can. In my case I see things all around that he built, made better or simply bought. I live in the house he bought and it is now mine. I still have his PT cruiser and all his tools down in the basement. I choose to see his life in everything around me and it has helped with losing him. Andre, it will always hurt I guess eh? That's OK, I want it too. That is life affirming. I had my dad for 52 years of my life. It was more than many get and for that I am grateful. This car is another example. My dad was head over heels about the new Challenger. I thought he might even buy one at one point but he didn't. I saw this kit and painted it in the color he liked and built it for him. It was really that simple. There was a WIP on this site about this car and I never saw it through so here it is now in all its Lime Green glory. Another of his favorites.

That is the nicest build of that kit ever in the history of everything.

Another build I've never shared here. Built for my Dad for Fathers day some years ago. It has a Dakota Digital dash, but I simply couldn't get it to properly focus. Still not sure of the wheels but I'm not changing them. Dad loved it so that's good enough for me.

As I work on my Fujimi Countach I was looking at some builts from years ago. My Father passed away July 22nd this year and his man cave is full of builds I have done since I was a kid. I have all those builds again and I was looking at some of them and since I'd never shared them before I thought I would do so now. This started life as the Monogram Plum Crazy funny car from the mid 80's. I forgot where I got the decal set from but it's a decent quality and accurate to the original kit. Nothing fancy except plug wires and Alclad for the front and rear bumpers and injector hat. A blast from the past and one of my fathers favorite builds of mine. I look at it and think of him, and that's why I built it in the first place.

Primer all over the place....

"pratt?" oh p'shuhh.... I like the back and forth of the forum. I wouldn't do it otherwise. I have thick skin and can take anything that's dished at me. I also have the Huayra kit with the PE. That is in line quite a ways back but this thing got shoved to the front mostly by the "which is better thread" started by JollySipper. That and the fact that I no longer do commission builds has given me the free time to devote to builds I wish to see done.

Thanks Dann. I have the flares in what I think are their best positions. Looking at reference says the rears sit too high in relation to the top but I can live with it. I'm excited to see someone do a WIP on the Aoshima kit so i can see it go together for myself. Handling one at a show quick like and sitting on the bench with it all apart are two very different things. I shot the body parts with Duplicolor FP101 filler primer. i have a couple of spots to hit with filler and then sand the entire thing with 600 before I'll be ready for color. Perhaps a few days. Meanwhile the chassis is shot with semi black and I have white primer on the interior pieces. Pics when things can be handled.

Left and right sides of the body. As you can see the drivers side window frame dips quite a bit. I put the glass in to see and it straightens out perfectly. The comments on the glass were interesting but mine seem clear. I'll lay some Future down on them for maximum clarity. Interior parts that are getting red paint are all in one place and awaiting a wash before white primer.