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Congratulations, James! My daughter came on the 25th 34 years age so I know how that feels!

I DO like that blue, but the paint shop needs to get that trailer cleaned up if they want repeat business on these customs!

hehehe ... and I got new Lithium batteries for Xmas! Thanks, Peter, and a Merry one for you and your family!

Sorry I missed answering this,Ryan .. but I'm not sure what the front rims look like bare. All my photos have the dog dish caps on. I would expect they are as you say.

Thanks Cory. I have sent her a link to here and she is appreciating the work. I'm going to try for a knife-free holiday, but those hinges keep staring at me ... Have a happy holiday

I'm working on the same ones I was last year ... and the year before.

That sounds interesting. There's a sticky thread at the start of the Hints section the forum that tells how to post photos.

oh! I wrote that down so I'll know where this has to go next.

I had the one photo with part of the seat in it and was able to manipulate it in Photoshop enough so it looked right. Thanks for noticing!

Thanks, Clay ..but I don't understand that "finishing" word you used ....

It seems I always needed more #80 bits for my wire holes. That or the higher 70 bits works for most spark plug wire sizes. It's easy to figure out .. get the size of the wire you use and use that to get a drill slightly larger. A #60 to #80 drill set is very handy for 1/25 models.

First, the hinges have have continued fighting me and getting absolutely dangerous! As I was cutting the tube and trimming the cut, I dropped the knife and instinctively closed my legs to catch it ... I did ... completely horizontal between my thighs and drove the blade into one thigh. It bled like a stuffed pig but did finally stop and close. Just another day in the shop. So, I went on to finish the seats and made the mattress for the rear. Both patterns were printed out on good quality paper and stuck with Household Goo. That worked well. The passenger seat is the stock one with some half rounds giving the pattern on the new molded seat.

Those are absolutely gorgeous builds! Mt eyes hurt from the shine coming off them! I'm sure they'll be a hit at the party.

I love studies ans this is coming along nice. But, I do agree with everyone that this has to come down more ... whatever it takes.

I guess I qualify as I really prefer 1/25 ... but only because my first kit, a 1958 AMT, was that. I do have some 1/24 because of subject matter, but I don't like it! Subject matter WILL get me to purchase other scales as I have a 1/87 Citroen Traction Advant and that 1/32 TR4 that both the Count and I had and that we'll both build ... some day.

Working link for George ... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/site/

That DOES classify as a classic! My builds of "family" cars looks nothing like this. Great looker!

From a non truck guy, that's a spectacular looking build!

Love that engine!

Great job replicating that one! Those wheels ARE "the find" of this build!

I'm back on the job after a few things got in my way. First, here's the correct Dark Blue paint. The body is in full primer and only awaits the hinges .... Speaking of hinges, I finally bit the bullet and started cutting the whittled down plastic tube into hinge lengths. While filing down the 3/32" (.0928) tube the inner hole became off center. The tube was chucked in a Dremel and I used a heavy sanding stick to take down the OD. I'm not sure why it ended with one wall thinner on one side using this method, but looking now at the photo I see I must have exerted uneven pressure on the sanding stick end to end along the tube. I had to stop around .073" OD as the wall got thin, but it's much better than the original ... even if 1.75" OD hinges ARE big! I feel good finally about these.

I'm with that ... YES!

Ed and Clay, I really appreciate the comments. I'd have to bet it will be next year for a finish .. really do! I got the new paint today and it IS the right stuff. I'll repaint the interior this week. The body is in primer and only needs me to get back and add the hinges before I start denting and rust holing it. (wow .. "holing" passed the spell check!) Now, Ryan ... those rims look fantastic! When you're done, you be sure to post them in their own thread. I'm not sure how many have really seen them, though it seems there's plenty of lookers here. I'm sure you will have many takers for this set! Now, tell me those AREN'T my rims!

THIS is what I'm talking about! My daughter said she bought this van for $500 and sold it for the same Don't know if any Chrysler vans are around, though.

AWESOME! I will defiantly be getting a set!