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Hmmm, I'm still here and enjoying a Sam Adams Old Fezziwig Ale. So far, so good! It makes me wonder about all this coming from a race of people who no longer exist. If the world does end, I hope they have beer and a hobby shop wherever we end up!

The Story Once free of the railroad crossing, McNally turns his Charger towards Rt. 91 and Connecticut to meet with the collector, a gentleman named Wayne. He arrives at Wayne's collector car business and walks into the showroom and is greeted by Wayne himself. They sit down in Wayne's office to talk about the Caddy and the sale of the car. “Where is the Cadillac now,” asks Wayne. “It is the Boston Police Impound Garage as evidence.” “I don’t suppose they’ll be releasing the car anytime soon, will they?” “Not until after the investigation has concluded and maybe after the trial if someone has been caught,” says McNally. “How unfortunate. I may have a potential buyer for the car. I guess it’ll have to wait,” replies Wayne. “Probably. Has anyone approached you about the car besides your potential buyer?” “No, no one. Just the one buyer whom I have known for years. I can’t divulge his name, but I can forward any questions to him if you have any.” McNally says he doesn't have any questions for the potential buyer at this time, but he will call Wayne if he does. McNally decides to leave before he spends money he doesn't have on an AC Cobra that is on display in the showroom and get back to Boston for dinner with Caitlyn. The Build Chassis assembly is underway! The distributor and coil have been wired. A mockup of the engine and chassis. McNally Will Return...

Thank you guys! I am so glad that this one is off the bench and the end result looks pretty good. If this kit hadn't fought me so much, I would have finished it sooner and displayed it for the Classic Plastic Model Club Challenge back in September. Oh well...life goes on! While looking at the pictures of this A100 again, I noticed that the passenger side of the instrument panel was falling off so I went and reglued it back into the proper position.

Thanks guys! I have been wondering about the chrome decals in this kit. I may try one and see how it goes. If it fails, then I'll use BMF. The Story McNally drives up to the corner and takes a left onto a side street, quickly does a 180 degree spin and pulls up to the corner and stops the Charger. He didn't have to wait long when he sees the old truck, a flatbed wrecker, pull out of the driveway of Derek's house and drives off in the opposite direction. McNally pulls back out onto Shanna Road and hangs back far enough to keep the old truck barely in sight. McNally follows the truck for several miles until he comes to a railroad crossing and the gate come down stopping traffic. He loses sight of Derek's truck...one of the downfalls of tailing a suspect alone. It is just as well as he needs to start heading down to Connecticut to interview the buyer of Walter's old '59 Caddy. The Build I spent some time painting small parts today and I'm about 95% done. Some parts require more than one color and some require a second coat of paint. McNally Will Return...

Thanks Phil! I'll keep that in mind when I start back working on the body again. The Story McNally arrives at the slightly run-down looking home of Derek Parregrin and parks in front of the house. He goes and knocks on the front door and waits until a man pulls back the curtain and angrily says, "What'ya want?" McNally identifies himself and asks to talk to Derek Parregrin who reluctantly lets the PI into the house, but keeps him in the foyer. His responses to McNally questions about his parents surprised him as Derek is quite angry and answers the PI's questions with short and rather vague answers. Derek then tells McNally that he has an appointment to get to and ushers the PI abruptly out and slams the door behind him. McNally gets into his Charger and as he drives away, notices the old truck parked in the driveway. The Build After two weeks of not being able to work on the Caddy, I was able to start working on the engine again. I drilled out the heads for plug wires and painted the engine block with Testors Gloss Dark Blue enamel paint. I had previously glued the intake manifold onto the block and removed it to paint under the manifold and the valley cover. With the manifold painted, I reglued it back onto the engine. McNally Will Return...

Thanks guys! Tony, I just had to get this one off the bench since I don't have a "shelf of broken dreams" like some builders do. If I didn't finish it, it would have been an albatross hanging around my neck!

Great job on your Judge, Shane! The Chrome T's look just right on this car. Excellent!

At the Classic Plastic Model Club Christmas party, I got the Revell 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RS in the Christmas Swap and a Revell 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko/SC 427 Coupe in the monthly raffle. Plus, an Nikon L310 digital camera...an early Christmas present from my wonderful wife! Thank you honey!

A fabulous looking Scout, Tony! I like the work you did on the suspension which raised it up to a good height! Fabulous!

Thanks Steve! Several years after the Spenser For Hire series ended it run on ABC, Lifetime cable network ran the cancelled series and offered Robert Urich an opportunity to return to the role of Robert B. Parker's popular literary hero. Four made-for-TV movies were produce from 1994 to 1996 and were based more on the books than the TV series. In the first two movies, Spenser's ride was a lowly and uninspired Ford Probe. In the last two movies, Spenser drove around in a '67 Mustang GT and this is clearly not the same car as used in the TV series. In Spenser A Savage Place, Spenser's old girlfriend comments about the Mustang to which Spenser replies, "Same old car, new paint job." Any fan of the series would know that this is not true. Different car altogether since this production was filmed in Toronto, Canada and not Boston, Mass. and the Mustang used in the movie was sourced in Canada. For whatever reason, Robert Urich decided not to continue with any further movies as Spenser and A&E cable network picked up the francise and offered the role to actor Joe Mantegna who continued for another three movies.

Rob, the kit glass has some smears and marks on it and I have since cleaned it up as best as I can. AFAIC, this one is off the bench! I would like to thank all those who took the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

This is my Overhaulin' style '65 Dodge A100 painted with Tamiya Mica Red over red primer. The wheels are Pegasus Chrome Ts.

These pickup/vans from the early to mid '60's were unique for it's era. Chevy tried with it's Corvair platform and failed miserably in it's attempt. They had better luck with the truck chassis version. But, I will always like the Dodge A100 better because I am a Mopar fan.

Thanks Sam, Dirk, and Danno! If there is one thing I would change about this build would be to have added heater hoses. Oh well, maybe next time...

Thanks guys! I hope you have a lot of patience, 'cause you'll need it for one of these kits! This old tooling has made building this kit difficult for me at times. The worst part of this kit are the doors as the fit is terrible. I had lost interest in building this kit and now I just want to get it off the bench and move on to another (and perhaps a better) build. A major step forward today as the body and chassis are finally joined together after installing the windows and the instrument panel. I'm not sure what kit these exhaust pipes came from, but I drilled out the ends, painted the tips gloss black, and sprayed Alclad II Chrome paint on them. More to come...

Thanks Shane, Steve, and Ben!

Thank you Ray and Jim!

Thanks Dirk, but be prepared to do some work if you are intent on using the Revell '68 hood on the AMT '67 Mustang...they don't fit together! The Revell hood is larger in width and length. I had tried to find the hood to AMT Fast and Furious '68 Mustang, but to no avail. If you are going to use the Revell hood for the louvers, be prepped and ready for major surgery.

Thanks for the nice comments guys! Yeah, the color appears to be somewhat red in some of my pics and that must be the camera's fault. It does say to point and shoot!

Here's the link to the finished '67 Mustang in Under Glass. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=36610

Jim, you have a good eye!

The Story McNally stops at a gas station in Springfield to top off the Charger’s gas tank. He goes in to pay for the gas and asks if there is a phone book he could look through. The attendant takes his money and hands over a Springfield area phone book. He flips the pages to P and looks for Parregrin and finds only one…Derek Parregrin. The address shows 153 Shanna Road in Springfield itself. He hands back the book and thanks the attendant who only grunts something that might have been “Your welcome.” Back in the Charger, McNally enters the address into his GPS and finds the route to 153 Shanna Road starts the car and heads back onto the highway. The Build I started on the Caddy 390 CI engine this evening. I also started detailing the dash. McNally Will Return...

Thanks Dirk! I have my Overhaulin' style '65 A100 back on the bench and my '59 Caddy is still under construction. Check them out!

I am forging ahead with the A100 and I got a lot done on it today between running to the kitchen periodically to check on the turkey in the oven. I detailed painted the rotors and installed them onto the wheels. The engine and suspension has been installed. And, the chassis and floor pan are up on four wheels! More to come...

Thank you Jon!