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Outstanding idea, Junior - and excellent execution to boot!

I would say the AMT '55 sedan is as good a place to start as any. I have one I bought a long time ago and it has so many major ripples down the side of it I don't know that it's usable, but I still think it would be a good platform to work off of... Tubbs - Your '55 looks out-of-this-world. I love its stance and what you've done to it so far.

They'd be perfect...

Me II !!! LOL

For your viewing enjoyment... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMT0vvImqIE

Very clean, nicely detailed build. Super paint!

Boy this build looks good! The stance is dead-on, your K-member work looks great. The frame work you've done up in the nose is super. I like everything about it (as usual!!!!).

You did a great job on your k-member, Tyrone. I like everything you've done on it. Looking forward to further updates!

Thanks to both of you... Is the base body of the 72 the same as the 70? The reason I ask that is I read where the Challenger and Barracuda have a different wheelbase. I don't know if that's true, but if so, I was surprised to read that because I thought their chassis were identical with different sheetmetal attached. If we're talking body-only matters, what differences are there between the 70 and 72 grille? Is the taillight panel difference due only to the obvious taillight change or are there other changes to it re contour or other? Guess I should probably just find pics of 1:1s in both years and see if I can figure it out so I don't have to bother you guys...

Given that I'm not a Mopar guy, what differences are there between the 70 and the 72 Cudas? The grille, at least at first glance, appears to be similar if not the same. The taillights are obviously different. Are there other differences? Don't roast me, guys! LOL

Glad to see you back Derrick. Very impressed with your build, brother. I'll look forward to seeing updates of your "little things"...

Fair enuf. You answered my question...

Very sharp job of carrying out your detail work on the inside, Darryl. Since this is a replica of your 1:1, I'm trusting that the roll cage bracing behind the main hoop accurately reflects the way your 1:1 was built. I'm just curious why parallel diagonals weren't run back into the trunk area like is conventionally done. It obviously worked and kept you safe, but am curious nonetheless...

Impressive work, Jeff. Keep it up!

You've done a fantastic job on this build, Henry. I love the color of the body and your striping job looks great! Just a really, really nice job all the way around.

Hey Chris, After looking at your drawing again, I agree with Brad. It looks like the bottle is spaced farther off the steering shaft than you have it drawn up. Having tried to eyeball something and draw it, I know what it's like to have to go back and adjust dimensions and shapes to where they are closing to being "right". How ya' doing brother?

I just finished a book entitled FDR Goes To War, by Burton W. Folsom Jr. and Anita Folsom. Learned lots of interesting things about FDR and politics at the time - much of which set the table for where we are now... Oh - one I finished not to long ago was entitled What Cops Know. It was written back in the late 70s about various facets of crime as seen by a variety of law enforcement people in the Chicago PD. Some stories were sad; some funny, but all of them were intriguing in some way or another.

Your drawings look good Chris. I do agree that the amount of material around the steering shaft appears to be a bit bulkier than the 1:1 mount looks like.

It's great to see you update and I'm thrilled to hear you're back on this project, bro. Looking forward to more...

Nice detail pics, Steven. I've seen the Jukebox kit on the shelf at Hobby Lobby recently, so it is out...

Great build, and very original in your idea. You've executed it quite nicely...

Thinking back to when I was much younger, my interest in WWII army air force history can be traced back to watching that TV show. Of course, it was a spin-off of the original movie, made in 1949, that starred Gregory Peck. Robert Lansing and Paul Burke starred in the television series, with occasional appearances by Jack Lord (of Hawaii 5-O fame) and William Shatner (Star Trek), among others. I've admired the B-17 as a combat aircraft ever since then, and I hold in the highest regard all WWII vets, but the air crews that faced such poor odds in the ETO, early in the war, have always held a special place in my heart. Anyway, I'd appreciate hearing any other recollections of the show, what it meant to you or someone you know, or how it may have tied into your interest in the war, military history, etc...

That looks really sharp, Ken. Your wheelie bars turned out great and your engine compartment detail looks super!

I suspect you've already googled and come up with pics, but here's one of the D&D Motorsports tubular K-member for a Mustang. There can't be tons of difference between different manufacturers, so at least this may be a starting point. I may have some pics on a different computer at home of my tubular k-member if you want/need to see different angles. I'm pretty sure I've got pics... http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=DD7993102+01 and pics of a couple of HP Motorsports' lower control arm kits http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/hpm-megabite-vs-megabite-jr-lower-control-arms.413003/

Hey Ty, I love that last profile shot looking through the interior with the air shifter buttons and cage silhouetted. Detail and craftsmanship are up to your normal standards. Looking mighty fine, bud!