Harry P.

My many medical issues prevented me from doing much building in 2016... in fact by August 2016 I was completely shut down physically and was spending more time in hospitals and doctor's offices than building. So I didn't get much done. but I think what I did manage to accomplish turned out pretty well.

No offense, but you need to drag out your camera's manual and learn how to focus a photo.

That's Citrus Yellow?

Very cool. Well build, sharp and clean, and terrific detail work.

My latest update: I am an inpatient in a cardiac rehab facility where I do rehab work in the morning and the afternoon. Pretty basis and easy stuff because my heart is so weak. I'm talking about 3 pound weights and doing several steps up and down a set of stairs. Simple stuff like that. which will eventually get tougher and eventually strengthen my heart to some sense of normalcy...to the point where I can live successfully on my own at home. The time frame between starting out and getting back to almost normal is unknown... it depends on my heart, how hard I exercise, and how the heart responds. I have a chemo session Thursday, using completely different drugs designed to protect my heart. The hope is that unlike the previous chemo session, which basically blew my heart to pieces, these new chemicals will be much gentler on my heart and not cause a negative reaction. I'm scared, but it has to be done.

Also my favorite Charger style. Nice, clean job. However it would have benefitted from ignition wiring.

It's been decided that I will now move from the hospital to a long-term cardiac rehab facility, where I will be spending the foreseeable future. If I make enough progress to where I get to the point where I can once again function independently, I will then sell my house and most of my possessions, and buy a small place in Urbana or Champaign. I think the one solid decision that's been made is that I will sell my house and move downstate within the next few months. I cannot work anymore... can't keep up client deadlines and expectations. I will be totally reliant on medicaid and disability, which is quite a shock to a guy like me who has never accepted a dime of any sort of public aid, welfare, food stamps, unemployment, or disability of any kind. Like I said, my life as I have known it has been taken from me.

Yeah, I'm moving to a smaller home in downstate Urbana. Close to my daughters and grandson. A whole new world.

I had a very severe heart "incident" the other day. Basically my heart failed, and they kept me alive through immediate intensive care, including putting me on life support. Needless to say, my entire life has completely changed in the past few days. I have gone from being completely self-sufficient to being totally reliant on others for my day to day existence. I can no longer live alone, and will need intensive, ongoing physical therapy from now on. I am going to have to sell my house and most of my belongings beginning immediately, and will be downsizing to a condo or townhouse down in Champaign or Urbana, IL... which is where my daughters live. My son is staying with me for the next week or two, and will be in charge of selling off my assets, and ultimately my house. It's a LOT of change coming at me all at once... completely unforeseen and unexpected. My life as I have known it for the past 30+ years has been taken from me, and I now face a completely new reality beginning today. It's a lot of change for one person to take in so suddenly, but life has made this choice for me. I'm not sure how this will all exactly shake out... all I know is that as of today my life has profoundly and suddenly changed. And I'm still trying to process it all. If God has a plan for me, he sure sprung it on me unexpectedly, and my head is reeling with all of these big changes I must now immediately make.

I know it sounds too good to be true, but they are actually talking about releasing me in a few days! I can't believe it. I have had some sort of heart "episode"...not exactly a heart attack, but some sort of incident. But docs say the heart seems good (if slightly weak)... and I will need a regimen of PT of some sort... but on an outpatient basis and not in the hospital. More news as I get it.

guys...8pm local time...have been moved from ICU to a "normal" room. Most all meds stopped, am breathing on my own power, am eating solid food, no restrictions. I have had some sort of miraculous recovery. Almost died 3 days ago, now am operating (and typing this) under my own power. I was afraid that I was going to die... and now for some reason have made a miracle rebound. Still can't have chemo until whatever it is that brought me so close to death is understood. But as of right now, 11-19, 8:10pm, I am doing relatively ok. I am using my son's computer, but he is only in town for the next few days and I will only have very limited computer access. So I'm not ignoring you, just can't always access forum.

thank god for all of you guys

Have only very limited forum access. I have had a very serious episode and will be hospitalized for the foreseeable future. Please make sure all gofundme donors know I thank them even though I can't thank everyone personally. Please pass the word,, thanks.

I am in the hospital and can't respond to all posts

I think that doing it as a convertible would be a logical way to go. Not too hard to do, plus it'll give you plenty of opportunity to really do a detailed interior.

That's really cool, but I bet grandma would have had the slant six and an automatic.

Easiest way... get some kid's modeling clay (maybe even Silly Putty would work but I'm not sure), and press a small wad onto the existing door handle. Carefully peel it off and you will have a negative mold of the handle. Get some 5-minute epoxy and fill in the hollow handle with it, let cure completely, and remove the clay. Then just trim or sand the "flash" off the back side of the handle (if any), clean off any clay residue, paint it silver, and glue in place.

That looks very good. The dash is especially impressive. But there seems to be a problem with the scripts... they're all painted body color! Same with the door locks and trunk lock...

Lots of good looking trucks in that collection!

That's not a Chevette, it's a Citation.

Happy birthday to my good friend. And many more. God bless you and Bethanye for all you have done for me.

Pretty late to the party, but that is just magnificent! What a spectacular model in every way.

Wow! If I ever owned a car like that I'd miss it too!

Ok, good idea. I actually built this 1/16 scale version first, to work out some of the details of constructing the body, and maybe learn from my mistakes before I tried to do a 1/8 scale version. The "half size" version actually came out very well... even beyond my expectations, to be honest. But I did run into some specific construction and assembly problems that I would do differently when I did the 1/8 scale version. So it paid to build this "practice" version first.