Harry P.

Nicely done, Eric. And I agree with Dan. Start posting!

Man, that means a lot to me. Thank you.

Thanks to all for your kind words and good wishes. Harry... you went through hell. I pray my situation won't be as bad, but the fact that you came through it ok is pretty much a "shot in the arm" for me. Thanks.

That's some pretty impressive work there!

Tony is right! The harder the process, the more satisfying the result. This one will undoubtedly have a starring role on your display shelves.

At 18 months, he's way too young to realize who you are, and he won't have any memories of this time in his life. So I say wait a few years, until he's maybe 3-4 years old... then begin interacting with him. Anything that happens in a child's life before that is simply not remembered.

Marlowe... those are incredible. That interior dash shot of the T-Bird could almost pass for the real hing.

And worth it.

Looks pretty good to me. The spring detailing on the wheelie bars is a nice touch.

That's why I am cautiously optimistic. I have to admit, I feared the worst. And you can imagine what went through my mind.

Some of you may know that I have been having some fairly serious health issues lately, and I thank all of you who have responded with your good wishes. Specifically I have been having very severe pain in my left hip area, especially at night, which has literally kept me from sleeping at all for many nights. And of course, after a night of pain and tossing and turning and not sleeping, you feel like crap the next day, and it builds from there day to day. Not a pleasant experience. I met with my doc today to go over the results of blood tests and X-rays. The blood tests didn't seem to show anything out of the ordinary... at least the doctor didn't say anything, so I assume if there was any sort of danger signal he would have mentioned it. But according to the X-rays, I show signs of degeneration of my left hip... at this point, arthritis, basically. Doc said I need to see an orthopedic specialist, and maybe have an MRI done on the hip. At the very least, an injection to ease the pain... but I won't know the verdict until the orthopedist sees me. So the next step is to set up an appointment with an orthopedic specialist and try to pin down exactly what the heck is going on. That's all I know at this point.

My HS graduating class had about 1,500. Yep, one of the biggest high schools in the city. Total population upwards of 5,000.

First of all, don't try to do tight radiuses with tape. Put the tape over the area you want to mask and then use an X-acto to cut the tape along the edges/curves. Sort of like covering trim with a larger piece of foil and then trimming the foil away. To mask off the black areas on either the body or the glass, you can use clear Scotch frosted tape. Cover the area, then use a sharp blade to cut along the required lines. After you remove the excess tape, use your fingernail or a toothpick to gently rub along the taped edges to make sure the tape is down solid and you don't get any bleed along the edges. The Scotch tape will obviously allow you to see through it and allow you to make your cuts accordingly. If you do happen to get any paint bleed along the edges of the body, use a small pointed brush and some body color to fix any boo-boos. If you get any bleed on the glass, use a toothpick dipped in some paint thinner to rub away the mistake. If you use acrylic instead of enamel or lacquer, any mistakes can be cleaned up even easier with a toothpick and water. Also... don't spray the black–brush it on, using a fairly dry brush. That way, A, you can more easily control the paint application... and B, you don't have to mask off the whole body or glass. If it doesn't cover the first time, add another coat, again using a fairly dry brush. You don't want to lay the black on too thick or too fast... that's generally what will cause bleeding past the masked edges. Take your time, lay down just a little paint at a time, re-coat as necessary, and you will cut down the chance of any bleed dramatically.

That's what I figured. Another "Jet Age" over-the-top styling gimmick. Very impressive model, BTW.

It looks to me like you maybe freehanded the black trim on the windows... the edges look pretty rough. You should always use tape to mask off things like that... never try to freehand a straight edge. Even the best of us can't do a perfectly straight edge by hand. Other than the ragged black edges, a pretty nice job.

Does anybody know what the point of that was? It's a pretty weird feature.

Hmmm... for a kid named "Zrodlowski," he doesn't exactly fit the expected ethnic profile. Is he your biological son, or is he maybe your stepson? Or adopted? Lucy, you got some splainin' to do...

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Why do the headlights look blue?

I see your point.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your wiring pattern is incorrect. The wires should be criss-crossing the body panels diagonally, nut running in a straight line like you did. If you think about it. the pattern you created makes no sense... it would not be how the wires were run to attach the body panels.

Not exactly a precise fit on that hood, chief. And the front wheel is pretty wonky, too.

I have to question that thick black stripe on the cowl.