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Sounds like fun. Here are my builds... '57 Ford Mild Custom '58 Ford Mild Custom '58 Edsel Mild Custom I haven't yet done a '59 Ford but I have a promo in my TO DO pile that I'll get to one of these days.

Thank you very, very much Ira.

Oh yeah, after seeing Harry's builds and several others in Big Boyz, I definitely know it exists. I don't always comment on them all but I know they're there. Great work so far Harry.

Thanks guys. Yeah Jeff, unless we get a blizzard this one will be at Castle Shannon in March.

Richard...... You're really "going nuts" with all of the fantastically detailed little items that you are including in your diorama...... and everything looks GREAT. Your scratchbuilding is wonderful. Once you put some cars and people in there, and add furniture and stuff in the office area, then dirty up the place a little it's going to be even more awesome than it already is. Keep up the great work.

Thanks James....... and thanks again for that laminated shifter knob.

Wow. You certainly have a bunch of patience. Excellent work.

James that looks really great. Nice neat job on the roof chop.

Fantastic job as usual Harry. You've got yet another one to be proud of. Walking away from a frustrating model for awhile usually works, as you wind up coming back to it with a fresh outlook and renewed determination and patience to fix the problem areas.

Yes, Norm Veber can mail you a copy of his latest catalog, but I think there is a charge for it, and sorry, but I don't know how much that is...... it shouldn't be too much. You can email Norm at ReplMinCoMD@AOL.com

Great pictures Tom. Thanks for sharing them.

I thank you all so very much for your very kind and encouraging words. Ron, while I wanted this to be an "old school Custom" I also wanted to "modernize it" a bit, hence the dual bowl master cylinder with booster, 4 wheel disc brakes, alternator and 12 volt battery. Harry, thanks so much. Actually, I'm more proud and happy that I was finally able to beat this thing into submission and finally get it together. The paint job and engine room detailing are probably close to the best I've done. If I could get ALL of my models to come out this good I'd really be happy.

Steve, if you don't mind (I'm not trying to hijack your thread here) but here are a couple of pics of the Modelhaus '58 Ford convertible kit that I did last year...

Great score Al. I'm sure that however you finish them up (in a day or two ) they will both be killer as usual.

Wow Steve, that is a beautiful car. I LOVE those fins.

That looks very good Jurgen.

You did a really great job on this Andy, as you usually do. As a lot of people have already said, I love the colors.

That'll never happen Bruce, and thanks. I have plenty of stock 50's cars yet to build. I was just in the mood to do a full-on Custom since it has been awhile since I built one. One of these months I'll be working on a Street Rod too. That is something I haven't built in a couple of years.

Thanks very much Lee and Al. Al, it's usually always "back to the 50's" lately at my workbench.

Dave, merci mon ami.

Here are some pictures of the interior before the car was assembled. The dash was painted body color and detailed with white pinstripes, BMF with a blackwash, chrome silver paint, and gauge faces from Best Model Car Parts which were covered with clear epoxy for lenses. The steering wheel is white with a Chevy bowtie decal in the center also covered with clear epoxy. The shift lever is a laminated plastic item mounted on a shirt pin that was a gift from a Forum member. A round head pin painted Blue was used for a necker-knob. Carpet is flocked Gray. The seats were given a white tuck & roll pattern using half round stock. Blue flocking is on the seats and door panels with Blue wire piping on the seats. The door panels have BMF and PE pieces for trim. Thanks again for looking in on this. P.S. - I got rid of that fingerprint on the dash before I assembled the car.

I thank you all very much for your very kind and encouraging comments. Bob, I decided at the beginning of this project to "go the extra mile" in adding details, and I tried to be as "realistic" as I could in doing so. I hadn't built a six-banger in a very long time and used a lot of reference pictures for detailing. This paint job, while not perfect, is one of the best that I've ever done. John, I have plans ahead for building at least one more of these cars, but not the Fleetline. I'm hoping that I'll be better prepared for the kit's foibles based on the troubles I had with this one.

Thank you very much Tulio and Niko. Tulio, some customs just don't have bumpers...... what can I say. I would never be mad at anything that you or anyone else might say about my models. Niko, I believe I got those aluminum Cherry Bomb glasspack mufflers from Detail Master.

Thank you Nick and Dave. Dave, I haven't yet gotten around to adding "personal touches" and / or BMF to any of these diecasts yet. When I find myself in a "building rut" next time I will do just that.

That is a very nice looking Bird Tim.