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Thank you Sam & Mark. Mark, this is the first time I've ever used Floquil paint for an exterior color,as it was the closest match I could find for the color of the 1:1 car. I usually just use the Floquil paints on interiors. First they changed the formula and stopped making the water based colors and now Testors dropped Floquil altogether.

Charles, your realistic detailing is wonderful.

Words of wisdom.

That's looking pretty nice Jim.

Another fine job Al. Great work as usual.

Thank you very much Bryan and Ira, I appreciate your encouraging words.

Uelder, that is a sharp looking model. Great job. I have one of these kits and I'll eventually get around to building it.

I go along with what everyone has said Carl. I also would be more than happy to help you out in any way that I can. Hang in there buddy.

Thanks Tommy...... Oh yeah, I totally agree with you, and believe me, my old Dodge definitely had "some patina"......LOL.

Larry, that does look great. We can be our own worst critics sometimes can't we?

Jon, according to the weather reports, the snow won't be starting until the Show is just about over.

Rudy, that color sure is bright... I like it. I have one of these kits and hopefully I'll get around to building it one of these days.

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Yeah, happy, happy, joy, joy.... we're supposed yo get it Sunday night into Monday...... at least 6 to 12 inches of the white stuff..!! Stories are all over the News reports how various Towns and Cities can't get their road salt orders filled. and, stores are out of rock salt, calcium chloride, etc. (Lowes, Home Depot, local Hardware stores...... They're also saying that stores mentioned are running out of snow shovels...!!! That one is a real mystery to me..!! What do the people who live here in the Pittsburgh area, and have lived here forever...... what do they do with their snow shovels? Do they use them once and then throw them away and then have to run out to buy another one for the next storm..?? I can see if the shovel breaks. but how often do you actually break a snow shovel? Sure, snow melt chemicals and rock salt have to be replenished, but snow shovels..??? And don't forget the runs on the supermarkets and convenience stores for milk and bread..!!

Beautiful paint and clearcoat. You have every right to be a happy camper. I can't wait to see it foiled and all put together.

Thanks very much guys. Sorry Walter, but while you are entitled to your opinion, I tend to disagree with you. Jon, there's a bit of a story about the windows. The promo kit that my friend John gave me had a one piece clear glass piece that had the front, rear and side glass. I didn't want the side glass in the car so I decided to use both my razor saw and my dremel to remove the side glass. I inserted the glass piece and scribed a line with my XActo knife along the front edge of the rear B pillars. Being a smart Alec, I thought that I could saw the front windshield off by eye instead of scribing a line along the rear edge of the vent window posts...... WRONG...!!! I wound up cutting it about an 8th of an inch too short and about half of the vent windows had no glass...!!! Fortunately I had 2 '59 Dodge promo glass pieces in my parts stash but they were tinted green instead of being clear. I chose the one that was tinted a lighter shade of green. I then inserted the glass piece and scribed a line on the green glass along the rear edge of the vent window posts. Then I carefully cut both the front glass from the green piece and rear glass loose from the clear piece with the saw about 1/16th of an inch short of the scribed lines and used sanding sticks to remove the remaining glass up to and including the scribed line. I polished the front green and rear clear glass with Novus 2 polish to remove fine scratches. At final assembly a drop of CA glue landed dead center on the inside of the front glass about 1/4 inch below the window molding.!! I spent about an hour or so polishing out the CA glue mark with the glass being attached to the body..

No, you're not the only one Dave, I like those shortbread cookies too.

Hey John, I've got my fingers and toes and eyes crossed for you...!!! Good luck wishes are heaped upon you.

That looks really good Nick.

Yuri, that is a beautiful model. Excellent engine and interior detail. Great job.

That's a sharp looking car Alan.

That's pretty funny...... but not for the car's owner or the tow truck driver.

That's a great idea for a tractor looking grille Virgil. Nice find.

Thanks a lot guys.

Thanks Jeff. Yes, you will see it on Sunday in Castle Shannon and I look forward to seeing you again. I'll also be bringing the '56 Nomad that you helped me out with the parts for. See you there.