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Harry, I cannot say anything more than what has already been said above. You know that we are all pulling for you. Stay as strong as you can my friend.

Condolences to you on the passing of your sister Ray.

That's a great looking woody Shane.

That's a very sharp looking Merc Al.

Welcome to our plastic playground Guillaume.

Another absolutely gorgeous model from your bench Harry. I agree that it would be an absolute shame to hide that masterfully detailed engine.

Good job Chuck. That certainly does look like an old farm workhorse.

That's looking really good Jim.

You could try putting the warped chassis in hot, not boiling, water and then try laying it on a flat surface with a weight on it until it cools to the proper shape. OR You could try to make your own flat, promo style chassis out of thick sheet plastic cut to the same size and shape of the promo chassis. You could try to make your own axles to hold the wheels/tires out of either brass, aluminum or plastic rod or tubing, which you would use either CA glue or epoxy to attach to the chassis at the correct wheelbase spots.

Dave, I'm sorry that I haven't commented on this build sooner. You're doing some fantastic work on this replica and it is looking great. I can't wait to see it finished.

I gave up on trying to make my own distributor & plug wires a long time ago. Just was not able to make a kit distributor look good with plug wires. I've been using prewired distributors from M.A.D. (Morgan Automotive Detail) for years. They come in assorted colors for only $5 apiece.

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Welcome to our plastic playground Steve.

Welcome back Paul. Sorry to hear of your troubles. Best of luck with everything.

Nice job Al.

Excellent job Clifford. I also redid one of these Maisto Buicks to include it in my 1955 car collection. I don't mind the slight scale difference or that it is a diecast.

Welcome to our plastic playground Thierry.

Welcome to our plastic playground John.

That looks great Tulio. You work quickly... having built this over the weekend.

It's great to hear that you're pretty much "up and running" again Bill. Hopefully you'll stay that way for a very long time.

Welcome to our plastic playground Kevin.

Fantastic details you're adding Harry.

Welcome to our plastic playground Brian.

Ditto to everything that has been said above about Best Model Car Parts dashboard & gauge face details. They're not decals as they are printed on kind of "thick" paper, almost like thin cardboard. Sometimes they are a real pain to trim to size. I use a pair of tiny nail scissors and hold them with a pair of hemostats. I glue them in place using clear enamel paint and the next day apply a drop of clear epoxy over them as a gauge lens. Fortunately a lot of the newer kits include actual decals for most of the dashboard details.

Congratulations Tom, and yes, you do clean up pretty good.