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Shame to lose your life over a little pontang.

While I'm not into lighters at this point in life, I did enjoy them when I was using them. Yesterday we went to a local liquor/smoke shop to do some shopping. I noticed a display they had in the cigar area of some impressive looking lighters for sale in a locked show case. Sort of a dressy looking exteriors as opposed to the normal workday lighters. My last lighter was a butane lighter; I think it was a Ronson that I gave to a friend and coworker when I stopped smoking.

I have always thought that if more of the automotive design engineers had to work on their own products once in a while such things wouldn't be a problem.

PM me your mailing address and I'll send out a pair by the weekend.

Beautiful paint color and finish. All of the body trim is cleanly detailed. The frame is a model all by itself.

That is some great looking plastic surgery.

I agree with everyone on the scale of the engine. While it has to be one of the best looking Ardens by far, it does look almost like it is from a far larger scale kit. I was going to mention a problem I had on this model the last time I built one. The grill surround, whether you're doing the stock or custom, is hard to line up. The mounting point on the fenders isn't really accurate. I used the body with the hood mounted to get the right angle of the grill surround. When you get to that part of the build you might want to try that if it isn't lining up like it should for you.

Great looking finishes. The setting for the photography really works with this build. Very realistic looking engine detailing.

Great looking body design. Would never have thought of that, but like it.

Many years ago, I was a heavy smoker and well remember some of my Zippos would leak a little fluid into the lining of my blue jeans pocket until it would start itching my leg.

I agree with you about not running over animals. I have run over more than a few squirrels, and I'm trying to not hit them. There is a reason the term "squirrel" is used to describe someone who is, well a squirrel. Yesterday we went to my wife's favorite Mexican restaurant and encountered several dead raccoons, skunks, and a few unknown carcasses on the roadway. We live in a rural area with no streetlights or sidewalks, so the roads are dark at night and the nocturnal animals are out moving about. I hate to see this but I'm thinking that with a minimum exposure to vehicle traffic at night some of these creatures just don't know how to react to an oncoming car.

Great looking show. Thanks for sharing.

Great looking paint finish, very realistic looking patina. Like the stance and the front bumper switch out.

Great looking Nova. Like the body color and the contrasting interior. The body trim looks very clean.

Great looking paint design. Like the stance as well.

He has a lot to be proud of with this pickup.

That is a good-looking shade of blue and should look really good with the curves of the Willys body.

Other than very little clean up on the door body line it looks great. That Arden has me thinking I should get one as well for some future build yet to be determined.

Great looking show. I like how there is such a cross section of vehicles at these shows.

Sounds good. I did mine so that I have the distance vision and just need glasses for reading. My wife had hers done but opted to do one eye for distance and one for close reading. Don't understand what she was thinking, but it was her choice. Look into getting some prescription sunglasses. With the improved vision comes a greater sensitivity to bright lights like the sun. Glad your vision is improving.

I know what you mean. There are times I just want to get dressed in the dark so I will not see myself in the mirror.

You're right about the trunk tail panel. This would require someone to recreate the trim with some Plastruct or Evergreen styrene stripes. The tail lamps can be highlighted with a chrome marker to bring them up to the way they look on a normal SS. The other trim parts that you pointed out can also be changed, just depending on how much you want to create a body style that otherwise is not available. Would be doable with a little time and patience.

Had both eyes done a couple of years ago. Other than the sensitivity to light at first, I had no issues at all. There are a couple of types of lenses that they offer for distance or nearby. Do you recall which ones they used for your surgery?

Are you using any Calamine Lotion on your poison ivy? I used to have to have a 55 gal. drum of that stuff the last time I got caught by it.

Revelle offered a '65 Chevelle SS years ago. The model was based on the Z-16 option that was when Chevrolet introduced the 396 engines in the Chevelle line. There is a slight trim difference on the trunk lid that can be easily changed and switch engines for a small block if you want. The kit has been reissued a couple of times and I see them often at swap meets. I even have a couple squirreled away in mt stash. The kit is real well done and builds up into a great looking Chevelle.