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The next time your new neighbor waves and says hi why not say hello, introduce yourself, find out a little about the new comer, then ask him what he has planned for the yard. Just a thought, if he cut down some really big trees with the idea of a pool, wait till he finds out how expensive it'll be to remove the stumps and all of the roots.

This should be a fun build. The roof ideas sound interesting.

We used to have a saying about Wisconsin. They would have summer one afternoon in July. In reality these were very enjoyable summers but all to short. Great weather and great people.

I like that they're offering the extra wheels and tires plus the interior options on the '62 Impala. This is just like the old days when they would put everything in the box. Just think of the mix and match possibilities.

Great looking build. I like the paint work especially. Very nice "Cruiser Skirts" .

great looking collection. Good idea to keep them covered and protected.

Looks very correct to me, and just as I remember seeing them in my rear view mirror.

Nice engine option anyway.

Just how far north are you ? I spent a couple of summers in Woodruff and Sayner many many years ago.

As mentioned by so many others here, the Hub Cap or the lack of them was probably the least expensive and quickest way to change a cars appearance. The painted open wheel with no hub caps were sort of the Drag look. The Baby Moons were popular since it gave a little different appearance at minimal cost. The Cruiser Look would usually go with a Dodge Royal Lancer or '55 OLds Fiestas. The '56 Fiestas were probably the most desirable. The Buick full wheel covers looked good and with the optional single bar "Flipper" they would catch your eye when moving. That was sort of what it was all about anyway. In 1955 Vic Edelbrock Sr. bought one of the first '55 models in late '54. He was one of the fist to offer intake manifolds and cams based off of that car. Since your guy has a bottomless wallet maybe he dropped his new '55 Chevy off at Vic's shop in Southern California and left a blank check on the front seat. Put a set of 8.20x15's on the rear and run the torch lightly over the front coil springs and tell him to empty his catalog of parts in the engine. Paint it a high gloss Black with a little pin striping after it was "Nosed & Decked"

I now have cabin envy not to mention the sweet little '57 Bel Air.

As I mentioned before, this is the cleansing of the gene pool at work.

That's just the cleansing of the gene pool there. You can't fix stupid, but sometimes stupid can fix it's self.

That would be another good idea when trying to make a model as realistic as possible, in fact I'm going to try and remember that idea.

I guess so. I don't think I ever saw that one.

Oh no ! You did lay down some masking I hope.

Could be some people don't enjoy yard maintenance especially racking leaves. The tree trimming around power lines is understandable. I love trees, you could even call me a "tree hugger" and I would not he offended at all. But why people plant trees where they will obviously grow and interfere with power lines escapes my understanding. Clear cutting a stand of beautiful old growth trees is a sin in my mind. Beyond the beauty of the trees themselves and the birds that they support, just think about the purification of the very air we breath. The cooling benefits from the shade in the summers and the deflection of the winds around your home are just a bonus to the beauty that they bring to any setting. I would be in contact with the city officials that control things that home owners can and can't do with their property. I don't know that there is any rules concerning how many tree you can remove from your yard, but many cities do require that you have what they often call a "City Tree". This is usually a planting between your home and the street. Most cities realize the importance and benefits of having trees in and around a city. Most cities consider a persons back yard to do with as they please even if includes alienating the neighborhood. I would be calling about the noise every time they are disturbing the peace. Maybe even an empty adult beverage container or two in their front yard wouldn't be out of the question, but then you become no better than them.

I'm a recovering Little Debbie aholic so I guess that answers that.

Kurt, I think you already know how I feel about this build, I can't say enough. Anyone who looks at this has to go to the build site to fully appreciate this build.

007, really ? I don't think "Jimmy B" would be found dead in a Ford.

Great looking Mercury kit plus the Barn Find. My Mercury story has to do with a customer who had a new '65. He was a customer in a station I worked at for a short time. He was a partner in a Dry Cleaning company close by. Every now and then he would come in for gas and be driving a different car for a few weeks. I never thought about it to much since I thought he would have other cars to drive. After a couple of these times I started to notice the while always looking clean the sides of the car started to look wavy to me. Then I noticed under the hood he had primer and body color overspray. The sides started to show obvious signs of body filler and fresh paint. I never asked but this thing was getting repaired about ones a month.

The paint turned out great. I like the way you trimmed this with the black accents.

Beautiful looking color and finish, hope you didn't leave any over spray in dear old Dad's garage. Nicely done engine. I think this model of Mustang looks better the way you did it without any stripes and such to take away from the body lines.

Even with all the problems you described the finished model looks great.

Welcome to the Forum. You have an impressive collection going here. Nice shelving units also.