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My land line and cell both ring several times a day. I may glance at the Caller ID on the phone and answer only if it's someone I want to talk to. otherwise I let it go. If it's really important they can leave a message and I'll call back , but most Crank Calls only ring three times and don't leave a message.

In some states that could be covered under the "Justifiable Homicide Law". In reality when a relationship has reached this point it's better to cut your losses, pay your alimony if need be, and just move on. The other party has lost all respect for you and any resemblance of the relationship you may of once had. Say good bye and then get on with your life.

I was in the car business for most of my adult life. When the Spectrum came out they were almost impossible to sell. The sales staff called them by another name referring to a part of the male anatomy that rimes with Spectrum.

I like your Grill choice. Are you going to try and match it up with the stock parking Lamp moldings ?? I see you flipped the front Bumper also, it gives it another interesting styling element.

As I mentioned before I think this a great color. I have used it on a couple of builds in the past and it has always turned out looking much like your finish. I don't doubt but what the Orange plastic has a curtain "bleed thru" since colors in this range tend to do that. But looking at the picture it very closely resembles the color on my two builds. As others have mentioned, the plastic spray can top is only close at best. In my case I used gray primer. If anything it looks like the Orange plastic may make the color a little richer and add some depth to the color. Your foil trim looks perfect.

That rack looks very well planed out, just like some real ones I have seen.

I'll remember that for when I replace the Mouse that keeps getting it's cord wrapped around my knee and foot.

A couple of thoughts. #1 The "barking dog" from Takuda, is this the same company making the Air Bags in your car ?? If so would you really want one of those. #2 This whole APP thing on your phone. I see the possibility of advantages, but can't these things be broken into while you order your Latte at Starbucks ? I don't know if anyone else saw the bit on the Today show a few weeks back when they were showing the faults of the new UPS delivery system that allowed you to unlock your door and see who was delivering the package. It showed just how easy it was to hack the system to where you don't see them removing the TV and furniture from your house. So now you're going to arm your home security system, open and close your garage doors, and even start your car from your phone. What could possibly go wrong ????

You might check the After Market / Resin section on this Forum. There is a section that lists many suppliers of aftermarket parts that may offer something that will help.

So far you have a very real looking old truck going here, You have received many good tips, and I have learned a great deal also. The only thing I might add would to be to look at the wheels. In the picture they don't look like the body. Maybe looking at pictures of old trucks and cars could give you some ideas for a look that better matches the weathering you have already done.

Don't ever let your wife talk you into selling it. This has happened to often to myself as home and other expenses have been to easily solved by selling old unreplaceable treasures. Lost my retirement '05 GTO after nine years because it had only 35000 miles and the cost of insurance and licensing and was sold so my wife could get a new somewhat forgettable new car.

Being a solid tire is actually an advantage. This makes it easier to modify the center of the tire to fit other wheels from different kits.

I used some pain .020 thick styrene from Evergreen for the face of the cover. If I were to do it again I might even use something just a little thicker. The reason was that when sanding and the center wanted to bend in and was hard to get sanded evenly. Maybe a strip of reinforcing glued to the back would also work.

Very nice build. I can see from the chassis it is driven in the snow also.

The attention to the details really shows. Great looking Race Team.

Your build looks great and you should be proud of it. This kit is a reissue of what was "cutting edge" from AMT at that time. Portions or most of the chassis is kind of a clunker, but as you've shown here it can still be made to look great.

This turned out perfect. I know the hard work you put into it and it really shows. In '69 I was not much of a MoPar guy but I always liked this model, you know a good car when you see it no matter who made it.

I think it looks great. I like the color combination.

I also like the color you used. The Foil trim looks great. Look forward to seeing the interior and chassis.

I like your grill change. The wood has the right look to it. I see you're going with the Sun Visor. As I'm sure you know the Revell Mercury Custom offers a wealth of parts like the bumper. I built one a couple of years ago and made a smooth tire cover for the tail gate so that I could use the Surf Shop decals from another kit.

While I think either color would look great I would use the Tamiya color if it was my choice. One of the reasons is recalling a '58 Ford from years ago with this very same color combination and it looked outstanding. The car was a few years old and I have know idea if the colors were stock or not, I just remember how it stood out among the other cars.

Thank you for the update.

I couldn't tell you right off which kits had them but I remember that the Spiders were an option in many AMT kits in the late '60's and some '70's era kits.

He got that right. When these became popular it was acceptable to drive with your left hand on the knob, remember no power steering back then, and your right in a head lock on some innocent young damsel who's trying to grab the door handle on the right so she can escape. At least that's how I remember it.

Was alcohol involved ? We just had some guy in KCMO thought his girlfriend was a poor mother to their child. He told the police he thought the best way to deal with it was to cut her throat and set her on fire. And they walk among us.