[Hal Copple]

Ok, Hal here. I fully understant that there are talented people out there who can and have made replicas, all by their lonesome selves. But my original post was motivated by the remark, as it seemed to me, from someone who was critical of me for buying rather than building my Replica. Perhaps he was one of those rare men who actually could make a Replica from scratch, frame, suspension, body, and so forth.

It was just that he seemed rather haughty to me, and i took his remark not as his personal goal or pride, but rather as a "put-down", when i was trying to proudly explain my particular replica, even giving him one of my SPF brochures.

In my line of work, i have learned to not be too sensitive, but sometimes i just get aggrivated by someone who is critical of those things that are imporant to me.

My hats off, my admiration is extended to all out there who "roll their own", so to speak.