prestonlal Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 6 hours ago, codea said: Okay. Nice try. “shaggin’” and “dizzy”. There is no way that you are not Australian. I cannot believe that someone who has not lived here for most of their life could do this. There are guys here in Oz that are just jaw dropping at this. Not only is it Incredibly fine work, but RC as well? Well sorry I’m just not buying it. Fess up, come on. You live on Sydney beaches don’t you? insanely good Preston just insanely good. Hey there Chris! Thanks mate! Lol...yea...I started with my shenanigans again...lol! I think I may have been an Aussie in a previous life.... there’s always a sense of ‘deja vu’ when I look at pics and watch videos especially the earlier ones...lol...and most of the lingo or slang seems so familiar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 So another small update ...lol Been getting my butt kicked over the last few days trying to build the door mirror... finally I sucked it up and started to kick back .! Still need to tweak the arm on the mirror a bit, hoping to start laying down some paint and some chrome tomorrow when I get home from work...will get the rear bumpers done and installed as well. I believe that the Sandman door mirrors, handles, and window trim was blacked out from factory, but I’m torn between painting the mirror in black or painting it orange... Anywho....here’s a few pics...more to come soon! EBE1E335-EA57-42DC-89E3-2F1E060A4384 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2D312A80-1761-436F-8AA4-1751850EAFE7 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 0C9347A0-F95C-4E11-9BA8-E6180C02766D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr D18C76DF-3B58-4BB8-9E49-5927CF3FA3E9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr A1CAB6D3-BCF4-4ADF-BEAC-B202F5F92221 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 Wow...! I got another update !..... Yeah...I don’t believe it either! Got the mirror and the door handles painted and installed... but like a big doofus, I forgot to make a mold of the door mirror so I don’t haveta build it again : But it’s not permanently attached as yet, just being held on with some Tamiya double sided tape, so I guess I can pull it off later on and mold it... I used some bare metal foil for the mirror itself, but I think the next one i’ll paint instead ! I got the rear bumpers chromed up as well...I was rushing to get it done and I forgot to apply some glazing putty to fill up any pin holes, so now the bumpers look pitted in some areas they are being held on with double sided tape as well. I think later on I will cast another set and prep them properly before applying the chrome paint. Anywho...here’s a few pics of where it’s at....! Watcha think? 5400C61D-10D8-440F-9DCE-AF46636FDAF5 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 759AE2D8-6D78-4BF6-8A07-516EBB7B0865 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 77A32B71-BFD0-4B04-BD5B-62FEB436000E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 527E3B74-FDD5-4C5A-8777-3FDE79523309 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 96F3E22A-1EE6-4CF2-8A6D-43E47750F67C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FA6C28A6-CBDD-4B85-BA4B-FD782AF253A4 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 1D5DEDC8-C492-400C-95B9-B1B4E47AF334 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 6A3C4BBE-11FA-482C-93E7-CFCFC918D25A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The whole thing is just fantastic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 17 hours ago, cobraman said: The whole thing is just fantastic ! Hey thanks cobraman ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Here’s another small update Did some shifty work last night ! Lol... then I shortened up the center console as well...also need to redo the arm rest on the console, will try to get some foam on it, then install the leather covering... Also made the tail light lenses...will be painting them tonight along with the shifter and console...: Anywho...here’s a few pics of the progress ...watcha think? 08193E7E-2E4C-4488-9545-53D24996F8D0 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 60038F3F-35A0-44E6-BC63-788B0120EFAE by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 6032AC96-1A96-4A44-9E31-F861A4A44588 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FDE01FAE-B644-4999-9F5E-637E1684AE20 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FF9E98D5-DF41-4405-BAEA-18569DF09954 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 1D471C88-0C4C-4CD2-9BB9-9437A2BF53F9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 looking great on the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) Very nice leather work on the interior.. This is really starting to shape up nicely P. ! Cheers Edited January 16, 2019 by Belugawrx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, blackbeard said: looking great on the build Thanks mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Belugawrx said: Very nice leather work on the interior.. This is really starting to shape up nicely P. ! Cheers Hey thanks Belugawrx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Hey guys...got a small update.... Got the center console repairs painted up, also got the shifter painted and installed. Watcha think? 59094D64-67D5-47DA-A2B2-92BB98AF9617 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 491418C8-2F71-47A7-B419-041CAB3EC66D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 855E4613-086C-4EFA-A2B6-92DDE79AE48C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 40E3EFBD-0CEB-4AD9-AE20-23B08300B636 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Next ... I got rid of them baby blues...so the Sandman no longer looks Smurfy... A4596B25-F6F6-49FF-89F9-088741A2AF25 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 11FF5D3D-9A0B-4885-A701-7B5D40CF436F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr D5A4B524-6C3F-4684-A157-6D5252593001 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Also got the tail lights painted up... Tamiya clear red and clear orange on clear styrene... Anywho here’s a few pics... watcha think? 167B370B-82FF-430B-B9BB-458620FA52FC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 67DD7610-5886-41FC-995D-8B54A97BE34F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr BBBCBAD1-3C97-4F1E-A3FB-6AFAF2E4D53A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Got the decals all stickered on... they turned out pretty sweet! here’s some pics of the decals... watcha think? 0ECABA78-1BE9-477B-A37E-9FBFD54D709E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr AE8227EB-AEC4-41A6-A756-DB3DE6EF465B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2043FF13-8860-46EE-BEB8-2F1CD605225B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FE36FAE0-6592-4AF0-B5E7-B92CB612CD54 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FD85D9C8-DBC3-4C18-AECB-182BFA1713D6 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr EC5D299B-7DD2-48D6-9307-01E9FB81D7E9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr F7DCC5C7-850C-40E5-84EF-7A07A7146D79 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2C3777AA-3B19-4810-BBD3-A803648ACE20 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 3BFD5F5A-2D62-45A9-950D-4844A2D1CC70 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr D03778C9-1655-4A9E-B33F-41226301ED65 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr B6081740-C9CB-47B4-A1B7-CF4C6E87CB40 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr DB5B135A-2E6A-4DB3-AC1A-CE863D53FE08 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 looks great what is the pole in rear cargo area for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 49 minutes ago, blackbeard said: looks great what is the pole in rear cargo area for Thanks mate! Not really sure what it’s for... but I modeled it loosely after this pic that I found on the internet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Mocked up a street version. :..gonna haveta start thinking about RWD chassis and some more vans soon...lol A8E94F80-716A-458C-B220-91D2E3985BFC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2253A115-98D5-41EE-8589-7D2140F0D622 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 All looking good to me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggreenponcho Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 7:27 AM, blackbeard said: looks great what is the pole in rear cargo area for The dancers, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Here’s Another small update ! Just another small experiment...lol...I made a bubble tailgate window! It turned out pretty nice , it’s not flawless but it looks good from 10 feet away...lol Anywho....here’s a few pics ....watcha think? 8364796A-BB49-4924-BF34-ED303579C895 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 802F8D2C-A291-4727-AD9D-D1B87D3C8311 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 83C780B4-E466-4BC4-8610-A50C9829B424 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr ED01F4B8-98CF-43CF-852A-C33E1DE6945A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr AA626BFA-A636-4C87-A9FC-0F165EA8EF3D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Window looks great ! You are killing this thing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 4 hours ago, cobraman said: Window looks great ! You are killing this thing ! Lol.... thanks cobraman ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Shot a bit of video at home and then tried editing all the bits together etc...hopefully it’s okay.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 Been working on a few bits.... I had to revise the HQ Nose panel that I started last year, the headlight surrounds were off, and then I also got the bumper built and just started to get the details like indicator light holes in.. once I get the HQ nose where I want it I will be making a cast of it and then modding said cast to the Premier version. The HX Premier version nose shown here, is a cast of the HX nose (off the Sandman) that has been modded! Still need to do some tidying up on it then will make a mold of it and run off some casts! Anywho... here’s a few pics of where it’s at ... watcha think? B1929D91-ACF4-422E-B47C-7D10B23D3EBA by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 77879CE2-4A35-4D3B-8845-AA9139B243CC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 987B0ACD-F36C-4AC5-B087-665C58202EB9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 7139FD85-4BE3-40BB-B9C5-A8051596F63E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 6422B794-50B6-4E05-81D4-38D1727A4834 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 825736DC-F701-4117-B2ED-5070A9BA56B2 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr A2531B70-A419-4DC0-A0C7-70254C7C6B98 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr B19FC8EF-E27F-42E2-9A3C-AA1B1E97C727 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestonlal Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hey guys...here’s another update ! Did a bunch of wet sanding, puttying, sanding, priming, sanding, puttying, sanding, priming, sanding........ :wacko::crazy: well....you get the idea... till I basically said ‘thats it ... it’s not perfect, but perfect enough lol... decided to lay down some paint as it’s the surest way to see any defects... once the paint cures in a couple of days, I’ll make the mold and then make a couple of casts. This way, the casts will be just like the painted pieces and will require minimum work when assembling... Anywho, here’s a few pics...watcha think? I think it kinda looks like a HQ... 224A6E41-6342-456D-8D8E-7D2237BF90FB by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 5D7A2E6E-4CEE-43EF-B76A-A614EF22FC31 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 4617CEF1-3B4E-4A93-B997-48CFA164AB5C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 349F7D2A-ABB4-4295-A846-B89B49A8DFF8 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 919816C7-6092-455E-B5A6-4F4EDEDF435D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr E5DCF99E-2050-4238-B1AB-E84E61BC33AF by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 126A58B7-47AA-4BCA-ADA1-6245679F006B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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