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Now I devote a little time to adjust the exhaust pipes. First, open up, or rather, I cleen out the Ends... Here are all with matt black painted Ends... I have trouble with these kits to mount the eight exhaust pipes, all right, and in row, also, if I all, first mount to the small plates and then to the engine... Especially not enough for me, that little hump... So, I have done the following steps: Especially now I can plug in each individual, twist, turn and set it in the desired angle without it drops immediately...

Thank you very much! I find, that the wheelbase of the rear axle, is too close to the exhaust pipes. I extended the drive shaft, so I moved it back about 5 mm... So it looks now... Hope, you like it.

I have always admired the three super rail rods drawings of John Bogosian. http://www.showrods.com/large_image_pages/royal_rail_large.html http://www.showrods.com/large_image_pages/hemihowler_large.html http://www.showrods.com/large_image_pages/gypsywagon_large.html But one thing bothered me, somehow I never really understood the rear wheels... The size and width of the tires were my taste... ... but these lateral ridges and these tiny, little rims, yes, those who get lost in the huge tires... So, now, I will show you, how this, in my opinion, should be... These are the original tires... First, I roughly removed, the inner part. The tires are more plastic than rubber, this fact made it easier for me to process, it can be cut out much better... The tires are even much more plastic than rubber, I could even edit them on the lathe... For my new rims, I chose these here... ... which I then edited... Two aluminum tubes turned out, I polished them up on front... ... and at the back, they have a larger opening... ... in which I now easily press that edited rim... So they look, in my opinion, correctly... ... the completed, new wheels... This are now, with a little color, the finished wheels with wooden spokes, to preserve the Gypsy Wagon- style... Hope, you like it.

Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate that very much! Well, just keep your eyes open, then you'll see all the treasures and possibilities ...

Thank you very much, Tom! The next part, holds usually the tail light from the Pie Wagon. http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/pie_wagon.html A very little change... ... and installed at the new place... ... meets again his exact Determination... ... these two here, from the earrings... ... are also adapted, to keep the rear, additional board... Hope, you like it.

Thank you very much for the kind words! Here I show you another example of, how to do something better... These are some red transparent parts of LEGO, left is original, right is edited... ... the lantern frame is from the Chuck Wagon... http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/chuck_wagon.html ... and it fits... ... this lantern, you can now just stick somewhere... But I would like to attach it, flexible... ... for that, I flat press first the upper pin, with a flat nose pliers... Then I drill a hole... I cut one turn of a spring... ... bent into a ring... ... the ring comes through the hole, and was gently pressed... ... the finished taillight lantern... Hope, you like it.

These are just regular, coated metal- earrings, found cheap in a jewelry store... ... from this one... ... I cut out... ... a matching Ornament... ... which I needed for this... ... from the other earring, I cut another one... ... on this, will hang later, the front lamp... ... these two here, are also adapted to keep the rear, additional board... ... and that's the rest, maybe it needs a bit of it, for whatever... ... for someone it`s useless, for the other a treasure...

The Li'l Gypsy Wagon- fork has openings, so I thought, I'd do that too... ... well, that was more difficult than I thought... ... to carve in the assembled state, was not a good idea... ... so, from planned, rounded openings, emerged very fast, angulars... Hope, you like it.

Thank you for the kind words, Mike! Well, I'll probably buy two of them...

For the round Windows, I had to try a little, until I could punch out the appropriate diameter... These, with the white protective film are made of Makrolon®, and these, with the blue are made of PET... ... i turned four aluminum rings, with a small escarpment... ... these are the parts required for a window... ... primed the rings... ... painted... ... and installed at the back... ... to the front... ... and the view from the inside... Hope, you like it.

The house and roof are now united... And here is another example, a lot of work that is at the end, not really noticed... I edit each spoke from the inner side with my scalpel knife, to let the whole appear a little slimmer...

Thank`s Dan! I had some time to finish this Roof... Dry brush with various Colors... ... a little more refined... ... from below / inside... ... this is a metal sleeve... ... shortened to the desired length... ... and planted at the final Destination... Hope, you like it.

Initially, I thought the most difficult in this project, will be the roof.... ... simply bend a plate and stick it to the lodge... ... would be a possibility... ... but, well, what is about the structure? Hmm... It started with a "matching" PVC pipe... ... edited it outside and inside on the lathe... ... I cut it then in the length, slightly more than half of the diameter, about 2mm over the radius, and cut off a piece, about the same angle, on front and rear... ... inside, the two lines show, where the house will have its place... Outside, I first sketched with a scriber, a structure... Then I worked out the wells, first rough with my Dremel... ... and after that, refined all with different files and sandpaper... ... now it's ready and primed for painting... Hope, you like it.

Here is another detail, so that the chimney makes sense... ... and for the cold days... ... an old barrel and a few small things... ... complete and refined... ... with some iron Color... ... and installed in its place... Hope, you like it.

These are the holder of earring plugs... ... and after I have these flattened in a vice... ... I make from these, new hinges for the rear doors... I sanded the primer in the interior... ... in order to redecorate it... These are the new wallpaper- parts, cut from decorative paper... ... slightly refined... ... and finally wallpapered...

Thank you, please excuse me, did not want to be blunt ...

Thank you very much! Well, I do not always use the same brand, it depends entirely on what a result I would like... Here I used the colors of Fin by WACO Developed years ago for a traditional rustic style of painting known as 'Bauernmalerei', it is now a best for all hobby painting techniques, it provides excellent coverage and is ideal for wet-on-wet technique. These paints can be mixed with each other, once dry, this water-based product is resistant to abrasion, weathering and fading. But I also like the acrylic paints from the craft shop and try out a new one ...

Great idea and, as always, fantastic execution, Fabrizio, I would love to have this one in real!

Somehow, such builds vaporize me a lot of time in searching, choosing the right equipment and parts... As in the following example... This is a window shutter made from LEGO... Since I made the window first, the shutter was now too wide, I had to reduce it a bit... ... and the same with four pieces... ... primed flat black... ... and then dry brushed... ... and mounted on the window Frame... Hope, you like it.

Thank you very much for the Kind words! Thank you for your efforts, Mr. Spencer, and yes, you game spoiler, it is this, but because botophucket made all the images disappear, I was asked if I could post one of my buildingthreads...

As I said, I allow myself some freedom in terms of design and execution... The next step is the "Transylvania team room"- Body. I carved the following parts here from a 2 mm thick PS plate... ... refined the parts and glued together... ... primed flat black... ... and then dry brushed... ... the result... Hope, you like it.

I have this kit started a long time ago,, but never finished... Your looks fantastic so far, Jonathan!

And it goes on... I have found on the internet matching skulls for "skull" shifters... And tryied again this "Magic powder" ... but in this time under different basic Colors, and I can tell you, that makes a big difference! Left it is primed with black gloss, and the right with a shiny bright blue, which I like much better: And here is the interior: The skull, the lever is a piece of wire, and its support is from an earring, the steering wheel, the cushion and the pedals are (the taillights) of the Royal Rail...

Thank you very much! The Li'l 'Stogie Wagon donated some parts... Here's the tub, I have attached a back board... ... and in the front, I cut a notch, so that the intake manifolds have space... ... and here, with a little color... ... and, yes, the procedure with the fork, huh, maybe that comes later...

Well, I love showrods ... This one, has one of the best examples of box art i ever seen and that has always attracted me magically... ... I spent too much time in my life, to look at this Picture: ... and I have tried for years, to get hold of one of those things, of course, in order to build it! ... unfortunately without success, most were already gone, or the deals blew up to much my Budget... As it happens in life, you often see the trees, but not the forest... As then this kit has been revived: I realized that this project is feasible... Most of the parts I will use of this kit, a few parts of others and the rest has to be made... Well, I'm not going to build an exact replica, but in this direction, start with this: That is what I have so far: Hope, you like it, stay tuned...