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Thank you all very much for the kind comments, I really do appreciate them! Here are some more pictures, as a small comparison, seen where all the cuts are?

And it goes on, again... ... these two here, are also from the earrings... ... are also adapted, to keep the rear, additional board... Hope, you like it.

I started with the Tom Daniels T’rantula, and cut the body in many parts, to assemble it again in a different position... And... The front axle has been widened, the steering linkage has been altered, cleaned the spokes of the bicycle wheels, the roof has been reduced in length and is now at a different angle to the body, the interior has been adapted, the engine is original and wired, with extended exhaust pipe ends, a new cooler with aluminum lattice of a colander, the front lights are from the MPC Tiki Trike, the rear light was a front light and now with a red gem, the drag chute is a fake, behind it lurks a new tankcap, and of course a new pair of my home-made rear wheels... Here are the pics, hope, you like it.

Thank you! And it goes on... 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... Hope, you like it.

Thank you all very much for the kind comments, I really do appreciate them! As a modeler, you must always keep your eyes open for such things... If we look a second time, these turn out to be true treasures...

Thank you very much for the kind words! And it goes on... This new lantern, you can now just stick somewhere... But I would like to attach it a little more flexible... ... for that, I flat press first the upper pin, with a flat nose pliers... Then I drill a hole in the now flat embossed piece... I cut one turn of a spring... ... and bent it into a flat ring... ... the ring comes through the hole and was gently pressed... ... the finished taillight lantern... Hope, you like it.

And it goes on... For the rear light I want to make a lantern with red glass... The lantern frame is from the Chuck Wagon... http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/chuck_wagon.html ... the "Glass" is some red transparent part of LEGO... ... left is the original part, right is the edited one... ... and it fits... Hope, you like it.

The original Speedwagon was born out of a sketch on a piece of paper that was ultimately turned into a collaboration between artist Thom Taylor and Don Fink's Metalworks. What you now have built from this Revell/Monogram kit, is great, You've done an absolutely fantastic job, I love it!

And it goes on... From the other earring, I cut another part... ... 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 i can use a bit more of it, for whatever... Stay tuned.

Thank you very much! Well, I can not re-chroming it, but the colorless places are very narrow, later, I will paint this with a similar color...

Thank you very much for the kind words! I do not know exactly, i have almost never the same color on my builds, I like to experiment with the colors and mix them until I like the result... On this build here is the base Tamiya metallic silver, TS 83, straight from the can. Then follows decanted pearl light blue, TS 58, mixed with a little pearl white, TS 45, and as I said, mix until I like the shade... I sprayed a couple of coats of clear lacquer, when it was dry, slightly wet sand the whole, then I have attached the decals. Finally comes a layer of clear for the sealing, that's 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... Stay tuned.

Typ SS means Supersport. If the S-type was mind-numbingly fast for its time, the SS was LHC-like electron fast thanks to its advanced supercharged 6-straight petrol engine that delivered 200 hp and 225 respectively throughout its production time... Now, taking into consideration that most cars of the time, even other MB models boasted a power output not higher than 80 hp for the sports models, this very limited range of automobiles was as fast as some of the cars today. In fact, the quickest SS-model reached a top speed of 118 mph (170 Km/h), amazingly achieved through a low compression ratio(6.2:1) and supercharger combination... You've done a very impressive job, Harry, because anyone who knows this kit, know how much work it takes, that this looks like this, hat off ...

And it goes on... Until recently, the fork from my donor kit, looked like this: 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 the recesses in the assembled state, was not a good idea... ... but, with a little patience and time... ... and, well, from planned, rounded openings, emerged very fast, some angulars... Well, after a while, I like now the fork, I hope you like it too!

Finally, I mounted the windows at their destination: At the back... ... to the front... ... and a view from the inside... Hope, you like it, stay tuned.

Tim, your work is absolutely stunning, wow!

Another masterpiece, John, absolutely stunning, my friend!

Before I could say anything, I first had to lift up my jaw from the floor... But, even now, I get no matching words, this is so incredible! Randy my friend, I've never seen anyone applying such attention to detail and no one who performs it so well, hat off!

Thank you very much! And it goes on... 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... ... first, i primed the rings... ... and then painted... Stay tuned...

Thank you very much for the kind words!

Thank you very much for the kind words! And it goes on... And here is another example, i spent some time and 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 and make them look at least somewhat like spokes... Stay tuned...

And it goes on... The house and roof are now united, i installed some ornate roof supports, these come also from the Royal Rail kit...

Thank you all very much for the kind comments, I really do appreciate them! And it goes on... After the primer has dried, now comes the real challenge: the painting, which shows all the structure... Dry brush with various Colors... ... a little more refined... ... I have it also painted from the inside... ... this is a metal sleeve... ... shortened to the desired length... ... and planted at the final Destination... Hope, you like it so far, stay tuned...

Thank you very much for the kind words! And it goes on... 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... ... then I glued a central roof bar and drilled a hole for the chimney pipe... ... now it's ready and primed for painting... Hope, you like it so far, stay tuned...