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Looking good Gene.I'm looking forward to seeing this in person since we only live 20 miles apart.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful skills with us!Outstanding work throughout.Amazingly realistic detail and paint work on every aspect.This is going to inspire a lot if builders(like me)to aspire to higher standards.

If you are going to start with a 2" piece of foam as a base of your diorama I strongly suggest you use the blue "builders" foam material.I have used this on my last two dioramas and it simply is the best choice.It is normally sold in 4' x 8's sheets in large contractor type stores like Menards or Lowe's.I bought a much smaller piece from a home remodeling contractor friend for five bucks.This stuff can be carved easily with a long very sharp knife.I used a fish filleting knife.It can be sanded easily and you can use household wall repair spackle for filler.you can glue to it with white or super glue and use any kind of paint without fears of damage. Good luck with you project.

That Hawk is a beautiful model!Thanks for sharing it with us.

The box itself is screwed up to start with.The last model T was built in 1927.Ford changed to building the model A in 1928....jus sayin.

I also have several projects in progress at any given time and switch from one to another when I have a problem and need a break until what's left of my brain comes up with a solution.More than once I gotten frustrated with what I'm trying to do and will just stop for the night then wake up the next morning with the solution to that problem.I guess some part of our brains keeps working on it's own. My "what's next" decision is usually based mostly on what has inspired me the most be it a magazine article or a photo on Pintrest.

Superb model.Great planing,details and scale proportions.Makes me wish I had more thumbs as only two doesn't seem nearly enough to point up to express how impressed I am.This is surely a new bench mark for the rest of us mere mortals to aspire to.

Point well taken.I notice what looks like a shortened pick up bed piece.We're you thinking about adding it on the back for extra fuel storage?Since most early sedans did not have any place for luggage many used accessory trunks mounted over the rear gas tanks on platforms for extra storage.

Sometimes just finding all the gizmos to do small stuff like this steering wheel is a nice distraction from the complications of the larger project.Very cool piece!

Boiler is very cool my freind.There is steam powered...then there is steam PUNK. The concepts are very different.

Thanks for helping to encourage another generation to build models.He may just discover some of the nicest people he'll ever meet along the way and develop a new level of patience and concentration he doesn't even realize he has.

I remember finding more and more neat little details to add to my two steam punk rods as the builds progressed.Yours is looking really cool and well planned.Thanks for sharing your imagination!

Finally.Someone else building a steam punk rod!I will certainly be watching this build get up a full head of steam.What are you using for your heat source?

This has been one of the most inspirational and innovative builds to follow while under construction.There will surely be a lot of rods taking tips and ideas from this one.Thanks for taking all the extra time to take the photos and post the techniques you used to create it.

Another classic street rod build under way.very cool choice.I'll be watching very closely.

Great stuff!Is the truck in the illustration another of your creations?

Any updates available?

Did you happen to take any in progress photos along the way?Great project with very realistic paint and details.

Looks like a great project.I love the look of your workbench too,reminds me of mine,10 square feet with an actual working area smaller than a sheet of paper!

Somewhere the BMF and stickybark God's are smiling!

Neat idea.Thanks for sharing.

Yowzaa!I'm lovin the foiled body.Looking forward to seeing it fully covered.

Harry,please be sure to check the labels on those brain bottles to be sure none are marked A.B.Normal:)

Ironicly very cool!

The closed off rear side window reminds me of a Westergard custom treatment I saw somewhere.