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And the pattern making continues. I'm going to have to take a step back and figure out how to do the junctions of some of those panels.

There can never be too many clamps.

Bench top taking shape one slice at a time.

Added some spacers to the tank's frame to help center it on the truck's frame. The one behind the cab mount is to get the right spacing from the cab. Working on a template for the sides of the rear compartment.

Thanks guys, it turned out better than I expected. When i first put it together loosely, it looked that nothing would fit without some carving. It feels like the bed and roof were an afterthought.

Here you go Simon.

Assembled the tank. It will make a great base to build on to. Added two "crossmembers" to the frame. One will support and level the cab. the bumper will hang on the lower one. Please forgive the blurry image.

Initially, it was going to go into my engine collection then someone here said I should put it into something.

I was looking for an El Camino/Ranchero type for the dio shop and I stumbled onto this one in a hobby shop. So I bought it but decided not to paint it shop colors but to do it like a regular vehicle.

Started gluing up the strips end to end using every available clamp. I was my first time using the finger joint bit since it had rearranged three of my fingertips several years ago. Its funny how those fears remain.

I made another template for the tank body's front panel using the Mack tank. the original one had been made using the potato chip container.

I am still waiting for the roof someone is making in Australia. I can't rush him since he's doing it for free.

Hey Matt, welcome to this club of people with the same passion. It is nice to see some younger people join up.

Not since the last posting.

Turned out OK. Hope you like it. It is growing on me.

Done.

It is very hard and you have to use very shallow passes on the planer otherwise it chips. But it has a glorious grain.

It dedfinitely won't get painted. Likely Golden Oak stain or something similar. The whitewall belongs to my '34 chevy. I started to build a model of it here:http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/89965-1934-chevrolet-master-5-window-coupe/

Here we have Service master and a couple of independents. In my case, it was Servicemaster.

Found a plastic bag full of wooden handles. I don't remember where we got them and neither does my wife. But I put them to use. I am laminating all sorts of offcuts and remnants to make the top. The planer threw it belt and I can't remove the fan to get at it. Ended up damaging the capscrew. Will have to drill out & replace

Added some brightwork to the console and seat belts. I really don't like those seats. I may scrounge in the other boxes for something better. It needs quite a bit of clamping to find its place . Either there is some interference I didn't see or some warping. I am determined to win. we'll see.

The same elm wood was used to build the table end of the bench.

I made the drawer cabinet out of some oak plywood which had been part of a church pew. I used the same drawers but made them 22" deep instead of their original 13" I had some elm that I salvaged from a storm downed tree. Some of it was used for the drawer fronts.

When I bought this house there was an old computer desk in the garage. I took it inside and added drawers that came from an old dresser which had belonged to one of my daughters. It was the basement workbench until a few years ago it became my modelling workbench.After the sewer backup this winter the insurance contractor took everything to his warehouse during the repairs. When I saw it there, I figured it deserved its retirement, it looked pretty forlorn.

Something Special all right. Spectacular!