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Nice C cab. Those look good as a stock build. Dave

Here is the link to more pics of that one.

ea0863, Thanks for your post. I really like the truck!. I'll bet that '59 Imperial speedster took quite a lot of time to build. I have designed and built a few models like my Imperial Rod. Here are some:

Thanks guys! This will be an Aaron Grote type build.

1959 Chrysler Imperial I needed to build another bubbletop, so I decided to use this 1959 Imperial as the base. I cut off the front and narrowed the rear section almost an inch and added the frame for the bubbletop. I also made a spot for the axle to go thru the body and used some wide tires with Crager mags front and back. I found a frame in the frame box. The power plant needed to be a Chrysler so I found an old Fire Power Hemi. I’m thinking about putting 6- 2bbl carbs on it. I’m looking thru the seat box for some seats. Once I get the front suspension picked out and mounted I will work on what grill I would like. Thanks for looking and I hope you like it. Dave

This build is looking great! I love the color and how you transformed it to a '73. Dave

for the cheapest seats

Thats great Pat! I used modified semi truck wheels for the rear and something out of the wheel box for the front. Dave

Thanks again guys! Dave

It does remind one of Gilligans Island. How did you make the water? Dave

no cops around

This is looking good! I love your use of other items like the pill bottles. Dave

Hi Pat, Thanks again! I too, am retired and on a fixed income. I don't know what swap meets for models you have on the other side of the pond but I have gone to military model swap meets and picked up tank parts there for very reasonable prices. Also I mostly buy bagged parts from other model swap meets. Being that I like to scratch build I can use all the bagged parts. As for the tank treads I shortened them for this build. I actually stapled the cut ends together and hid the seam under the fender I fabricated. Dave

Pat, thank you for your comment! The tank parts are from a 1/30th scale tank model. The WIP is here - I titled it like that because I didn't have a name for it at that time.

Thanks again all of you for all your nice comments! Dave

Thanks Steve! This whole build was really fun! I looked online for seat weathering. Dave

Thanks again guys! I so appreciate your comments. Dave

Nice! I love those VW vans! Dave

Beautiful work! A very nice VW gasser. Dave

Thank you guys for your kind comments. This was a really fun build and I learned a lot. Dave

I like what you have done. Your previous dioramas are really nice. I would like to do a diorama but I don't have the room. Dave

I have completed The Beast. A total of 22 hours from start to finish. I watched a few videos on weathering and did my best. It was a lot of fun and I will do it again. The seat took about 2 hours. I ground the seat for the holes. I then used aluminum wire for the springs and rusted them. I put painters tape over the seat and made the cuts. Then painted the exposed “seat foam” and finish painted the blue seat cover then added the oil stains. I used the salt method, paint and rust inhibitors on the body and finished it with a light yellow color that was close to the 1953 Ford F100 original color. I added the rusted Ibeam for the bumper...you never know when you will need to take a tree down! Thanks for looking and I hope you like it. Dave

This diorama is amazing! I love all the attention to detail! Dave

Beautifully done! The color is really nice. Dave

This is coming along very nicely! I like all the detail on the 3D printed parts! Dave