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Yeah, try doing this (not my welding) with a wire feeder.

I am truly flabbergasted!

Sweet! I like those colors together.?

Thanks Guys!? You may have heard about the “Jeep in a crate” legend/scam? https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/jeep-in-a-crate-50-the-legend-and-the-truth.html I picked up the built jeep for $5. I’ve built one CJ-2A and didn’t want to go through all the work correcting this one too…so I took the easy way out. I had to scratch build the seats and the brake drums, and adapt the die cast tires from another project to some jeep rims. I spent more time on the crate than I did on the jeep.?

It’s looking mighty fine Dennis!?

Does that part go where the instructions say it goes?

That’s the dilemma with some of these sub-par kits…where do you draw the line eh??

Beautiful work! I like the concept too.?

That’s not just chopped, that is Hammered! Nice work.?

Great looking truck.? I like the different shading on the fiberglass bedsides.?

Excellent work Michael ! All the details look very realistic.?

I agree on the seats…raise them slightly on some pedestals or brackets. I like where you’re going with these projects Len.? I appreciate all the detail pics you and Jim are posting. It will help me greatly if I ever get around to starting mine. One thought about the nose that I’ve had after reading your thread, is to cast the emblem and then maybe take a thin 1/16” or 3/32” section vertically out of the nose and pinch the two sides back together. It would narrow the nose and keep the grill openings original. A bit of putty might be needed to preserve the peak in the beak?? I don’t think that amount would be noticeable on the width of the vehicle. Then the hood may need a slight wedge removed also to narrow the front, or it could maybe be sanded to match if the plastic is thick enough? Keep up the good work fellas! Edit: I don’t know if that modification would cause problems with the frame mounting? It would only be 3/64” or .047” per side.

That would be the UV light for curing the resin. Kind of a neat design too…you don’t have to sit there and hold it.?

A sharp hollow punch works nicely. You could even cut them out with scissors if you don’t have punches, but the punches are cheap compared to the doming block set.

1930s vehicles make the best hotrods!?

I just spent half an hour searching the carpet for a tiny part I made that only took maybe ten minutes to make.? And I never found it.?

Awesome looking build! Good on both of you.?

These are what I use, but I don’t normally wet sand much.

Country music makes me wish I was deaf.

My sister actually watches curling on TV…I prefer to watch my paint jobs dry.?

It’s looking good Ulf!? Lots of great fab work you’re doing.?

He was born July 10, 1921 making him 102. There’s an interesting write up on the Isky site: https://iskycams.com/the-legend.html

Caps are something that I really don’t like and never ever wore, until I found myself with no hair.

Your tweezers are the Devils right hand and launches tiny parts into the jaws of the carpet monster 4 out of 5 times that you pick them up.?