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On last pic for the night. Later-

Spent a bit of time on this one today. Got a Vantastic and Coupster kits in trade today with fordf-100 (Phil). The Wagonrod body is much taller than the Vantastic so I had to do some slicing of the body and cowl to get the hood to not look like it was sitting vertical. I didn't want to ruin the woodwork on the body sides so I stopped short of the character line when sectioning. The second pic shows that the hood still had too much angle, requiring another section of the body and cowl.The hood looks much better now. Now for the clean-up. Later-

I live about 30 miles north of Spokane in the wooded areas. We are at about 2900 ft elevation and get enough snow and cold temps for an extended period. We have had Temps already below freezing for a few days in a row but currently it is in the high 40's to low 50's with a lot of rain recently. It is not uncommon for us to have a month or more with sustained temps below freezing. Later-

Well, with my habit of procrastination it will probably never happen anyway... Lol. Later-

I had thought about a low wattage bulb to keep it a bit warmer. Still a plan in the making. The big thing is I got most of my paints in one area and out of my way. Later-

Ok. So "Brilliant" is in quotes because, I rarely have a brilliant idea so I wouldn't recognize one if it bit me. Anywho, I needed a place to store my paints so they wouldn't freeze during the winter and here is what I came up with. An old refrigerator. No need for it to even work. The price was right on this one (free) and after cleaning and sanitizing it I figured out why! I finally got a chance today to make some plywood shelves for it. I know that nothing is organized but at this point it is more of a race against "Old Man Winter". I'll have lots of time to organize later. Now to make more shelves or get another fridge since I still have a ton of paint left to store. Later-

Sam, That turned out great! It gives me hope for the blue 29 (if I remember it correctly) I have from the same OB. Now if I can just find all of the parts. Like I said, makes me regret trading it to you!! Lol. Great job. Later-

Thanks Fellas! Just had to work on something for a bit last night and this is what came up. Now to find the grill and hood for the Testors Vantastic. Anybody got some.... Later-

I got some body and fender units off of FB Marketplace a few days ago. One of them was this Testors Vantastic fender unit. I thought that it may go well with the body from a WagonRod for a custom chopped 37 Ford Woody Sedan Delivery. I thought that for a bit more of a custom.look I would go with the smooth curved running boards from the Vantastic.I With a bit of swapping of the front clip and running boards all that is really left of the slicing is to fabricate the hood sides. Unfortunately, I am missing everything else from the Vantastic kit. Anybody have one to trade? Later-

Thanks! Unfortunately I know nothing about the origins of these parts. They all came from various parts boxes I got from my buddy's stash after he passed. He had cut this body up pretty badly and I am just trying to repair all the damage to get it to look like something presentable. Later-

Got some adjustments done to the stance on this project. Had to cut the frame to raise the front a bit. Found the pieces in the parts box for the motor. Later-

Bump for Sam. Later-

Great job on that build! Its good to see some of these on the site. I just posted on your other post. This looks to be the kit I built. Been too long since I looked at the box. Later-

Beautiful builds and I love the color choices you made. I built the Tamiya (or perhaps Gunze- Sangyo) AR Giulia Spyder a few years ago for my wife and it sits on top of our China cabinet in the dining room. It was a great little kit and loved building it. Later-

Thanks guys. I'm the same. Never liked the SSR much. A guy I worked with had one and I wasn't impressed. I do like the look of this stretched one much better. It has much better proportions. Later-

Thanks for the info! If anybody has one to get rid of I'd be.interested. Later-

Does anybody know who produces this wagon? I thought perhaps it was JF but looks like they only have a woody wagon. These three are all the same body leading me to believe that it is offered as a wagon and and not just a woody wagon. Later-

Not today but got the interior for my 79 Mustang GT completed. The shifter is painted and installed, BTW. Working on the chassis now. Another good session or two in the spray booth (for the poor chrome on the wheels and to smoke the glass) and the bench and this will be on the shelf. Later-

I'm not sure what I'll need off of it yet. But I will keep you in mind when I get a look at it this week. Later-

Today's deliveries. The Alumacoupe is because, after all these years, I've still never had one. This one is complete inside. The 60 Starliner is sealed inside. I'll be using the chassis, suspension and engine to upgrade an original AMT 60 Ford convertible that I got last week. The tires and wheels are beautiful 3D printed wheels I got off of a FB site to use on a future 4x4 project. Still don't know if it will be Ford, Chevy or Dodge but it will be a 60's - 70's era body. Later-

I'd say.... Later-

It was. Thanks! Later-

Thank you Guys! Glad you like it. Took it, with a few of my other builds to a small model shoe and it only got a couple passing glances. That's fine though. It's nothing special. Just a fun little build. Later-

Nice work! It's great to be able to see the "in progress" shots. Helps me to plan out a similar project I have in the works. Later-

Man, that's nice! Great work you did on it. I like it. Later-