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Thanks, Rodney, but you guys are making my head swell, so here's a shot of the other side. A couple corners got out of line and need some body work. They have already got their first first coat.

Thanks, Charlie, but all I did was "draw" the top and bottoms with tape starting with the front windows. That was a good guide and responsible for most of it. After the corner holes, I just cut them out with a small round blade in the dremel. ... and file and sand to the marked edges.

Those pool guys abuse their trucks around here too. That's a good looking build and the pool stuff you made looks fantastic!

I back up George .. so glad to see you made them! They look really cool ... great job!

A great looking build and it's amazing what it took you to get to an accurate build. The differences between years made this interesting also.

Radio Flyer

I don't recall seeing this material, so would also be interested if anyone has any experience with it. It's aimed at our stuff, so maybe has a chance.

I wasn't sure I'd be making NNL East next year .. now I KNOW I will be there just to see this in the flesh! It looks fantastic ... there's no words to describe it .. WoW!

Cool build idea.

Gorgeous! Nice job on the photos ..!

That should work. I have some colored art paper .. maybe it caller poster paper .. that I use and got at Michale's. I lucked out and came upon a wood frame, what it is exactly I do not know, that I attach the paper to to drape giving a seamless background. Yup, my roll of blue 3m painter's tape works to hold it!

I really like this ... great paint and just the right details. Under the hood looks VERY proper!

2 updates in 2 days! I'm moving now . Got the windows cut out ... this is a big one for me ... been starring at that windowless van for a month! It all came out good ... about 2 corners to putty and a bit more filing to square up. I'm a happy camper tonight. Probably should take the night off!

Is that just a silver wire you used to get the bead on the fender edges? It's fascinating seeing you work.

Looks good! Those track tires in trunk?

Thanks for the comments, guys. The dash has been sitting for a bit. I think I'm going the do the face with the gages over. The holes look too small, especially the small openings for the accessorie gages.

She was going to Stockbridge Agricultural School at the time, over 21 and also had a '95 Probe GT at the time. She said she got it from one of the Mexican workers at the farm for $500 ... maybe 10 years ago. I have no idea why she needed 2 vehicles, but she IS a car girl!

I used 1/2" pvc pipe that is at any hardware store. A few T's, elbows and end caps to put it all together. The dimensions really don't matter too much. I sized it to fit a table I had, but It could have been smaller for cars and the lights would have gotten closer. I did buy some light stands, but I do a lot of tabletop photography. Still, that are pretty simple and work well. The front light is just a clip on desk lamp. You can use any lamp you have around that's convenient. The bulbs I use are Longstar brand Compact Fluorescent Lamps, 30 watts and day light. Be sure to get "day light" colored bulbs no matter what type you get. These aren't extremely powerful, but they do a good job. A white sheet draped over it all provides the light tent to diffuse the light. This can be used in layers to adjust the lighting. Last is a TRIPOD .. this no matter what else you do! That should give you a good idea for a simple and cheap setup. And, next time you're passing thru Western Mass you can just stop by and see in person, Jon!

It's been over a week since my last post? It's leaf season here and the past few days have been spectacular weather! Only excuse I'm offering, but I do have an update. I wanted to do these midway, so heres some windows started. They were taped out horizontally and vertically drawn using a square. I drilled a small hole in some .02 sheet off a 90 degree corner at the center of the larger drill I would use for the corner radius. The final holes are in the photo and the little template is there above the file in the last photo. Simple but effective getting the corners in so I just need to cut between them. I've also been working on making the interior panels. This photo shows the blue vinyl that wrapped around the inside. I'm gluing strips to a .02 base using 1/8" Evergreen V-groove for the rolled pattern. Just getting started here, but you can see what's going on. That lovely 70 year old bastard file acting as a straight fence is my grandfathers and my favorite.

I love all those details already mentioned, but the shape and color of that gas tank is a knockout!

haha ..Harry is SO black and white! In my world there's room for both. Two part is definitely the best but it such a pain in the paper plate to have to mix for a small, thin job. One part is fine in these instances as it quick and easy and the shrinkage is of no consequence on a skim coat. OK OK .. I will write "shrink: two part dun't, one part do's" 500 times on the blackboard.

That's defiantly a 2CV, but where the heck did you see it, Greg???

I used Squadron Green longer than any other putty, mostly because it was the only game in town I knew of. It is very similar to the one part auto body putties. It does have a solvent that can affect plastic, but so it is generally not detrimental to it's use on plastic. It also shrinks like the devil, just like the one part auto putties. I probably still have a tube of this but I now just use Evercoat Ever-Glaze & Spot Putty for thin body filler. To me, it's virtually the same as Squadron Green in consistency, texture and finish. Bondo spot putty would be the same .. except for color and price! This is nothing like the 2-part auto putty.

This is taking Chrysler's old Cab Forward design to NEW lengths!!!

In the course of my current Van build, I had a number of long, thin (.02" x .14") styrene strips that needed to be finish sanded along the cut edges. They were cut using the back edge of a knife. Holding these firmly and straight was taxing my imagination. The clip shown was holding our opened bag of potato chips from spilling and proved up to the task. This one is made by Oxo and has straight, ribbed rubber grips which can be seen in the photos. The clamp is 3.5" long and they do make other lengths .. shorter and longer. I couldn't have asked for a better tool to clean the edges with a sanding stick and also hold while I tapered one side along the full length. Here's a link to some Oxo clips at Amazon for reference. This is so simple I almost got too embarrassed to post.. ehhe