Darren B

Thanks lower 99, havent had a chance to work on it but did get the running board pieces glued together and ready for paint, and working on a real working knock off for the rims so I can show off the disk brakes and undercarriage work. Pics of that to come sometime..... have a lot of work so been busy at work....

No real big updates today, I did get the pieces painted for crossover on the rear of the frame on both the bed and the main pick up frame, also a photo etch stereo and scale cds for the center console.

almost done with all the foam and interior, just finish the pass seat and the two top layers of foam around the bed and its on to the engine and running gear, then paint , finish line coming up.

Another mock-up of the pickup and bed, getting there, it will look better when I get all the designs engraved in the foam and the foam painted for the tops of the bed, and some of the sides in the bed of the trailer are darker than other as they were not painted at the same time but I think overall when its complete and all the other pieces of bones and things I have planned for it are installed I think it will look ok. It looks a hell of a lot better when its in person and not on camera. A few more pieces and then I will concentrate on getting all the body work smoothed out and then finally get some color on the body. Then the foam pieces should pop rather good with the gold contrast.

Thanks Steve

That thing is super clean and super detailed Kudos..............

another mock up to see how its turning out, this last photo shows how the original dash will show on either side of the console and will be body color...

Started to paint the interior and foam pieces, not to happy with the overall color, may try to do a darker wash or a lighter highlight. Only problem is the more paint added the less coarse the foam is. I found that out on a few of the pieces already.

Placing the spoon next to the bed kinda gives an idea of the graphics for the paint... at least for the fenders, still working on the overall layout but getting close to paint........

Nice, thanks for sharing love em...... I always wanted to go to Germany! That tiki bug is killer, and I love the other bugs too, I love vw's I have a stash of three 1/16th scale vws im waiting for just the right inspiration to start building them, that tiki bug is way to cool and giving me ideas for one of the big bugs...

Lower 99 here's a few more the steering wheel is a little cheesy can be better but just an idea.... The center console is pretty cool thou...

Your welcome Lower99.

working on the weathering of the stone, once the truck is painted and all the pieces added to the beds will add some grass and more dirt up the sides of the walls to make them look as if they meet at the bottom and are natural...

Thanks Jesse, Weathering the custom speaker pottery enclosure, looks pretty good, 7 more to go.....

99% of all the foam pieces base coated! The colors are coming!!! I see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!

Just a little update today, working on the hydros now, and I think I have found a formula for the stone work to match the temple/pyramid. I will try some darker wash and some dry brushing when this dries for a while.

Ha Ha I agree with Mike, a fool and his money, someone out there or someones will be buying that. To me its nutz, but I guess if i was a billionaire why not?

lower 99 check out these pics, also more inspiration for my up and coming tiki build, this is killer for seats.... these seats will be easy to make in small scale...

Lower99, this is actually what inspired me for the idea of a tiki type build, this pic right here. But that will be after i finish the Aztec warrior. But after seeing your pic It came to mind that I could put bamboo over the tikis or use the bamboo grill for a background of the tikis.....

Thanks David!

Jonas thanks for the props, that grill is cool and im gonna put that one in my file for the tiki build that I have had in mind for the past few months, that grill would be perfect for that build. I have the grill done for this one thou, took me eight hours to get it to fit and carved out. When I get this one done Ill start the tiki theme build and work on that one as i finish the Egyptian Raider build.

Starting to do some more carving to the foam on the beds. This will take a while to get it all complete and hoping to not have a mishap....

The peddles for brake and gas... Made a couple of filler panels to close the gap on the back of the beds... added some Vigas which may not be from the Aztec/Mayan days but I had this idea and thought I would try it out. The fish tank still fits, I actually forgot about this when i put in the Vigas but it fits. a mock up with the drivers door installed and the door panel mock up...

Thank you Rich! what keeps me going is everyone watching from beginning to end, otherwise I would probably shelve them for years before finishing them. I'm dieing to finish my strippers delight and the Egyptian raider but want to get this one done as well............