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Hey guys...here’s another small update Made some progress on the HQ Premier nose panel, but ran out of time tonight....tomorrow I’ll lay down some color and some clear. Once it cures, I’ll get a mold done and run off some casts! Watcha think? 6047687D-6B1B-4B1A-8B0B-6B598877FB43 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 0FAC5150-DE90-4407-AC3A-E4D85505C7FE by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Hey guys...here’s another update ! Did a bunch of wet sanding, puttying, sanding, priming, sanding, puttying, sanding, priming, sanding........ :wacko::crazy: well....you get the idea... till I basically said ‘thats it ... it’s not perfect, but perfect enough lol... decided to lay down some paint as it’s the surest way to see any defects... once the paint cures in a couple of days, I’ll make the mold and then make a couple of casts. This way, the casts will be just like the painted pieces and will require minimum work when assembling... Anywho, here’s a few pics...watcha think? I think it kinda looks like a HQ... 224A6E41-6342-456D-8D8E-7D2237BF90FB by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 5D7A2E6E-4CEE-43EF-B76A-A614EF22FC31 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 4617CEF1-3B4E-4A93-B997-48CFA164AB5C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 349F7D2A-ABB4-4295-A846-B89B49A8DFF8 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 919816C7-6092-455E-B5A6-4F4EDEDF435D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr E5DCF99E-2050-4238-B1AB-E84E61BC33AF by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 126A58B7-47AA-4BCA-ADA1-6245679F006B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Been working on a few bits.... I had to revise the HQ Nose panel that I started last year, the headlight surrounds were off, and then I also got the bumper built and just started to get the details like indicator light holes in.. once I get the HQ nose where I want it I will be making a cast of it and then modding said cast to the Premier version. The HX Premier version nose shown here, is a cast of the HX nose (off the Sandman) that has been modded! Still need to do some tidying up on it then will make a mold of it and run off some casts! Anywho... here’s a few pics of where it’s at ... watcha think? B1929D91-ACF4-422E-B47C-7D10B23D3EBA by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 77879CE2-4A35-4D3B-8845-AA9139B243CC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 987B0ACD-F36C-4AC5-B087-665C58202EB9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 7139FD85-4BE3-40BB-B9C5-A8051596F63E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 6422B794-50B6-4E05-81D4-38D1727A4834 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 825736DC-F701-4117-B2ED-5070A9BA56B2 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr A2531B70-A419-4DC0-A0C7-70254C7C6B98 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr B19FC8EF-E27F-42E2-9A3C-AA1B1E97C727 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Shot a bit of video at home and then tried editing all the bits together etc...hopefully it’s okay....

Lol.... thanks cobraman !

Here’s Another small update ! Just another small experiment...lol...I made a bubble tailgate window! It turned out pretty nice , it’s not flawless but it looks good from 10 feet away...lol Anywho....here’s a few pics ....watcha think? 8364796A-BB49-4924-BF34-ED303579C895 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 802F8D2C-A291-4727-AD9D-D1B87D3C8311 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 83C780B4-E466-4BC4-8610-A50C9829B424 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr ED01F4B8-98CF-43CF-852A-C33E1DE6945A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr AA626BFA-A636-4C87-A9FC-0F165EA8EF3D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Mocked up a street version. :..gonna haveta start thinking about RWD chassis and some more vans soon...lol A8E94F80-716A-458C-B220-91D2E3985BFC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2253A115-98D5-41EE-8589-7D2140F0D622 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Thanks mate! Not really sure what it’s for... but I modeled it loosely after this pic that I found on the internet....

Got the decals all stickered on... they turned out pretty sweet! here’s some pics of the decals... watcha think? 0ECABA78-1BE9-477B-A37E-9FBFD54D709E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr AE8227EB-AEC4-41A6-A756-DB3DE6EF465B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2043FF13-8860-46EE-BEB8-2F1CD605225B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FE36FAE0-6592-4AF0-B5E7-B92CB612CD54 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FD85D9C8-DBC3-4C18-AECB-182BFA1713D6 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr EC5D299B-7DD2-48D6-9307-01E9FB81D7E9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr F7DCC5C7-850C-40E5-84EF-7A07A7146D79 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2C3777AA-3B19-4810-BBD3-A803648ACE20 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 3BFD5F5A-2D62-45A9-950D-4844A2D1CC70 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr D03778C9-1655-4A9E-B33F-41226301ED65 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr B6081740-C9CB-47B4-A1B7-CF4C6E87CB40 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr DB5B135A-2E6A-4DB3-AC1A-CE863D53FE08 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Also got the tail lights painted up... Tamiya clear red and clear orange on clear styrene... Anywho here’s a few pics... watcha think? 167B370B-82FF-430B-B9BB-458620FA52FC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 67DD7610-5886-41FC-995D-8B54A97BE34F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr BBBCBAD1-3C97-4F1E-A3FB-6AFAF2E4D53A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Next ... I got rid of them baby blues...so the Sandman no longer looks Smurfy... A4596B25-F6F6-49FF-89F9-088741A2AF25 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 11FF5D3D-9A0B-4885-A701-7B5D40CF436F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr D5A4B524-6C3F-4684-A157-6D5252593001 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Hey guys...got a small update.... Got the center console repairs painted up, also got the shifter painted and installed. Watcha think? 59094D64-67D5-47DA-A2B2-92BB98AF9617 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 491418C8-2F71-47A7-B419-041CAB3EC66D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 855E4613-086C-4EFA-A2B6-92DDE79AE48C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 40E3EFBD-0CEB-4AD9-AE20-23B08300B636 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Hey thanks Belugawrx!

Thanks mate!

Here’s another small update Did some shifty work last night ! Lol... then I shortened up the center console as well...also need to redo the arm rest on the console, will try to get some foam on it, then install the leather covering... Also made the tail light lenses...will be painting them tonight along with the shifter and console...: Anywho...here’s a few pics of the progress ...watcha think? 08193E7E-2E4C-4488-9545-53D24996F8D0 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 60038F3F-35A0-44E6-BC63-788B0120EFAE by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 6032AC96-1A96-4A44-9E31-F861A4A44588 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FDE01FAE-B644-4999-9F5E-637E1684AE20 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FF9E98D5-DF41-4405-BAEA-18569DF09954 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 1D471C88-0C4C-4CD2-9BB9-9437A2BF53F9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Hey thanks cobraman !

Wow...! I got another update !..... Yeah...I don’t believe it either! Got the mirror and the door handles painted and installed... but like a big doofus, I forgot to make a mold of the door mirror so I don’t haveta build it again : But it’s not permanently attached as yet, just being held on with some Tamiya double sided tape, so I guess I can pull it off later on and mold it... I used some bare metal foil for the mirror itself, but I think the next one i’ll paint instead ! I got the rear bumpers chromed up as well...I was rushing to get it done and I forgot to apply some glazing putty to fill up any pin holes, so now the bumpers look pitted in some areas they are being held on with double sided tape as well. I think later on I will cast another set and prep them properly before applying the chrome paint. Anywho...here’s a few pics of where it’s at....! Watcha think? 5400C61D-10D8-440F-9DCE-AF46636FDAF5 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 759AE2D8-6D78-4BF6-8A07-516EBB7B0865 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 77A32B71-BFD0-4B04-BD5B-62FEB436000E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 527E3B74-FDD5-4C5A-8777-3FDE79523309 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 96F3E22A-1EE6-4CF2-8A6D-43E47750F67C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr FA6C28A6-CBDD-4B85-BA4B-FD782AF253A4 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 1D5DEDC8-C492-400C-95B9-B1B4E47AF334 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 6A3C4BBE-11FA-482C-93E7-CFCFC918D25A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

So another small update ...lol Been getting my butt kicked over the last few days trying to build the door mirror... finally I sucked it up and started to kick back .! Still need to tweak the arm on the mirror a bit, hoping to start laying down some paint and some chrome tomorrow when I get home from work...will get the rear bumpers done and installed as well. I believe that the Sandman door mirrors, handles, and window trim was blacked out from factory, but I’m torn between painting the mirror in black or painting it orange... Anywho....here’s a few pics...more to come soon! EBE1E335-EA57-42DC-89E3-2F1E060A4384 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 2D312A80-1761-436F-8AA4-1751850EAFE7 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 0C9347A0-F95C-4E11-9BA8-E6180C02766D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr D18C76DF-3B58-4BB8-9E49-5927CF3FA3E9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr A1CAB6D3-BCF4-4ADF-BEAC-B202F5F92221 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Hey there Chris! Thanks mate! Lol...yea...I started with my shenanigans again...lol! I think I may have been an Aussie in a previous life.... there’s always a sense of ‘deja vu’ when I look at pics and watch videos especially the earlier ones...lol...and most of the lingo or slang seems so familiar...

Got the door cards sorted...and installed..so it all fits together now :nice: got some badges I have to put on the dash, window winders for the door cards and a shifter for the center console. Started working on the rear Shaggin’ interior, :thinking: figured out how I’m making it removeable...so whenever I want it to look stock, I can easily pull the whole flooring with seats out, then the wall panels and the roof liner. Also chromed the pole...lol...was too lazy to paint it, so I used some bare metal foil I had on it...looks okay, but I will eventually paint another pole to replace it. Hoping to get some more done tomorrow...need to make some exterior door handles and a door mirror, get ‘em installed and then start looking at the Sandman decals :banana: Anywho...some pics... watcha think? 01CD574E-D753-48FE-81F1-070E60B707F0 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr DE35AE35-21AF-49C8-B3E9-31C5BF0D0B01 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr CAE34F07-E881-429A-B2EC-9D40E8B044AC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 362F24CC-835E-40EF-A9BD-15A3A4B5B3E4 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 8C7DD450-8A5D-4A7E-8369-DDE95279C1E4 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr D902B3B2-C483-4DE1-9068-487A682DEE33 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 42874D6A-E95B-4B93-A125-4E6A524FDE0C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 17CD01D0-71E7-4B2D-B6C3-14DFF24AD58B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 22182608-E0CA-4DA3-91F6-6D9179905520 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr F47097B0-3C02-428D-BEFB-2E197ED4C5B9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 21B52406-B7E4-4093-8A1C-4BC2E6108332 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 8A515F07-FC13-48C5-86D9-2CA21AF51665 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr EB5342FF-6AE6-4515-9AD6-FBC524A85718 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr CC63EF5F-F287-442C-8472-D30F0AA4A2DF by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Time for another update! So here’s what’s been accomplished so far... had to modify the driver’s seat as it was in too much of a reclined position and needed to be more upright. I then had to figure out how I was attaching the floor to the chassis, found some threaded bolt holes on the top of the chassis that worked out pretty sweet. Then I got some magnets installed on both seats and then installed magnets under the floor to attach the seats. Once I got that dialed in, I finally primed and painted the floor... After it dried, I started to lay down the carpet....not an easy task...but I think I did okay with it...:p. Lol. Then I had to figure out a way to mount the center console, I think I will still need to rework the arm-rest on the console as it looks to small, the 1:1 looks bulkier...lol.... Got the door cards assembled, then hit a major snag, the seats get hung up on the door handles and just won’t drop in to attach to the locating magnets...:facepalm: I tried various angles etc but no worky...:facepalm: So will probably rebuild the door cards with the standard trim that the Sandman came with. The trims that I did were for the premier editions.... D659ED77-C951-44A7-BD8D-4C80698291A7 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 9F2CAAB9-812C-4203-A455-7CA796F41671 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 8C0775A7-0FE6-434C-AD94-C5A6EE48B602 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 56A34BF9-64A2-4A81-8654-A7832FD1F331 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 30679825-6B58-4997-850A-67D5A8AAA8B8 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 33268389-01CA-4B02-9EC5-5E460744FA26 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 66F6E4EE-1CDB-44FD-A974-37854A90C2C0 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 988D3791-B0D9-4684-A40E-03CE1C285E92 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr B638F49E-2281-44AE-B82E-6D514BDD8E45 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 3581075C-7D64-42EB-BE5E-0E278A413BED by Preston Lalan, on Flickr E33D0F3F-7471-4190-B1D4-EE6175C60512 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

Did another test vid of the hood popper and the pulley system now that I have most of the engine detail sorted.... :thinking: now I’m thinking maybe I should try to get some more video recording practice in ...lol! Apologies for the crappy video :puke:...but at least the mechanics are still working:nice:

Managed to get some time yesterday and today to build the ignition coil. Usually it’s mounted on the back of the intake just behind the carby, but I don’t have enough space there for it so decided to go with it on the inner fender...:huh: this should be the last item for the engine bay for now, as I want to start on getting the interior installed... will come back to the engine bay later on to do the radiator over flow bottle, radiator hoses etc. Any who....here’s a few pics....watcha think? CC4F812D-72EE-4AA5-AF02-8176BD4BE0E8 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 69BC9F18-A3B7-4CFD-86C3-1A791AF3BCC2 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 04A2A6BE-5181-4C39-AC4D-324DD67DD146 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr AE9BE8CE-A310-4572-A8D9-28A5822AAD5F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 034373BF-225D-4774-9215-7DA5B4D0E26F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

I did manage to complete the air cleaner tonight. Took a little while to figure out how I wanted it, but I think it worked out pretty nice...:o tomorrow I will get the ignition coil done and then I may stop working on the engine bay and start focusing on getting the interior set up...it may take a day or two before I actually start putting it together as I will have to figure out how I’m attaching the flooring to the chassis and then the seats etc to the flooring..... so more to come soon! Any who, here’s a few pics of the air cleaner installed....watcha think? 6FCF7408-7F01-48D4-BA56-A70EE0681DCE by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 48203543-C7ED-4684-9827-8F495F82E74E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 7DFA4F77-AFB0-47B7-95AC-57BBA258549A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 92C248EB-5412-4C06-963A-DD9EFCCDA5D0 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

I had to notch both of the motor mounts so the exhaust manifolds clear them. Will try to take some pics of it in the morning when the light is better. The distributor turned out to be a bit too tall and was obstructing the cowl panel so I had to cut off about 3mms from the bottom of it (the distributor). Managed to get the firing order sorted on it however, lol (not in the first pic :o). Will have to fab up an old school ignition coil as well, got the wire for it laying on the intake. Still need to complete the air cleaner, will try to get that done tomorrow. Still have to make a few items for the engine bay, like radiator overflow bottle etc, but may do that later on. Will also try to make some headway on the interior for the next update...I hope! Lol... Any who...here’s some pics BBAB484E-6107-47B8-BE20-B2FF96B9E412 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 4CD77D59-8BBF-4EB2-9190-4077F19181FF by Preston Lalan, on Flickr B431C6AD-FAF6-49A0-A190-CC0ED59944B2 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 16925A3D-B0E2-4C87-B1CA-581EA3D9FB6C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr 1DF4A0FD-F82D-43AA-A18C-2867EC7A721A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr E852E5AE-D396-4D97-8964-2DDFD838A007 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr F07E7AD2-BD8A-410B-BBD3-6C4C3D8B7291 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr F125FE2D-6A45-422D-A6C1-7F6CC0DEF9E5 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr B601AC4B-412F-42BB-9F1B-8CAB67FF104C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr