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    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Hey guys...here’s another update !  :rolleyes:

    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 :blink:  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...:blink:

    Anywho, here’s a few pics...watcha think? I think it kinda looks like a HQ...:blink:

    46195684155_8e49508629_z.jpg224A6E41-6342-456D-8D8E-7D2237BF90FB by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32167494437_e7e1b57305_z.jpg5D7A2E6E-4CEE-43EF-B76A-A614EF22FC31 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46195683965_09d57e6026_z.jpg4617CEF1-3B4E-4A93-B997-48CFA164AB5C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46195684095_f1e9a8eb53_z.jpg349F7D2A-ABB4-4295-A846-B89B49A8DFF8 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46195684005_53a866ac3f_z.jpg919816C7-6092-455E-B5A6-4F4EDEDF435D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32167494337_ab7aa7c3ae_z.jpgE5DCF99E-2050-4238-B1AB-E84E61BC33AF by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32167494287_8a0d9631ef_z.jpg126A58B7-47AA-4BCA-ADA1-6245679F006B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Been working on a few bits....:D

    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?


    46962054351_4637f679ff_z.jpgB1929D91-ACF4-422E-B47C-7D10B23D3EBA by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46910087812_2216449a1a_z.jpg77879CE2-4A35-4D3B-8845-AA9139B243CC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    47018500751_d4bc8ba7a8_z.jpg987B0ACD-F36C-4AC5-B087-665C58202EB9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    47018500681_b9c859acf2_z.jpg7139FD85-4BE3-40BB-B9C5-A8051596F63E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46104650975_a28307ba3b_z.jpg6422B794-50B6-4E05-81D4-38D1727A4834 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

     


    46115374445_c1ba4f0557_z.jpg825736DC-F701-4117-B2ED-5070A9BA56B2 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46115374385_357d9cf77b_z.jpgA2531B70-A419-4DC0-A0C7-70254C7C6B98 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46115374225_201a14964b_z.jpgB19FC8EF-E27F-42E2-9A3C-AA1B1E97C727 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    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?


    32993256758_c6c635a2a2_z.jpg8364796A-BB49-4924-BF34-ED303579C895 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32993256918_8f8cda53e1_z.jpg802F8D2C-A291-4727-AD9D-D1B87D3C8311 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46816561252_fbda14a4da_z.jpg83C780B4-E466-4BC4-8610-A50C9829B424 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr


    32993257018_1b07fc077f_z.jpgED01F4B8-98CF-43CF-852A-C33E1DE6945A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46816561332_b29e19ae85_z.jpgAA626BFA-A636-4C87-A9FC-0F165EA8EF3D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

     

    Got the decals all stickered on... they turned out pretty sweet! 


    here’s some pics of the decals... watcha think?


    46719472262_e47e1a5fe3_z.jpg0ECABA78-1BE9-477B-A37E-9FBFD54D709E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31830666787_05455176b2_z.jpgAE8227EB-AEC4-41A6-A756-DB3DE6EF465B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    45857194155_6f21b501aa_z.jpg2043FF13-8860-46EE-BEB8-2F1CD605225B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31830666737_1223582850_z.jpgFE36FAE0-6592-4AF0-B5E7-B92CB612CD54 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    46719472182_398ec8b398_z.jpgEC5D299B-7DD2-48D6-9307-01E9FB81D7E9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    45857193955_bc41a9847f_z.jpgF7DCC5C7-850C-40E5-84EF-7A07A7146D79 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31830666527_85c3ed9daf_z.jpg2C3777AA-3B19-4810-BBD3-A803648ACE20 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31830666347_79a295da8e_z.jpg3BFD5F5A-2D62-45A9-950D-4844A2D1CC70 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31830666477_a0692fea42_z.jpgD03778C9-1655-4A9E-B33F-41226301ED65 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    45857193825_d8cdcaa189_z.jpgB6081740-C9CB-47B4-A1B7-CF4C6E87CB40 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46719472122_d9c7f995cd_z.jpgDB5B135A-2E6A-4DB3-AC1A-CE863D53FE08 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Hey guys...got a small update.... :blink:

    Got the center console repairs painted up, also got the shifter painted and installed. 

    Watcha think?


    39806908463_7fe4d4091d_z.jpg59094D64-67D5-47DA-A2B2-92BB98AF9617 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    39806908503_0b5127308c_z.jpg491418C8-2F71-47A7-B419-041CAB3EC66D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46772172961_59c8462183_z.jpg855E4613-086C-4EFA-A2B6-92DDE79AE48C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32896624818_f62065143b_z.jpg40E3EFBD-0CEB-4AD9-AE20-23B08300B636 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Here’s another small update  :D

    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...:blink:
    Also made the tail light lenses...will be painting them tonight along with the shifter and console...::rolleyes:


    Anywho...here’s a few pics of the progress ...watcha think?


    46028919384_2ed16ba92d_z.jpg08193E7E-2E4C-4488-9545-53D24996F8D0 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46754016321_604cc9d405_z.jpg60038F3F-35A0-44E6-BC63-788B0120EFAE by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46754015791_a7391854ec_z.jpg6032AC96-1A96-4A44-9E31-F861A4A44588 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46754013951_a40391c8e8_z.jpgFDE01FAE-B644-4999-9F5E-637E1684AE20 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    46028913034_b551345b87_z.jpgFF9E98D5-DF41-4405-BAEA-18569DF09954 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32878405658_25f63b6270_z.jpg1D471C88-0C4C-4CD2-9BB9-9437A2BF53F9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Wow...! I got another update !.....:blink:   Yeah...I don’t believe it either! :rolleyes:

    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 :wacko:  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?

    31756376977_9b2a6474ae_z.jpg5400C61D-10D8-440F-9DCE-AF46636FDAF5 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31756377017_d2c84b6348_z.jpg759AE2D8-6D78-4BF6-8A07-516EBB7B0865 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    46645069882_2e72fcc8dc_z.jpgFA6C28A6-CBDD-4B85-BA4B-FD782AF253A4 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31756377107_1b5030469e_z.jpg1D5DEDC8-C492-400C-95B9-B1B4E47AF334 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    So another small update ...lol

    Been getting my butt kicked over the last few days trying to build the door mirror...:blink: finally I sucked it up and started to kick back :lol: .!

    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!

    31743573177_584280b382_z.jpgEBE1E335-EA57-42DC-89E3-2F1E060A4384 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    31743573077_94a094e26b_z.jpg2D312A80-1761-436F-8AA4-1751850EAFE7 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    6 hours ago, codea said:

    Okay. Nice try. “shaggin’” and “dizzy”. There is no way that you are not Australian. I cannot believe that someone who has not lived here for most of their life could do this.  There are guys here in Oz that are just jaw dropping at this.  Not only is it Incredibly fine work, but RC as well?  Well sorry I’m just not buying it. Fess up, come on. You live on Sydney beaches don’t you?

    insanely good Preston just insanely good.

    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...

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    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 :blink:  :banana:

    Anywho...some pics... watcha think?


    32706409518_1055b64ab7_z.jpg01CD574E-D753-48FE-81F1-070E60B707F0 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32706409268_04197776c8_z.jpgDE35AE35-21AF-49C8-B3E9-31C5BF0D0B01 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32706409318_90ec0e1ae7_z.jpgCAE34F07-E881-429A-B2EC-9D40E8B044AC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    44762222790_ddce2abb1d_z.jpg362F24CC-835E-40EF-A9BD-15A3A4B5B3E4 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32706409628_0ac617dd03_z.jpg8C7DD450-8A5D-4A7E-8369-DDE95279C1E4 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    32706409438_989f122098_z.jpg42874D6A-E95B-4B93-A125-4E6A524FDE0C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32706409208_8494bb70a9_z.jpg17CD01D0-71E7-4B2D-B6C3-14DFF24AD58B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    44762222680_47099f7611_z.jpgF47097B0-3C02-428D-BEFB-2E197ED4C5B9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    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....

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    31589543627_2186e50234_z.jpg8C0775A7-0FE6-434C-AD94-C5A6EE48B602 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    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?

    45554485475_64151d91c8_z.jpgCC4F812D-72EE-4AA5-AF02-8176BD4BE0E8 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32594831878_e999fc698d_z.jpg69BC9F18-A3B7-4CFD-86C3-1A791AF3BCC2 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32594831748_817d605d55_z.jpg04A2A6BE-5181-4C39-AC4D-324DD67DD146 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    44650536100_1a9ae490fc_z.jpgAE9BE8CE-A310-4572-A8D9-28A5822AAD5F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32594831648_d5fd80e508_z.jpg034373BF-225D-4774-9215-7DA5B4D0E26F by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    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?


    46376664382_7379141f14_z.jpg6FCF7408-7F01-48D4-BA56-A70EE0681DCE by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32555258368_f85f84b247_z.jpg48203543-C7ED-4684-9827-8F495F82E74E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

    32555258248_7a35f3de94_z.jpg7DFA4F77-AFB0-47B7-95AC-57BBA258549A by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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    1/10 scratch built Holden HX Overlander Panel Van

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    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 

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    45679666984_48350cd511_z.jpgB601AC4B-412F-42BB-9F1B-8CAB67FF104C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

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