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Well, its not a link, its a PDF file. Hope it will work if I put it here. SnakePit.pdf

I believe I have the link to the Snake Nest on my home computer. I'll look tonight.

I've got a few more ideas for this build. One of which is a Fender Strat. Playtime continues.

Thanks for the kind comments. Glad to see this struck a cord with some of you.

This is so awesome!! Great job on manufacturing a great rendition of a unique vehicle. Love it!!

Thanks for the comments fellas. If you recall, Stacy Keach would lower the zipper on the jeans from the inside, peek through and that's how he would spy on the suspects.

My local club, Moonlight Modelers, has themes for each month's meetings and it always takes me more than a month to build so I thought I would make a build that covers the last four themes for the rest of the year. Those themes are: shop truck, panel truck, bulder's choice and TV/Movie vehicles. A couple of months ago, I was watching "Up In Smoke" and I saw the perfect vehicle. Stacy Keach and the rest of the law had this vehicle and it was perfect. I used the Suburban kit, filled in the windows, created my own decals and went to town on building it. I may go back in and BMF the window trim but everything else is to my satisfaction. It was a fun build and a great kit and now I'm done for the club themes for the year.

O U T S T A N D I N G ! ! There isn't enough drool in the world to show just how beautiful this is. I'm going to put a smal picture of this in my shop dio as a tribute to you and this build.

Astounding! There, that's a new adjective to describe this amazing creation of yours. I've thoroughly enjoyed every update and thanks for taking us along for the ride. We have also learned a lot along the way. Kudos!

I still can't believe this build. They say pictures don't lie and they also say a picture is worth a thousand words. I've also watched this build from day one and and am completely mesmerized by each detailed photo and well-written description. You, my friend, are so very talented with tactical skills, vision, patience and endurance. Does this amazing creation have a name? Are you planning on decals or at least a class and number? I know someone who could help you out.

Now that's what I'm talking about. Some really great ideas here Mike. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much Tom. I can't wait either. Its been a long time coming.

Here's the pic of the second method with the glue on the glass. For the next go around, I will use an adhesive product I got from Art Laski called Liquid Glass. I'm hoping to reuse the aluminum strips from this window if I can get the Zap-A-Gap off.

That didn't quite go as planned either. I was putting the last aluminum side on the clear piece of acetate and ended up getting glue all over the glass. I was so frustrated, I had to walk away. This method is still the way to do the windows just need a different glue from my arsenal, one that's not so runny.

Well that didn't go as planned. The window frames are way to wide. I went ahead and used the same set up on the drill press by cutting the other side of the aluminum square tubing to make a small aluminum angle. Worked and looks so much better. Pics tomorrow.

A bit of progress and a few photos to share. For the longest time, I couldn't figure out a way to do the aluminum window frames that would look convincing and would satisfy me. Here's what I finally came up with. I put my Dremel cut-off wheel in my bench drill press and set it almost to the bed so I could cut a slot in the aluminum square tubing for the acetate window. Once a whole strip of that was done, I would cut out 45 degree notches in the frame without cutting all the way through for the corners. There are six of these windows so this will take some time. I'll post more progress pictures as I go.

Absolutely stunning metal work. I was trying to find the parts I liked the best but I just can't, they're all liked best. Also quite an impressive array of altereds, my favorite drag racers.

This has been staring at me for so long, I just have to get back to this soon. I can always feel eyes on me and I can't stand it. Got a machined alternator and some PE parts to go along with the alternator so back to work. I'm sooo close.

Thanks Tom. I'll bet its been exciting in Jackson Center. I hope to have this second build there too once its done. I'm quite certain I have the window frames construction worked out and have started to on the first one. I'll keep you all posted on my progress.

Its now August 21st and my package finally arrived this past Monday. This put me so far behind that I've taken this build off the work bench and have put two others on it. I've lost my interest on this for now.

I just found out yesterday the first Scout Truck I built and awarded to Dale is going to be moved to the Airstream plant's new museum once it opens later this year. I'm thrilled to have a build in a museum. Once this one is completed, I'll donate it too along with a build book showing the progress and reference pictures I had available.

Besides breathtaking, I have no more words. You say you have 2000+ hours into this build and I don't doubt that for a second but I must say I probably have half of that just drooling over the pictures.

You thought I was kidding about the picture over my desk Tim? Well, I wasn't.

I want to print out that last picture, frame it and hang it above my workbench. Its just so perfect!!!

So is that a definitive "YES"?