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Thanks Alan. You read my mind on the oil lamp for the back door. I've made a candle plus holder for the inside. Now, about that cat or dog, I'll have to devise something. Leaning more towards a dog though. Stay tuned for more.

James - thanks man. I can see that guy too. Thanks Ira. I really appreciate that. Randy D - Thanks for following along but it is you with the mad skills. So glad you're back. Danno - Thanks. Yea, I was planning on going but once I looked up Louis' address, I changed my mind. Yogurt would never make it that far. I'm not going to give you any advance notice when this will show up at a club meeting, You'll just find out when it arrives like everyone else. Now back to the build. Spent a good deal of the day yesterday building the roof structure. I still have the corregated roofing material to do and its currently rolled up in a glass to try to get it to maintain its curved shape. Then I'll drill it for the little brass brads before painting and weathering it. Here's a couple of pix of it. Again, thanks guys for following along and your comments/input, they're greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the comments guys. They're really appreciated. Doc - the exterior dimensions of the cabin are 2 7/8" length x 2 7/8" wide and 2 1/4" tall.

Lots of progress today and the hold up was the floor. I couldn't decide what to do so I drew up some planks on the computer and printed them out on card stock. It'll get some dirt added before final assembly. Here's a mock up couple shots with most everything in place. I have a few smaller items to finish up as well as the functioning door and interior window frame. Big ticket item still remaining is the lift off top. Have a couple of ideas on how I'd like it to fit so I'll work on that in a few days. I attempted to make some folded up blankets with watered down Elmer's along with some colored pigment and they're drying at the moment. We'll see how they look in the morning. Since this is my first attempt at this, I'm expecting to need to redo them. Thanks for following along and your interest. Comments welcome.

Had a request for a close-up of the faucet and sink plus the stove so here they are. I'll have more updates later tonight. The coffee pot just needs a shot of blue with speckles of white. Thanks.

Man this is stunning and I love the use of mixed media: styrene, aluminum sheet, 'O' rings, resin, steel wire, etc. Its beyond compare John and I'm immensely enjoying following along on this epic build.

John - its all aluminum tubing and I polish the axle and ends before assembly so they look chrome. Thanks for the comments.

Thanks for all of the comments guys and also for letting me know that is a capacitor. I'm sure it was completely discharged as it was in my metal parts bin for over 15 years. I'll have more updates soon so stay tuned.

Unbelievable stuff Randy. If I hadn't been on-board since the beginning, I never would believe these last few pix. You've some mad skills and I'll bet some mighty sore fingertips.

Seems there's not much progress but I have been busy making all of the interior components. The cast iron stove was a bit of a challenge because I couldn't find the basic barrel shape of your typical pot bellied stove so I made one similar to one I used to have from wood, styrene, aluminum sheet and tubing. The legs are made from doll house supplies from the LHS. The wainscoating was made on the computer and printed on card stock. Its just sitting in position for the pictures. It'll have the horizontal top piece when finished. Putting in the wainscoating sure made the interior look so much better and period correct. Still working out the floor covering and may just end up making an image on the computer and again printing it on card stock. Again, thanks for your interest and following along. Comments welcomed and encouraged.

Nice, vintage altered. Any more you plan on doing to this?

Sweet looking stuff John. Nice collection of some really great builds and I can't seem to pick a favorite either so I like 'em all.

Liking where this is going and you may just have changed my mind about this kit. Stance looks aggressive, engine's looking right and Gotta love the Cragar SS rims.

Yea!!! Shane's back to the bench and what a cool looking project you're undertaking. This will be fun to watch.

A bit more done and the interior is just starting to take shape. I used basswood for the counters that was laminated with thin veneer strips of wood from cigar wrappers. Searched and searched for just the right thing for a suitable sink and ended up using a metal capacitor, or whatever it is, from an old electrical component/circuit board. Fabricated a faucet from scrap pieces of metal. Need to make one more leg for the sink side of the cabinet and then I'll see what stain I have in the garage. Still looking through all of my odds and ends to make an authentic looking wood stove. Someone please tell me what this thing is called. That's it for now. Stay tuned and thanks for your interest and comments.

Hot dang!!! Randy's back and more than wanting to see this build continue, I'm glad to see you're OK and have not dropped off the edge of the earth. The epic build continues with a new chapter.

I, too, vote for the highly detailed version. Afterall, who's gonna do it if you don't? Its an awesome ride and I'd really like to see you do it justice.

Thanks for the comments guys. Well, I'm not happy with the paint job so the body's going for a swim in the purple pond.

Nothing like a well built altered and every one of yours is killer. I have to admit, I LOVE altereds too.

Thanks for the kind words Ken. Yes, the spindles can be flimsy and here's how I built these. For the vertical piece, I insert the 1/16th tubing inside of the 1/8 tubing and also use a piece of wire insulation to help take up some of the slack so the pin can be a smaller diameter. For the actual spindle, I drill a hole through both pieces of tubing for a piece of .033 piano wire that glues into this hole and then a 1/16th tubing is glued over the wire. I use Green Label Zap-A-Gap for any connection that has metal. For my Fiat Altered, I drew up a diagram of how I build an all metal functioning straight axle. Here it is again: Hope this helps and thanks for your interest.

Spent a good part of both days at the bench and have gotten quite a bit done. Still some weathering to do and some touch up here and there but for the most part the chassis, cab, engine and interior are done. I put a wooden parts box along with some wheel chocks and an old paint can under the front seat since it makes such a great storage space. The seat covering was an experiment and I'm happy with the results. I used a fabric from a T bag, seems appropriate since this is a Model 'T', that was adhered underneath and painted over it with a several rattle can colors, then dull coated it. Now I'm finally able to move onto the living quarters, which was the reason I wanted to do this build in the first place. A bit of the stuff I've done is I had to make the headlight lens because one of mine was missing plus they were too thick and distorted anyway. Luckily, a hole punch was just the right diameter so I used a scrap clear clam shell package, scribed some equal distance lines on it with the back of my X-Acto blade and punched them out. I made the engine crank handle with piano wire and carved an actual piece of basswood for the grip. Made a windshield wiper and motor. More clear clam shell for the windshield, its a bit ripply but that looks correct for this vehicle. The radiator cap is waiting for some brass paint which I can't seem to find in my stash at the moment. Plugs are wired and radiator hoses are in. I also made a muffler out of aluminum tubing to replace the klunky kit one. Here's a few pics. As always, thanks for your interest and comments welcome.

Holy ###### John. I can see right now I'm going to need more note paper. Really looking forward to this one.

Now that's cool. A really nice twist of the Boothill. Lovin' it.

Thanks Russ. I'm glad you're following along. A bit more done on this build and getting some concentrated bench time in this morning. Here's a couple better pix of the pedals as well as a brake handle made with steel rod, printing plate for the folded handle and a bit of shaped wood on the other top before they were painted. I'll have more updates later this morning so stay tuned.

WOW this turned out great. Nicely detailed. I have one of these on my to-do list and its slowly coming to the top of the list. Good to see the correct engine color under the hood.