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Did some painting yesterday. My braided line for the plumbing should be here today and I'll get most of it buttoned up. Once again I didn't plan ahead, I can't plumb the radiator until it's painted and installed. It's going to be very tight trying to get the lines from the engine to the radiator.

I started some of my normal morning reading when I thought the guys at Bangshift had lost their marbles. Then i realized the date. http://bangshift.com/

I forgot to take some pics of the hood and trunk open. When the red bled through the yellow I put some freehand quasi ghost flames to hide the red.

I took the cab from an an Infini-T dragster, mated it to the nose of a RC Cola Wagon, a turtle deck from the parts box and the grille from a Silhouette were used to start the shape of the back ( the rest of the back end was scratchbuilt. The frame, suspension, and interior are all scratchbuilt (minus the steering wheel and shifter). The engine is from an AMT Corvair with scratchbuilt engine cover, supercharger, intake, fuel regulator, coil, pulleys, belt and part of the exhaust (the tips are from the Barris T Buggy). Other scratchbuilt parts include the headlights, fuel cell, fuel pump, air compressor, and the air tank. Taillights are from the Barris T buggy. The rear wheels are aftermarket diecasts with the centers removed and replaced with the whole wheel from a Deora, disc brakes are pegasus, front wheels are from the Outlaw kit. The paint is nail polish over a white lacquer base.

No problem Rich. That video is pretty old and when it first came out, everyone that knows I'm into models was telling me about it and they were all a little bummed when I told them it couldn't run as there were no injectors or glow plugs. I do believe it runs on compressed air not a drill, but I'm not certain. I think the hose you see feeding into the aircleaner provides the air that makes it run. Regardless of that, it's a masterpiece and I for one am quite envious of his skills.

I had a part in the inventory for this build that I could not remember what the heck it was. I finally realized it was an electric water pump. I also had the coolant plumbing figured out and a bunch of fittings made to finish it. Of course I can't remember what went where, so I made all new ones. I think this is one of those times that the second version worked out better than the first. I do remember not being real happy with how things were going to line up, I think everything will fit pretty good this time. The mystery part. The plumbing fittings. How it will be plumbed.

While this is a masterpiece of art, craftsmanship, and engineering, I think the term "runs" is a little misleading. I would bet my life that this is running on compressed air, not fuel. So to me it functions, but doesn't run. With that said, this gentleman has more talent in the dirt under his fingernail than I have in my whole big arse body!

As I predicted the new one is off a little, but with a little bending of the support rods for the fenders it seems to line up pretty good. I've got the tie rod finished and it's time to move onto another part of this build.

Ca glue was invented by Satan! I absolutely positively HATE this necessary evil in a bottle. Can somebody explain to me how even when you use the tiniest amount of this stuff and need a part to set right away, it won't? How does this adhesive from Hades creep into the most delicate parts that you don't want glued together, manages to do so and then dries immediately so you can't get them apart and wind up ruining them? I came this close (Imagine me holding to fingers together) to smashing everything on this build to tiny pieces. After spending hours getting the front spindles done I just ruined one and had to drill out the front suspension arm to get it out, along with snapping it. What really frost my cajones, is they were perfectly matched, I doubt that will happen the second time around. Modeling is sure relaxing,,,,,,,,,,,,,NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I get to build another one of these.

Me too. I cut out the tailgate which was a bit of a pain as one corner had the tab of brass from the hinge in the way. I just took my time and eventually got it shaped to fit. I went a different way of assembling the taillight. I was afraid the epoxy will seep out between the two halves and make a mess, so I stuck the two pieces to some aluminum tape. This holds it firmly together and also brightens up the lens quite a bit. It's still a little flat back there, but there was no way to save the details once I decided to make the two back doors into one. At least now there are things to break up that big slab that I created.

You can also try glass cleaner with ammonia.

It's a fossil.

Nice work as usual Pat. I really like how you added the line from the front wheel opening to the back fenders. It's attention like this that makes you're builds really stand out.

Thanks Blair, I'm working my butt off to get it done in time! Just before I quit last night, I saw the airdam from a Sunbeam Tiger on the bench and cut it up to fit the Jeep. I was just about to cut up the tailgate for a plate when I remembered I made one for for the trailer hitch. I then started playing with a taillight. I cut one up from a Deora gluebomb and tacked into place, I think it will work. My plan is to sand the glue remnants from the back, then using a piece of clear styrene as a backer, glue the Deora pieces to it with clear epoxy. If that works, I'll cut the tailgate to sink it in. Thanks JT.

As for the filters, if you look at previous pics, the turbos are plumbed into the grille shell which is where the aircleaner would be. To me the plumbing on a turbo is where all the "look" comes from. The way I did it was pleasing to my eye and solved the open valley in the center of the engine compartment. I do agree with the distributor idea, for some reason when I originally started building this my pea sized brain said "Sure it's feasible to turn the engine around and have it run backwards, just redesign the cam and a few other parts, but no way would the distributor work on the other side". At this point I really need to get it done or it will sit forever. I thought about having the front fenders match the ones I made for the trailer, which is the same idea you have. The problem with that is this will have posable steering and the part that flows back will hit the frame and suspension. While looking at it last night I tried raising the grille shell, it didn't help IMO. Once the cycle fenders went on, I was pretty happy with the look. When I view it at certain angles it looks great, but at one angle it still looks off a bit.. I think the engine compartment is just too long. I should have tucked the engine coupler under the cowl more. As I said above, I just want to finish it before I get sidetracked. So I'll finish it off and learn from my mistake on future builds. I do thank everyone for their advise.

It's going to be the same color as the trailer. I worked on the body tonight. Boy is thing going to be a PITA to get right, and to be honest, it's not going to be one of my better examples of bodywork. There are just to many slight creases and such that need work in the tightest of spaces. This is not the fault of the caster, it's from me modifying it so much. The back is way too plain, so I plan to sink a plate into the tailgate and then I have to figure out some tailights to help break it up a bit.

Well I guess I'm a numbtie. Now the question is, is that praise or derogatory? I'm guessing the latter. The only reasons I have or will buy a gluebomb is for cheap parts, such as wanting only a roof or a grille for one of my builds, or for a kit that I can't find unbuilt at a price I'm willing to pay. I guess I'm not as serious about building as a lot of you. I have absolutely zero interest in owning a model built by someone other than me. I really don't understand why that makes me a bad person.

If I were you, I would not go with this setup. I would stick to name brand airbrushes and compressors. The reason I say this is the quality control on these off brands are hit or miss, some work great, some don't. Also how long will the manufacturer of Master airbrushes be around? Paasche, Badger, and the like have been around for ages. Can you go to almost any hobby shop or art supply store and get replacement parts for a Master airbrush? I think it would be highly unlikely. My Badger compressor finally gave out a while back after 20-30 some years of very hard abuse. I used it on the road for airbrush truck lettering, so it got thrown around, knocked over, loaded in and out a vehicle on a daily basis. I really doubt that Master compressor will live up to that abuse. I then looked on ebay for the exact same compressor and found one with about 20minutes of run time on it, a Badger 150 AB with the same amount of use, a hose and quick disconnect. The deal also came with about 14 bottles of water base paint of which only 2 were ever opened. All this for $120-125 ( I forget the actual price I paid) plus shipping. So basically I bought a bunch of paint at retail price and got a free compressor, airbrush, hose and quick disconnect. A week later I found another deal on the same compressor for $25, it was listed as used, but there was no evidence of it having even had a hose connected to it. So for $25 plus shipping, I have one compressor to keep at home and one to go on the road with me. I would suggest you keep looking on ebay as there are deals out there, you just need to be patient. While a tank is nice, it is not necessary at all for an airbrush. That is provided you buy a quality compressor made for airbrushes.

I think I've found another solution to the front of this. A set of cycle fenders has me back on track IMO. Now I need to find another pair, as these are going on the kit they came from.

A piece of art for sure. I would be at the drags every week if I could see things like this race.

I really don't think there is any more talent needed to paint the locomotive than a car. It's just bigger and takes more time and material.

The more I looked at the turbos the more I started to hate how they look. I decided to do something about them. To be honest, I'm not really sure I like the front of this Jeep at all anymore, but I'm not about to start over. I can't quite pinpoint what I don't like, but I'm beginning to think the narrow front tires are all wrong. I played around with some ideas, most of them either didn't flow or were just too bulky. I think this is the one I'm going with. This too was pretty bulky looking, then I decided a turbo and exhaust cover needed some venting which took some of the mass out of it. I might put some screen behind the openings.

Here's a quick write up on it. Plus there is a link to Microscale in the atricle. http://worldinminiature.blogspot.com/2009/06/product-review-microscale-micro-metal.html

Oh boy, a tribute to a bunch of yuppies pretending to be rednecks for a fake TV show. I think hotrodding has hit a new low.

While I try to remember where I was heading with this, I decided to start on the interior. Once I got the seats in white i realized they need a little more work. It's amazing how many flaws primer can hide.