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Shot a bit of video at home and then tried a bit of editing.... first time adding clips together etc...so hopefully it’s okay...

 

 

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ironic that you should play that song on Australia Day too! It could almost be our national anthem. I noticed the Aboriginal doco (well it looked Aboriginal) on the tv too, was that pure coincidence?

Nice vid, the panel van is looking awesome.

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1 minute ago, yogi-bear said:

ironic that you should play that song on Australia Day too! It could almost be our national anthem. I noticed the Aboriginal doco (well it looked Aboriginal) on the tv too, was that pure coincidence?

Nice vid, the panel van is looking awesome.

Lol.  Yeah I noticed it on The TV earlier today as well! The program was Ancient Aliens on the History Channel. Just as the Sandman went down the ramp they went to Australia lol then before as it passed the TV they went to Stonehenge in England! Kinda freaked me out when I saw it this morning! Lol 

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Again , Another great update Trini2DBone . Good to see this getting there & your still coming up with new 

ideas & trying them . Great work & the Video was great . Yer freaky how the vid turned out , with the tv stuff :lol: .

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2 hours ago, matman said:

Again , Another great update Trini2DBone . Good to see this getting there & your still coming up with new 

ideas & trying them . Great work & the Video was great . Yer freaky how the vid turned out , with the tv stuff :lol: .

Lol...! Thanks matman! 

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That came out brilliant, much cooler than a flat window :)

I hear yogi knows how to vac form ;)

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Music choice is spot on! Next build a trailer and haul around Vegemite jars.

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1 hour ago, _oliK said:

Music choice is spot on! Next build a trailer and haul around Vegemite jars.

Lol...! Now that’s something to think about !

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Been working on some other 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?

46962054351_fe2d5e6e3d_c.jpgB1929D91-ACF4-422E-B47C-7D10B23D3EBA by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46910087812_a813daa74b_c.jpg77879CE2-4A35-4D3B-8845-AA9139B243CC by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

47018500751_35fea7e323_c.jpg987B0ACD-F36C-4AC5-B087-665C58202EB9 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

47018500681_ece74c1a92_c.jpg7139FD85-4BE3-40BB-B9C5-A8051596F63E by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46104650975_960d8f7667_c.jpg6422B794-50B6-4E05-81D4-38D1727A4834 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46115374445_64cee3645b_c.jpg825736DC-F701-4117-B2ED-5070A9BA56B2 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46115374385_e1da9ab224_c.jpgA2531B70-A419-4DC0-A0C7-70254C7C6B98 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46115374225_e6b4c63180_c.jpgB19FC8EF-E27F-42E2-9A3C-AA1B1E97C727 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

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awesome work there again, I tend to prefer dual headlights on a car (especially the GTi Mk 1 Golfs). Also just noticed you're hosting your pics with flickr and haven't they changed or are changing their free hosting policy?

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19 minutes ago, yogi-bear said:

awesome work there again, I tend to prefer dual headlights on a car (especially the GTi Mk 1 Golfs). Also just noticed you're hosting your pics with flickr and haven't they changed or are changing their free hosting policy?

Hey thanks yogi-bear! 

Yeah you are right ! They did put a cap on free hosting, I think it was 1000 pics... so I think I have about 200 left before I hit their threshold. I will try to set up another account and see if that works....lol <_<

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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...:huh:

 

46195684155_d1b96ac838_c.jpg224A6E41-6342-456D-8D8E-7D2237BF90FB by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

32167494437_eaf5fa0755_c.jpg5D7A2E6E-4CEE-43EF-B76A-A614EF22FC31 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46195683965_948b383024_c.jpg4617CEF1-3B4E-4A93-B997-48CFA164AB5C by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46195684095_5264145c61_c.jpg349F7D2A-ABB4-4295-A846-B89B49A8DFF8 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

46195684005_a9fc22de6c_c.jpg919816C7-6092-455E-B5A6-4F4EDEDF435D by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

32167494337_f63b466885_c.jpgE5DCF99E-2050-4238-B1AB-E84E61BC33AF by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

32167494287_52424a4066_c.jpg126A58B7-47AA-4BCA-ADA1-6245679F006B by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

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that bumper looks awesome! and I am really liking that metallic green, will you do a full body version and I will only accept yes as an answer :D

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6 minutes ago, yogi-bear said:

that bumper looks awesome! and I am really liking that metallic green, will you do a full body version and I will only accept yes as an answer :D

Lol...thanks mate! Yes... this body it’s on is gonna be a one tonner .... but will be doing a Monaro in both the single and twin headlight flavors! Yeah the metallic green is pretty sweet! It was just a small bit I had leftover in the can from a globe liner I did about 6 or 7 years ago lol!  It’s Tamiya paint with Tamiya clear coat applied as well ! 

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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? 

40329971993_fb9df47b7e_c.jpg6047687D-6B1B-4B1A-8B0B-6B598877FB43 by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

47242336652_6fbe3e70ae_c.jpg0FAC5150-DE90-4407-AC3A-E4D85505C7FE by Preston Lalan, on Flickr

 

 

 

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You will hate this.....

Just the other day I pulled up alongside an identical Sandman. Owned and driven by a lovely older couple who had driven it all the way from Queensland (east coast) of Australia over 4000km here to Perth on the west coast. It was an original HJ or HX Sandman in Valencia Orange.  This one was a 308 (V8) with M21 four speed floor shift and even the Sandman livery was the same colours as your model I'm pretty sure. 

Why will you hate this........ I didn't take a photo.   

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On 3/6/2019 at 2:36 AM, Thommo said:

You will hate this.....

Just the other day I pulled up alongside an identical Sandman. Owned and driven by a lovely older couple who had driven it all the way from Queensland (east coast) of Australia over 4000km here to Perth on the west coast. It was an original HJ or HX Sandman in Valencia Orange.  This one was a 308 (V8) with M21 four speed floor shift and even the Sandman livery was the same colours as your model I'm pretty sure. 

Why will you hate this........ I didn't take a photo.   

Hey there Thommo.....apologies...I kinda dropped off the edge of it all...finally getting some time to fix the picture links and only yesterday saw your post! Bummer that you didn’t get the opportunity to take a couple of pics! A Facebook buddy actually saw one over hear out in the Midwest at a car show and sent me some pics..identical to mine as well...I couldn’t believe that someone had one over here...so jealous!!  These are the pics he sent me...BADCFD13-F4B9-4167-B6D3-5C488E9F6A00.thumb.jpeg.c346b5afc5e54cb46ec6aec063041731.jpeg8E11CB9A-A570-4901-A1E7-681FD57A36EF.thumb.jpeg.1efea78b7cf605f59926d4f3850e49da.jpeg22BD2574-E185-4DAB-B40A-5B5E3532162E.thumb.jpeg.c8431d120f900f254508ca9c859534bb.jpeg2561F0DD-578D-461E-BC7A-D409A123A294.thumb.jpeg.bcae74d27ec4f41db3303eed636935b9.jpeg281DB278-FEFE-4CE0-A376-FE6C53276F14.thumb.jpeg.a63d52542055341916e72b27a3c03305.jpeg

 

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you're back!  does that mean any updates?  :Dor have you been like me, too busy to really get anything done? :blink:

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21 minutes ago, yogi-bear said:

you're back!  does that mean any updates?  :Dor have you been like me, too busy to really get anything done? :blink:

Lol...hey there yogi!  Yep...I’m back...!  Trying to get back into the groove of things..and also trying to get the pics back up! .....not much updates in the physical sense,.. but I think I have found a solution for a scale 2wd chassis! Started to frame up a couple of Monaros as well as a couple of station wagons...but those will be on hold till September, when I get back home from upstate NY, where I work in the summer. Will be heading up there in a couple of weeks..

ill send you a message shortly !

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Good to see that you will be back , Missed your excellent work . Gee your going to be busy , building a set of HQ'S etc . 

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On 6/29/2019 at 8:44 PM, matman said:

Good to see that you will be back , Missed your excellent work . Gee your going to be busy , building a set of HQ'S etc . 

Lol...hey thanks matman! Yea...can’t wait to dive back into the Holdens... here’s a sneaky peek at the HQs, the first thing I’m gonna do is get the front of the guards shaped right so that the nose slopes the way it should..lol! But it’s not gonna happen till September...

 

46885005565_4d2576638c_c.jpgA51EAD28-F70C-4FFE-848E-EBD0D010C0F6 by Preston Trini, on Flickr

32857882557_b00a7baab0_c.jpg6B009897-0843-45C9-A232-6A5FB7A84CF2 by Preston Trini, on Flickr

 

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