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30 November 1999:

 Now to the other accessories...

An orange rotating flashlight was needed. Scratchbuilding was like this: As the base, the center of a railroad wagon wheel was cut off (it had been with me since 34 years) and the remainder used. The glass was cut from a 2W gauge illuminator bulb and painted with orange glass paint. The inner base and reflector were two pieces from my parts box. All fit together so well to form the final picture.
 
Another accessory from my parts box were the fog lamps of the old ESCI - FIAT 131 kit. I used them for the lighting elements of the truck bed. I added Detail Master wiring too.
This vehicle needed a spare wheel. It would hang out in the open, so a realistic rim had to be made. I used the outer part of the wheel of an AMT kit, and the backing one of another. The center and bolt holes of the outer one were drilled. The center of the backing one was cut off and two were glued together. The ass'y was painted and dirtied, and a worn tire fitted on.
The hanger bracket construction was made from sprue and the spare wheel hung on it.
This is the general view of the rear junk. There is the tranny, crankshaft, pistons, a bucket seat and a front fender in good condition (for self needs!). The engine block is not glued on the bed but left free to hang on the crane for display purposes or just rest freely on the bed.
The view of the engine bay. Modifications were:

- Windshield washer tank was too clear, it was blurred with fine sanding and painted green with glass paint halfway up from inside to depict a detergent-mix liquid.
- Alternator tensioning bracket was made from flattened solder wire.
- Distributor and coil are from Detail Master, as well as the ignition wires.
- Brake lines were made from copper wire and fitted on the master cylinder.
- The V-belt was thinned finely to look more like a belt.
- The engine was given an oily look on the block with drybrushing.
- The engine bay was also given a mist of matt sand to have a dusty place.
02 December 1999:

The rear view mirrors were made from the kit's license plate backings. They were so beautifully chromed that they looked more like big external mirrors. So I shaped a copper wire, constructed a bracket to mount the mirror to the "bar", drilled the doors and glued in place with CA glue. The base brackets were cut from styrene sheet and glued in place with CA glue as well. 
For the plate backings, I cut a new set from styrene sheet...
Now, some finished pics.
 
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