Gloss black fits pretty good for something like that. Will be watching the progress.

Thanks for your compliment everyone! 

Subnut - interesting idea for a diorama setting perhaps 

Eagle90 - "So will the completion date be 31 Oct!!!" - Yes, that's the goal.

Gamera - We hope plenty of models pass under your blade before you kick, Brother 

mustang1989 - yeah I'm here too. Glad you found it. I went with gloss black that will be weathered subtly 

JimNTENN - Thank you and thanks for dropping in

"Happy Halloween!  Unpleasant dreams……" and to you too, Cadet Chuck  awesome picture

Ktkrow - "I'm envisioning a trailer being pulled full of body parts. . ." - Good idea, that may come later. For now the kit supplied 'wooden' casket is in the back. 

@Sprue - I'm envisioning a trailer being pulled full of body parts. Inspiring work,

@Chuck - nice pumpkins!!!!!

Happy Halloween!  Unpleasant dreams......

That's a really cool idea. And it looks like it's coming along great. Gonna keep an eye on your progress.

Heya Edward! Good job!! Like I was sayin at the "other place" you should go with high gloss camouflage!!

Good seeing you. Didn't know you were here too.

Well, I am hoping it will be some years yet before I kick off...

Sprue!  That is truly unique!  This is one great and fun build you have going on!  So will the completion date be 31 Oct!!!

Eagle90

wow, I'm honored. A sort of macabre request but I'm sincerely flattered by the compliment 

That's awesome- when they bury me I want to be carried to my final resting place on a real life hearse just like that!!!

Fun build! Nicely done.

Really useful tool for swamp burials!

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The Hearse Digger build is done.  

Now for some color  

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A quick and dirty dash board - front seat controls area. Some of it is from the M113 kit and some is scratch built.

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Now the tracks are too long so I cut 19 links out.

Then used the stapler method .

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40.mm, Gamera, Thanks for looking in 

That's awesome, looking forward to seeing how she comes out!

Watching with extreme interest  !!

                                                                                    The Original

                                                                      Mike Oscar Juliet Oscar

                                                                                  Outcast !

                                                    End Transmission-Semper Fi !

yeah, it sort of does

At the moment, it looks sort of like a Steampunk version of the SHADO Mobile from Gerry Anderson's UFO series.

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yup, he always likes helping... 

Current configuration:

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Looks like you and your faithful assistant Mr. Mohinga have quite a bit of ingenuity cooking here. Looking forward to following your progress.

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Progress continues because I still need to get paint on this little dude. 

I decided to make it a grave digger as well. A hearse/digger vehicle. The digger will be a cable operated shovel mounted in front of a similar design to this one: http://www.hcea.net/Default.aspx?pageId=1493429&id=10109172&dh=184&cppr=3

The parts were cut from the chassis of the Vanpire.

dry fit assembly of the shovel system. 

The shovel was built from the front seat of the Vanpire kit. Parts and bits were modified and added for the hinges etc

The pulley for shovel articulation was made from one of the wheels of the casket trailer

I'm stoked the way this worked out. 
This part was chucked into my drill driver and turned with a small round file to get that round channel for the cable (following pictures)

Thanks for looking 

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Thanks for looking in, Eagle90 !

Current status of the hearse. I cut off one more wheel section to shorten the lower hull. Then flipped it around backwards. I think it fits the upper hull cab well and starting to actually look like something 

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How cool!  Can't wait to see this one finished!

Eagle90

Thanks for looking in. 

The bottom hull was too long so I cut another road wheel section out. 

It's shorter and fits under the upper hull cab much better now

Very interesting concept!!!  Looking forward to see it after your mods fit it together.