WIP: 1/32 Mitsubishi Pajero (1st gen)

I'm currently engrossed with a 1/32 Mitsubishi Pajero that a friend of mine asked to modify to make it look like a junior version of his ride. Here's a pic of his ride:

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/8362/macdonra1gc9.jpg

and here's what i've been doing so far:

the original diecast toy disassembled:
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9829/pb280016tc5.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280016tc5.jpg)
i've put in a guide of masking tape and thick packing tape in preparation to cutting open the roof for the sunroof.
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/4687/pb280018oj1.th.jpg (http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280018oj1.jpg)
and as i'm cutting through the roof using the carbide disk attachment ng rotary tool:
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3049/pb280019wm3.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280019wm3.jpg) http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/1305/pb280020vj4.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280020vj4.jpg)
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4213/pb280021wn2.th.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280021wn2.jpg) http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3463/pb280025cr9.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280025cr9.jpg)
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7636/pb280026xl2.th.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280026xl2.jpg)
progress!
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5856/pb280027an9.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280027an9.jpg) http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1075/pb280028rx1.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280028rx1.jpg)
yay, hole done!
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6839/pb300029qt0.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb300029qt0.jpg) http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/826/pc010033ym9.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc010033ym9.jpg)
multiple shots of the grill after shaping it into what the real paj has:
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9694/pb280022cj3.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280022cj3.jpg) http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5479/pb280023he0.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280023he0.jpg)
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1838/pb280024ad4.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb280024ad4.jpg)
and brushed on a couple of thin coats of flat black, just to see how it'll look:
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1784/pc010030zf3.th.jpg (http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc010030zf3.jpg)
here's the top of the sunroof from the headliner:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1718/pc030008ln5.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030008ln5.jpg)
and the visors and rearview mirror:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1605/pc030010wt9.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030010wt9.jpg)
and the grab handles for the front:
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2316/pc030012bl4.th.jpg (http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030012bl4.jpg)

just cut out some parts for the interior to replace em with seats, not just plastic covers:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4667/pc030026dw5.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030026dw5.jpg) http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3258/pc040030ij4.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc040030ij4.jpg)
i'll continue tomorrow. and the LCD...
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1438/pc030018oq3.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030018oq3.jpg) http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2990/pc030017ip1.th.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030017ip1.jpg)

progress pics for the hoodscoop. buti na lang i found an attachment for the rotary tool that lets me gouge out the metal faster than the carbide cutter, though in the initial parts, i chipped off an old carbide disk to make it fit in the tight areas.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5008/pc030025lz6.th.jpg (http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030025lz6.jpg) http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1043/pc030016gz5.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030016gz5.jpg) http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3610/pc040031dt2.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc040031dt2.jpg)
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4383/pc030019gh3.th.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030019gh3.jpg) http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4770/pc030020yw9.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030020yw9.jpg) http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6195/pc030021qu8.th.jpg (http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030021qu8.jpg)
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3711/pc030022vt5.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030022vt5.jpg) http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/4130/pc030023ew7.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030023ew7.jpg) http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9210/pc030024oa3.th.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc030024oa3.jpg)
so...why did it have some burn marks? hehehehe...tried to accelerate drying the putty kasi using an open flame. bad idea, the putty sure dried up and when i sanded it down, it came off in CHUNKS, not finely. bad idea. hehe!

almost done with the hoodscoop! just the mid-level splitter and i'll try to figure it out tomorrow.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4753/pc040029gm6.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc040029gm6.jpg) http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8679/pc040027dd2.th.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc040027dd2.jpg) http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2391/pc040028on3.th.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc040028on3.jpg)
of course, since the epoxyclay wood ain't strong enough, i coated both the top and underside of the hoodscoop with some mighty bond (CA glue), just to be sure.