Solo Hobbit's '63 walkthrough deluxe Smial Poni progress

overalllogo.jpg (3606 bytes)
overall		 alogo.jpg (2468 bytes)
"A" beams and pillars		 blogo.jpg (3669 bytes)
"B" beams and pillars		 clogo.jpg (3092 bytes)
"C" beams and pillars		 cablogo.jpg (4970 bytes)
cab
Solo Hobbit's VW busses
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   bus rotisserie
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dogleglogo.jpg (1887 bytes)
doglegs		 rockerlogo.jpg (2925 bytes)
rockers		 cargologo.jpg (4430 bytes)
cargo		 longbeamlogo.jpg (1744 bytes)
longbeams		 rooflogo.jpg (2836 bytes)
roof
enginelogo.jpg (6621 bytes)
engine compartment		 buttlogo.jpg (2818 bytes)
Butts and battery trays 		mlogo.jpg (1370 bytes)
m plate

shoplogo.jpg (2383 bytes)
scenes
from the
shop

The progress photos on  are arranged by the area on the bus according to the diagram below:

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Click on the thumbnails below to see full size:

Overall
overall bottom from front - demo.jpg (52415 bytes) overall bottom from front - bare.jpg (75571 bytes) overall bottom from front side - demo.jpg (48118 bytes)
overall bottom from below back - demo 2.jpg (54431 bytes)  overall fore bottom from back - bare.jpg (63420 bytes)
overall fore top from above - bare 2.jpg (52505 bytes) overall fore from side - bare.jpg (58402 bytes) overall aft bottom from below - bare.jpg (66422 bytes)

"A" beam and pillars
a beam-pillar from below - initial 1.jpg (72907 bytes)a beam-cab center from below - initial.jpg (83552 bytes)a beam-pillar from below - initial 0.jpg (62127 bytes) 
a beam-pillar right from below detail - demo.jpg (48238 bytes) a beam from front - demo 1.jpg (46789 bytes) a beam from back - demo.jpg (67480 bytes)  a beam left from back - demo.jpg (57122 bytes)
a beam - parts 3.jpg (51234 bytes) a beam - parts 0.jpg (62098 bytes) a beam - parts 96.jpg (48377 bytes) a beam - parts 6.jpg (51998 bytes) a beam left - parts 3.jpg (67786 bytes) 
a beam from inside - welded 1.jpg (52504 bytes) a beam left from inside - welded.jpg (65249 bytes) a pillar, cab floor from inside below detail - welded.jpg (30590 bytes)   
a beam left from front - welded 1.jpg (48467 bytes) a beam apron - parts 1.jpg (45148 bytes) a beam skirt left - welded.jpg (52066 bytes) a beam left from front - welded 2.jpg (48335 bytes) 
a pillar left from back - welded.jpg (53625 bytes) a pillar right - welded.jpg (52411 bytes)

"B" beam and pillars
b beam center above - initial.jpg (52366 bytes) b pillar left front - initial.jpg (37856 bytes) b beam from side - demo.jpg (38838 bytes)  b beam - parts.jpg (7973 bytes)  b inrigger - parts 1.jpg (16633 bytes) b outrigger left - parts 2.jpg (43157 bytes) b beam from below back - parts.jpg (22960 bytes) b beam from side - parts.jpg (46625 bytes)
b pillar right bottom - demo hi res.jpg (140150 bytes) b beam-pillar right from back - fitting.jpg (43751 bytes) b pillar right bottom from side - fitting 2.jpg (47038 bytes) b pillar right bottom from side 1 - fitting .jpg (33882 bytes) b pillar right bottom from inside - welded.jpg (26010 bytes)
b pillar left from side - parts 1.jpg (44287 bytes) b pillar left bottom from front - fitting 2.jpg (35938 bytes) b pillar left bottom from inside - welded 1.jpg (31095 bytes)

"C" beams and pillars
c beam top from above - initial 2.jpg (53896 bytes) c beam right from inside - demo 1.jpg (40115 bytes) c beam right from beow side - demo.jpg (40644 bytes) c pillar right from above front - demo.jpg (46251 bytes) c pillar-rocker right - parts 2.jpg (29261 bytes) c pillar bottom from inside - fitting 1.jpg (46944 bytes) c beam-pillar right from inside - welded 2.jpg (30906 bytes) c beam-wheel well right from back detail - welded 1.jpg (30087 bytes) c beam center-right from inside - welded.jpg (56241 bytes) c beam left from inside - welded 2.jpg (48575 bytes)

Cab
cab left from side - initial.jpg (27067 bytes) cab floor right from side - initial.jpg (44820 bytes) cab floor left from above - initial.jpg (46675 bytes)cab floor right from above - initial 1.jpg (43406 bytes) cab floor from below - initial.jpg (43765 bytes) cab fore right from side - initial.jpg (48005 bytes) cab seat right from side - initial.jpg (38139 bytes) cab floor from above - demo 1.jpg (80935 bytes) cab floor from side - demo 3.jpg (51453 bytes)
cab seat skirt left from above - demo 2.jpg (45124 bytes) cab seat skirt left - parts 4.jpg (43738 bytes) cab seat skirt left - parts 5.jpg (33424 bytes) cab seat skirts - parts.jpg (52723 bytes) cab seat skirts - fitting.jpg (51075 bytes) cab seat skirt - welded.jpg (50648 bytes)
cab floor - parts 3.jpg (54700 bytes) cab floor from side - welded 2.jpg (58648 bytes) cab floor left - welded.jpg (46114 bytes)
cab seat bottom left - welded.jpg (52495 bytes) cab seat floor - welded.jpg (45628 bytes) cab seat bottom right from below detail - welded.jpg (37365 bytes) cab seat aft from side - bare.jpg (55720 bytes)

Doglegs
dogleg right from side - demo 2.jpg (55173 bytes) dogleg right from back side - demo.jpg (60742 bytes) dogleg right - parts 1.jpg (58716 bytes) dogleg left - parts 1.jpg (46224 bytes) dogleg left from back side - fitting.jpg (50166 bytes) dogleg left - welded.jpg (58378 bytes) dogleg left inside front - welded 2.jpg (44316 bytes) dogleg right - welded.jpg (58129 bytes) dogleg right aft from inside - welded.jpg (38811 bytes)

Rockers
rocker left from front - initial.jpg (31773 bytes) rocker left from back - initial.jpg (29592 bytes) rocker left top from inside - initial 2.jpg (44896 bytes)
rocker right aft from side - initial.jpg (26242 bytes) rocker right aft from above - initial.jpg (41935 bytes)rocker right fore from above - initial.jpg (41196 bytes)
rocker left from front - demo 2.jpg (59801 bytes) rocker left from front - demo 3.jpg (61397 bytes) rocker left from front - welded 5.jpg (45188 bytes) rocker left from back - demo 2.jpg (42799 bytes) rocker left from back- welded 6.jpg (41149 bytes) rocker left from inside - fitting.jpg (50365 bytes) rocker left fore from inside - welded 2.jpg (46591 bytes)
rocker right - parts 1.jpg (11138 bytes)  rocker right inner - parts 1.jpg (11821 bytes) rocker right from above front - demo.jpg (43577 bytes) rocker right from above front - fitting.jpg (51936 bytes) rocker right from inside - fitting 4.jpg (39483 bytes) rocker right from below front - welded 1.jpg (51686 bytes) rocker right aft from front side - fitting.jpg (27600 bytes) rocker right aft from inside - fitting 1.jpg (40400 bytes)rocker right aft detail - fitting.jpg (18808 bytes) rocker right aft from side - fitting.jpg (41308 bytes) rocker right aft from side detail - fitting.jpg (25634 bytes) rocker right aft from side - welded.jpg (41113 bytes) rocker right from front side - fitting 1.jpg (65020 bytes)  rocker right from inside - welded 2.jpg (48104 bytes)

Cargo
cargo aft from front - initial.jpg (49287 bytes) cargo self spare weel well from above - initial.jpg (46378 bytes) cargo floor aft - demo 1.jpg (52875 bytes) cargo floor aft - parts 3.jpg (50119 bytes) cargo shelf right - fitting.jpg (49630 bytes) cargo hatch jamb left - welded.jpg (201357 bytes) cargo hatch sill from above - welded.jpg (64627 bytes) cargo shelf left from inside - bare 1.jpg (51453 bytes) cargo shelf right from above inside - bare .jpg (54336 bytes)

Longbeams
long beam aft left from below back - welded.jpg (36715 bytes) long beam left from below back detail - welded.jpg (45558 bytes) long beam right from below inside - welded.jpg (55789 bytes)

Roof
roof left from back - initial.jpg (30635 bytes) roof right from back - initial.jpg (35156 bytes) roof right aft from side - initial.jpg (36282 bytes) roof left from back - demo.jpg (36047 bytes) roof left from above back - demo.jpg (48603 bytes) roof left - demo 1.jpg (41689 bytes)
roof from above side back - parts 0.jpg (61182 bytes) roof fore left from above - parts.jpg (41604 bytes) roof from above side back - parts 1.jpg (62678 bytes) roof left - parts.jpg (60743 bytes) roof fore left - parts 1.jpg (57368 bytes)roof aft left - parts 2.jpg (51359 bytes) 
roof right from inside front detail - initial 2.jpg (61092 bytes) roof cargo door head fore from below - demo 1.jpg (49543 bytes)roof cargo door head aft from below - demo 1.jpg (50251 bytes) roof cargo door head - parts 2.jpg (54177 bytes) roof cargo door head end - parts 3.jpg (66435 bytes)

Engine Compartment
engine compartment left - initial.jpg (46484 bytes) engine compartment center from back - initial.jpg (52804 bytes) engine compartment right - initial.jpg (53180 bytes)
engine compartement left from inside - bare.jpg (33712 bytes)                                        engine compartment right from inside - bare 1.jpg (45049 bytes)
engine compartment left from side - initial.jpg (34950 bytes) engine compartment right from side - fitting 2.jpg (36565 bytes) engine hatch jamb right - fitting 3.jpg (37437 bytes) engine yoke bottom from below - welded.jpg (43338 bytes) engine compartement right from inside - bare.jpg (38557 bytes)

Butts and Battery Trays
butt left - initial 8.jpg (42355 bytes) butt left - demo 2.jpg (44663 bytes) butt left - demo 5.jpg (47953 bytes) battery tray left - fitting 1.jpg (48757 bytes) battery tray left - fitting 4.jpg (45169 bytes)
butt right - initial 5.jpg (37496 bytes) butt right - demo 2.jpg (41682 bytes) butt right - demo 1.jpg (40965 bytes) battery tray right - demo 2.jpg (45549 bytes) butt right - demo 91.jpg (33320 bytes)battery tray right from below - fitting 3.jpg (34586 bytes)
battery rack - parts 6.jpg (65524 bytes) battery rack - parts 2.jpg (52154 bytes) battery rack right from below - welded 3.jpg (45966 bytes) battery rack right from inside - welded 6.jpg (51339 bytes) battery rack right from inside - welded 7.jpg (54690 bytes) battery tray aft left from below - bare.jpg (45316 bytes)

M plate
m plate engine compartment right from inside - bare 2.jpg (34525 bytes) m plate in engine compartment stencil in primer 1.jpg (26041 bytes) m plate temporary stencil in primer.jpg (39076 bytes)

Scenes from the shop
shop fall 2.jpg (62179 bytes) shop fall 93.jpg (83567 bytes) shop grinding.jpg (42427 bytes) shop else.jpg (29928 bytes)

 

This page was found at the site http://EcologicArchitecture.com/SoloHobbit/  and was last updated on August 15, 2001 by me, SoloHobbit@EcologicArchitecture.com