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Started:
09 September 2006
Finished:
26 October 2006
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This
model was selected as a theme build base model. The theme rule was to
use
the body and chassis but free to modify...
09 September
2006:
I marked the
door cutout on a masking
tape.
For
the headlamps, I figured that Ferrari
360 Modena's lines were in harmony with the Miata, so I first made a
silicon
putty mold and duplicated the bulgy side of the hood. I cast a quick CA
glue copy and checked.. Yes, it would go.
Then I cast a
resin copy of the hood side, by impregnating a tissue paper inside the
resin. This not only reinforces the resin, but holds the resin from
flowing
down the inclined sides when still liquid.
14 September
2006:
I trimmed the
cast fender and marked
where it would fit on the body. Then I cut the body roughly with my
Dremel.
With
trial and error filing and sanding,
I fitted the fender in the body and fixed with CA glue.
15 September
2006:
I did the same
to the other fender
and then opened the headlamp recesses with my Dremel.
I
cut the door openings. There will
be no doors, these are "jump-in" areas...
17 September
2006:
The rear
bumper was too much protruding
out, so I cut it off to make it flush with the rear panel.
I
fixed the rear bumper in place.
Since
the chassis mounting brackets
were inside the rear bumper and now they were also transferred
frontwise,
I reshaped them so the brackets would not clash with the chassis.
26 September
2006:
I resin-copied
the headlamp clusters
of the Modena.
Putting
the clusters on the boot, I
figured that they could be embedded for the rear lamps...
27 September
2006:
I cut the
openings for the rear lamps
and I did not like the mismatching of the lamp body and the bootlid.
I
cut a slab off from the rear and
dropped the edge of the boot to match the contour of the rear lamps.
06 October
2006:
I applied
polyester putty to the rear
and rough-sanded the lamp joints to a flush fit.
I
temporarily installed the headlamps
and made retouches to flush-fit the glasses. These are Modena kit's
glasses,
I will duplicate them too...
I
liked the way New Mini's front grille
looks in the front. I cut out the front part to accept the grille. This
is a temporary fit.
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