August 18,
2007:
I applied Alclad
chrome as the base coat.
Then
I airbrushed 3 coats of clear
red glass paint. I will have to do some polishing.
August 19,
2007:
I mounted the
front and rear axle groups on the chassis.
It
was real pain to mount the rear
assembly. The mating parts of the components were not precise as they
should
be, so I had some hard time to group them in proper geometry. I made
the
final fixing with CA glue.
August 24,
2007:
The dashboard
was given in two parts (which I find unnecessary apart from aiming for
some putty and sanding operation), so I applied automotive polyester
putty
after glueing the two parts, then sanded smooth.
I
applied tan flocking locally, to
depict a leather and fabric composition in the doors and seats.
August 25,
2007:
I covered the
dashboard with dark grey flocking, but in scale it did not show close
to
reality. So I airbrushed a light coat of flat black over, and
compressed
the flocking so it finally looked better.
August 28,
2007:
I built and fixed
the steering wheel assembly to the dashboard.
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