15
March 2013:
I
made Autocad drawings for the front wheels to be poseable.
16 March 2013:
I
had the parts cut from steel with laser.
I shaped the
anti-roll bar to fit in place.
I glued metal washers (for
mounting
the wheels) on the strutd with CA glue, and bent the steering arms.
Then I prepared the springs, put them on the struts and fixed with CA
glue.
I
installed the front system temporarily and made operational checks.
17 March 2013:
I
prepared the other items on the floor panel and glued. To prevent
silicone from gettting through the spaces between the items and the
floor panel, I installed partitional styrene sheets. The shaft
and
the exhaust pipe are also glued to the floor panel so that silicone
leakage is prevented.
I did the
completing part of the exhaust pipe on the rear floor panel and put
another partition sheet.
Now
it was time for the rear seat. I cut out the seat that was cast
together with the base in the Burago model. It clashed with the wheel
wells in the floor panel. I had to make a cutout in the wheel wells so
that the seat would fit in its place.
I
put tape on the seat to properly close the gaps, and applied polyester
putty while the seat was in place. The inside of the putty was suitable
for the seat, and I shaped the remaining part of the wheel well with my
Dremel.
The front seats were
foldable and had a large gap between them. I took them apart
completely, put the seats and backs together, and covered the gap in
the back with a plastic sheet.
19 March 2013:
I
prepared the door inners from styrene sheet, as the master for the mold.
19 March 2013:
I
prepared the silicone molds for the floor panels and cast resin parts.
I cut the
supporting partitions on the exhaust pipe, driveshaft and rear axle
lower arms, the parts now appear as separate items. To prevent breaking
of the lower arms when removing from the mold, I placed brass wires in
the mold before pouring resin.
The
two floor panel parts brought together.
31 March 2013:
I
prepared the steering wheel column, took the mold and cast the part,
then added the steering wheel that I have had cut by laser, then bent
to shape.
02 April 2013:
I
prepared the gauges on the computer, had a print, then assembled the
dashboard.
I
painted the floor panel flat and semi-gloss black. I applied dark blue
flocking on the seats, then glued the seats on the floor panel.
03 April 2013:
I
painted the body, then went on applying the flat black paint where
required. I applied masking tape, painted flat black and when I removed
the tapes... Disaster!
Though stayed on the body for a short time,
traces of the masking had been left on the paint. I sanded the traces
by rubbing with toothpaste.
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