RENAULT 12

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25 April 2009:

I covered the roof inside with florists' wrapping paper.

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I made the pedals from wire and styrene pieces, and glued in place. I carved the steering column from balsa, and made the signal and wiper arms from 0.35 mm wire with CA glue droplets at the ends.

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27 April 2009:
I manufactured the armrests of the door insides from styrene pieces. I shaped the pull-arms of the front doors from soldering wire and fixed to styrene parts with CA glue. Then I sanded the tops smooth.

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A last look at the inside before closure. I made the "sponge wraps" on the roll cage from masking tape, and the belts from computer printout.

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I had previously made the patterns and decals on the computer. I printed them and began applying on the body. Since the inside was finished, I assembled it with the body.

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29 April 2009:
I glued the engine block and the radiator in place with epoxy glue.

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I painted the exhaust pipe and fixed it in place with epoxy glue. I built the oil sump guard from brass sheet, painted and fixed in place. Then I glued in the rear axle and suspension assembly, the front wheels and the axles.

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01 May 2009:

I made the frontal spotlights by press-forming lead sheet to a reflector and the lenses by scribing stone guards on a piece of acetate sheet. I filled the reflector cones with Humbrol ClearFix and put the lenses in front.

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I formed the door handles from steel pins and glued them in place with CA glue.

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For the grille, I used a piece of Detail Master screen painted black. I glued the spotlights on the guard bars, then the whole assembly on the front of the car with CA glue.

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For the solar film, I used automotive mirror solar film and taped the film on a paper sheet, then put in a laser printer to print "TURKEY". I fixed the film with water, just like in real cars. For the hood pins, I used Detail Master PE sets and did the safety switch from styrene sheet.

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I manufactured other important items in the engine bay and fixed them in place.

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03 May 2009:
I made the rear spotlight by press-forming lead sheet to a reflector and the lens from my parts box. I filled the reflector cone with Humbrol ClearFix and put the lens in front.

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For the antennas, I used 0.30 mm aluminum wire and glued them in the holes I opened in the roof by CA glue.

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I used brass sheet for manufacturing the mirror bodies.

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I formed the stems of the mirrors from paper clip wire. I drilled holes on the back of the mirrors and put the stems in, then filled the inside with CA glue; to fix the stems and to form a surface for the mirror itself. Then I covered the whole with BMF.

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I fixed the mirrors on the body with CA glue. I used Detail Master Photoetch set for the wipers.

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