03
April 2016:
I
made the safety chain (to prevent shaft drop in case the universal
joint breaks) across the chassis.
I
made the step plate on the left side of the bumper. The vehicle in the
film had the right side absent so I did not manufacture it.
04 April 2016:
I
positioned the door hinges and fixed with epoxy glue. However, it did
not hold well, so I scraped the epoxy residues and fixed the hinges
with solder, taking extreme care that heat did not melt the solder in
close areas. To guarantee that hinges remain coaxial, I inserted a 0.5
mm drill through the hinges.
The
doors in open position.
06 April 2016:
I
worked on the steering wheel. In the actual vehicle, the spokes are
made of four wires at each spoke. The only way to manufacture it is
photoetching, however, since I had no possibilities I made the spokes
from styrene sheet and covered them with aluminum duct tape. I scribed
channels and made a blackwash. I made the ring from copper wire.
07 April 2016:
I
manufactured the side ventilation intakes from brass sheet and glued
them on the cab with CA glue.
I
made the raw seats from balsa.
For
the front grille, I took 0.1 mm thick aluminum sheet and formed
channels by a toothpick tip.
The
three parts of the front grille are ready to be joined.
I
glued the three parts at their bent sides by CA glue.
08 April 2016:
A
temporary fitting test.
09 April 2016:
I
painted the chassis, installed the engine and drivetrain and the
exhaust pipe.
I
applied a trial first coat of paint.
Some
clearances turned to be too small, even with the first coat of paint,
rubbing and chipping points appeared. I will take care of these points
later.
The cab put over the chassis.
10 April 2016:
I
prepared the dashboard and painted the wheels, applied rust effects.
11 April 2016:
Completion
of the seats. I prepared the developments for the seats from flat black
sticky folio and scribed the seat patterns with a blunt scriber.
I fixed pieces of sponge on the base of seats.
I
made the same procedures for the rest, and wrapped the development
around the base. For the rug on the bench, I printed a two-sided rug
pattern, glued them back-to-back, folded, crushed and got rid of the
paper looks.
I glued the folds of the rug to one another and glued the finished rug
on the bench part.
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