Feb.
02, 2004:
I filled
the spaces around what was left from the inner tub floor, and also
covered
the floor of the luggage (and rear seat) area.
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I
manufactured the front and middle benches from styrene sheets. For the
rear seat, I trimmed the kit's cutout rear seat to fit between the
wheel
wells. |
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I
prepared the seat pattern on the computer and printed it on paper. Now
the materials are ready for padding and covering the seat. I prepared
tissue
paper folds to fit on the seat and backrest. |
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First
I glued the covering papers at the meeting line of backrest and the
seat.
Then I put in the folded tissue paper in, stretched the paper across
and
glued it on the styrene again, at the back, lower front and sides. |
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Now
the front bench is ready. |
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I
also prepared the speedometer cluster on the computer for future use. |
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I
applied the first primer on the body. There are some irregularities
here
and there, and they will be corrected. |
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Feb.
04, 2004:
It
was a common practice to put colored transparent nylon covers over the
seats and door trim panels, to protect them from wear and dirt. So the
imitation process began with glueing threads along the edges.
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I
manufactured the legs of the middle seat from paper clip wire and glued
it in place with epoxy glue. The middle and rear seats were given the
same
threading like the front seat. |
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I
airbrushed clear blue glass paint on the seat, and after it dried, I
applied
3 heavy coats of clear to give the look. Well, it looked just the right
way.... |
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Here
are the seats all finished. |
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I
continued on with the inside details and drew the door trim panels on
the
computer. I will glue these on the styrene and cover it with clear blue
acetate, instead of painting over. |
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Feb.
08, 2004:
Now
a step more towards the final.. I painted the roof white.
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I
covered the door trim panels with blue acetate. I used CA glue to fix
the
acetate on the back sides. This acetate is of the kind that they apply
on the bodies of R/C planes. |
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I
prepared a vinyl floor cover too, on the computer and applied 3 heavy
coats
of clear for the right looks. I first glued the tranny part of the
tunnel,
then the main part. I cut out the places that the pedals are located,
to
expose them. |
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Those
cars all had manual transmissions, (due to not enough maintenance
expertise
on automatic transmissions in those times...) so I had to add a clutch
pedal built from styrene. |
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I
prepared the dashboard with the gauge cluster made before and some BMF. |
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I
painted the body dark red. Doors and the hood are also separately
painted. |
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