Anadol

20 February 2011:

I made the brake and clutch master cylinders by installing pieces of plastic rods at the ends of steel wire pieces, then inserted and glued them in place. I made the battery from a piece of rubber eraser, the cell caps and the battery poles from pieces of steel pins. I tied two cables at the poles and let them hang down.
I printed the decals I prepared on the computer on white decal sheet and applied them on the body parts. Then I applied a protective clear coat.

21 February 2011:

I made the boot floor cover by painting a patterned business card. I also made the spare wheel but had to cut at its underside since it was a bit larger than the housing. Anyhow, it is beyond sight :-)

Disaster! While painting the inside of the doors, I had masked the outside. Though I had weakened the sticky side, when removing the masking tapes, the decals came off too... The clear coat was not firm enough then... So I had to make and apply the door decals again.
The moral from the story: If a decaled surface has to be masked, a piece of paper is better be put between the tape and the decal.

23 February 2011:

For the spotlights, I used some suitable ornament parts that I saw at a store. I drilled at the bottom, inserted a pin and cut to suitable length. I opened the channels to put the pins in, then fixed with superglue.

I went on detailing the engine bay. For the heater and radiator hoses, I used solder wires of different thicknesses. I made the clamp look by scratching the black paint. I used 0.35 mm wires for the speedometer and throttle linkages. I also used the same 0.35 mm wire for winding the groups of cable harnesses and fuse box. For the screen washer bottle that I made from plastic rod, I mixed clear green and flat white for the liquid part. After drying, I made a white mist over and got a realistic look.

Manufacturing the rubber security locks for the hood and boot lid:

1- I engraved a female mold within a resin part.
2- I applied hot melt black plastic with a glue-gun tothe mold.
3- I cut off the excess from the surface with a knife.
4- The part is ready to be taken from the mold.
5- Parts taken off the mold.

And the happy end...

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