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April 2016:
I
glued the brake drums and wheels in place. The wheels are free to
rotate, the central nut of the front wheels will be painted later.
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I began constructing the bed. I cut strips
from a balsa sheet and glued them over a styrene sheet.
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16 April 2016:
I
manufactured the rest of the sides of the superstructure.
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I
glued together the panels and made some dirt effects at the joining
edges of the strips.
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17 April 2016:
Since
the cab would be locally rusted, I applied a rust color before the
final coat.
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The
inner back side of the cab was covered with pattern-sewn artificial
leather. I printed the pattern on a 120 gr/m2 shiny paper. Applied a
masking tape at the back side to prevent cut-offs while tracing, then
traced the pattern with the back side of the tip of a scriber.
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The covering material is ready after painting.
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I painted the cab and using AK Heavy chipping fluid, I exposed local
rusting. Then I applied a matt clear coat all over.
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I manufactured the pedals from pins and styrene pieces.
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I made the floor covering from painted paper. I installed the pedals
and the heater unit in place.
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18 April 2016:
I
painted the superstructure.
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I
began installing the cab inside. The dashboard, steering wheel+control
arm and the shift lever installed in place. I made the shift lever from
a plastic headed pin and the gaiter from styrene discs.
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There
was a rug hanging at the back of the cab. I found a very similar
pattern, printed on glossy photo paper and applied a matt clear cote
over. Then I glued this on a piece of cloth, and took off vertical
threads from both extensions to form the "beards". I gave some warps to
the rug and glued it on the back cover.
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I glued the complete back cover inside the cab.
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I
made the roof lining by the same method I did the back cover and
painted cream. The dirt coming from the driver's head rubbing (the
actual vehicle had that) was made by rubbing black pigments.
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I installed the roof lining and seats.
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Two views of the cab from the left side.
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