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April 2016:
I
painted the "decorative" patterns in the spaces on the front face of
the superstructure.
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20 April 2016:
I
manufactured the toolbox. The casing is from balsa sheets, and the
cover plate from V-groove styrene sheet. I also made the door internal
linings in the same manner that I did for the cab back and roof
linings. I painted the door inners green and applied clear black glass
paint to give some darkening.
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The
toolbox is finished.
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I
made the transverse and longitudinal beams from balsa sheet and glued
them in place with CA glue.
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21 April 2016:
Manufacturing
of iron reinforcing cage around the superstructure. Since it would be
different color, I chose to make it separately and install after
painting. Taking utmost care for the glue not to contact the painted
superstructure, I formed the cage around from styrene strips.
Meanwhile, I glued the inner door linings in place, they are in the
background.
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The cage finished and removed from the
superstructure. I manufactured the ladder from wire and fixed with CA
glue.
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22 April 2016:
I manufactured the front overhang of the
superstructure from balsa sheet. I made the iron guards from styrene
strips.
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23 April 2016:
I
manufactured the front glass strip from styrene sheet, the glass from
clear styrene and the chrome central upright from chrome foil.
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I
made the headlamp reflectors by forming 0.15 mm thick aluminum sheet. I
used LED-UV curing nail builder gel for the lenses. The bezels are from
0.8 mm dia. wire.
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24 April 2016:
For
the turn signals on the mudguard, I made masters from styrene, took a
silicone mold and cast the clears from nail builder gel as above. I
painted the corner lamps clear orange. To give a feded effect, I
applied a coat of white glass paint to all, which ended up with a milky
shade. I prepared the bases from styrene strips.
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I
glued the windshield in place. I prepared the scripts by printing on
chrome foil, then applied a matt clear cote. I glued in place the front
grille, headlamps and turn signals. The right corner signal is placed
above its normal place, as in the original vehicle. The front white
ones seem a bit taller than normal, I will check the dimensions and
rebuild if necessary.
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I imitated the putty on the right mudguard with paint.
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25 April 2016:
For the door handles, I used a 1 mm dia.
steel wire, filed it to square cross-section and shaped again with file.
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The production of mirrors:
1- I cut a blank brass sheet
2- Bent the edges
3- Filled the corners with solder
4- Files the outside of corners to give a radius
5- Etched the corner insides with Dremel to form a uniform bent edge.
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I cut the mirror blanks from styrene sheet, and formed the arms of the
mirror holder from 0.8 mm dia. wire by soldering.
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To
mount the mirrors on the arms, I drilled pieces of styrene rods, passed
the arms through the holes, and fixed them on the mirrors with epoxy
glue. After curing, I fixed the mirrors in the correct angular position
with CA glue.
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I painted the mirror assemblies, applied chrome foil on the styrene
backings and glued the mirrors in their housings.
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28 April 2016:
For
the paintings around the superstructure, I copied them by framing of
the film and worked on them on the computer. Some were not printable in
good quality, so I drew them on the computer and made printouts, cut
and glued them around the superstructure.
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