The front intake
grill was made by drilling holes and cutting out plastic within. Then
the
edges were carefully filed to be square. Later, screen from Detail
Master
was glued at the back which gave a realistic look. ( Right and below )
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The front
hood assembly was completed by adding the frontal part of the dashboard
and three bars made from black insulated copper wire. The other windows
were also prepared by painting contours and rivets all around, for
later
installation. The rear window also received three bars.
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| Paint job appears
at last ! First, a gloss white (Humbrol 22) is applied. The roof and
pillars
are painted Matt Blue(Humbrol 25) and treated with Pactra 119S clear
coating. |
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The emerald tone
is obtained by a mixture of Pink (Humbrol 200-30%),
Crimson
(Humbrol20-5%), and Fluorescent Red(Revell 332-65%).
This
mixture also
dried matt and was given a clear coat. |
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| The hood support
prepared from Detail Master set was applied on the body and hood
assembly. |
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| And windows
glued on. |
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| The inside
was painted Light Ghost Gray (Testors 1728) and black window contours
were
also applied from the inside. |
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| The front hood was
drilled and hood pin sets from Detail Master were applied. The pins
were
glued to the body with Bison 5-minute epoxy glue. The front pins are
operating
but the rear ones are dummy. |
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