I went back at it again this week with a renewed enthusiasm and made some progress. Not quite done yet. I still have the lights, light guard, rear view mirrors and a few other plastic things to do, but I think the lions share of the photo etch is complete.
And I stuck my fingers together, finally.
I have posted some pictures from today down below to show current state.
Also included in the pictures is a picture of a new addition to my work bench. We had a 32" LED TV left over from an upgrade for one of the boys for Christmas, so I set it up in the basement on a new section of my bench. With an old laptop connected to the screen, networked to the home network, I have access to my recorded TV shows, my research material, and online instruction sets, and anything I need. Works out well for me.
One other thing I made, especially for this model, was a turn stable/stand, it allows me to rotate the kit without touching it. Touching is a very sensitive subject with this one, with so much photo etch and CA glue, it doesn't take much for small parts to come flying off onto the work bench or floor. I got the hardware from, were else, the hardware store.. It is the Lazy Susan hardware, basically two thin sheets of steel with a ball bearing mechanism between. You can buy them in 3" and 4" sizes, this one is the 3 inch. It cost about $5.00. I cut two circles out of 1/2 inch MDF board, and screwed it in pace with 3/4 inch #8 screws. I then took some kitchen no-skid matting that you would use in the cupboard for putting dishes on, cut it to fit and white glued it down to the wood, so the kit doesn't slide. Works for me!
Until next time..
Bench
Turn Table
