Lord Bungle, luckily I managed to modify the garage so that the car won't fit in it! If you can convince 'er indoors that a second (chest) freezer is a necessary addition to the garage .......
Next job, applying the "rivets" to all three triple 16" gun turrets.
I have a choice of two methods:
Method 1. Using the smallest needlework pins on the market, drilling 235 tiny holes in each turret roof and gluing-in the shortened pinheads individually.
Method 2. Using a homemade template, and using a cocktail stick to apply a tiny drop of thick superglue to where each rivet is located and quickly applying a squirt of cyanoacrylate activator. (This would instantly dry the drop of superglue whilst it still had a peak).
There are no prizes for guessing which option I chose.
The two attached images describe the process, but unfortunately I don't possess a camera with a macro facility, so cannot show a close up of the individual rivets (over 700). Perhaps at a later date when a colleague comes round with a better camera.
Thankfully, I am pleased with the effect and it's the first time I ever tried it. But I must admit that my eyeballs felt hollow at the end of the exercise.
Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your continued support and input.