Started the inside lights now, made up a couple of holders and decided to use the notice board support posts for the contacts. Changed the ceiling mount for the supports (it was a wooden block) to a plastic box affair and soldered in spring loaded contacts made up from the tat box. Think the wires are strong enough?
Made the notice board from placcy instead of ply and used the inside face of cardboard from a cereal box, which when painted, gave a nice grainy finish. Stuck on a few bits cut from a H&S mag for effect - still not sure if I'm struck on it now - but it's staying. As the metal backrest is also mounted on the supports I should have remembered to change the metal mounting brkts for plastic ones, I did think about it beforehand - but I forgot - remebered it when the bulbs blew though - ah well just another step back (keeps me fit?!)
In the fourth pic you can just see a support for the front dashboard located on the superstructure below the centre window opening, its a bit of scrap and the hole just happened to be there!
The mounting brkt for the radar dome on top of, and at the rear of the superstructure, looked off centre to me in one of the pics provided and a couple of parts seemed to confirm this, but another part didn't - (am I making sense? even I'm confused now!
) ...............remember these?:
and here's the pic:
So.............
Yes it's meant to be central - Dave just likes to keep you on yer toes!
Made up the upper rear panel assy, added some stiffeners from scrap, and notched out for the mounting brkt in situ.
As It's the most likely area to hold when taking the superstructure on and off, although they don't show, I used belt and braces for fitting the brkt.
.There's quite a gap between this upper panel and ceiling so added an inner piece to close it down a bit, which also helps to hide the extra suports and it'll be some where to tuck wires from the blue flashing lamp
The lower back panel was next, while manouvering I caught the rear side of the superstructure which caused a right good crack as it fell - great, over the b***y moon Jim! think I'm a bit too clumsy for this modelling caper.
So, anyway, as this panel may of been a tad flimsy I again added more more supports, stiffeners, fixings and by doing so increased the gluing area. Steady as a rock now, no flexing and extra support where the crack was, great, three birds with one stone. While it was doing a headstand, I drilled two locating holes in the upper assy for the rear structure support frame, this gives me a bit of leeway when marrying up the curve of the frame to the back panel, made the side rods over length to accomodate - worked well so quite pleased.
And just to prove I can do camera tricks as good as Dave ......................
Finally for now, the rear support frame - don't be fooled - my soldering ain't that good - just getting quite handy with a needle file
still a happy bunny! Ta, ta for now.