Finished making the seat.
Making the fuel tank. I started by making the basic shape, then adding strips to create the ridges.
I will make it detachable to hide the battery bank.
Roll cage made and fitted.
Did a bit more work to the rear wheels.
Started making the frame for the jump seat.
I've used square brass rod inside for strength.
I remade the fuel tanks so they are much larger than before. Previously, I used the largest diameter pipe i could find. Then i realised i could buy half pipe closer to the correct diameter needed and glue them in 2 halves. The gauges on the back are now correctly sitting just above the edge of...
Making the inner door panels. The door cards are missing, but this actually means even more work, as i have to replicate all the little details in the stampings.
Making the inserts for the rear wheels. There are 18 spokes, so have to be carefully marked out.
The holes are drilled then cut out with a scalpel.
Glued to the rims. Just the wheel bolts and centre caps to add.
I also remade the front wheel rims. These were too small before, making the...
I managed to get it resolved eventually. My PO was indeed cancelled, so he sent me a direct link to the invoice, which i paid straight away. I've never had any issues like this before, so hopefully it was just a one off glitch. I got the figure 2 days ago. (y)
You can read about that incident here:
https://www.collectorfreaks.com/threads/jazz-inc-1-6-1966-batmobile.246857/page-16
Even though Joost assured me that they would send out a replacement, if it couldn't be found, that doesn't change what happened. I would prefer not to have to deal with...
My Batmobile has arrived! Such a relief that it was UPS who delivered it. I have had nothing but headaches from Fedex, every single time i have had dealings with them. My 66 was almost stolen by a Fedex employee.
I don't yet have a proper space to display it yet, so it will have to go back in...
Stellar work on that repaint. Seeing that makes me want to add more weathering to my scratchbuilt one.
The only thing that bothers me about the JazzInc Snowspeeder, are the gun barrels. I feel they are too close to the wings and there should be a slight gap.
As the window for spray painting is approaching, i want to try and finish off the building for this.
Making the wheel inserts. This starts as 4 discs of 2mm plasticard glued together. The centre is drilled out and the edges bevelled.
The gaps are marked out on the back.
Most of the gaps...
Making the wheel inserts. This starts as 4 discs of 2mm plasticard glued together. The centre is drilled out and the edges bevelled.
The slots are drilled out and shaped with a knife and files. The hub is glued to the back.
They are a push fit into the existing wheels.
Making the air intakes, these start off as a stack of plasticard squares glued together.
I used a Dremel to shape the inside.
Cutting the opening in the bodywork.
Glued into place, just a bit of filler and sanding needed.
I also made the rear louvre panel.