Guys, great updates there!
garzonh - that chipped paint on the interiors is really looking good
Eagle - same with your whitewash, man that turned out sweet
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After my last update, the interior was left to brood for a while as I tackled the suspension.
The kit provides both metal springs and rods cut to proper size. I found it quite difficult trying to attach the final nut on the end of the brass rod. So I used some of my own 0.3mm brass cut in longer lengths. Once the nut was super glued in place, the rod was trimmed.
A shot of the completed assembly port side.
I then returned to the interior. There was some plumbing near the ceiling, so a section of sprue cut to length was wrapped in brass, followed with some more brass as a shield. This was finished off with some brass rod bent to represent the pipe.
The other major item requiring attention was the arm supporting the driver's visor plate when in the open position. Not exactly like the pictures in the walk around I had linked earlier, but a decent improvement from what the kit had provided. Made from both plastic and brass rod, as well as some sheet (plastic and brass).
Still to be added are a set of control levers made from plastic rod. Theses will be located on the floor on either side of the driver's feet.
regards,
Jack