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Ok, back to the main landing gear. I made the wheel/tire assemblies in the following steps:
1. cut the disc shaped elements from the laser cut frame sheet.
2. laminate them together in the proper order
3. I then mounted the wheels to a dremel tool and spun them while sanding, to remove the "stepped" look.
4. I then coated the sanded wheels with CA glue and let it dry to harden them and eliminate the "fuzzies" from the sanding process.
5. I followed up with a final sanding with fine grit sandpaper.
6. then, 2 coats of matte black acrylic paint.
7. the wheel covers themselves were then glued into the tire elements.
8. a light coat of clear acrylic spray was applied.
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-Gordon
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