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10-09-2007, 08:51 AM
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Well guys! I'm glad you think that the rivetwork is worth it in the end
 And don't be afraid of the screw puncher Chris!! 
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10-11-2007, 12:26 PM
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An update of the progress....
Some hatch...  Finished riveting the turret   A pic that shows some of the rivets on the underside  Making wheels..  Exhaust pipe  The rivet count is now over 900.....so I hope that part of this build is almost over.There are some left on the wheels,but thats just peanuts
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10-11-2007, 02:02 PM
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Johnny, you have your hands full with new models! Congratulations!!
Keeping a close eye on those little details.
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10-12-2007, 04:16 AM
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Thanks Gerardo!
Speaking about details.... Headlights. I guess I have too much time on my hands with all this vacations.... So I decided to try to enhance the headlights a bit. First I made the body of the lights.This is a tiny part with a diameter of 6mm.  Next I made a reflector of aluminium foil  And glued that to the "cup"  Then I made the glass and frame  I made a light bulb of a 1,8mm disk painted silver and hang it upside down for a bit with a drop of gloss varnish to simulate the glass part of it.It's a bit tiny so you can barely see it inside the light   And at last I added the "leg" 
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10-12-2007, 10:09 PM
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Johnny,
Your build thread is illuminating and full of riveting detail..., Sorry, but I just had to get it out of my mind and onto the net..., It looks like you're punching the rivets out of a copy of the surrounding surface in order to preserve the texture? +Gil
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10-13-2007, 06:33 AM
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Hello Gil!
I'm not sure what you ment in your post about the illuminate thing on your mind? But the rivets are made of a coloring sample in the kit. I guess it's there if you mess up a part you can make a new one out of the samlpe color piece.
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10-13-2007, 11:36 AM
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Your cutting mat looks like a warzone Johnny!
The headlight looks really good. How did you do the initial dome shape? Whenever I try to do those, I always end up with gaps between the wedge segments.
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10-13-2007, 01:19 PM
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Making the domes is actually quite easy when you have done it a couple of times.
First I cut out the part with the flips and connect the ends to eachother.So I try to find something with almost similar shape and use that as a mold.Then I glue one and one flip to eachother bending them down over the mold and holds them there as the glue does it's job.So it's to repeat it til all flips is done. I'm not sure if you understand what I mean here..I'm not good explaining in english.
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10-13-2007, 02:42 PM
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Ah, so you use a mold.
The only thing I didn't catch was the glueing part. Do you glue the entire edges together, or just the tips, or what?
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