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Hello all
I tried to find a way of making the nuts for the wheels. I have in my toolbox a screwdriver with changing torx heads. The T4 size is the exact size of the nuts in-scale. Firtsly, I tried to make a punch using the syringe needle. I cut the angled tip off, and then I pushed the Torx screwdriver into the syringe tube. This, theoretically should have caused the syringe to become hexagonal. That didn't work, since the syringe tube simply broke lengthwise. Probably, I should have used a larger sized needle, but I don't know if there exists needle larger than 1.2mm ( I think it was marked as 20 gauge). Maybe for veterinary use, I will ask my dog's doc.
Then I tried to punch out by simply tapping on the screwdriver head against the cutting mat. That was a bad idea, since the "nut" got into the mat very deeply without any possibility to get it out. That's a fail. On the positive side, the holes left are very clean. Then I tried to use this hole as a mold to fill it with solder. That didn't work also. There are more ways to check. Will do this next week.
On that note, I continued with the engine. ZiL130 used a V8, 6l petrol engine. This is a very compact engine and it is very small in 1:32 scale. Hence it is not really detailed.
So I started with the engine block, then the oil pan and then the engine heads.
Next should come the accessories: pumps, alternator, air filter and so on. I managed to mount the pneumatic pump and that's all for now
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