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Hello all.
Slowly, this build continues.
I decided that I need to make the external body shiney and covered the printed pages with Americana Glossy finisher. Had to make 4-5 layers. This stiffened the paper a lot, making it quite hard to fold and build. Nothing I can't deal with, but still, I will have to fight the parts. I hope the looks will be worth the trouble.
Finished with the rear bench. Then I switched to the engine compartment. The "nose" of this car is very distinct. The smiling grill becoming wheel cowlings (are these called wings??) and the round hood are very special and quite hard to implement in paper. I have to admit I didn't understand how the engine compartment sides connect to the cowlings, to the front grill and to the windshield base and where does the firewall go. So I emailed Nova, the designer. The guy sent 100+ build pictures and some diagrams. This made the construction a bit easier.
The idea is that first the firewall (which is a laminated double sided piece) should be mounted but only the side that faces the crew compartment. Then the wheels wells should be installed. Then the windshield base is mounted. Afterwards the engine compartment sides are mounted formed to right shape with round nose and straight sides. Then laminate the insides of engine compartment so that engine bay internal walls are not white.
Then the hood (bonnet?) should come along forming the engine compartment. All this without formers of any kind. That was a challenging job.
This is the point I stopped...
Next, the wheel cowlings and the grill. Maybe next week...
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