I fitted the front and rear window surrounds next. Sensible people will fit these last with either superglue or varnish after painting them (they are bare aluminimum on the prototype). I soldered them. I cut them out then tinned the rear (inner) side then sweated them in place. You're supposed to apply heat to the rear or inner when sweating but I applied the iron directly to the frame. Worked for me...
Bonnet catches. Here's the etch;
You can also see the fuel gauge on this etch (part 32).
The catches have to be bent in half and attached to the bonnet sides. I soldered them but superglue might have been a better option... I measured the catch positions on the scale drawing provided and transfered the measurements to the bonnet with a pair of jennys;
Then the catches could be cut out, bent and soldered in place. This was very tricky and required a lot of patience! After bending they measure 2mm x .7mm.
You're probably wondereing why the side window frames haven't been fitted yet, this is because the frames are rather fragile so I'll fit them towards the end of the build.
Handrails and roof next.
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