Thanks guys.
It has been almost a month since the last update, so high time you get updated on this WIP...
The body has been mated with the floorplate. That did not just click together, but needed a little bit of swearing and a lot of clamps to keep things aligned. The main difficulty was that the floor plate and body need to be glued by both edges, and that's always a pain to do. But OK, it got on, so now at least it starts to look like a car
Next step was the fabric on the inside of the roof upholstery. I heard from another builder that he had no problem mounting this, but mine was way too small. So I went for a compromise: I left a gap in the front, and decided to work around the rear window with painted masking tape. Mounting the rear window was a real problem, since the upholstery was pushing against the top edge of the window, so it would not stick. But in the end I managed to seal it using a few clamps. Then masking tape closed the gaps between the upholstery and the rear window. Little or none will be visible once the model is closed.
I will have to enlarge the shelf between the rear seat and rear window as well, since also this does not fit with the upholstery.
While gluing the chrome moldings between the floor plate and body in the front door, the lacquer started to react with the glue. It showed some white fog when it got in contact with the glue. I used super glue in gel, but I will have to use epoxy from now on. This will less aggressive I think.
The attempts to get rid of the fume spots caused some lacquer damage, but that will be easily camouflaged with some weathering. No panic.
Until soon, and thanks for following.
