The big parts now need to be attached: sidewalls, trunk lid and roof.
The building plan suggests a sequence like this:
1. glue the sidewalls against the floorpan, and the trunk needs to be attached to the rear of these sidewalls. The 1:1 car has a one-piece sidewall annex trunk plate, but since the versions before 1952 and 1952 and later differ, Heller provides 2 versions of it.
2. complete the sidewalls with inner details and blinkers and so on.
3. Glue the roof to the top of the sidewalls and the rear.
Personally I have some objections, since the sidewalls, roof and trunk need to connect seemlessly like on the 1:1 car. And there are a few little "issues" that will need to be addressed first before all these parts can be sprayed, finished and mounted.
First of all I will have to make sure that the seems which are not supposed to be there will be filled.
Then the non-fitting parts. These need to be filled, but it is not necessary that all come together seemlessly. A small seem is acceptable, because also present on the real car.
Some parts need to connect, but not necessarily with an invisible seem. At the rear wings for example, the seem remains visible through a small line in the platework. At the front, a lot can be camouflaged because at the same spot there needs to be a small waterdam (or what's the word in English?). So I think I will get past the problem that the sidewalls do not follow the curve of the firewall by eliminating this waterdam and make all fit, then just recreate the dam. Keeping in mind that the hood still needs to fit of course.
We'll see how it goes when we go along the process.
Still with me? Or more explanations needed?
