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Old 10-31-2020, 08:57 AM   #16
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Re: Opel (Vauxall) Kadett V8 GTR 1:10 scratch build

Hi,


Small update this time.


After removing al the sections from the inside of the body the whole thing was quit flexible.
I was already expecting that because the body thickness is max 1 mm or less due to the sanding in between and after.


This is the point were Scratchbuilt was worried about.


The make the body less flexible i decided to coat the inside of the body with a thin layer of fibreglass.
The fiberglass i'm using has a weight of 80gr/m2 and has a thickness of 0,12 mm.


This means that the overall thickness of the body mostly remains at around 1 mm.


To prepare the body i taped the whole outside from it with paper masking tape to prevent that the polyester resin will run through small gaps or alond the edge of the body.





After that i used small pieces of fiberglass to coat the inside.










After everything was dry i trimmed all the shapes from the windows alsmost to the correct dimensions.








And seen from the inside:




The stiffnes of the body increased so much that i'm happy with the result.


That's it for today .
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