Roy vd M. Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) The problem with the electricity cable was twofold: it didn't have plugs and it was elastic and thus difficult to form exactly the way I wanted. I solved this by first sawing up two rod pieces: ... then drilling holes in them: ... then filing and shaping the other side so that a slope-like form was derived. Then the plugs were glued to the ends of the hose. What you see in the back is a post-it (yes I know ) I measured the box in which the cable would be deposited and drew the outline on the post-it. Using Tamiya tape upside-down and attaching that to the post-it with two other pieces of tape, I thus represented the box floor. I put the first plug on the sticky side and guided the cable within the virtual box. Where it overlapped or crossed another part of the cable I used a drop of super glue. The more drops of glue, the sturdier the construction became. Airbrushing matte black (also a bit of tyre that didn't come out well the first time): Finally the whole package could be easily removed from the tape by using a small ruler. Edited December 17, 2013 by Roy vd M. Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) I was very happy with the fit... no complaints here! Coming to an end: drilling holes in the side tubes and one of the two (reproduced) tubes of the generator. Using a small drill, then a bit larger, then a bit larger still: Fine-tuning the wheel hubs rust, painting the generator switch red and black, weathering that, glueing the three main parts together and then using the XF60 paint and a bit of wash to complete this model: Thanks very much for watching and thanks everyone for their nice comments! Edited December 17, 2013 by Roy vd M. Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Cool! And so fast too. Kev Roy vd M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roy vd M. Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Yesterday I took the chance to ask my girlfriend to make some better pictures of this cart. So here they are, to round off this thread. Bear in mind, the one thing that has to be done is give this thing a matte coating. Thanks for watching everyone! lawman56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Really nice. Love the well used effect. Congrats, Roy. Cheers, Jamme Roy vd M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks Jamme for your nice words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks Marus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Excellent work, Roy! John Roy vd M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawman56 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Looks fantastic! Great work! Roy vd M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks Joe, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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