| Month 13 - March 2009 | |||
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 Vent frame fixed |
 Vents slightly too low but easily fixed |
 With second skin on, vents now in their correct position. |
 Coin slots were always too far out, so blocks glued in between some of them |
 Blocks hold coinslots away from skin |
 Now sticking out the right amount |
 Brackets made for the side vents |
 Brackets fixed to the side vents |
 Side vent assemble is held in place by two bolts through the frame sides |
 All body parts now in place |
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| Month 14 - April 2009 | |||
 Legs get glued and screwed together at last |
 Under-shoulder pockets are cleaned up |
 Trying the resin part in the under-shoulder pocket |
 More lathe work, foot hose fittings. Quite quick to make but its a long time since I used a knurling tool and I'm out of practice. |
 Cutting a groove in the back of the fitting |
 Washer and circlip fixings |
 Inside the battery box |
 Inside the foot |
 Four fittings need for each outer foot, the knurling is much better now after some practice |
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 Front outer skin ready for glue |
 Outer skin glued in place |
 Small panel details get glued on |
 Excess glue cleaned up |
 More panels glued on |
 Fixing the second skin around the arms |
 Neat and tidy |
 From the front |
 Main part of the rear second skin ready for glue |
 Second rear skin glued in place |
 Gluing the doors together |
 Re-enforcement is fitted behind the non-opening doors |
 From the back |
 From the front |
| Month 15 - May 2009 | |||
 Making a wood former for the two rings that attach under the bottom edge of the dome |
 Testing for size |
 Wood sealed ready to take a mold |
 Finally cut the rim off the bowl, testing for fit on the former |
 Parting boards to make a two part mould |
 Gel-coat applied |
 1st layer of fibreglass |
 4 layers of fibreglass |
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 Gel-coat applied |
 1st layer of fibreglass |
 4 layers of fibreglass |
 2days later. Mould removed from the plug |
 Bolted back together after trimming |
 Ready to make the dome rings |
 Gel-coat applied inside the mould |
 3 layers of resin and matting |
 Once cured, the mould is removed |
 Dome rings fresh from the mould |
 Spacers fitted on to of the frame |
 Bearing fitted with center guide |
 Plywood disc centered on bearing |
 Fibreglass rings fitted over the top of the plywood disc, now shaped |
 Plywood fixed with some fibreglass |
 More fibreglass holding the plywood in place on the other side |
 Dome fitted on in the correct place |
 Together for progress photo |
 Lot of work to do on the dome |
