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Everything posted by aydingocer
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Though I am not a big fan of "bringing a model to life" (e.g. with human figures, lights, sounds etc), I am considering to add leds to this model, only if I am truly convinced with the possible options. I will try to plan the lights at as accurate as their original spots, such as one on the ceiling of each compartment and a few on the corridors, if this approach works. That would mean I will not install just one or two lights to give a general illumination. For this purpose I ordered the special leds below: https://www.smallscalelights.co.uk/product/3528-12-18v-chip-leds-on-pcb
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Figure 439: Overhead luggage/hat shelves. One for each compartment. The shelves for the 1st and 10th compartments are slightly different shape. The thin shelves are to be placed over the windows. Figures 440-441: The overhead shelves are bent around 30 degress on the compartment side, in order to prevent the stuff from sliding and falling. Figures 442-443: Some photos showing the shelves in place.
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BUILD DAY 42 / 2 hrs / (TOTAL: 106 hrs) Figures 433-438: Rails for sitting the roof on. There are 3 rails: 2 on the sides and one going over the compartment doorline. The latter is to be painted in brown while the two on the sides will be white. The rails are composed of two pieces each. The lower part has grooves to fit the structure while the upper part is flat to accomodate the roof structure.
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If they drop some day, then I think I will just glue them back. When it comes to soldering, although I am familiar with soldering electronic parts, I still don't dare to do it in this model. For the purpose of the handles, it would also create other challenges such as isolating the handle while painting the bar in blue, since any soldering should be done before paint.
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BUILD DAY 40 / 1 hr / (TOTAL: 102 hrs) Handles on door sides. They are to be installed without any painting. There is also an additional handle in body color on the ladder side. Photos showing my way of gluing the handles. - First I glue one of the "hinges" on its place. - Then I insert the handle to other hinge - Then I glue the handle at both ends. - Finally I move the second hinge and glue it in position. This way all three parts are aligned perfectly. Figures 414-415: --------- Figures 416-417: Parts ready for paint and in place.
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Roof is a combination of three constructions, which will be finally assembled together on common rails. The completed roof structure will not be glued to the carriage, instead it will be removable to make it possible to show the inside to your friends. Figures 401-407: The first construction. The parts are very precise and they fit perfect. I used CA glue all the way, using different viscosities depending. Paying attention to alignments is the key in achieving a correct structure, hence I took my time with ensuring right angles.
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BUILD DAY 39 / 2.5 hr / (TOTAL: 101 hrs) I ruined my good old airbrush a few days ago. While waiting for the new (and the better) one to arrive, I continue with the roof construction. Figure 401 : One of the etched sheets of roof parts. You really want to number and remove each part from the sheet one by one as you go along in order to avoid finding out you glued the wrong piece .
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