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  1. aydingocer
    While the paint is drying, I wanted to build the base of my Aquarama. This is also by Amati, ordered from snmodels.com: Pieces glued, waiting to dry (about 24 hours):
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    Side frames (those which will go along the edge of the deck. Apparently in the earlier versions of the kit they were supplied in metal, while in the new version which I have they are in plastic. I assume it will make it easier to install and with a good paint job they will look like metal: Sprayed with glossy chrome paint. Waiting to dry:
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    Headlight frames. The lightbulb sockets in the photo will not be used as I have installed real LEDs. Glued acetate: Headlight frames glued and nailed in place:
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    If you have checked my earlier posts, I had installed the exhaust pipe frames without nails due to a mistake I made in the order of installation, i.e. I had glued the exhaust pipe before installing the frame, making it hard to hammer the nails. Now I have the necessary tool and it is time to hammer those nails:
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    Aquarama logo on the dashboard as well as Riva logo on the sides of the hull:
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    Build day 47. Almost there... Nowadays due to busy work schedule the weekends are the only days I can only spare time for my Aquarama. Excitement builds up as the end comes closer. First thing today, the steering wheel in place: Then, the trays at the back of the front seats: 1. Detach the mahogany frames: 2. Sand away the laser cut burns (in the photo you see both cleaned and uncleaned): 3. Stain the frames: 4. Detach the photo etched grills and glue them to the frames: 5. Trays in place (so are the front seats):
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    Oh, I learned something today
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    That's a good idea, too. For that, I'll have to buy a nail pusher I have something like this (photo googled from internet), to hit with hammer in the final few milimeters:
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    End of Build day 46. 6 hours today. 136 hours into build in total. Overall quite a productive day at least from model ship building point of view. This is the status at the end of the day. Thanks for watching.
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    Gas levers. There are altogether 4 of them. 2 on the dashboard and 2 on the left side of the cockpit. The latter ones have to be chopped (like in the photo below): Compass, installed similar way as the dashboard frames:
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    Steering wheel. NOTE: The instructions sometimes deviate quite a lot from the parts which come with the kit, I guess due to the version updates the kit has gone through in years. I would appreciate if they would update the instruction manual, too, to match the new list of parts. The steering wheel is one example. It comes in a single piece in the kit, however according to the instructions you have to assemble it from several parts: Painted and waiting to dry, before installation in place:
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    Next on the line is the dashboard decoration. Seems to be a lot of fun. Instructions: The current status of the dashboard: Gauge stickers (they don't actually stick, you'll have to use glue) and a few frames: Stickers being glued in the frames: Example of more components, here the keys and its slots: Installed them one by one on the dashboard. Quite annoying sometimes to run after small pieces which snap from the tweezer and run under the table:
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    There is this round frame in front, at the back of the windshield ( I don't know what it is called or what the purpose is): In place: Windshield wipers also in place:
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    Windshield wipers: The rubbers are made of 1x2mm lime strips, painted in black:
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    Name plates: In place. Nows she is officially an Aquarama!!!
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    Installed the windshield glass (made of acetate): Windshield installed in place. Note also the L shaped rubber profile around the lower frame:
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    Drilled hole for the rear view mirror, before installing the windshield permanently:
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    Windshield installation. Drilled 3 holes for inserting the windshield, 1 in front, 2 on the sides. Bare windshield frame in place (DRY FIT):
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    Exhaust pipes. Here I made the mistake of installing the pipes first and the round frames afterwards, making it too hard to hammer nails to the holes on the frame. I leave them as they are for now, until I get a piece of iron rod to help hammer the nails without hitting the exhaust pipes.
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    Build day 46. Decorations continued. Today I was able to spare some 6 hours with my build. Here is the progress: Front seat bases are finally glued to the place:
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    Very very smooth coating. I wish I could have done the same for my Aquarama.
  22. aydingocer
    End of Build day 45 3,5 hour today. 130 hours into build in total. Along with several other small metal parts, this is the status at the end of the day. Thanks for watching:
  23. aydingocer
    Glued the turquoise cushions around the cockpit. I had to do this in order to be able to position the other components correctly easier. These cushions accommodate 2 pieces of metal stripes, which are supposed to be nailed. They had "simulated" nail holes which were not fully drilled. So I drilled the nail holes and nailed them on the cushions.
  24. aydingocer
    Painted the brass sheet with spray metallic color (the rear view mirror, which is not supposed to be painted, is covered with masking tape, on the top right) : Before: After:
  25. aydingocer
    Covered the rear lid with white leather and installed the flag post as well as other stuff:

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