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 Subject:  [Chapter] An Early Look at the Body WorkList thread.  
  
 Date:  Oct 5, 2006
 From:  Alex Hill 
An Early Look at the Body Work

It might seem premature to start chopping away at the body when the chassis is only half finished, but it's getting to the stage where I'll, at the very least, need a reasonably accurate floor pan and bulk head so I can size up the engine. Like the rest of kit, the body needs a bit of attention.

1 & 2) Comparing the left and right hand sides in these dry run assemblies shows what a difference sanding back those heavy surface details makes. Obviously there's some detail to replace, but it won't be anywhere near as heavily rendered.

3 & 4) It's much the same story on the inside, but a hell of a lot more awkward to get at. A new front plate has been added for a couple of reasons. I'll need a clearly defined panel at the back of bonnet and the driver's visor will be open, so there's a 'scale thickness' benefit. I've also got the beginnings of the floor pan in place with cut outs for the engine and gearbox based on measurements taken from the Wespe kit's bulkhead and transmission tunnel.

5) This hump is an extension of the drivers foot well. To bring the bottom edge into line with the rest of the floor it's had to have a pretty substantial extension.

6) Just visible here is the relationship between the bottom edge of the body work and the fuel tank.

7) The inside of the drivers foot well still needs a little smoothing out, but the amount of material removed with a motor tool is apparent.
 
Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Alex Hill - Jul 5, 2006
. . . [Chapter] First Impressions - Alex Hill - Jul 5, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] First Impressions - Paul A. Owen - Sep 11, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] First Impressions - Alex Hill - Sep 11, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] First Impressions - Paul A. Owen - Sep 11, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Paul A. Owen - Jul 5, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Alex Hill - Jul 6, 2006
. . . References - Bellona Military Vehicle Data - Paul A. Owen - Jul 8, 2006
. . . . . . Re: References - Bellona Military Vehicle Data - Alex Hill - Jul 9, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Paul Gibson - Jul 12, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII [IMG] - Alex Hill - Jul 12, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Paul Gibson - Jul 13, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Les Jackson - Sep 2, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Alex Hill - Sep 3, 2006
. . . [Chapter] The Chassis - part 1 - Alex Hill - Sep 15, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Chassis - part 1 - Paul A. Owen - Sep 15, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Chassis - part 1 - Alex Hill - Sep 15, 2006
. . . [Chapter] The Chassis part 2 - Alex Hill - Sep 19, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Chassis part 2 - Paul A. Owen - Sep 19, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Chassis part 2 - Alex Hill - Sep 19, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Shall I make one too...? - Paul A. Owen - Sep 19, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Shall I make one too...? - Alex Hill - Sep 20, 2006
. . . . . . Extra note on Chapter - Alex Hill - Sep 20, 2006
. . . [Chapter] The Chassis - Part 3 - Alex Hill - Sep 21, 2006
. . . [Chapter] The Axles in 1/1 Scale - Alex Hill - Sep 23, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Wheels - Alex Hill - Sep 25, 2006
. . . . . . Extra notes on wheels - Alex Hill - Sep 25, 2006
. . . [Chapter] The Chassis - Part 4 - Alex Hill - Oct 3, 2006
. . . [Chapter] An Early Look at the Body Work - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] An Early Look at the Body Work - Paul A. Owen - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] An Early Look at the Body Work [IMG] - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] An Early Look at the Body Work [IMG] - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] An Early Look at the Body Work [IMG] - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] An Early Look at the Body Work [IMG] - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Close-up [IMG] - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: Close-up [IMG] - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: Close-up [IMG] - Alex Hill - Oct 5, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Footwell Detail - Alex Hill - Oct 8, 2006
. . . . . . Whats the blue stuff? - dominic miele - Oct 9, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: Whats the blue stuff? - Alex Hill - Oct 9, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Footwell Detail - george moore - Oct 14, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Humber LRC MKIII - Paul A. Owen - Jan 15, 2007
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