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| Subject: | [Chapter] Fenders |  |
| Date: | Jul 19, 2008 |
| From: | Paul A. Owen | |
Fenders
In the kit, the fenders are sort of separate items, they are moulded integrally with the glacis plate. The front and rear mud guards are separate parts. The mounting braces, headlight mounting brackets (not the bases), some stowage box brackets are integrally moulded too. There are a few locating holes for the tool stowage too.
I wanted to use the Aber fender braces, headlight mounts and tool clasps so the fenders would have to be cleaned up. I also wanted to correct the inner side part at the front, which is correct on the kit. So the best option was to cut the fenders from the glacis, trim off the braces, fill the holes and thin them out.
This photograph shows the completed starboard fender, the "raw" port fender is at the top. I added a piece of 0.010" strip stock to make up the section that was removed by cutting the fender from the thin piece of the hull. This thin strip of hull was added previously to the hull assembly.
Thinning out the fender was easy but tedious. It is just a matter of sanding and sanding followed by more sanding, until the fender becomes translucent. |
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