12-13-2010, 06:39 AM
Here are some new pics. This is the engine cap being modified for lights. I began by sanding the part from the back side. This resulted in a paper thin section that was easy to remove with the tip of my xacto knife. Once this is done, light boxes were built to house the LEDs. Also, clear panels were fashioned from the clear lexan you find under a new shirt collar (I was out of clear plastic sheet). Also you see the SMT panels added tothe hull. Instead of grinding down all the raised detail on the kit hull, I just cut out the major sections of the hull and then sanded the rest. I still need to trim the center pylon to fit and do some putty work to hide the seams. Next up is to finish the engine panel and then turn my attention to the gatorhead and decide what I'm doing.