Slow and steady, wins the race? More like drives you nuts... Like I have said, the parts keep getting smaller. Updates, slow to a crawl. There is progress,
Double tanks, end joined and filler caps... and started with the plumbing, ie: fuel filter, by using a small piece of clear sprue, from an old plastic kit, and fine sanding to shape. was going to use very fine wire casing for the fuel lines, but the smallest I could find ( ribbon cable from an old PC) looked like a firehose, so had to switch to some .3mm copper wire and weather it later ( if I can find it that is), about the size of a human hair to my eyes!
Worked on the rear fender assembly, that is cut and glued it! Still, have to add it the bolt heads and such.
Here is the brake arm assembly... This was just a bit rough to get together, as I pinned the parts with wire, so it ( if it were a brake assembly ) actually work, which just made more work, and took way more time than I had thought... Pick of it newly made, some parts reprinted in a thinner card as my regular was too thick.
and with some paint slapped on!
I made up the steering column but had to change the size of the wire rod, as it was a bit too short to clear the rear finder in its original size ( as shown here) and before you ask this one does not drive the front wheels, way too small to gear up! With younger eyes and steadier hands, IT COULD, just in a size I was not going to deal with!
The wheel is made with 1 mm vinal covered copper wire, rolled into the circle and I will see if a fine round file will add the finger grooves on the back side before a paint job!
Here is a front to back, test fit of all the parts, so far. Minus the wheels of course...
It was also when I discovered the steering column was a bit too short, but adding a new longer wire fixed that!
Here is a view of the left side, pre brake installation as well as all the wiring, lights, and umpteen hundred more test fits!
Going to stop here and it has been a long day, week, month...