Issue 81

OK, so time to do the two bottom recessed areas. We get the two parts and the usual tree of add-ons:

First part is that big crescent type dealie:

Now, this little pipe.

Now, 3 details that go along the wall...

And finally, this bit that goes on the end as shown.

We have the rest of the body, so attach that of course.

And go ahead and attach the recessed areas (after painting an detailing, natch):

And on we go.

Issue 80

...and it turns out I spoke too soon. Still some details on the upper part to get installed.

First one of those rail things like we had on the bottom:

Pipe-to-nowhere #1:

Pipe-to-nowhere #2:

This nice long sucker here:

...which actually plugs into this guy:

And these fiddly little details. Note the orientation when you glue them in:

Now, we start on the new one. As usual, the frame goes together like...well, you know the drill:

One piece of paneling on top, with the screw hole for the recessed area left empty for now:

View from the top:

Issue 79

Okay, welcome to Fiddly Bits Theatre, lots and lots of little pieces this time around. So let's get started!

First we take this guy and the bracket with the 12 little track-looking things:

Put 3 of the tracks on the back, like so:

Then 3 more on the front, just opposite them:

Do the same with the (almost) identical part:

Now take the two long pieces, and attach the assemblies you just made to them like so:

It is at this point that I discovered I had screwed up the inner mandible walls. I'm not applying any details on here just now in case it keeps the model from coming together. We'll revisit that later. In the meantime, I'm just glad I'm not doing a movie-accurate model, as otherwise I'd be tearing my hair out.

Anyway, over to the other side, and lots of greeblies:

Whew!

OK, last up, the headlight.

First, we bolt in the front metal panel, making sure to face it so the screws will fit flush into the countersunk holes:

Now, we take these 3 pieces and put them together:

The light assembly gets bolted in:

And the whole assembly goes into the front, the wire being threaded out the back.

Well, except for that mistake on my part, that's one mandible out of the way. Any guesses what's next?