Power_uP builds 1/24

[Power_uP]

Progress (finally, though I did say I wouldn't be building the Lime until middle of June).

Aoshima don't make a 2-door shell, so its necessary to build one from the Fujimi kit. This isn't my idea, there's a few other builders who have documented this conversion.

I'm starting with these:


The SR kit is surprisingly good, there's some decent parts included in the box. But the main reason I'm using it is because it comes with drum brakes for the rear and the correct wheels for a Lime.

Here's a pic of the two shells together. The Fujimi shell just won't do the job (its not accurate enough), and I obviously can't build a Lime as a 3-door:


The process of cutting the relevant parts of each shell is fairly simple. Mark the lines with tape, then cut the plastic with some strong thread (a trick I picked up from a colleague):




I know the cut isn't very neat, but I'll be tidying it with a scalpel soon.

Here we go:


The wheels will be perfect:


I'm done for this weekend:


I'm not sure when the next update on this will be, I think the next step is to modify the interior accordingly and then tidy the cut line of the shell.