Update,
So as discussed earlier, here is my method of construction....
Right, that's enough of that... You are going to follow steps 1 and 2.
Here are the parts you will eventually require....
But these are the ones we will be working with to start us off...
And do not forget the springs....
If you have dodgy fingers and thumbs, then this is the method I use to seperate the springs - slide a knife blade between the two and then...
... slide them apart. Saves all that grovelling on the floor looking for them.
The springs have been put over the inner spring and slotted into the half hole, they should stay there under tension untill you are ready to join the other half of the sponson for glueing..
The main seam is glued, but with the top we do not want to glue the plastic 'spring' to the sponson, so a small amount of glue is put between the springs as shown above.
The axle holes are then turned ready for the axles.... (The drawings show them opposite way round)
OK. I did forget to photograph the assembly of the frames, I will do this with the next sponson.
But here is the sequence.
I first cemented the side frame to the sponson on the attachment points, which are small raised lines, in two places to make sure I had it correct. I left off the front frame untill I had completed the main frame.
Two of the connecting plates (D17) were put in place to make sure the frame was at 90 degees.
I then cemented the other half of the frame to the sponson and the two cross plates. The reason for this is that it now gives me a better and bigger part to hold.
Once happy with the fit, cement was run along both joint lines.
Next the cross plates were inserted inbetween the side frames one at a time, hel with tweezers and turned and fitted into the slots, now held with a finger and thumb on the outside of the frame while cement was run into the join. The the rest of the plates were positioned and glued.
Once this was complete and the correct plates were in their correct positions, it was then time to insert the suspension arms.
Making sure I had the correct arms for their correct position, I put one hole of the suspension arm into the frame location pin and with a little push the other hole slid into place on the other pin. Then it was a case of making sure the spring location was in the correct position. If not just a little push down on the spring and turn with a knife blade and the spring will rotate.
Last of all push the wheel axle through the hole in the spring and the suspension arm, add a drop of cement into the hole in the opposite wheel and place on the axle. But beware there is a 'key' slot and 'key' on the wheels...
And that is my sequence of building the suspension.
I will post pics of the frames a little later today.
Time taken for one sponson was about 2 hours allowing for cutting off and cleaning parts.
Mike.
, and then started with my own way. I will put up some pics of my method.
