While the back of the Porsche dries I did some work on battery & circuit breakers from section 11 ready to fit later. The battery was done in Black, matt aluminium (Humbrol 56) & the battery caps in matt cream (Humbrol 103) just to give it a bit of a highlight.
When it comes to the front bracing of the car I looked at the instructions to see I did not like the way they wanted it to be done. I thought it would be easier to fit as a complete unit ready to mount instead of trying to get it all to fit bit by bit. I glues parts A1, A2 & B1 together then to keep them in place at the top the old favourite of spare wire twisted at the top does the trick.
To make sure the shape stays the same at the bottom I used a couple of pegs to keep them in the locating holes while it dried. The whole frame was sprayed in satin black & allowed to dry.
When the whole frame was set I painted & glued in the master cylinders & the bottom of the reservoirs.
The floor of the Porsche had the rest of the bracing moulded in, so to match the rest of the car I painted these in a satin black. To add a bit of detail I used some "Ammo Of Mig" interior wash (A.MIG-1003) on the moulded floor grill just to give it a bit of highlight.
Next section to come is the wheels & front suspension...
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