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Instead I used 1/3 of the louvers to glue over the furthest door toward the end. |
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Same for the other side. |
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Looking for some grills to put into the holes I cut out I had these. The parts above are etched nickel silver headlight grills for large scale car detailing. I've had this for a long time and couldn't tell you the manufacturer. They were purchased in my LHS. |
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Problem is they are to small. What to do? |
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Well I had some of this nice diamond see through etched brass from K & S Metal. |
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I cut a square piece and glued it behind the openings. |
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I wanted to represent louvers that open & close to control the temperature as I've seen on diesels. I used pieces of angle and 1" X 2" HO scale strips to represent the individual louvers. Each is cut to length and glued in individually. |
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One side done. |
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Last louvers done. Only the bottom get louvers. |
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Time to drill the hole in the center of the frame for the slewing motor shaft. I used my mini-mill and centered the ring. |
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Testing for fit of the motor in hole. |
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Drilling a hole in the swivel base. |