He slept till noon as teens do on the weekends
Waking and making coffee, then staring at the table stacked with parts and assemblies drying.
The smell of model glue in the air had faded overnight. The teen sat on the couch looking over at the table as if waiting for permission to continue building.
The previous night was a flurry of trimming, glue dabbing, and setting things off to the side to dry.
The morning brought apprehension as to whether he could start or if he should wait for the go ahead.
Then there was the topic of where we left off and what to do next.
The dashboard, steering column and tediously small decals were dry. Now the door panels would support the instrument panel before the seat assemblies are build.
It is time to assemble each cockpit seat, the gearshift and review the final checklist before fitting the body onto the chassis.
The seats are not hard to put together, but you do have to get the right and left side parts in the right places. The young man had learned early - always try the parts before applying glue.
Once you know for sure how it is supposed to fit, then make it permanent!
The dash and seats are drying - time to install the headlights before capping it up. Careful with the paint job!
There is nothing worse than having a part go out of place when you are stretching and pulling door panels in order to drop the body-work down onto the chassis. It is critical that all is in place and solid.
We will put the two halves together when all is dry !
She will be on her wheels next post
This post is out late because we had a huge day and got home late last night. My son hit a milestone right-of-passage yesterday evening. Can you say Glock 9mm? Something his big brother has not even done.
