My 222

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Simon Peck
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My 222

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Progress has been slow, but I like to take my time. This is my first Armortek model, built almost entirely on the coffee table. No, not always a popular location choice!
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Back to bright metal, then acetone.
Back to bright metal, then acetone.

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Re: My 222

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Zinc primed, loosely screwed together.
Zinc primed, loosely screwed together.

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Re: My 222

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Overlapping edges taken back.
Overlapping edges taken back.

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Re: My 222

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Glued, screwed and filled.
Glued, screwed and filled.

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Re: My 222

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Adding detail.
Adding detail.

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Re: My 222

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More detail parts.
More detail parts.

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Re: My 222

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Starting to look as I intend.
Starting to look as I intend.

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Re: My 222

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HI Simon
making great progress on your 222 ,looking very nice keep posting you have got some great company on the 222 site ,i do like this model maybe one day .
all the best ,,,,,,,,,,nick

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Re: My 222

Post by John Fitzsimons »

Looks great. What are you using to fill the joints?. I was looking at one recently but thought the gaps might be difficult to fill.

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Re: My 222

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Hello Nick
Oh yes, there's 222's here that are way out of my league, but it is a great model to work on, and a nice size.
Hi John
The body work is steel, once the overlaps were filed down, I placed the body with loose screws on the glass coffee table top to get a flat 'square' base to ensure alignment, then I glued the joints where they met, screwing it all together tight. The gaps that were left I filled with JB Weld. Once that was all set, I skimmed over the entire body work with Isopon P38, sanded with a sanding block, and repeated several times, as you would with a full size car. It all went together very well.
Simon

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Re: My 222

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Thanks for that. looks great. Well done.

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Re: My 222

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A little more progress....
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Re: My 222

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What can I say! Stunning. :D
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Re: My 222

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Great looking 222. I'm starting to like these little armoured cars.

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Re: My 222

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Beautiful machine! Nice work!
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