The wings were first, after plugging the punky centre, then I could insert the scuff guards. These were blackened using some Black Walnut stain on the Black Walnut wood.
I did some more cuts with the "V" chisel to outline the folded away hood (top). Spent a couple of days sanding with 220 grit then I put in the bonnet catch handles.
Now I'm ready to glue on the wings. I cleaned out the dowel holes along the lower edge of the wings and cut a three-wheeler spoke dowel into lengths to fit.
When the glue was dry I routered out a notch 3/16" high, 3/4" in under the wings and 1/2" in at the rear.
To make the slot in the windscreen pillars I made a jig to hold the little pieces. A V cut along a piece of 1/2" pine with a hole for the router bit in the centre.
While I was using the drill press I also drilled a hole to take the rad cap.
I tried blackening the tires with the Black Walnut stain. (A home brew from Black Walnut husks and household ammonia cleaner.) But it does not penetrate very much, a little rubbing with steel wool and it's gone. Maybe just use a marker pen...
I had to see how it is going to look:
Check List Update
Done:
- Cut outlines of the doors and the bonnet.
- Do a wood inlay of some Hop Hornbeam for the bonnet hinge.
- Do a wood inlay of some Hop Hornbeam for the side trim.
- Bonnet louvers
- Trafficators
- Wing scuff guards
- Bonnet catch knobs
- Router off under the wings.
- Round off edges of wings.
- Glue on the wings
- Router off under the wings.
- Round off edges of wings.
In progress:
- Wind screen pillars
To Do:
- Smooth the line under the wings
- Door handles
- Wind screen frame
- Head lights
- Hub caps
- Gas and rad caps
- Spare hold down
- Steering wheel (top that shows above the door)
- ? Morgan wings badge for the radiator?
- Blacken tires.
- Apply Tung Oil finish.
- Install wheels and spares.
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