jepy
Company Commander
I've been needing to do a how to on building a 250Neu for far too long, to those of you with a set of plans, I apologize for the delay.
Step one, transfer the templates from paper to your media of choice, in my case, that would be 1/8" styrene purchased from a local plastic supplier, check your yellow pages under "plastics" for a dealer near you.
Here are the major body components for two 250's cut out and ready for assembly.
To begin assembly, I made a jig to hold the lower hull sides and floor square and tight
Note the sections of plastic placed in the lower hull to keep it square, those are the left overs from cutting the hull floor and will be used to make the raised interior floor , but for now, they are a handy tool.
Next, before the glue dries, the front hull floor is assembled. first, install the vertical riser and then the front most floor section using as much tape as needed to hold the sides tight.
Also note the score line in the forward hull floor, it is not necessary to cut this section completely through, just score it about 1/3 of the way through and bent it to the appropriate angle and glue and tape in place.
It will be best to leave this assembly set up over night for maximum strength, it'll need it for the next steps.
Day 2
I beveled all the panel edges to the appropriate angles ( I just eye ball them) . tape & secure the interior guide jig panels in place and assemble the mid hull sections on the right and left, next, install the nose panel and finally, the rear panel with the door opening already cut out,
also note: the rear panel and hull sides were beveled to add a little more surface area for the glue to bond to, this is an optional step, but recommended.
Now would be a good time to assemble the dash panel, the components for this panel should be marked, cut out all the parts and tape them together for a trial fit,
if it fits, slap some glue on and take a break.
To be contd.
J-P
Step one, transfer the templates from paper to your media of choice, in my case, that would be 1/8" styrene purchased from a local plastic supplier, check your yellow pages under "plastics" for a dealer near you.
Here are the major body components for two 250's cut out and ready for assembly.
To begin assembly, I made a jig to hold the lower hull sides and floor square and tight
Note the sections of plastic placed in the lower hull to keep it square, those are the left overs from cutting the hull floor and will be used to make the raised interior floor , but for now, they are a handy tool.
Next, before the glue dries, the front hull floor is assembled. first, install the vertical riser and then the front most floor section using as much tape as needed to hold the sides tight.
Also note the score line in the forward hull floor, it is not necessary to cut this section completely through, just score it about 1/3 of the way through and bent it to the appropriate angle and glue and tape in place.
It will be best to leave this assembly set up over night for maximum strength, it'll need it for the next steps.
Day 2
I beveled all the panel edges to the appropriate angles ( I just eye ball them) . tape & secure the interior guide jig panels in place and assemble the mid hull sections on the right and left, next, install the nose panel and finally, the rear panel with the door opening already cut out,
also note: the rear panel and hull sides were beveled to add a little more surface area for the glue to bond to, this is an optional step, but recommended.
Now would be a good time to assemble the dash panel, the components for this panel should be marked, cut out all the parts and tape them together for a trial fit,
if it fits, slap some glue on and take a break.
To be contd.
J-P
