Last night I finished up the spark arrestors, which were a very visible feature on many Mopac GP38-2s. These were made with Evergreen #258 3/16" x 5/16" rectangular tubing with the sides cut down with a razor saw and with 0.040" x 0.100" styrene strip cut, beveled, and added to the ends. Wire screen was cut to fit, folded and inserted from the bottom of the arrestor base. I glued some scrap styrene inside the stack and mounted them with a short piece of brass wire and CA.
Not satisfied with Precision Scale's sunshade kit, I decided to make my own using styrene channel for the sunshade guide. Sunshades are made from a tougher plastic I had, and were pinned with brass wire into the cab sides. In the pic below you can see I also added some ribs to the blower duct to match the prototype.
I also wasn't happy with the snow plow, so I started goofing around with some scrap styrene. Brass plows are $20+, so a few beers and some spare styrene pieces seems like a good deal to me. I think this one turned out OK, and may take another crack at it. MU hoses were made by drilling into the Weaver pilot detail and gluing brass wire, then stripping some black electrical wire and using the insulation for hoses. The "hoses" aren't glued yet, so a few of the brass wires are visible for now.
I am waiting for brass lift rings since the 24ga. eye pins I got are too large. I may also shave off the cast cut levers and redo them with brass wire and lift rings. That's it for now.
Have a good week!
Tim
