Nice to get a bit of a rest so now on with the work
The carriage roof was one ***** to get on
The biggest problem was the wood was bending two ways and even with the clamps it was virtually impossible to get the whole roof fixed in one, therefore I glued the back first then resoaked the wood and bent, then glued the roof
Next I worked on the footwell for the driver
A fairly simple job with laser cut parts
|Next the actual floor had to be laid in a rounded section
This was done with 5 x 2mm strips
And I covered that with Ramin and Sapeli strips to make it look a bit more posh
At last!!!
The roof is on and looking fair if not perfect
What I did to hide where the wood did not bend well was put a piece of leatherette on the roof to smooth it out
Finally I worked on the underneath of the footwell and a few other places with the good old filler
Some would call it cheating but in some places it is vital
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