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Made two Superior doors last night using Evergreen styrene to match those used on the M-I car. Here’s the HO shapes needed to do this.
– .020 sheet styrene for the doors ( Evergreen item 9020)
– 2″x 3″ Evergreene strips for the horizontal stiffeners (Evergreen item 8203)
– 2″ x 2″ Evergreen strips for the area of the door that sits against the upper and lower doors guides and on the vertical sides of the doors (Evergreen item 8202)
– 1″ x 4″ Evergreen strips for the left and right vertical frame (Evergreen item 8104)
Using a photo out of the Mopac Color Guide (page 46) I made a template on paper where the five horizontal stiffeners would be glued . I made the template lines longer that the door so I could center each piece. I started with the center of the door and glued down the first 2″ x 3″ and then did the lower one. If you notice in the prototype photos the upper and lower panel and slightly narrower than the two others. Once I got one door finished the other was easier as I could use the first as a reference point.
The wood route and bad order boards were made from scrap .020. I still need to come up with a latch for the door.
I also added a piece of Evergreen .020 to the back of the door to give it some additional strength.
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