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Did the leather on the door's inside panels. It's not perfect but I should be able to get it close with a bit of tweaking here and there and a bit of shoe polish.

All body parts have been primed, wet sanded and primed again. They are now ready for final color.

I did the rear seat today. Here's how it was done. I first made a paper template of the back rest. Which was then transfered to a .015" thick plasticard I 3d printed a bunch of domed strip to create the back cushion shape Which were glued to the plasticard Next came the leather And once glued I then cut a piece of white foam for the seat cushion And covered it with leather But I didn't like the gap between the back cushion and the body so glued a 1/16" dia styrene rod to create a lip that will hide the gap. The rod will be painted the same color as the bodywork. I'm very happy with the result even though it's not final since I have to remove the seat for painting. And the last project for today was to make a new bigger spray booth. The hydra body didn't fit in the old one. At 28" wide x 14" deep, it will accomodate bigger parts.

With the rear wheel covers done, that concludes the body printing phase of this project. I think I'll do the rear seat before priming the body.

Did a bit more work on the Hydra Coupe today, both under-fender cases are printed, as is the fender step mats. I also did the fender step ladders and wired the rear brake lights. I'm almost done with pre-primer sanding and should be ready to prime pretty soon. I still need to print the rear wheels side covers but not a big deal. Side case Step mats and ladder Wired brake lights Body parts ready for primer

The second fenders print did the trick. The fit is pretty good althought I'll have to wait till the final assy to properly align everything.

The fenders on this project were among the hardest to 3d model and they prove to be just as difficult to print. They are also very big so they need to be printed in 2 parts. My first try didn't come out so good. I printed the left side fender and althought it has good dimensions and fits as it should, the front amd middle were badly printed. I'm hoping the second try will do better. It wasn't easy to properly locate it again the body so I made a hook up rail that fits perfectly against the body and is glued there. The inside edge of the feeder can then be hooked on the rail in order to be in the correct spot. Hook up rail glued to body Fender edge near rail Front of fender badly printed But it's promissing

Thank you everyone for the positive feedback. Big John, the shield is printed on the inside so it's not visible when the lid is closed. I want it to be discret.

The body is slowly coming together, and the fit is surprisingly good. The doors open and close easily as does the trunk lid. I still have a lot of fitting and sanding/puttying to do. I'll ve applying a sandable primer before paint. Here are some shots as of today. I also took a few shots of the undercarriage. Door sill, will be chromed with black lettres 20250502_140340.mp4 Trunk lid prop bar added aluminium micro tubing over brass pivot rod Leather trial, it's a nice reddish brown that I think should look pretty good with the gun ship gray of tge body Undercarriage Close up of the wired starter

It's update time. I started gluing up tge body together. First is the rear two halves. I installed some fish plates to better align the two halves and to get more gluing surface. It came out good, is rock solid and very well aligned. I'll need to do a bit of epoxy putty on the seams and gaps but I think it should look pretty good. Both door hinges are glued in and I even added some rivets to the only fish plate that will be visible (with the trunk lid opened). I also printed the trunk lid but it's not to my liking, I added some longitudinal stiffeners to the new one that should help to better maintain the shape. But even with it not being perfect, it still looks good. Two halves glued together with white styrene fish plates in place Riveted fish plate Hinges installed Test fitting of the bleu cube thingy which fits as planned test fitting of not perfect trunk lid captain america's shield cameo And a few general pictures

I'm glad you appreciate my work,

Thanks BK, I found the problem, there was a tear in the film on the botton of the resin vat which means that the resin was leaking onto the screen. I was very lucky that the leak was minor. It's an easy fix.

Second try is much better but there's a hole in one of the parts and I have no idea how it got there. I think I'll add another. 010" to the thickness.

Thank you Chris I printed the hood today, really not a success. At .030", they are way too thin. I reprinted with a .050" thickness and with stiffener ribs. I think it should help. But at least, the pivot works

Reprinted the doors with thicker outter panel and it is now perfect. I also beefed up the hinges a bit. I did a preliminary test fitting of the door on the rear body and it looks like it will work. 20250424_203951.mp4