Eaglemoss BTTF De Lorean
1August 2, 2024Completed 001 after part clean-up
2August 2, 2024Completed 002 after part clean-up
3August 2, 2024Completed 003 - chromed wheel needed minor clean-up
4August 3, 2024Decided to clean-up the seamlines on the nuke cover
5August 3, 2024Had to modify the screws as they were too long to be housed & have the hinge work squarely. Shortened 1 screw by 2mm
6August 3, 2024The result of the above modifications
7August 3, 2024Front suspension components set-up
8August 3, 2024Bring in the chassis!! WOW - it's big!
9August 3, 2024Front suspension attached to chassis
10August 3, 2024and same, showing the fold-down wheels for hover mode
11August 3, 2024Rear suspension attachment assemblies
12August 3, 2024Rear suspension on LHS
13August 9, 2024The thread on this disc had been stripped so I drilled it out to 2.4, inserted and CA glued in a 2.4mmOD aluminium tube, then tapped in a new 2.2M thread, ready to accept the wheel bolt!!! and it worked!!
14August 9, 2024all 4 wheels on this wagon!
15August 9, 2024Gearbox assembly
16August 9, 2024differentail & engine case started
17August 19, 2024Brackets in place - I don't think they'll attract to much attention?!?!?
18August 9, 2024top of engine assembly
19August 9, 2024top, on top!
20August 9, 2024Fuel injection parts poorly finished - chromed over seamlines (my pet hate) Many parts to strip, trim & recoat
21August 9, 2024ignition distributor was a glue bomb - I think there was a glue spill too, but managed to get it all apart and cleaned up.
22August 14, 2024engine completed - ignition tubing reinforced wire a fine wire inserted
23August 14, 2024belts and pulleys installed
24August 14, 2024front of engine showing crazy exhaust loop
25August 14, 2024another closeup of this crazy exhaust - which i checked with an exploded parts diagram. this looks like engineering lunacy!!
26August 14, 2024muffler installation at rear of engine
27August 14, 2024engine installed ok, but the connection of the drive shafts proved challenging and some 'shortening' on one side required....
28August 14, 2024part of this step required the installation of some brackets that don't get used again until issue 126!!! and I was supplied with two Left hand brackets!!!! and they're not reversible...........................unless.................you attack them with a scalpel, as I have done here, showing front & rear of the now reversed bracket on the left. when the glue fully sets I'll paint it - and no-one will ever know!!!!
except...........I've just told everyone!!!
29August 14, 2024parts cleanup for the radiator fan assembly - lazy painted over seamlines again!!
30August 14, 2024completed fan assembly
31August 19, 2024Radiator intake sported really big injector marks!!!
32August 19, 2024now gone!
33August 19, 2024Radiator installed
34August 19, 2024Chassis pan installed - this added some weight!
35August 19, 2024Radiator pipes go from front to back, x two! - more cleanup & repainting
36August 19, 2024installed
37August 19, 2024and connected to the radiator
38August 19, 2024and around the engine
39August 19, 2024rearchassis panel extensions
40August 19, 2024battery box and 1st stage of wiring - as well as the supplied screw in tabs for the wiring positioning, i've also dabbed some superglue in between.
41August 19, 2024at this point I thought I should check the wiring & switch.
Wiring & switch work, but I had the switch 180 degrees, so i fixed that.
so that "OFF" equals the text at the switch location
42August 19, 2024front upper chassis installed - this was the last dusty part, meaning that I've caught up to where the kit was when I took over.
having uninstalled everything (from 25th May), and restarting this build (2nd Aug)
43August 19, 2024This issue was missing when I took over, so had to find and buy.
now installed
44August 20, 2024Built these components to be added to the rear mudguards in the nest step
45August 20, 2024Rear mudguards complete and installe
46August 20, 2024with the floor completed, first part of wiring added
47August 20, 2024second part of wiring added - note: the stickers provided didn't stick, so i've used some masking tape - will probably hot-glue-gun to complete installation
48August 20, 2024nest step calls for the floor delivered in an earlier step and adds the firewall & installs pedals with brake pedal circuitry
49August 20, 2024just resting the floor on top - brings the weight of the build so far to 3.18kg........and still 118 steps to go~!~!
50August 21, 2024Some really nice looking interior parts, marred by a lack of care, or the correct mask. Will have to correct this.
51August 21, 2024Centre dash assembly cleaned up & built
52August 21, 2024Cute time-travel panel & cassette drive
53August 21, 2024centre dash now completed
54August 21, 2024More time-travel parts
55August 21, 2024most of which look really good
56August 21, 2024except for this - prominent seam lines, moulding "burps" aplenty, and really crudely removed from sprue - some delicate work required here
57August 27, 2024Medly of before & after - I used some "FUTURE" on the glass case, makes it look more like glass!!
58August 27, 2024and assembled on the centre console
59August 27, 2024compares with the magazine, at least
60August 27, 2024and from the drivers side
61August 27, 2024now building the main dash - these are a bit crude in fit, but there won't be much to see of that in a few steps...
62August 27, 2024This unit already installed on top again showed lack of care in removal from sprue - needed cleaning up & repainting
63August 27, 2024Driver's pod
64August 27, 2024passenger's pod
65August 27, 2024dash & centre console mated together
66August 27, 2024and again... - from here I have skipped ahead as the rest of the wiring needs more care & better treatment - the cable ties supplied are 1:1 scale and look awful, so I've researched & found that Mike Lane Mods in the UK supplies the proper scale - so I'll be waiting a few weeks for an array of parts from him.
67August 27, 2024Meanwhile, steps 050 & 051 let me build the 2 seats - still to detail the tilt levers on the sides.
68August 31, 2024Skipping some more "wiring steps" to 067, to the rear of cabin energy management panel (??) - 067 complete
69August 31, 2024some more parts added in 068
70August 31, 2024and complete in 069 - won't be mounted into the car until the wiring is sorted.
71August 31, 2024Step 060 presents you with the upper chassis, requiring removal of bracing & installing of some door catches
72August 31, 2024Step061 presents the front of the chassis, requiring removal of bracing & fitting of bonnet catch, plus combining the 2 chassis pieces with 8 bolts.
73August 31, 2024Step 062 provides the front windscreen - Mike Lane Mods has masks for all the glass, to be used whilst working on the vehicle & protecting the glass - I've used masking tape to do the same thing, on both sides.....(thanks to Mike Lane for the idea)
74August 31, 2024and I wont be fitting the rear view mirror until much later too, after the masking comes off
75August 31, 2024Bonnet comes in Step 063, where you fit the ginges & struts - I think I might mask the body to protect the brushed aluminium look...?!?!?!? - After some Facebook advice, I will wrap the body parts in Parafilm, to protect them
76September 8, 2024LHS door assembly - makes for a heavy door!!
77September 8, 2024Mounting the LHS door with the feeble bolts provided proved very frustrating..... could not get sufficient BITE in the metal door hinge - thought about using the slightly longer spec screw, but I don't have any of those....yet!
78September 8, 2024Hobby Tools Australia to the rescue!! - Gary had some M1.6 bolts measuring 5mm - just had to nip 1mm off the end and all was good - door mounted - did an extra 2 bolts anticipating the same problem oin the RHS.
79September 8, 2024RHS door inner assembly
80September 8, 2024Inside door wiriing completed - this time I secured the cabling using my glue-gun - much better
81September 8, 2024Sub-window & mechanism installed and lightly lubricated with Vaseline.
82September 9, 2024RHS Door assembly completed & a quick Catscan to be sure!!
83September 9, 2024RHS door installed - went in with the standard QM screws this time without any fiddling!!
I'll take that!
84September 9, 2024T-Section installed then covered everything with Parafilm
85September 9, 2024Lucky for me that I hadn't installed the storage area fully!!
Here's a tip BEFORE you start installing the forward body panels, REMOVE the forward storage area base, only takes 4 screws, but it means you will have clear & square access to all the screws for the body panels.
86September 9, 2024LHS forward panel installed
87September 9, 2024RHS too
88September 9, 2024Storage area base re-installed
89September 11, 2024Rear LHS Panel assemp
90September 11, 2024The casting/moulding on the inside of this panel was very poor - lots of substantial mould "dags" need to be removed just in case they would have some impact later on.
91September 11, 2024Rear LHS with BTTF brackets ON the body after some persuasion to pull the top into the right place.
92September 11, 2024Rear RHS panel complete - forgot to take the next photo with all the BTTF brackets on it.....see previous picture & reverse it!
93September 11, 20242 rear panels now attached - need a bit of persuading to sit properley......
94September 11, 2024The grille on the left is made up of 3 item, the middle piping section of whic I spent way too much time de-seaming & repainting...and you can barely see it.................aint that the modelling way!!
95September 11, 2024A few different perspectives of this area - lots of fiddly PH000 bolts & wiring - oh, and it doesn't DO anything!!!.....
96September 12, 2024More fine wiring on the RHS of the engine bay "shelf". - later used a dab of hot glue to tuck those wires in properley
97September 12, 2024The final product - the kit supplied the coolant tank (the elongated ones) in a really "blah" beige - in the reference I have they should be green - so I use the DSPIAE Super Metallic Marker Green - much better!
98September 12, 2024Now adding the rest of the lower panels to that shelf - added some colour to the plain black, also re-coloured the reservoir to that lovely DSPIAE green (it was "blah" beige!!)
99September 13, 2024Combo shot - above & left completed assembly
Below - a very snug fit
Right - view of LHS rear
100September 13, 2024View from rear
101September 13, 2024RHS rear
102September 18, 2024Preparing the Head Lining - using liquid mask to let me detail some switches
103September 18, 2024Detailing done & some parts installed to complete this step.
104September 18, 2024Next installing cabin overhead lights - the wiring loom had different proportions to the cut-away space , so some modifications needed. - Chisel, knife, etc
105September 18, 2024The red is what i had to chisel away to allow the wires to sit pretty flat. Looks messy, sorry, but it's ok
106September 18, 2024Decided to Hot-Glue it in place - still looks messy, I know - dont tell anyone, OK??
107September 18, 2024The black stickers supplied & in place - looks a little better
108September 18, 2024INSTALLED - Looks pretty good now - and it fitted nicely, so my work was rewarded.
109September 18, 2024Next step - door-side trims - RGS
110September 18, 2024and LHS - like the dulcet tones from the masking tape??? (to protect the windows!)
111September 18, 2024and complete from the top - errr - from the bottom, to the top!
112September 18, 2024Engine cover - badly painted - mold marks all over the place, but I guess it will all get covered
This step involved....unpacking & then screwing the hinges to the cover - 6 steps wouldya believe!!!???
113September 18, 2024Next, cover installed to car, after fitting.....
114September 18, 2024The engine cover holding mechanism - which actually works!.... and
115September 18, 2024The engine cover spring loaded latch - which actually works too!!
116September 18, 2024There's also some pipework to put together - AFTER I deal with the seamlines!!!!!!!
BTW - this project is now ON HOLD, while I wait to receive my order of 1/8 cables ties etc from MIKE LANE's MODS.........
time for something different.....
117November 6, 2024Brake pedal re-installed - I was never happy with the "long reach" required to activate the micro-switch....
118November 6, 2024Back To The De Lorean after the receipt of after-market parts from Mike Lane Mods - here is the first part of the carpet installed.
Looks pretty good - had to remove the pedals, of course...
119November 6, 2024Glued in a "shim" to reduce the free-play.......noted that the spring as supplied was pretty weak then spotted the write-up on the "My BTTF De Lorean" blog: mybttfdelorean.com/b..sues-31-40/issue-40/
and decided to also modify the spring.
120November 6, 2024Spring modified
121November 7, 2024Here's a mix of photos of Mike Lane Mods Vinyl Stickers - not all of them used as some of the originals were clearer
122November 7, 2024Also making use of Mike's White 1/8 cable ties here - only broken one - too much tension!! - They work well & look the part
123November 7, 2024Some detailied painting of the "junction box" on the dash to match the original De Lorean - very happy with hos this looks!!
124November 9, 2024Excuse the very clumsy mix of pics - been looking at too many very small wires for too long@!@!
Background cable management - glue & pegs - foreground cable management - Mike Lane Mods White 1/8th cable ties!!!
125November 10, 2024Cable ties neaten up the runninig of these mass of cables - every 2nd one is rotated 180 degrees then the tail is insrted into a 1mm hole through the transmission tunnel - the tail is then fed thru & CA glued in place - Neat, eh?
126November 10, 2024My workspace, looking a little like a garage......if you squint a bit!!
127November 10, 2024More cable ties holding the prominent cable/pipe in the drivers side
128November 10, 2024Close up of a locating cable tie thru the transmission tunnel & CA glued in place!!
129November 14, 2024Drivers seat installed -just enough width as the cable are set high on the trans tunnel
130November 14, 2024There was not enough room for the cabling to fit between seat & trans tunnel......
131November 14, 2024I ended up BENDING the metal frame of the seat base which gave me a few mm to work with - now to trim the plastic base
132November 14, 2024A nice line to work towards - careful knife-work - lots of trim & test, eventually had to trim away some of the seat surface on the lower side of the seat - no-one should ever know..........unless they read this blog!!
133November 14, 2024Seat in place, and more pipes & wires on the door-side
134November 14, 2024and the door sill - all carpeted
135November 14, 2024Same for the drivers side, then the rear bulkhead gets attached - had to do a bit of trimming due to the extra widthe of carpet everywhere.
136November 14, 2024The rear access hatch that goes in the rear bulkhead - but not installing the stereo speakers
137November 14, 2024Attaching the main circuit board to the back of the hatch - plugged in a few wires......
138November 14, 2024Next step was to revisit the rear upper bulkhead, with the Flux Capacitor, Xmas tree lighting etc....
At this point I realised just how feeble the parts are for these items...........very disappointing!!
So the project is now on hold again while I purchase some more mods - this time from "ModelModz" in the UK - Power Supply replacement, Flux Capacitor replacement, Xmas Tree replacement, EL Lighting replacement...........................
Comments
16 2 August, 02:50
Roger Trewenackthe window are manually lifted, sorry - you lift up the gull-wing door, and that reveals the bottom cog which you can wind with your finger
9 September, 09:23
Album info
BTTF De Lorean collection obtained from an acquaintance & topped up with missing issues/parts
Paying particular attention to poorly finished parts on this kit - my pet hate being chrome plating over non-cleaned up sprue tags!
I think I'll be busy
yep!!
now up to step 28 of 158 (14/8/24)
now up to step 35 (20/8/24), which is 1 step further than where this kit was at when I took over, because Issue 35 & parts were missing!
So there should be no need for intensive cleaning of each part from here - whew!
Still lots of plastic part clean-up required as the parts have been crudely removed from their sprues.
Now waiting for some correctly scaled cable ties & pipe ties from Mike Lane Mods (UK), plus a few other tasty treats....(27/8/24)
Skipping a few steps for now...
Still skipping the wiring ties for now - over 1/2 way thru (11/09/24) - Issue #82
Now on pause after issue 90 - waiting for the above parts...........................
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01Nov24 - I now have all the "Mike Lane Mods" to complete this beast, so will be restarting in a few days...
06Nov24 - Back To The Future.........and back to Mag #40
14Nov - got up to Mag#58 & realised how feeble that the Eaglemoss special effects parts are - have ordered improvements from ModelModz UK.
project on hold again......................sigh!
