INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING ABOVE HUM-VEE'S
I have custom built these using The Corps humvee
Step 1, I removed all add ons to the truck, guns, lights, brush guards,
Etc.
Step 2, I removed the body from the chassis (it's held together with
philips head screws) the dash and windshield were also removed.
Step 3, At this point the xacto knife is needed for carefully removing
the rear doors, once the doors are removed, then the B post between the
doors were removed, and relocated to the center of the opening of both
doors, using plastic model glue, then hot melt glue on the back side for
reinforcement.
Step 4, with dremal tool in hand I removed all excess extrusions, bumps
Etc. from the roof, I also removed the rear wall of the truck cab, filing
is $kind=archive;required to smooth the cuts.
Step 5, Next using 1/16" sheet plastic I made a solid smooth roof. The
roof was pre measured and bends were made in the plastic by using my wife's
electric oven. If you turn the oven on high and hold sheet plastic 1/2"
above heating element in the area and direction you want to bend
the plastic. It only takes a few seconds for the plastic to warm up enough
to bend. Once the plastic is bent hold in place till cool. Be very careful
this can cause serious injury. Check fit of the new roof and modify as
needed. once finished set aside.
Step 6, Hatch back; the top and back as on piece was measured and cut
from 1/8" sheet plastic. The above bending process was done to get the
big radius from the hatch top to hatch rear. Next two sides were measured
using the top and back as a template as well as the rear truck body. the
sides were cut then glued using model car glue. The hatch was put aside
overnight for drying.
Step 7, The roof and hatch are now ready to be glued on to truck body.
the hatch first then the roof. An optional gun emplacement can be made
in the center of roof, by cutting hole in new roof and emplacement parts
made and glued in place.
Step 8, Front doors were sectioned and refitted, and new rear doors made
from the front doors of another humvee, which were recut and sectioned
to fit.(if no doors are desired cut front doors at door edge and leave
hinge in place to fill the void).
Step 9, Paint the body using testors olive drab mold paint. Reassemble
to chassis, and paint wheels olive drab also. Done.
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