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“… add details including a light and an emergency handle to the interior roof panel for your DeLorean.”
Contents
Parts
Materials: All of the non-electrical parts are plastic.
Magazine
- Drive Time: Model Instructions
- Race to the Finish: Marty Makes a Choice
- A Time Traveler’s Guide: Flea
Build
Roof Interior
On the real car, the roof electronics were mounted on an aluminium panel, so I masked off and airbrushed the panel section of the Roof Interior Panel with Tamiya Flat Aluminum XF-16 paint:
Step 1
Fit the post and locating pin of the Silver Box to this matching location of the Roof Interior Panel, as shown:
Step 2
Secure the Silver Box into place from the other side with one (1) BP screw, as shown:
Step 3
Feed the plug and wire of the Emergency Handle and Cable through this hole of the Roof Interior Panel…
… until you can fit the post and locating pin of the Emergency Handle and Cable into place on the Roof Interior Panel as shown.
On The ‘A’ Car, this was a Grimes Emergency Light used by the aviation industry. This red handle does pivot down and activates an internal switch. Once power is supplied, you need to rotate the handle to get the internal LED to turn on:
Step 4
From the other side, secure the Emergency Handle and Cable into place with one (1) BP screw:
Thanks to Mike Lane and his Decal Set III, we can add a nice small decal to this Emergency Handle and Cable:
Step 5
Fit the clear Lens into this hole at the front edge of the Roof Interior Panel, as shown:
Steps 6-7
Position the Lamp Holder over the Lens and secure it into place (capturing the Lens) with two (2) AP screws, as shown.
The smooth side of the holder should face towards the lens:
Thoughts
I honestly thought the aluminum paint I added would make more of a difference, but the roof liner is so bright it is hard to see it anyway. Still, we had a couple mods to do along the way. We will add much more to this in the next issue.
Next Up
Issue 87 – Interior: Upper Control Panels, Keypad, Sun Visors, LEDs