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NeilBlanchard · 10-11-2012, 09:04 PM

I have now glued another 16" onto the main chassis piece, making it ~8'-6" long and the total glued together is ~10'-6" long. Only about 3 feet left to glue! It now includes about 1/3 of the rear wheels:

The last picture shows the rear bumper and the trailing piece of the main hatch door. The bumper is only a bit wider than the PhlatPrinter 3 -- it is a little over 3'-6" wide.

I've purchased the *last* 16 sheets of foam that I need and I am cutting them as rapidly as I can, to stay ahead of what I need to continue the gluing. I also bought two bundles (10 pieces each) of 16' strapping and a box of galvanized screws to construct the frame from the tarp to keep things dry without having to cover and uncover it all the time -- the taller it gets, the harder this gets.

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NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,907 Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0 Team Toyota 90 day: 42.48 mpg (US) Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S Team Nissan 90 day: 156.46 mpg (US) Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 155.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 3,475 Thanked 2,950 Times in 1,844 Posts	I have now glued another 16" onto the main chassis piece, making it ~8'-6" long and the total glued together is ~10'-6" long. Only about 3 feet left to glue! It now includes about 1/3 of the rear wheels: The last picture shows the rear bumper and the trailing piece of the main hatch door. The bumper is only a bit wider than the PhlatPrinter 3 -- it is a little over 3'-6" wide. I've purchased the last 16 sheets of foam that I need and I am cutting them as rapidly as I can, to stay ahead of what I need to continue the gluing. I also bought two bundles (10 pieces each) of 16' strapping and a box of galvanized screws to construct the frame from the tarp to keep things dry without having to cover and uncover it all the time -- the taller it gets, the harder this gets. __________________ Sincerely, Neil http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/ Last edited by NeilBlanchard; 10-12-2012 at 11:31 AM..