Frederik_b

So I started with a properly shaped blank and drilled some eyeballs, cut a grille opening:







Searching for a material for the grille pieces, I found tie wraps just about the right size, but realized the plate was not deep enough to add a grill surrounding that would not poke out (tie wraps were just a tad wide). So I shimmed with an additional layer.




I also used the same black tie wraps to do the headlight surround, glued and held with another tie wrap And then glued them to the thing, and added a center post to help hold the grille pieces later on.







Then started adding tie wraps one at a time, wait for the glue to set enough to do the next.. long process, but at least I don't have to cut each stripe manually! I'm pretty sure I could not cut the stripes even enough for a nice look.





I'll do some more tonight. It's a shame the tie wraps are not a tad longer, I'll have to add small pieces at the top to make the surrounding pieces meet in the center. There is a slight angle pointing forward in the grille so each piece is cut at the center.

Fred