With the chassis now painted a glamorous coat of orange it’s time to accessorise. With carpet, a swing arm, rear lights, ‘number plates’ and rear mudguards initially.
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Archive | February, 2015
Accessorising
28 FebOff to the spray painter
22 FebSo fabrication of the chassis is finally complete. Finally. And it’s off to the spray painter tomorrow.
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Choosing colours
18 FebOver the last couple of weeks we’ve been choosing colours for the taxi: the chassis, the mudguards, the carpet and the seats.
Getting ready for Womadelaide
14 FebWe’re working hard to get the prototype ready to display at Womadelaide (http://www.womadelaide.com.au/). Lots of work to do, and it’s good to have a deadline to work to.
Mock ups and templates
7 FebDespite designing the vehicle using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, we still make mockups of some components to check that they ‘look right’ in the real world before we make the final versions, and we make templates to guide some material cutouts.
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