Back in May, I failed to build a Cooper Craft Provendor wagon. It's niggled at me ever since, so when an eBay search turned up another kit, I decided to have another go.
Looking back at my blog post reminded me that one trick to this kit, is building the body first. I don't like doing things this way, as IMHO it's better to get the chassis working, but this time there isn't an option.
As before, the floor has to be thinned on a sanding block, or it's too wide for the sides. Not a lot, probably no more than 0.2mm, but it makes a difference.
After this, the sides are carefully attached, and weighted down to ensure the result is flat. Despite the instructions suggesting that sanding will be needed on the corners, they go together fine, probably because the plastic glue has softened the material enough that they can be pushed together without leaving a gap.
Another improvement to my build technique is that everything will be left to harden before moving on. No rushing and dealing with squidgy joins. That means the body sits like this overnight.
Tomorow, the chassis.