For the past couple of weeks I have been splitting my time between machining parts for the next five Sector 111 Drakan cars and trying to do finishing work on the new nose section of the D2 bodywork. Applying what I learned from completing the door molds has made the nose progress quicker than any other part.

Starting with a rough sanding of the raw foam mold to knock down any tool marks I then applied a thick coat of Duracoat primer by brush. This was then roughly sanded back with 80 grit and 220 then a second coat was brushed on and sanded back with 220 to leave a surface that had no major defects. At this point duracoat was sprayed on in a thick coat and sanding with 550 commenced along with the addition of surfacing bondo for filling in the smallest of surface imperfections. The mold has now been sprayed a second (and hopefully the last time) and is being finished with 550 and 1200 to remove the scratches from the 550.

By the end of the week I am hoping to have everything polished and perfect ready to be handed off for the second stage of mold creation.