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The first thing I noticed was how neat the laser work was done. There was very little cleanup after cutting the parts from the carrier. The instructions were one page with a pictorial diagram which is all that was needed.
After cutting out the parts I stained them with A/I solution. I thought I would try something different with this model and I used straight black India ink for the buggy sides and brown ink for the wood floor, seat and axles. I then glued the parts together with the pink Flamingo glue from Northeastern.
This was a little tricky trying to hold the small parts but the floor and tabs helped align everything. I decided not to use the additional side panels as I thought it made the sides look too thick and they didn’t quite line up. I instead filled in the slots with filler, sanded them and colored with more ink. I also moved the package rail from the front to the rear of the buggy.
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Next was the top. The one supplied in the kit is black construction paper and simulates the buggy top very nicely. It was correctly notched for folding but trying to do this freehand or even with a steel rule was impossible. I cut a block of wood to the exact outside dimensions of the buggy and used that to fold the top around. A light line of glue down both sides held it all together. I then put some light glue on one side of the buggy's top frame and slid the top on. After that side set up I bent the top back slightly and applied glue to the other side frame and slid the top back over.
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Although most doctors of the period were pretty frugal, hence the standard black buggy color, I wanted my doctor to have a little color so I painted the wheels a period appropriate cream color. After they dried I put them on a paper clip axle and rolled them through a splotch of silver paint to get the simulated steel rim. I could never have held them in my hand and painted those rims without making a mess.
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Continued in the next post due to the 4 picture limit.
