M-10005: remodeled grill, update on trucks etc.

Some new pictures of the complete model with the reworked grill (aspect ration close(r) to prototype) and the trucks fitted with coil & leaf springs; the shell been covered with gel-coat for smoothing & UV-protection of the glass-fiber surface):

Rebuilding the front grill...

After checking the aspect-ration of several prototype-photos against my model it became clear that the model's front-grill is no wide enough. After a month of consideration I finally made up my mind and have started to modify he grill.
I cut through the grill vertically, removed the outer half & enlarged the opening in order to shift the outer half of the grill app. 1 1/4" apart. Finally brass stripes of appropriate shape & length has to be fit to close the missing grill work.

upper picture shows current design, lower picture is a digital mock-up of new design