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The MEV (Martian Excursion Vehicle) starts out life fabricated in 1/8th inch ABS plastic.
The canopy section that has windows in it is made in clear perspex, hear seen masked up.
The moulds used to press the canopy with the final pressing painted and sitting in place.
The start of the main body, also made of ABS plastic, being aligned and fitted to the MEV.
The main body fabricated in 1/8th inch ABS. The strengthening bulkheads can be seen here.
The rear motor section is a very complicated set of intakes again mostly made in ABS.
Isopon car filler was used to fill in the joins and sanded down to blend sections together.
The rear fin housing was made in Jelutong wood and fitted to the rear motor section.
The motor section being fitted to the main body was glued using Dichloromethane solvent.