Like I said in one of my earlier post, I'm working more on art than anything else right now since I can work on construction while the artwork is being printed.
That said, I did do a little more in the shop this weekend....
The bottom panel for the marquee area butts against the back panel, which needs to meet the monitor frame at 90 degrees. The monitor frame position meets the CP (which needs to be 3/8 inch from the front of the cab). So, I put together a temp CP to make sure all these things lined up correctly before I glued and screwed the marquee panels in place. Also, you can see how the monitor fits in the frame.
This is an older photo, but it shows how I beveled the top (and also the bottom) marquee panels so I could put a thin marquee retainer without getting shadows. I also beveled the battens just for good measure.
I used a piece of angle aluminum to make the marquee retainer. I had to cut it down on my tablesaw since it was 3/4" on each side. I ended up with 3/4" on one side and just under 3/8" on the other. The 3/8" side will be facing out. Since I didn't like the idea of trying to push a 3/4" strip of aluminum through my table saw, I drilled the mounting holes in the strip and then used them to mount the piece onto a 3/4" board that I could then safely push. I also routed a channel in the top and bottom marquee panels so that the retainer can sit flush. My intent was to either paint or have the parts black anodized... but I kind of like them all metal looking. I'll wait until I get the Marquee art back to decide.
And with two pieces of Lexan. The fit is snug... in fact, I have to loosen the retainer just a little to let me slip the sheets in. I then thighten the retainers up, and there is very little play left.
This is a really crappy photo, but I just LOVED the way the back came out. Everything lined up great and you can see there are no light gaps (the garage door is up and it was a very sunny day).
Five weeks and counting!