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Post by Paul B on Aug 2, 2019 17:19:20 GMT
Lovely progress Bill  , and so very neatly laid out  |
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 2, 2019 17:48:51 GMT
Thanks Paul......neatly pitched back into their respective boxes too!! bill |
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Post by Boots on Aug 2, 2019 18:27:51 GMT
Thats some clever work indeed!! a fine collection of hand crafted specimens if ever i saw  |
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 3, 2019 8:20:13 GMT
Thanks Mark!!!!
bill
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 7, 2019 15:38:58 GMT
Your work is simply amazing. Scratchbuilding like that is an absolute art!
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 7, 2019 17:59:33 GMT
Thanks Ian, i am working on the suspension at present and there are many parts and much duplication, so a little trying........no, very trying!!!! still my choice to pursue this build!!!!!!! bill |
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Post by Boots on Aug 7, 2019 18:20:42 GMT
Ya need to bring Dicky`s elves outta retirement mucker  |
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 8, 2019 8:19:10 GMT
from memory I think we swapped elves from time to time but I cannot remember who got left with whose!!!!!!! they are around somewhere!!!! bill |
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 8, 2019 12:12:21 GMT
hello out there, here's an update on the plastic card monolith!!!!! still working on the suspension, and been cutting discs to make the wheels. there are 32 wheels, road wheels that is and each wheel has two discs with a spacer in between which are mounted on a tubular axle. the 'tyre' is tacked in place and when set it will be trimmed to the circumference of the wheel and fixed. there is a disc on both sides. of each wheel which forms the hub. these are no cut yet. still a long way to go but I'm still up for the 'fight' the pic on the left is waste from cutting the wheel discs and on the right is the track links, around 80 so far, the suspension 'rocker' mounts, two partially built wheels, spacers and a heap of discs. Bill   |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 8, 2019 15:23:24 GMT
You be totally mad, but I like it like that |
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 8, 2019 16:49:04 GMT
Yup!!!!
bill
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 8, 2019 17:08:10 GMT
awesome, that's some serious plastic addiction you have!
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 8, 2019 18:10:13 GMT
cheers Pete!! you are so right!!
bill
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Post by Boots on Aug 8, 2019 18:21:06 GMT
Just blows me away watching skills like this in action.........awesome work Bill |
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 8, 2019 19:48:39 GMT
Fantastic work on those parts. You are an extraordinary builder.
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 9, 2019 12:37:12 GMT
Boots, Ian, thank you guys you are very kind bill |
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Post by Marco on Aug 12, 2019 16:41:16 GMT
Great, just great, in all means!
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 12, 2019 17:44:45 GMT
thank you Marco!!!
bill
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Post by The Kernel on Aug 14, 2019 17:10:56 GMT
Been working my a** off on this build. Had to order more plastic card!!!.............and more Evergreen rod............and patience!!!!!!!! Still it is very enjoyable, just love it when you get that buzz and can't wait to get the next part finished or figure out how it's going to get made. The 3D printer has been working hard but it is really noisy, cooling fans running continuously, gets a little wearing. It has produced 150 of the said links, if my calculations are somewhere near correct I require another 120. maybe more, maybe less depends how accurate the STL file was that the printer is using. Here are two pics showing progress so far on the hull and turrets. The main turret is 98% done the smaller turret has the mantlet and gun to complete, then I will build the machine gun turret. After that one more of each of the smaller turrets and I will happily move on to the suspension and assemble the spring unit and wheel rockers. Thanks for popping by and taking a look. bill   |
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 14, 2019 17:16:52 GMT
OK........that is just simply impressive. DAMN!!!!!
Best wishes,
Ian
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, and so very neatly laid out 
