and it begins with the super detailing
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Hi Mike I'll be watching all misty-eyed and confused as usual.
Let the magic begin.
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Jim R,
Scottie,
Lee,
Allen,
BigGreg,
Pete Low,
Many thanks for your kind and welcom comments.
No update today as I have caught or been given a b.....y stinker of a head cold, sneezing etc, so every time I held a bit for the model in the tweezers - I sneezed, and every time I looked down, the nose was like a tap/fawcet, I did have three rolls of kitchen tissue, now have none, so just gave up in the end and went and kicked a snail all round the garden, why should he have all the fun eating my peas... So we shall see what tomorrow brings...
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Looking good Mike. I’ve got a Bronco Comet too. I have the turret but not the wheels, looking at the differences I think I need to invest.
Keep up the great work
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Hello Paul,
There was an article not long after the Comet came out as a kit and this described where you took some tubing and made a saw tooth type end and rotated that around the hub to give the difference depth - then I discovered the AA offering and decided to spend out on the resin wheels as I could not afford the pain and loss of blood. AA still sell the wheels 17.00 plus vat, just checked for you.
Cheers
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Update.
10 gallons of LemSip later and getting back to normal.....
Continuing on with the rear of the vehicle I started to add the grill work for the intakes along the side of the hull. Here I think Eduard made a mistake in their measurements as there is a 1mm difference in the length - but no matter I just added a 1mm square of rod and attached to end to this....
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And the grill....
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This is the one for the left side, and very fine thin etch - beware.
Next it was the turn of the smoke pot holders, here I had a choice of two (Eduard, Voyager) and the kit version. The kit version was ignored and I decided on the Voyager offering.
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The Eduard are the darker ones..
When assembling the Voyager offerings I thought at some point I had grown extra fingers because they just kept getting in the way, but I managed to get one finished. On the second one I ignored the instructions and assembled the tray for the pots first and then folded up one side and the back/top of the main box. I then offered up the pins on the tray to the main body and folded up the last side to close out the build... A thin piece of s/steel rod was cut 7.5mm long and fed through the holes to form the hinge and the handle bent to shape and added. I then took the activator boxes from the Eduard fret and mounted these on the top and the final part was to c/a these in place - job sorted - time taken over two hours....
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And there you have the two smoke boxes in place.
Cheers,
Mike.Comment
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Brilliant work with the etch Mike.Comment
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Hi Mike great work on though smoke pots :thumb2:.
I think it's going to take more than 10 gallons to get you somewhere close to normal
:tears-of-joy:. Hope you feel better mate.
Pete.Comment
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That's a good sign Mike! You take care of yourself Oldtimer...………...Life's to short to be a sheep...Comment
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Update,
HNY to everyone....
Today had a bit more time on the bench and made up the gun clamp and tow bar, no real problems except when cutting the s/steel wire that Voyager give you, wear protective eyewear or cut in side a plastic bag, no John you have the parts in a plastic bag, you stay outside the bag...... I give up!!! Seriously the rod when cut does have a tendancy to fly and peirce even skin...
Anyway here are a couple of pics of what I have done today....
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You will notice that the extractor pin pot holes have gone and new bolt ends have been fitted on the side plates...
Cheers,
Mike.Comment
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Hello Young 'un,
Good to see you are still with us. I think I have a dose of what you had earlier in the year, but being a resilient old timer we can handle it - nurse, oxygen please!!!
Are you still on with your missile complex, or have you taken a sabatical from it?
Cherrs
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Yes Mike, I am afraid I had to take a break from it as I need to Paint 6 vehicles and suffered a major brain meltdown from information overload. She will kick back on in the Feb - Mar timeframe. You have been warned!!!
Prost
YoungtimerLife's to short to be a sheep...Comment
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