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I think Armortek medals should be handed out here :wink: , this is way beyond the call of duty :mrgreen:
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I think Armortek medals should be handed out here
Or an Armortek baseball cap.

This is what I sent Phil today as requested.
Brake fluid reservoir
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Hydraulic reservoir
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More done. 8)
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Vince I'm going to increase the hydraulic tank by 10% as this looks a little small.
Vince I'm going to increase the hydraulic tank by 10% as this looks a little small.
The brake fluid reservoir look pretty good.
The brake fluid reservoir look pretty good.
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I've fitted the geu exhaust pipe but left it long until I get the engine from Ivano the final bends and length are unknown.
I've fitted the geu exhaust pipe but left it long until I get the engine from Ivano the final bends and length are unknown.
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The bracket for the brake reservoir and the two pipe couplings on the hydraulic reservoir seem to have printed well. Phew!

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I agree the detail is very fine! 8)
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Phil,

Thanks for the barrel insert, 10/10 fits like a glove and looks the part.

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Well it was really down to Vince, I just printed them out! Glad you like it, the little boxes for shipping are a bit gay but that's all I could find on the net. :roll:
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Cheers Phil received the rifling today , looks fantastic , those boxes are dangerous though , misses seen it and thought she had a present ! :roll:

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Enjoy john and keep that little box safe! :roll:
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Been working on the hydraulic tank and it's subunits, sounds good subunits, all the bits that have oil at pressure running through them! 8)
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I have to be able to disassemble everything so I have to decide where or which panel the different units are bolted to, if I'm not careful they conflict and you have 30  bolts to undo instead of just 8.
I have to be able to disassemble everything so I have to decide where or which panel the different units are bolted to, if I'm not careful they conflict and you have 30 bolts to undo instead of just 8.
Hydraulic lines waiting to be connected to the gear box actuators.
Hydraulic lines waiting to be connected to the gear box actuators.
Vince there's plenty of room for that gearbox slice. I should get it back any day now. Shall I send it to you or  send you drawings and photos.
Vince there's plenty of room for that gearbox slice. I should get it back any day now. Shall I send it to you or send you drawings and photos.
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If the front of the grill is positioned correctly, it should be cut at this level.
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Drawings and photos should be OK. As your model of the gearbox is 1/35 scale do you think you can get clear photos of it? If yes, then I will need four photos of the four sides (one photo per side). Also, very important, a photo of the top of the gearbox.
We'll see how it goes from there.

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Looking at your photos, I estimate that the slice of the gearbox will be around 10mm deep.
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If you like, you could also create this small "crankcase" with an L-profile
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Phil

Today I made a rough sketch of the body of the gearbox, the brackets (a bit shortened) and the exhaust box to have an idea of what I will be dealing with. I haven't done anything on the face of the gearbox which faces the engine.
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Without exhaust box
Without exhaust box
Side view
Side view
Could you tell me the distance between the false bottom (where the slice of the gearbox will sit) and the ceiling of the engine deck so that I can figure out what sort of thickness of the slice I will be dealing with.

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