Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Potty mouth lol.
Lots of machining photos today I'm afraid but it's all very necessary.
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Removing the milliput welds with a little heat.
Removing the milliput welds with a little heat.
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Setting the angle.
Setting the angle.
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It's a good job I keep large taps and dies about, that's a Warco ( Chinese crap ) fly cutter holder that has not had the thread cut in it for the draw bar.
It's a good job I keep large taps and dies about, that's a Warco ( Chinese crap ) fly cutter holder that has not had the thread cut in it for the draw bar.
Fly cutting around .7 mm off the thickness.
Fly cutting around .7 mm off the thickness.
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Moving along.
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Lovely finish from the fly cutter.
Lovely finish from the fly cutter.
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Making a nice surface look rough as guts.
Making a nice surface look rough as guts.
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A little more detail here
A little more detail here
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A few more armour effect stages to go before I'm happy.
A few more armour effect stages to go before I'm happy.
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There is so much going on here that I can hardly keep up with the reading. :shock:
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Is that a good thing oliver? I could write so much more but I feel I shouldn't.
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I think you should write more Phil!
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Of course Phil, that's good. :)
You are just so incredibly fast at detailing the models that it is always worth reading your reports to make sure that nothing interesting is missed.
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Cheers Oliver !
The hull is beginning to look like a tank again.
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I'm going to machine those kit locker lids to look like tin work.
I'm going to machine those kit locker lids to look like tin work.
Replacement piano hinges on order I hope Mr Dawe?
Replacement piano hinges on order I hope Mr Dawe?
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Nice sunny day to cure the paint.
Nice sunny day to cure the paint.
Panniers stripped down.
Panniers stripped down.
I had to remove the motors once more to get the rest of the bolts in.
I had to remove the motors once more to get the rest of the bolts in.
Eleven bolts / suspension unit!
Eleven bolts / suspension unit!
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Detailing begins with the exhaust casting right angle piece. These need to carry smoke.
Detailing begins with the exhaust casting right angle piece. These need to carry smoke.
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Moving along the exhaust system. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the silencer detailing, or muffler if your from over the pond.
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Machining tool marks blended in
Machining tool marks blended in
Casting id numbers.
Casting id numbers.
Casting id numbers will hardly be seen
Casting id numbers will hardly be seen
Turning the bellows.
Turning the bellows.
The flexible exhaust brackets with compression couplings x8 made.
The flexible exhaust brackets with compression couplings x8 made.
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Those compression brackets are doubles you just can't see the join due to the nice fit and red oxide paint.
Those compression brackets are doubles you just can't see the join due to the nice fit and red oxide paint.
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Slowly moving through the parts.
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A handy engineers blue pen.
A handy engineers blue pen.
Squaring off my new bracket.
Squaring off my new bracket.
The m4 are just to hold it all in place before mounting with m2 bolts.
The m4 are just to hold it all in place before mounting with m2 bolts.
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Always lots more m2 detail to add.
Always lots more m2 detail to add.
There's a long way to go yet.
There's a long way to go yet.
A quick look at the front stays.
A quick look at the front stays.
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More detailing for the exhaust system.
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Nearly done. Three of the heat shield stand offs are attached to the muffler and three to the heat shield as getting the bolts in at 90° is a pain.
Nearly done. Three of the heat shield stand offs are attached to the muffler and three to the heat shield as getting the bolts in at 90° is a pain.
Got to do something with these.
Got to do something with these.
Now this is sketchy.
Now this is sketchy.
We are having one of my high pressure smokers for the cent, now the meteor didn't smoke anything like the chieftain so I will turn the smoke down but keep the pressure up.
We are having one of my high pressure smokers for the cent, now the meteor didn't smoke anything like the chieftain so I will turn the smoke down but keep the pressure up.
I'm using a 4mm end mill and going as deep as I dare, the wall thickness is just about scale.
I'm using a 4mm end mill and going as deep as I dare, the wall thickness is just about scale.
The rest I shall do with the dremel.
The rest I shall do with the dremel.
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Onward with the exhaust systems
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The fish tail exhaust stiffeners added, I think we now have that look.
The fish tail exhaust stiffeners added, I think we now have that look.
Hollowing out the exhaust fish tails, there were 3 m3 holes which had to go as we don't want to see the smoke signature as 3 jets.
Hollowing out the exhaust fish tails, there were 3 m3 holes which had to go as we don't want to see the smoke signature as 3 jets.
Not the best technique but it works
Not the best technique but it works
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Nice hinges
Nice hinges
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Happy with the level of weathering on these parts Mr Dawe?
Happy with the level of weathering on these parts Mr Dawe?
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Lovely stuff Mr W. Did your little helpers turn that track round when you were having your afternoon cuppa? 8)
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They did indeed!
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Thought I would make a start on the bazooka plate standoff brackets.
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This lot Phil.
This lot Phil.
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that's better
that's better
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And they fit first time, I may make the " claws" sometime.
And they fit first time, I may make the " claws" sometime.
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The kit part, the stock ali and the new part.
The kit part, the stock ali and the new part.
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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Lovely job Phil! You obviously sorted out the dimensions of the "Tee" section standoff brackets.
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