Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Enjoy your build "H"!
Bollards and meteors.
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Bollards......nice.
Bollards......nice.
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Lots of support structure
Lots of support structure
A little adjustment for the brass bits.
A little adjustment for the brass bits.
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Cleaning up the parts is tedious but necessary
Cleaning up the parts is tedious but necessary
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Phil, the engine is progressing nicely :) Loving the bollards now they are in place!
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All afternoon on the printed Merlin headers, the printed pieces became the base for the Meteor headers
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It will be quiet on the Woollard front today as my hands need a rest so I'm off to the Devon county show.
Parts for the Meteor will still be printing while I'm out though!
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Coolant link tubes and magnetos
Coolant link tubes and magnetos
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We are having a break from the engine ( still printing parts though) and started on the rear deck detailing, which there is far more than you would think.
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Before and after
Before and after
More engine parts to be modified
More engine parts to be modified
Removing the rubbers.
Removing the rubbers.
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Pinned and bonded but a little heat gets these off
Pinned and bonded but a little heat gets these off
3mm end mill
3mm end mill
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Some very necessary machining required
Some very necessary machining required
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Very fiddly work but worth the effort
Very fiddly work but worth the effort
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12ba about as small as I like to work with. 12ba x 1/4 Mr D!
12ba about as small as I like to work with. 12ba x 1/4 Mr D!
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Copied Mr W! I will order some tomorrow :) Great work today!
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Tuther side this afternoon.
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Smoke unit arrived today.
Smoke unit arrived today.
Lovely references in here.
Lovely references in here.
Just in case I want to check the fuel float levels
Just in case I want to check the fuel float levels
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That's those out the way
That's those out the way
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I have to turn this into that
I have to turn this into that
A blank canvas or what.
A blank canvas or what.
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The engine hatches .
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Dressing the corners square
Dressing the corners square
Hand filing !
Hand filing !
Removing material from the rear to thin up the look from the top surface, the folded section can then be lowered but that's for tomorrow.
Removing material from the rear to thin up the look from the top surface, the folded section can then be lowered but that's for tomorrow.
You would think that these machined pieces would be perfectly flat and true but they are far from it, some aluminium stock has internal forces that can cause the piece to bow when material is removed
You would think that these machined pieces would be perfectly flat and true but they are far from it, some aluminium stock has internal forces that can cause the piece to bow when material is removed
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4 of the 5 internal faces machined
4 of the 5 internal faces machined
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Impressive! it takes real skill to file so accurately Phil!
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Good Old craft apprenticeship for the Queen Mr D. It's baking in the workshop but got lots done before it reaches 40° in there.
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Lots more machining and small parts to make here
Lots more machining and small parts to make here
Not much hand filing today the mill is great for these
Not much hand filing today the mill is great for these
That tiny green part from the 1/35 is very good reference.
That tiny green part from the 1/35 is very good reference.
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Nice sunny day for curing the paint.
Nice sunny day for curing the paint.
Phil has ordered some new rubber.
Phil has ordered some new rubber.
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I hope those 12ba get here soon as I'm out.
I hope those 12ba get here soon as I'm out.
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12BA should be tomorrow. The rubber should arrive here tomorrow also
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Lots done this afternoon
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£260 quid worth of 12ba there.
£260 quid worth of 12ba there.
After watching a jeweler removing the back of my watch it gave me the idea of using a pencil rubber to turn the delicate bolts, works a treat .
After watching a jeweler removing the back of my watch it gave me the idea of using a pencil rubber to turn the delicate bolts, works a treat .
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If you look closely you can just make out all those 12ba.
If you look closely you can just make out all those 12ba.
Putting the locks together
Putting the locks together
There's so much detail to add
There's so much detail to add
Turning the hatch locks x5
Turning the hatch locks x5
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Handles next
Handles next
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Those vertical plates, I have no idea what they are for .....maybe tie downs as they have holes drilled them?
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I don't have a 2mm slot drill so I've used a centre drill instead.
I don't have a 2mm slot drill so I've used a centre drill instead.
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I'm not keen on brass for these models, why, because when the paint gets knocked or chipped the bright brass looks ridiculous.
I'm not keen on brass for these models, why, because when the paint gets knocked or chipped the bright brass looks ridiculous.
I think I'm going to use 1mm pegs to fix them
I think I'm going to use 1mm pegs to fix them
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"£260 quid worth of 12ba there."

Phil, for what it's worth, I've returned to using Knupfer again. Their service is first class and postage very reasonable. I've recently bought 500 M1.2 x8 set screws and 100 M1.2 nuts for just under £100.
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Nice detailing Phil. Subtle, not obvious. (British Armor. 8) )

M1.2mm nuts & set screws. Hmmmmm, do I sniff a Clan Leader post in the near future Stephen? :wink:
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