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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Final bolting up of the mantlet cover, and now onto the thermal jacket for that long barrel
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When the tiny brass fixings break off you just have to drill them out and retap
When the tiny brass fixings break off you just have to drill them out and retap
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Top coat
Top coat
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All done here for now
All done here for now
Hemming, stitching is required, lots of stiching
Hemming, stitching is required, lots of stiching
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The sequence
The sequence
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The masking tape is as good as pins
The masking tape is as good as pins
Nice creases but they are due to the barrels taper
Nice creases but they are due to the barrels taper
That taper will need accounting for
That taper will need accounting for
Sure looks a mess right now
Sure looks a mess right now
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The thermal jacket is a tad tricky but coming together
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Just pissed enough to soak up the taper
Just pissed enough to soak up the taper
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Card packing for that look I'm after
Card packing for that look I'm after
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I'm trying to keep it tidy but the real thing was far from it, so a compromise will suit nicely
I'm trying to keep it tidy but the real thing was far from it, so a compromise will suit nicely
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These require stitching
These require stitching
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Moving along, making the swivel clamps for the sleeves.
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The clamps have two main parts, it looks like the clamps were all the same size despite the barrel being tapered, the joint gap was simply smaller at the narrow end and wider at the thick end
The clamps have two main parts, it looks like the clamps were all the same size despite the barrel being tapered, the joint gap was simply smaller at the narrow end and wider at the thick end
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Looks like these clamps can or were mounted horizontally and or vertically
Looks like these clamps can or were mounted horizontally and or vertically
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The swivels
The swivels
5 off
5 off
Awkward little devils
Awkward little devils
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Still making those barrel jacket clamps, three are now finished and two are now mounted
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First coat of stain on the jacket, I like the contrast with the mantlet cover
First coat of stain on the jacket, I like the contrast with the mantlet cover
The bolts on the brackets are one facing up and the other faces down
The bolts on the brackets are one facing up and the other faces down
Cable ties stand in for the webbing for now, they will easily pull the material in to give the desired effect, the stain is water based and as it dries the impressions in the fabric will be fixed in place, well that's the plan.
Cable ties stand in for the webbing for now, they will easily pull the material in to give the desired effect, the stain is water based and as it dries the impressions in the fabric will be fixed in place, well that's the plan.
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Bi metalic
I found this 5 mm edging which makes for very nice webbing, primer and top coat works great, I wonder if 100 metres will be enough?
I found this 5 mm edging which makes for very nice webbing, primer and top coat works great, I wonder if 100 metres will be enough?
The Armorpax buckles and strap ends have arrived
The Armorpax buckles and strap ends have arrived
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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Nothing like a well lagged barrel! :D
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Indeed Mr Dawe, moving along.
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That's all five brackets now done and painted
That's all five brackets now done and painted
Masking up every time we need to paint a fitting is a pain but necessary
Masking up every time we need to paint a fitting is a pain but necessary
These small parts really eat up the paint
These small parts really eat up the paint
Making straps , lots of straps
Making straps , lots of straps
Keying the brass buckles
Keying the brass buckles
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I'm happy with the swivel clamps and their position
I'm happy with the swivel clamps and their position
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I love this angle
I love this angle
Ours won't be as untidy as this example
Ours won't be as untidy as this example
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I think that I have worked out how I'm going to fit the straps
I think that I have worked out how I'm going to fit the straps
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Just a quick update for Mr Dawe and the keen followers of this epic make over
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I've soaked the whole sleeve with water and wanged up the cable ties
I've soaked the whole sleeve with water and wanged up the cable ties
Reinforcing patch
Reinforcing patch
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I guess this was a reinforcing piece to protect the sleeve
I guess this was a reinforcing piece to protect the sleeve
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More paint has arrived, I'm hoping that's the lot for this project
More paint has arrived, I'm hoping that's the lot for this project
Those cable ties are as tight as I can get them without breaking the teeth
Those cable ties are as tight as I can get them without breaking the teeth
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That's the eight straps nearly done now onto staining and making the strap loops
That's the eight straps nearly done now onto staining and making the strap loops
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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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The detailing in your mantlet cover and thermal sleeve is really something. In some of your close up photos, it’s a struggle to tell the model apart from the real thing.

and as for those needlework skills…….no end to your talents!
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Thanks Kevin, I hope that the detailed account of the work may help those that wish to have a go themselves.
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And none of it would have been possible without support form people like Kevin Hunter, Stephen White, Didier Mollard and one or two others! :D
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Here here Mr Dawe! The canvas work is now finished, I now need to tie up those little jobs , jobs like the searchlight clips and the engine.
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I'm not rushing this job , these straps have to look the dogs dangly bits
I'm not rushing this job , these straps have to look the dogs dangly bits
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Final masking
Final masking
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The stain looks like mud when it's first applied
The stain looks like mud when it's first applied
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I better finish this
I better finish this
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Simply amazing detail! True Masterpiece. You raise the bar with each build.
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Thanks REM much appreciated, working on those searchlight clamps
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I'm using Armorpax tool clamp etched brass parts for convenience, this saves many hours of fabrication
I'm using Armorpax tool clamp etched brass parts for convenience, this saves many hours of fabrication
You just have to cut the various parts down to achieve something that looks and functions like the real thing just a tad over scale or they will be to fine and fragile to work
You just have to cut the various parts down to achieve something that looks and functions like the real thing just a tad over scale or they will be to fine and fragile to work
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Genius!
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Got all my house work done this morning whilst the 3d printer produced a perfect rifeling sleeve for the 105 muzzle, I love my 3d printer and I think I want it's babies !
One of Vinces drawings......this was originally drawn for the Chieftain's muzzle but just needed resizing down a little.
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No brim, no raft just straight on to the build plate
No brim, no raft just straight on to the build plate
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Sure looks tiny on the 1/4 scale rear deck
Sure looks tiny on the 1/4 scale rear deck
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