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Finished the return rollers all good .Dale
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Thanks Dave . I followed your lead with the sprocket hub cap
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I made this tail light guard today , does it look out of scale or correct ? . The kit one looked to narrow to me ? Dale
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Hi Dale,
Found what John Grima's 1/6 scale Sherman Firefly tail light guards look like :
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hi Dale, Your guards look great - they varied a lot in size and shape.
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Thanks Chang and Bob I ended up measuring Andys hobby's 1/16 scale easy eight . It was 2.2mm so times it buy 2.666 came out at 5.8652 so i had some 6mm brass strip , so it worked out OK . Dale

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Got it sorted
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They look really good Dale. Keep up the good work.

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Made up the shovel retainer today
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A bit more work on the tool holders I like this stage of the build the best . Dale
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Got all the tools shorted today Dale
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It took me about two hours to work out what these upright rectangular bar that where welded to the side engine deck for ? so is it for when the engine deck hatches open it a rest stop ? Dale

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Looking excellent Dale, yes those are stops for the engine doors to rest on, when open! 8)
Great progress!
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Re: Dale easy eight No 65

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Hi Dale
Following with interest I have one of these easy 8 kits
In stock for a later date .
Nice to have you back building again.
Regards Derek
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