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Superb build Phil, love your enthusiasm and skill and the ability to think outside the box in problem solving,
watching with interest, one of my projects to do is a V1, I already have a working pulse engine
Regards Jeff

Well it keeps me occupied! I'm very familiar with the pulse jet, I still have the operators manual that that I wrote for the MOD many moons ago . My god they are loud! I believe they were restricted/banned in the UK for modellers but a slower pulse example is used in the horticultural industry for misting fruit trees.

A quick update on the Protze conversion, won't get much done today in the workshop as it's the wife's Birthday.

Phil, enjoying watching your progress, shows what can be done with skill and imagination. The springs might be easier to make from scratch. It’s a lot easier than I’d anticipated, if you’ve got a lathe. Some ideas here:

http://www.armortek.co.uk/Forum3b/viewt ... b2085c99a6

Stephen

Thank you Stephen, malleable wire used to make modelling springs be it compression or extension is no problem as you have demonstrated, you try a fully functioning 30mm x 3mm x 76mm made from high tensile steel wire, the energy in that thing will take your nails off, I made one using the lathe, it's very satisfying but nothing is as good as a manufactured spring, getting the ends bent and ground is tricky to.
I bought a large to medium spring selection from ebay for about a tenner, there must be 150/200 in the package!

A very short update on the Protze as i am busy landscaping at home on the range, the weather here in the West Country has been magnificent this week.

Although it doesn't look like much progress that dam opening and folding windscreen has been many hours of work!

Five stars for the spring! Very uniform and nice looking.

The wood work, God I'm not so keen on wood work, didn't really like it at school either. Jesus (as a carpenter) must have had the patience of a Saint!

More wood work this afternoon making the rear bench seats. Also just booked myself in for replacement eye lens surgery, I'm fed up with glasses, I want my teenage eyes back, that way my eye for detail will be that much sharper, worth every penny of 7k!

Finished the crew bench seating and started the top coat.

This may may make some glaze over, as the project is going so well I am now upgrading the cast ali parts to machined ali parts, like the steering king pin posts and steering carriers whilst adding brass bushes to the same, all done with out the use of machines, just hand tools and good old fitting. All this may seem a little over the top but it's the difference between a good runner and a very good runner.
I have also removed the Dunlop logo from the tyres.

Hi Phil
Looking very nice indeed, and the ackerman looks good now, but what about that shocking scrub radius…?

Thanks
Liam

Hi Liam, that's what the TX is for init? Armortek tyres are so hard it won't really matter

For those that like the weathering process, well my brand of weathering anyway.