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Looking good Phil. 8) It just goes to show what can be done with 3D printed parts!
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A work of art.

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Onto the exhausts and exhaust shields
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These exhaust tees need a little tweaking or we will have smoke everywhere
These exhaust tees need a little tweaking or we will have smoke everywhere
The same bar that was used for the exhaust elbows is cut for the blanks
The same bar that was used for the exhaust elbows is cut for the blanks
Simply exhaust blanking plugs turned to size
Simply exhaust blanking plugs turned to size
These blanking plugs bung up one outlet of the exhaust tee, we don't want high pressure smoke flowing into the engine headers , it all needs to flow through the silencers.
These blanking plugs bung up one outlet of the exhaust tee, we don't want high pressure smoke flowing into the engine headers , it all needs to flow through the silencers.
The blanks are simply bonded into place
The blanks are simply bonded into place
Better profiled exhaust joints x 2 to make, that's solid bar and takes some bending
Better profiled exhaust joints x 2 to make, that's solid bar and takes some bending
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Cut to size and then carefully trimmed to just slip in place, to long and there's no room to slot them in
Cut to size and then carefully trimmed to just slip in place, to long and there's no room to slot them in
The angles are very slightly different
The angles are very slightly different
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Trimming prior to milling
Trimming prior to milling
The first angle
The first angle
Soft soldering the copper
Soft soldering the copper
The exhaust pipe proper has to slide into the tee piece and the engine manifold inside the shield
The exhaust pipe proper has to slide into the tee piece and the engine manifold inside the shield
Gently does it
Gently does it
Sketchy holding these
Sketchy holding these
Using pipe couplers to support the section exhaust shield as I machine away the material
Using pipe couplers to support the section exhaust shield as I machine away the material
Nearly there
Nearly there
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Both those exhaust elbows and the heat shields are now done. The washers have arrived for the oil cooler Mr Dawe.
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Number two this morning
Number two this morning
Slightly different technique today as I nearly lost one as it jumped out the vice
Slightly different technique today as I nearly lost one as it jumped out the vice
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It's a tight fit in there
It's a tight fit in there
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The shroud kind of "floats" so it can be slotted in place
The shroud kind of "floats" so it can be slotted in place
All done but for further weathering
All done but for further weathering
I will post some of these photos to the Centurion tank appreciation society for the boys to peruse
I will post some of these photos to the Centurion tank appreciation society for the boys to peruse
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We sure are missing the oil cooler but that's a job for next week, the red/brown looks very red in these photos
We sure are missing the oil cooler but that's a job for next week, the red/brown looks very red in these photos
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It's all a bit too clean and bright in there
It's all a bit too clean and bright in there
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Brilliant job Phil.
Keep the photos coming.
p.s i don’t know how you have the time to post all these updates and work the tank as well.
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Thanks Steve, don't worry the photos with my brief comments will continue coming, Mr Dawe loves to see where his bucks are going and rightly so!
Regarding time to work and post updates, I allocate around 3 hours a day 5 days a week for customers modelling duties, although it always runs over but I don't mind, if you include research and planning our hobby probably takes up 50% of our waking lives!
I have to constantly remind myself to take pics as I work, I could take many more and go into far more detail but I feel the balance is about right.
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Outstanding level of detail. Looking very much like 1:1. Amazing work!
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That oil cooler, I've made a good start.
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New old stock panther bins are a useful source of material
New old stock panther bins are a useful source of material
Marking out
Marking out
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Roughing out
Roughing out
It's so messy
It's so messy
Close enough
Close enough
For Steve, she's all ready for the pick up tomorrow mate.
For Steve, she's all ready for the pick up tomorrow mate.
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I want the hinges to be one piece
I want the hinges to be one piece
Roughed out and ready to cut up
Roughed out and ready to cut up
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Careful hinge milling
Careful hinge milling
I liked the fit
I liked the fit
Drilling the hinge pin hole
Drilling the hinge pin hole
Just tacked in place to check the fit
Just tacked in place to check the fit
And it hinges up like the real thing
And it hinges up like the real thing
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Hi Phil

This build is terrific, it is so nice to see a true craftsmen at work.

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Hi Phil
Many thanks bud I will let you know when she arrives.
Take care and keep safe.

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More gripping yarns
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The hinge end has the m3 threads
The hinge end has the m3 threads
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A spare piece of heavy ali will become the frames other end
A spare piece of heavy ali will become the frames other end
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Roughing down
Roughing down
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This end requires a large radius
This end requires a large radius
Step milling away material prior to filing
Step milling away material prior to filing
The end of the frame now has its radius
The end of the frame now has its radius
Drilling and tapping for the rod threads
Drilling and tapping for the rod threads
Milling the lock
Milling the lock
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The frame looks just fine just needs to be thined down a tad
The frame looks just fine just needs to be thined down a tad
Reduced head locking bolts
Reduced head locking bolts
The rod will be threaded into the base at this end
The rod will be threaded into the base at this end
These two reduced head bolts will hold the threaded rod at this end
These two reduced head bolts will hold the threaded rod at this end
Milling down the equal angle until it's no longer equal
Milling down the equal angle until it's no longer equal
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I need to let in the lock fork
I need to let in the lock fork
It's now sat at the level that it should be and the louvers clear nicely
It's now sat at the level that it should be and the louvers clear nicely
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Oil cooler continued
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The 3 mm studing arrived today
The 3 mm studing arrived today
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There's two of these brackets to make
There's two of these brackets to make
There's just no quick way of loading the washers
There's just no quick way of loading the washers
Sunshine!
Sunshine!
Primer
Primer
Will I have enough washers? That's £56 for the brass washers!
Will I have enough washers? That's £56 for the brass washers!
I'm happy so far, that's just short of 1500 brass washers
I'm happy so far, that's just short of 1500 brass washers
It weighs a ton
It weighs a ton
An awkward bracket
An awkward bracket
Now few examples have the mesh to protect the heat exchanger matrix , why wouldn't you fit it....boots will damage the cooling fins for sure
Now few examples have the mesh to protect the heat exchanger matrix , why wouldn't you fit it....boots will damage the cooling fins for sure
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To flatten the mesh heat to cherry red on a flat surface
To flatten the mesh heat to cherry red on a flat surface
Now how to fix it in place
Now how to fix it in place
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Plumbing for the oil cooler
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That's the end of the 12 ba bolts Mr Dawe
That's the end of the 12 ba bolts Mr Dawe
It's the only way I could think of fixing the mesh
It's the only way I could think of fixing the mesh
Lots of this work
Lots of this work
Primed
Primed
I like the mesh
I like the mesh
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Making the pipe fittings
Making the pipe fittings
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About 3/4 of an hour on that bloody pipe
About 3/4 of an hour on that bloody pipe
Just because it's pla doesn't mean you can't bolt it in place
Just because it's pla doesn't mean you can't bolt it in place
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I like the aerial views
I like the aerial views
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Just like the real thing
Just like the real thing
Waiting for something
Waiting for something
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"Waiting for something" - Cup of tea, perhaps :-D

Cheers

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The fan belt material has arrived from Hong Kong so the engine can now be permanently installed in the engine compartment tray.
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Always another fitting to paint
Always another fitting to paint
Working out how I'm going to thread the six belts all at the same time
Working out how I'm going to thread the six belts all at the same time
The last of the duck egg goes on
The last of the duck egg goes on
Best paint the fans now
Best paint the fans now
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The belts fixed to the bottom of the sectioned pulleys, then thread around the pulleys and fixed again at the top
The belts fixed to the bottom of the sectioned pulleys, then thread around the pulleys and fixed again at the top
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A couple more oil pipes added
A couple more oil pipes added
That's all the fan belt contact areas of the pulleys painted in aluminium
That's all the fan belt contact areas of the pulleys painted in aluminium
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The generator belt can be slipped over the pulley once the tray has passed under the cross member
The generator belt can be slipped over the pulley once the tray has passed under the cross member
Difficult to photograph in these led strip lights
Difficult to photograph in these led strip lights
A very tricky job threading the belts, being careful not to over tighten each belt as the total force will lift the nr side of the engine
A very tricky job threading the belts, being careful not to over tighten each belt as the total force will lift the nr side of the engine
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