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1/24 Bedford TM


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Thanks everyone for the look in and encouragement !!!!!!!!!!!! Appreciated ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and yes Keith I am enjoying getting out of the build blocks to see bits come together when they go right !!!!!!!!!!

A very productive night building the battery carrier out of aluminium foil and minimum of plastic !!!

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Anyone know if you can buy individual batteries ready made ?

Nige

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Every penny is a prisoner these days so it does help to recycle when I can !!!!!!!!

A little more footering about getting the battery carrier mounted
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Just hope the aluminium u channel brackets survive through to painting and handling. Surprisingly rigid !!!!!1

Nige

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Maybe you will have to make the batteries from plastic Nige mate.

Do you have a picture of what they look like.

Never know, I might have something to help.

Great work as all ways.

foxy :coolio:

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Have had a go Foxy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but thanks for the offer !!!!!!!!!

Batteries, cables and clamps being worked on !!!!

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Still some tweeking and carry handles on the batteries to form too

Nige

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  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks Bigbad

Filling up the chassis
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A wee bit of a break and only the brakes been worked on
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The bleedin glues refused to take any hold on the mix of plastic tubing leaving the rings floating about or popping off at the slightest nudge !! Thought a light sanding would help, but still an issue even now !!!
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Am finding blue tack to be a very useful third hand for jobs like drilling and even cutting
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And had to fix a screw up with flexi pipe routes
Wrong side
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After correction
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Have been getting time to tinker with the plastic while I am up at Lossiemouth at the caravan (likely the last time at Silver Sands unfortunately).

My work bench for the two weeks

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Getting all the bits to fit just right is bleeding awkward especially as a couple of mm out in one place throws things out elsewhere ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and it is so hard to predict where the effect will knock on to or multiply up until you hit the next problem area !!!!!!! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Will be a few cuts and shuts in areas hopefully that will be hidden from view except for those in the know !!!!!!!

Rear brakes and load sensor
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Mounting the cab has meant having to tweek the front axle and the bumper to make sure the cab sits right !!!!!

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Am enjoying chilling out on hols and getting wee hits on the build

Niige

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Well its some work you have there and seeing it in its full size, I am amazed the amount of work you have got into this build so far.

'Is there more he asks him self', looks near complete to me.

Nice work.

foxy :coolio:

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Links of brake actuators to drums, steering arms and tie rods, transfer box (dimensions still a bit sketchy on this), prop shafts, cab interior, front and rear light clusters, tyre inflator, a few hoses and cables in, under and around the engine and cab !!!!! Paint items and assemble and then overall green and black !!!!!! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Then some glazing !!!!!

Need to rebuild the kit-kat seats with corrected dimensions too as one damaged but I had measured once ,,,,,,,,,,,,, cut a few times ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, AND GOT IT WRONG !!!!! Needs correcting !!!!!

Seems not a lot when I put it that way but I need to get my finger out !!!!!!

Thanks for all the support through out

Nige

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Added the power steering pump and auxiliary power lead under the cab, track rod and steering king pins !!!! Not much to see so no pic !!!!

See if I can get the transfer box started tomorrow !!!

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