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Looking really good from here Bill :) 

 

2 hours ago, perdu said:

Anyway I am off to have a look at the Bilvedere, should we have a fred of our own?

Yes please :) 

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2 hours ago, perdu said:

Anyway I am off to have a look at the Bilvedere, should we have a fred of our own?

 

Well as this one's already stretched to 30+ pages - although almost the equivalent of one was devoted to a certain sultry songstress - I'd say 'Yes' too...

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Thanks Martian

 

I'd be the minority that keeps having to rebuild legs and antennae because the whole bl**dy issue is so poorly engineered

 

Italeri and Matchbox both it must be said

 

Once one gets to the detailing stage the slightest (really slight!) jar has one or other of the legs heading under the bench

 

Then an antenna snags and guess what?

 

Yup!

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2 hours ago, perdu said:

Then an antenna snags and guess what?

I feel your pain Bill, I weren't as cautious as you and added the antenna on the front in plenty of time to break / bend / twist them a thousand times or more. 

 

And the towel rail. 

 

You just gotta hold on to the mojo until the job is done.

 

Also...

 

Looking forward to seeing some rotors...

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3 hours ago, perdu said:

 

Once one gets to the detailing stage the slightest (really slight!) jar has one or other of the legs heading under the bench

 

Then an antenna snags and guess what?

 

Dare I suggest sir that you get acquainted with the gentle art of soldering brass. Brass details are surprisingly easy to make and are many times stronger than the plastic equivalent.

 

Just a suggestion.

 

Your chinook is looking superb by the way.

 

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Steve you swine don't get me running off in The Baron's dratted direction  :)

 

Whatever next?

 

Photoetch with chemicals?

 

(TBH there have been brass and nickel silver steel inserts but the whole issue just keeps snagging and I get very... Er, irritated)

 

Or even 3D printed metals

 

There were, I understand metal legs available for Wokka kits but I have never seen any

(Hmm maybe not,  why not this model is calling out loud for such)

 

So


Take brass tubing, pick up soldering iron and begin

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13 minutes ago, perdu said:

Steve you swine don't get me running off in The Baron's dratted direction  :)

Seconded! One of the Baron is quite enough to be coping with.

 

Martian 👽

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4 hours ago, Martian Hale said:

Seconded! One of the Baron is quite enough to be coping with.

 

Martian 👽

Why do you think he's banished to the far side of the emerald isle, under the watchful eye of Father Ted!

Cup of tea?

 

Ian

 

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1 hour ago, limeypilot said:

Why do you think he's banished to the far side of the emerald isle, under the watchful eye of Father Ted!

Cup of tea?

 

Ian

 

Yeah, that makes sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If anything in this 'place' can

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4 hours ago, limeypilot said:

Why do you think he's banished to the far side of the emerald isle, under the watchful eye of Father Ted!

Cup of tea?

 

Ian

 

Well, that's somewhat akin to being trusted to the tender care of @general melchett!

A pint of Old Scrotum?

 

Martian 👽

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13 hours ago, perdu said:

Not forgotten, we have just got Everest in to look at the glazing

Fit the best, as they say...

 

....we had Safestyle do some of ours a few weeks ago; they put the wrong glass in the panel over the rear door - to be replaced - and this weekend's storm has revealed gaps around said door, resulting in not inconsiderable draughts...

....so don't let them anywhere near the Chinook, Bill, now you're finally winning!

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