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sorry ModelSpace had a system failure in the middle of loading photos, here is the balance jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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and again!! jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Like the extra detail Jase  great stuff  regards Phil  COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Yep, cracking build Jase! Love those brake lines  Regards Gray
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Hi Jase. Love the detail in the base of the rocket. looking good Ian  Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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This is looking awesome, great build Richie
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thanks all for looking in and taking the time to leave a comment. always appreciated Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Next we turn our attention to the top of the launch frame. the first item is a box made from kit supplied etch.
There are then 2 different power couplings and two phone line connection points with appropriate pluming back to the side trunking.
a swing arm polly is also added
With this done the nose cone clamp is assembled and fitted. when assembled the two arms are adjustable. the parts went together well but yet again a fit issue when mounting the assembly to the launch frame. there are two 1.5mm wide rectangular lugs that the assembly mounts over to ensure correct positioning, however once assembled the clamp has 1mm wide holes to go over the lungs  again I found it easer to remove the lugs and manually position the part.
jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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closing in on the end of the assembly, the next job is the two platforms. these fold out once the launch frame is erected. these should be wood slats within a metal frame. the kit has no texture on the wood slats, so I decided to cover them with scrap laminate deck from one of my ship builds. I hope that under paint the wood grain will show through.
ech plank of wood was individually cut out and dry fitted before being attached. I did not but them up so as to not loose the definition of individual planks.
There are two supports that hold the platforms in place. the kit parts are perfectly good but require a lot of clean up and the danger of misshaping them is high, so I chose to replace them with brass rod of the same diameter. The ends of the rod were slightly filed down to get a good fit with the lock points.
Some people have reported an issue with not enough chain for the railings but I did not have that issue, I had some left over after fitting.
the lower platform was constructed in exactly the same way, paying attention to the wood grain direction.
side walkways are then added. when folded down these should be stowed away, but the kit does not provide for this.
It certainly looks like it means business with the platforms in place.
JaseFile Attachment(s): jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Hi this looking very good now ,luv all the extra detail you are putting into this ,makes all the difference, cheers Mick. Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
Stash.airfix 1/24 mosquito. Diag Virginia schooner, tamiya 1/6 honda 750, tamiya 1/35 famo, tamiya 1/35 flak 88.
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The scratch building is great Jase regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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Big thanks to you both for looking in and leaving a comment. Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Just a quick update,
There a re a number of step rungs that need to be fitted up one side of the launch frame, clean up is a bit time consuming but otherwise straightforward
This completes the kit build but I have a little more to do before we get to painting
jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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My next task was to re-work the stabiliser feet, the brass rod replaces the kit part so that I can set the pads at the correct depth for the trailer when in the launched position.
jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Looking good Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Just catching up with your work on this Jase, looking really good. Mark
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Thanks both for looking in and your comments “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Looking Good Jase. some very nice Detail. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Thanks Ian, appreciate you dropping by Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Next is a small modification to the hydraulic rams that raise the launch frame. a small amount of evergreen strip rounded off to form the connection points for the hydraulic pipe.
The pipe is copper wire and connects to the blocks I added earlier in the build
Some more plumbing was added this time using solder as the pipe diameter needed to be larger, this connects at the launch frame tank and terminate at a coupling point at the bottom of the frame. a tanker would have coupled to this.
The final modification is the the bank of gas tanks on the trailer frame. I pice of white card was used to make the rack front that is not included in the kit. the bottle heads were removed to allow fit and then replaced with scratch made ones
finally more copper wire was run to the expansion tanks to complete the additional plumbing.
this completes the build next we can get stuck into priming
Jasejase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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