Operation Tamy T1 face lift

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Tanks a lot,
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I will add attachment chain to secure tow hitch pin later down the road.
Tanks a lot,
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Burger,
Beautiful work with the Aeromate\scratch brass and ABER part. The chain will be anti-climactic at this point. ;o)
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PainlessWolf wrote:Burger,
Beautiful work with the Aeromate\scratch brass and ABER part. The chain will be anti-climactic at this point. ;o)
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Thanks Painless for the complements, much appreciated :clap:
You were actually my inspiration for detailing the tow hitch. :thumbup:
Have a good one!!
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Cracking job on the tow hitch Burger..I'll be working on my first P.E parts soon there sooo small :wtf: .
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Jake79 wrote:Cracking job on the tow hitch Burger..I'll be working on my first P.E parts soon there sooo small :wtf: .
Hey Jake,
Thanks for the complement on the hitch work. Glad your getting into your PE parts soon :thumbup: make sure, if you haven't already, that you invest in some good magnification to see these small parts 8O or you eyes may spontanously explode!!! :crazy:
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Burger_Patrol1 wrote:
Jake79 wrote:Cracking job on the tow hitch Burger..I'll be working on my first P.E parts soon there sooo small :wtf: .
Hey Jake,
Thanks for the complement on the hitch work. Glad your getting into your PE parts soon Image make sure, if you haven't already, that you invest in some good magnification to see these small parts 8O or you eyes may spontanously explode!!! :crazy:
Yes indeed. Mr Painless had purchased a very nice magnifier tool with clamps for such a task. I just ordered something similar to free up my hands for solderingImage

Yes that hitch is incredibleImage
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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c.rainford73 wrote:
Burger_Patrol1 wrote:
Jake79 wrote:Cracking job on the tow hitch Burger..I'll be working on my first P.E parts soon there sooo small :wtf: .
Hey Jake,
Thanks for the complement on the hitch work. Glad your getting into your PE parts soon Image make sure, if you haven't already, that you invest in some good magnification to see these small parts 8O or you eyes may spontanously explode!!! :crazy:
Yes indeed. Mr Painless had purchased a very nice magnifier tool with clamps for such a task. I just ordered something similar to free up my hands for solderingImage

Yes that hitch is incredibleImage
Thanks Rainford!! :thumbup:
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Welcome to Sunday's addition of Operation Tamy T1 Face Lift....Hope yawl had a great weekend!!!
Starting things off with the Exhaust heat shields by Aber
Starting things off with the Exhaust heat shields by Aber
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Annealing brass parts helps with bending process.
Annealing brass parts helps with bending process.
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Adding scribe marks on Heat Shields
Adding scribe marks on Heat Shields
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Ta-Dahhhh
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Brain storming on how to make this Engine Heater Cover
Brain storming on how to make this Engine Heater Cover
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Scaling pattern for Eng Heater Cover
Scaling pattern for Eng Heater Cover
Cutting test shapes from Styrene
Cutting test shapes from Styrene
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Styrene templates were a bust. Got this gem from craft store and shaped it with sanding stick.
Styrene templates were a bust. Got this gem from craft store and shaped it with sanding stick.
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Heres what I ended up with...Not sure if I like it though. I will try a couple more things...
Heres what I ended up with...Not sure if I like it though. I will try a couple more things...
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Time for Heat Shield Mounts
Time for Heat Shield Mounts
50 cal. for some size recognition...ha ha ha
50 cal. for some size recognition...ha ha ha
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Filling mounts with solder
Filling mounts with solder
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Drilling out solder for attachments bolts
Drilling out solder for attachments bolts
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Filling holes on rear hull with Styrene
Filling holes on rear hull with Styrene
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