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Good Afternoon!
Those are great looking Details! Following along still!
regards,
Painless

Look at those Acetylene and O2 bottles! I'd bet you turned those yourself, along with all the other incredible stuff.

Seems you've dropped the basket weaving? Or just the under water part?

MrChef wrote: ↑Thu Sep 25, 2025 3:14 am Seems you've dropped the basket weaving? Or just the under water part?

Had been supplying a local Native American gift store with my baskets (am cheaper than the Chinese baskets when you include shipping) Store is fully stocked (demand/quality is low) will start production next Spring if needed.

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Thu Sep 25, 2025 3:04 am Look at those Acetylene and O2 bottles! I'd bet you turned those yourself, along with all the other incredible stuff.

Yep, was an excuse to use the lathe. Each bottle has a 3 mm screw from the bottom. Got some polystyrene today so will start the upper soft cab soon.

Wider trailer axles showed up and were installed on the D.W. Swapping out the axles was less fun than creating the suspension in the first place (believe me when I say I cursed the engineer). Unlike today's semi trucks, the steer axle track is the same as the inner rear tires (similar to a current dually pick-up).

Looking really smart!!

Starting the non armored cab (soft cab). There is laminated styrene in the front corners and where the nose leans back to the windshield allowing some shaping to get the round corners. I won't start the shaping until tomorrow when the glue is fully set. Door openings to follow. The upper part of the cab will be removable for now (is tacked in place at the moment).

Look at those seats in the cab, this thing is huge!!
Great work!

Its coming along really well mate