Good Evening Again Rocketeers,
It is time for the weekly update as during the week nothing gets done. I know, you all thought I had run away to Bali-Bali or someplace! Nah, I'm still plugging away at the Steyr...…..
Fernando - Thanks my man, I wasn't sure about the rule. I still think 10 foot is better in my case! It is all coming together now and with luck it will be done before the 18th...
Rick - Wow, sorry to hear that Rick. If I can help in any way, just drop me a mail on here. I like painting and usually painting = Progress. I hope you are not stuck in the corner anymore...
Dude 2 - Thanks John. I have been beating my brains out over the cable reels and below you will see the results buddy!!!
Paul - Thank you too my friend and the below picture is for you. Filled reels ready to go...
PaulE - 100% correct
Moses Sir! I didn't prime the resin gen and had a hell of a time getting paint on it. I think if I had washed it first, there would have been no problem. Sometimes I just forget the basics. Best wishes to Donald. Ok, don't hate me...
Danny - Thanks and I hope to have the Steyr together by next weekend. Then I can do all the little details without knocking them off with the sausage fingers...
Mick - Thank so much Mick! I only have a couple of weeks to bring it all together for the SMC in Holland. I have never entered a contest before and don't care if I win or lose. Do they give bling for the worst of show???
Stevie - Thanks Buddy, I'm plugging along and with all the luck, you will be able to see everything, Pimples and all!!! Really though, I plan on leaving the back doors open so you can see all the fine quality
crap stuff inside and leaving the trunk open too...The horror, the horror!
Ok, update time. As said, I want to take this to Holland and win a prize. Yeah right!!! I'll have better luck french kissing a rattlesnake folks…….First up was filling and finishing the cable reels that were stored in the trunk of the Steyr. When I only had 4 reels and needed at least 6, our own
Paul Scott came to the rescue and sent me a wonderful care package of 4 reels, mounts, plus the etch set that went with them. I didn't use the etch for them
Paul, but with a hearty thanks again...
Here they are loaded for bear. The etch straps were too short, so I found 4 new ones in the etch stash to use. After adding the new straps and a little hairy stick work, We finally came up with these for the trunk reels...
I guess they sorta look like these and will even more so when they're mounted on their reel holders…………………
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Yeah, I know, I forgot the nipples on the caps. I didn't want anyone to get excited you know!
Moving along, we needed to get this puppy on 4 wheels and standing. Used an old trick with tubing cut at an angle for the steered front wheels and added the rear wheels. I also touched up the paint on the tires a little...
Up next was painting the generator. As mentioned above, I forgot to wash the resin, but in the long run it came out ok. It is temporarily set in place as I needed to align the vent panel for cooling and the starter crank hole with it. You can also see the new attempt at smoothing the rear deck with Mr. Surfacer 500. The deck is a real PITA...
After working all the dimensions and marking them out in pencil on my panel, I started doing the nasty job of replicating the vents...
The start was a little flaky, but as I scribed more rows, it became a little better. Ok, remember the 10 foot rule here!!! The more I scribed, the better it went and after a long while, without a beer, we had this...
Overall, it isn't to shabby and it was one hell of a learning experience to boot. It did take more than an hour though and this is how it's supposed to look,
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Not perfect, but pretty damn close. Once it's painted and with a black wash on it, the vents should look like the pic. It just needs the cap for the starter crank on it with a safety cable (dummy cord).
That's it for tonight good people. Another weekend is over, but I have to work overtime to get this baby finished. That means I get to bore you more this week with updates. Aren't you all so lucky!!! Have a great week and thanks for bearing with me. Enjoy and as usual, all abuse is welcome!!!...
Prost
Allen