01-04-2012, 12:36 PM
Hey Kenny,
Here's the drawing I used when ordering the armature I had made for me.
Here's my disclaimer !!!!
I made very detailed measurement from the kit parts and my own mounting system inside to get the final length of the pipe. It's intentionally short to allow for this internal framing on the ends. The resin kit parts I have are not going to be the same as you'll have if building it from scratch with original parts. I know for a fact that the trailers are slightly smaller than the original kit trailers just due to the molding/casting shrinkage factor and they play a significant role in the overall length of the model.
If you have a hacksaw or some sort of metal cutter I'd suggest getting the nuts welded on with a little extra length on each end then trimming it down to the exact length after you have that figured out for your build.
Good luck and keep us posted.
-Doug
Here's the drawing I used when ordering the armature I had made for me.
Here's my disclaimer !!!!
I made very detailed measurement from the kit parts and my own mounting system inside to get the final length of the pipe. It's intentionally short to allow for this internal framing on the ends. The resin kit parts I have are not going to be the same as you'll have if building it from scratch with original parts. I know for a fact that the trailers are slightly smaller than the original kit trailers just due to the molding/casting shrinkage factor and they play a significant role in the overall length of the model.
If you have a hacksaw or some sort of metal cutter I'd suggest getting the nuts welded on with a little extra length on each end then trimming it down to the exact length after you have that figured out for your build.
Good luck and keep us posted.
-Doug
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Sometimes I build and think and sometimes I just build.
Sometimes I build and think and sometimes I just build.