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| Ray:
Really shaping up nicely. Keep up the good work. :clap: Ray |
| NickG:
Yeah nice work Benni, you've been ploughing on with this. :thumbup: Looking at peoples builds with castings, I'm a bit confused as to how I'd tackle it ... what to mill and clean up and what to leave as cast finish. I guess if you don't clean it up it may look like holes are off-centre etc. Is it possible just to machine the critical dimensions and leave the rest or are the model castings not really good enough for that? Cheers, Nick |
| saw:
Thanks for nice komments Ray and NickG NickG, I think there is two sides of youre question, some builders wants there model be very smoth and nice and other wants to show it's a casting. I am between those ideas. I want a nice and smoth model but at the same time I want to show that this model is an casting. Yes you can build a model and only machine the critical parts and it will work good, but comeing so far, I belive that you want some bling too, right? :) |
| NickG:
Yeah you're right, it's a balance otherwise the model could end up looking a bit average with too many cast surfaces I guess. |
| Don1966:
Benni you are do a great job on the compound. I have been reading you progress quietly. Love all your photos, just keep them coming. I am in the process of building Ruby,s Marine Compound forward and aft engine. Need ll the help I can get. Don |
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