chunkolini
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Hi Guys got this finished today.
made from 8mm mild steel bar and 1.6mm sheet, treated it with ammonium chloride yesterday to get it rusted evenly, a bit soon but it is on it's way. measures 2.5m tall.
It is mounted on a piece of 30mm steel box hidden inside the bottom of the tail. Panels shapped with a mixture of big and small hammers and a fly press. On a good day I could make and fit 18 panels, one day I managed three, the sides and top of the head.
What a lucky place to have a workshop, always such blue skies (helped by a polarising filter).
If you are interested I can post some images of the build and detail shots.
Chunko'.
made from 8mm mild steel bar and 1.6mm sheet, treated it with ammonium chloride yesterday to get it rusted evenly, a bit soon but it is on it's way. measures 2.5m tall.
It is mounted on a piece of 30mm steel box hidden inside the bottom of the tail. Panels shapped with a mixture of big and small hammers and a fly press. On a good day I could make and fit 18 panels, one day I managed three, the sides and top of the head.
What a lucky place to have a workshop, always such blue skies (helped by a polarising filter).
If you are interested I can post some images of the build and detail shots.
Chunko'.