SERENITY - Sept 20 2005

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The little winglets on the bottom of the engines

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One of the engine intakes that will be inserted

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Since the insert sits too high I have to grind out some of the resin inside

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Comparison of the inserts one deeper then the other

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Close up 1

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Close up 2

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The grinding that was done

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The rear section. A bit of work had to be done on them

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Holes were drilled in the middle to accept a 1/4-20 threaded rod for mounting purposes

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Still a few more cast parts. I may have enough now

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The moulds for the engine inserts

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Close up of the turkey feathers that need to be cleaned up. The newer casting technique with less resin has meant less cleanup needed.

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Rear of the body had to be modified for where the reactor is going to sit. I also drilled a hole to put in a threaded rod for assembly

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The threaded rod was puttied in. The hole was drilled a bit off center and needed to be opened up a bit so when I puttied it would be straight

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Front view

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Assembly of the reactor parts

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Rear section still needed some materila removed to get things to fit

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