Serenity - July 19 2006

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Moulds all cured and now ready to cast

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Back to this little engine detail. Small strips glued to the outside to create a lip. This will be trimmed back

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And this is the mould box for the little detail piece

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First casting. It s a bit thick but I can work with it

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Close up of the casting

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All cleaned up

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Another engine detail piece. These are the parts. A punch and die set is helpful for making the small circles

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And all glued together. The hole are where piping will go into

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Rod glued to the back end of the antenna arrays

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First one installed

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Front view

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another side view

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The mount made of brass rod

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And with the antenna array on