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Scorpion2nz
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
the elves have been back creating mischief
for  a start they got hold of my CC and ordered some 9BA nuts from the UK
but then they heard that there was/is a postal disturbance of some sort over there  so they started to make some nuts  and that blasted leprachaun cousin of theirs Murphy  arrived with the mail man today with the ordered nuts after  all the required amount had been made in the shed
Evil or Very Mad  Evil or Very Mad
.Any way to show some progress I have sneaked a couple of photos



four parallel links down and 4 to go
and here we have the piston rod top eyepiece

now that all the widdle bits are assembled it must be time to make the front spacer  then all the difficult bits start
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
They are obviously good at complex linkages. Great work this will look great in motion!
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great work it will be grand to see it working  Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looking good !
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Poetry in (parallel) motion Dennis.
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Poetry in (parallel) motion Dennis.


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nice model how come youre elves are so productive mine only hide parts i have just made or steal scribbers .WHAT DO YOU FEED THEM ON
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
frazer heslop wrote:
nice model how come youre elves are so productive mine only hide parts i have just made or steal scribbers .WHAT DO YOU FEED THEM ON


Brass filings and  turnings  Laughing  ::and if i am not quick enough they veture inside and nick Chocolate out of the fridge (or was that the wife)   and they make a house and bed down in the wood turning shavings  Laughing  Laughing
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