Funny old day today. I had to use the measuring tool to cut off the tips of four tooth picks although I only used 3 in the build. They now project beyond the set of cogs I made, I’m sure …
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Another subassembly, building up quite a collection. I did two pages today as they seemed to have over complicated “tomorrows” task of a single piece, a duplicate of one of today’s pieces.
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Another sub assembly. An access panel and a bit of cowling, not sure where that bit goes. The instructions were a bit misleading on the access panel. The door and frame were together on the cutout, but nowhere in the …
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Today I used the miscoloured wood section. I had wondered if it was special but it just seems to be a normal piece. I conclude that during the quality checks they decided to replace a defective section of my wood, …
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Only 5 pieces today and a full page of instructions. Just a lever, not too sure of its purpose yet.
Read moreParachuting into work – update
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I turned the corner into the road where I catch my bus and this large object in the air caught my eye. A closer look revealed it to be a parachute. It was close to the ground and within a …
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I came close to making my first big boo boo today. The assembly is held together with 12 cocktail sticks. Fortunately I was being cautious and paused before the final push together. It was a ratchet type device and I …
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Engine cowling today. It was nice doing a simple large section today, for tomorrow we are on to the complicated drive mechanism.
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