Pyrates and the March to EIB & Centurion

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I then put the lens back in, and used a toothpick to place CA glue along the outside edge.

 

After dry time the lens was secure and no fog.

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The final reveal (noting that I have decided not to place white paint in the "Telescope M38" lettering - as "TELE" were the only letters that transferred in the cast from the maker.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Troopacoola[TK]]

Nice!

 

Marc

[Haso[TK]]

Great idea with the tape! Mine got fog unfortunately from ca glue but i can live with it.

 

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Cheers mates, much appreciated!

 

 

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TK fist raised in the air.... LET'S ROCK!!!

 

 

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Counter and Power Cell Wires underway.

 

Using some more screws that I salvaged from the survey equipment I drilled out the necessary locations for installation.

 

 

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Next I drilled the hole in the tips of the counter that hold the power cell wire.

 

I cannot express enough that when you are doing fine work on resin parts to pre-stamp you holes to work as a starting point for the end of your drill, and go slow. This will help prevent exploding resin if you hit a small air bubble.

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Using the braided iPhone cable I bought from a gas station, I cut off one end. Then with wire strippers I removed the interior insulation and cut off all but one of the wires. This will give something for the CA glue to bond to.

 

 

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To clean the exterior braided insulation I used a lighter to melt the ends.

 

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The reference pics of the power cell wires show that the wire are curled, so I grabbed a small diameter drill bit and wrapped the wire around it.

 

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Repeating the cutting and melting process earlier I made the two power cell wires and did a dry fit.

 

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Next was drilling the holes in the power cells. Again preset the holes using a sharp nail then slow and steady.

 

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Then with a toothpick I applied CA glue in the holes and anchored the wires just to the power cells, as there's still more work to be done on the counter.

 

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Back to the counter, I need to grind out the area for the numbers and install a faux "reset button".

 

 

 

I then used a micro file to clean up my edges. There was some chipping of the resin, however I have some bondo to fill that later.

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For the "reset button" I went into my abs scraps and found a suitable size piece to cut and file down.

 

 

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Dry fit showed that the button needed to be shaved down a bit more.

 

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Once I was happy with the size I secured it in place using more CA glue and let it sit over night.

 

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Now the first initial coat of paint using semi-gloss.

 

 

 

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Right then, the plan of attack for the numbers area. I'm going to go looking for some decals that will fit the space as the ones from TrooperBay are a bit on the large side for this counter. For the viewing area I have a plastic face shield lens ready to be cut. That will be a story for the next update.

 

 

 

Cheers my fellow Troopers and keep rocking!

[Troopacoola[TK]]

Nice work there brother!

 

Marc