chucks cut aluminium tube spacers in the bin
Now tell me more about these telescopic babies…
Nice start!
Your shell looks fantastic!
I can tell this is going to be a fantastic build 
Nice details again buddy. Could you point me in the right direction of the spacers? I’ve been searching for months with no luck
The person that made and sourced these done these for me as a personal favor, so I don’t wanna name drop out of respect for him in case he gets bombarded with messages for these!!
Completely understand mate. I’d do the same in your position
Haven’t updated this in a while as I had asked Nick to hold off on delivering this bundle until I got moved into my new house. First time buyer so this build will still likely be a slow build.
I finally got the stuff the other day and got restless about 8 pm last night and decided to do some spray painting in the spare bedroom which hasn’t been decorated yet (technically my workshop room). Opened the windows put on a dust mask and laid some dust sheets to protect the flooring and off I went painting the inside black.
Quite happy with this as I’ve never painted anything before in my life, although it’s probably thick in heavy areas, I found it good practice before I do the outside.
I plan on picking up some yellow paint and giving the cyclotron some treatment this week. Once I get that out of the way I’ll probably start drilling holes and dry fitting parts.
Hopefully some more updates this week if I get the cyclotron painted!
Paint looks good. I just moved too so I know how you feel. My workshop is a mess of boxes that need unpacking.
The secret to spray painting the undercoat is multiple thin & even coats combined with overspray. Hold the nozzle past one side of the shell, depress the sprayer, pass the nozzle over the shell using a quick & steady motion, then release the sprayer after you pass the other edge of the shell. Repeat in reverse slightly overlapping the prior line. Your arm will act like an inkjet print head applying paint right-to-left, left-to-right. It is awkward at first but you’ll get the hang of it quickly.
On each subsequent coat, apply in another orientation so you don’t get spray line buildup. If your coats are thin enough, you can apply a perpendicular coat immediately but only if the paint hasn’t started drying. Let dry between coats per the instructions. 2-3 coats is usually enough but it depends on the paint, the application and the look you are going for.
Looking forward to seeing your progress.
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Got that thrower ready to take a trip??
Hey man, did you ever get any further with this?
Unfortunately not. I sold this shell not long before Christmas last year. I didn’t have time to do anything further. I’ve still got all the greebles rare parts so plan is to restart it. I believe Nick is doing a new revamp to the master with newer details so ideally I’ll hold out for that.
Ah man that’s a shame but lucky you being able to grab his new improved Semi shell (as if it can be improved) haha.