paddy
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Looking forward trading it thanks Bob
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Heavens Eagle
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The typo monster has struck again.
Well, my markings for @centaur567's ride is here! Thankfully, Gary let me know what his bird looks like and the decals need modifying.
Quick snap of a model I bought to send to Hubert:
Quick snap of a model I bought to send to Hubert:
I just realized that I spilled the beans on what I was working on in the background! More on that later... Can anyone identify it in the meantime?
paddy
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I bought this because its MP3 and i wanted some music for the car (which is rather old and only takes MP3)
Sir William Walton wrote the original score but it was dropped and at the last minute and Ron Goodwin was brought in to write a new score.
Lawrence Olivier was so disgusted by this he threatened to have his name removed from the credits. A compromise was made and Goodwin did write a new score but the battle in the air music from Walton was retained so i went for this version above as it retains the full air battle score.
You might be thinking how does a theme tune warrant £7.99 but its actually the full score so its 20+ tracks and 40 minutes. As you listen key moments from the film flash back to your brain as music relates to pictures so while you have the BoB march the music where the dead WAAFs ar lined up under a blanket, the inspection of the HE111s by Goring, the missing pilots places at dinner in the German camp and the nightlife in Berlin when they get the first allied raid are all brought to mind and of course the final scene where they look out over London after the battle from RAF HQ to the full orchestral drama of the BoB march.
If you like classical music...........its jolly good old chap.
Heavens Eagle
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Yeah, Paddy showed me a neat tool.....
And I also found this.
Here are the Amazon US links
Amazon Hubest Tabletop Mini Vise, Multi-Function Clamp
Amazon 2.44 inch Mini Fractal vice
And I also found this.
Here are the Amazon US links
Amazon Hubest Tabletop Mini Vise, Multi-Function Clamp
Amazon 2.44 inch Mini Fractal vice
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Thanks Paul. I corrected one of the links as they both pointed to the fractal vise. Then, I got carried away and added links to the images too!
paddy
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That is actually identical to mine Paul including the hard case, i just took the picture of another of the faces.
The vice is interesting, i did look at one from innocratsman but as you say they were rather expensive although this one is stainless
The vice is interesting, i did look at one from innocratsman but as you say they were rather expensive although this one is stainless
Heavens Eagle
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Turns out the jaws on the one I bought are stainless as well. The base is a very solid aluminum CNC machined and hard anodized with a steel lead screw. At $45 it was well worth it. Very weighty (not light) and very solid once I tightened up all the screws. The tolerances were so tight that it was hard to move the jaw, so I added a .02mm shim which wasn't enough. Added a second which made it a .04mm (.002 inch) shim and the jaw moves nice and smooth with just barely a hint of play, which is perfect. There were several other iterations of the same vice for up to $55 which is still a great deal compared to the Innocraftsman vice.
@Heavens Eagle, you posted those while I had these in my 'Saved for Later' section. I don't see the differences, other than cheaper prices, but your opinion would help me decide, Paul.
Heavens Eagle
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The little vice with the stand is what it is. It looks to be made well. The fractal vice looks identical to what I just got with the exception of the name screened on the side. Just look around for what you would like. Like I posted, my fractal vice needed the screws tightened up and then I added some super thin shim material into the sliding jaw as It was just too tight to slide with the coating added. My guess is that it was just slip free without the coatings and the coating made it tighter. The small vice looks like a tool to hold small figures and parts for painting.
I'll be asking about the shims when I get it. Next rewards from Prime in two weeks.
centaur567
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Looks like the ammo pod for the 20mm Cobra.
Gary S.
