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[redboat219]

What are those stubby cylinders at the ends of the launch tube in the 4th, 5th and 6th photo from the last?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

What are those stubby cylinders at the ends of the launch tube in the 4th, 5th and 6th photo from the last?

An early version of the launcher that made use of a pneumatic piston to actuate the breech-block. Before I standardized on the locking-ball and spring mechanism to move the breech-block.

[redboat219]

https://youtu.be/yCjwx3cq0sU

2K polyurethane paint on styrene kits?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

2K polyurethane paint on styrene kits?

Why not? Goes over primer as well.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

https://youtu.be/GbD6-ITqpjE

[Timothy L]

https://youtu.be/yCjwx3cq0sU

Dave - this video is very helpful. Once again - thank you. What ventilation is available in your work area for 2K spraying? In my case I can either spray my 2K clear coat on my repainted 212A now, in my unventilated basement, - or wait until warm weather and use a ventilated garage. Does the toxic aspect of 2K “hang” in the air or quickly dissipate in your work area? I will be using a proper mask. Again, videos like this are so helpful. Thank you.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Dave - this video is very helpful. Once again - thank you. What ventilation is available in your work area for 2K spraying? In my case I can either spray my 2K clear coat on my repainted 212A now, in my unventilated basement, - or wait until warm weather and use a ventilated garage. Does the toxic aspect of 2K “hang” in the air or quickly dissipate in your work area? I will be using a proper mask. Again, videos like this are so helpful. Thank you.

Hey, Tim, I relish working with guys like you: you actually finish projects and ask the right questions (unlike some guys on this forum who have, after decades, not finished a God Damned Thing!!!!).

Polyurethan two-part paint is a killer-diller. Active ventilation a must! I simply close the shop-house door and open the shop-outside door, set up a fan, done a charcoal mask, and I'm good. Run a dryer-duct (one of them accordion looking conduits) from your basement to an upstairs window/door. Do this when the wife is out shopping or something. When she gets back have several cans of Raid laying around, and tell her you were chasing cockroaches or something... should keep you off the couch that night.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Timothy L]

Got it - thanks Dave.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

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[JHapprich]

A beautiful kit with great detail, though i prefer the original Sierra I! Was'nt aware of the odd floodhole pattern at the bow. Do you have a scale propeller yet?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

A beautiful kit with great detail, though i prefer the original Sierra I! Was'nt aware of the odd floodhole pattern at the bow. Do you have a scale propeller yet?

I assume it's scale, was part of the tooling Caswell received from SWM. Yes.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

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