Is it a pirate ship or some other kind of floating vessel?
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My Model build to start 2021
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Is it a transformer because it grew and changed shape between the first set and the second set of pics... 
"Autobots! Rollout!"
"Autobots! Rollout!"
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Put another 7 -1/2 hours into this project today. I would have gotten further than I did, but the uprights that were already glued and pinned in place, somehow went crooked and I didn't notice it. So being the way I am, I couldn't leave it like that and had to cut it apart and make new pieces for there and glue them into place and pin them again with 1/8" dowels. On top of that, I needed some 1/2" diameter dowel spacers and I wasn't happy with how they were drilling out so I ended up drilling the hole that I needed and then turned the spacers on the lathe. I know it isn't looking like much but I'm still working on the framework. Because every glue joint has been glued and then pinned with dowels after the glue is dry, it is really adding time onto the build. Oh well, that's what you get when you actually want someone to play with this one. More tomorrow.
I see what you're making, the Flintstone car.
Steam shovel?
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Spent another 7 hours on the build today. Made some more brackets for the frame, turned some more spacers for some of the axels and finished gluing and pinning the front wheel bracket assembly. I know it still doesn't look like much, be we are getting there. Once the frame is done, it will start to take shape.
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Spent my entire day (8 hours) working on the rear wheel axle support brackets. It pretty much ate up my day with having to turn all the spacers on the lathe and making some pretty finicky parts. It was still a good day though and the final glue-up of the assembly, while difficult for just two hands, worked out in the end with the helps of some rubber bands, quick grips, squares and spring clamps. I'll unclamp the assembly tomorrow and clean up any uneven edges.
You know he took what was going to be a great looking snowmobile and turned it into a milling machine...
I'm going with D9 cat with ripper claws.
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Another 8 hours on the build today. Got the clamps removed from the rear wheel assembly and sanded all of the brackets smooth. I then got to work on the main control platform which came together fairly quickly, all considered. From there is was the rear platform and some brackets for that. Unfortunately though, I managed to screw up the 4 brackets after spending an hour making them so I will have to make them again next weekend. Who knows, I might get a chance to get them done tomorrow after work if I have the ambition. Time will tell.
