Thanks!
Um, yeah. Didn't I mention that before? I have a set of disc covers (plastic ones) that have been in a box behind my furnace for a couple of years. I decided this is the place to use them, unless I don't like how they look. I painted them satin black. Here's the front wheel:Love ape hangers! Are those wheel discs I spy there on the steps?
Luke.
Alright, do my tail lights look a little more appropriate if they look something like this?
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I'm probably actually going to do two fins about 120 degrees apart, with the rocket itself being mounted to the top of a larger fin. The fin is made from a scrap of copper sheeting I had, though the color difference is harder to pick out in the photo.
Other than that, I went over all the old paint with polishing compound and found it shined up reasonably well were it wasn't scratched off. I drilled out the rivets for the fender stays. I'll paint the stays copper in the next day or so, the reattach with copper rivets. I have to borrow my father's rivet gun though. This also gives me a chance to more or less straighten the ends of the fender without the stays getting in the way.
Well, it's what I'm attempting. I'm not sure if I can get the tight corners to form around cleanly, though. In retrospect, I probably should attempted a simpler form first. Anyway, I have enough copper sheet left to make a tank plate as a back-up plan. At this point, I think I'd rather use that if I have to than the wood tank - it'll be closer to the look that I'm going for.Wow! Hammerforming a copper tank, that is cool!
Luke.
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