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[natty15d]

i checked at halfords today.

They have 40,45,50,55,60mm diameter wire reinforced ducting in silver.

would 45mm be too big?

Nathan

 

[STEVE THE SWEDE]

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i checked at halfords today.

They have 40,45,50,55,60mm diameter wire reinforced ducting in silver.

would 45mm be too big?

Nathan
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Nathan, it's great to see you in this thread!

Good, job on the hose! Actually (having the AT-ATRON in mind) the 45mm would be to small. However, the 55mm would be PERFECT!

Steve.

 

[natty15d]

You wouldnt believe how often i read this thread.

Im finishing off some stuff then ill be hot on the heels of you with my ATATron.

Ill pick some up tommorrow & try it with my kit to see if it looks right.

If it does i can easily get more

Nathan

 

[STEVE THE SWEDE]

Hey, that's great, pics would be awesome to if possible.
And BTW, whatever your working on, shelf it! Join the AT-AT fun instead!

Steve.

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

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Ill pick some up tommorrow & try it with my kit to see if it looks right.
If it does i can easily get more

Nathan
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HI Nathan,
I'm intersted in some of the hose if you can get more.

Lynn

 

[staermose]

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, 55 mm would be right for the ATARON and 50 mm would be for the SS AT-AT.... Right???!!!

 

[natty15d]

got the 55mm hose, ill take pics tonight on my model

Nathan

 

[swpropmaker]

If 50mm equals 2" it will be correct and sir you are correct.

Steve

 

[staermose]

Well... 2 inches is actually 5,08 mm but who's counting anyway

 

[swpropmaker]

Close e-nuff for Gov-ment work!

 

[natty15d]

Here are the pics of 55mm ducting with the ATATron.

Say hello to the little seen ATAT jiraffe

Larger pics are here http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=393434

 

[swpropmaker]

Scale looks great for the ATAT Ron.. compare it to the kit neck and you will see the new material fills the space like the filming minature. Is there any way to give the purchace info on this stuff? Who what where when and how much? Im sure all the ATATRON guys will wan to jump on this.

Steve

 

[natty15d]

Its from an automotive store here in the UK called "Halfords".

Its a flexible hose & comes in 40,45,50,55,60mm dia.
I used the 55mm dia hose for the pics.

In the 50mm & below sizes the wire reinforcing is slightly thinner.

Any automotive spare shop should have this stuff as standard, Halfords usually list the make & model of car but they havent on this part making me think its used on almost every type of vehicle.

The price was £3.60 if i remember right for a piece about 200mm long

Nathan

 

[The Stig]

Honestly, my first thought upon seeing that hose was that it was a slinky.

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

looks great Nathan!!

Here are pics of mine in progress, these pics are on Printroom, so I hope the links work.

Bottom cut out with SaturnV parts in temporarily in place.
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?shopperid=QG28FXXJNERK9MP4GMBS08K9HVNK1LN5&userid=Barlow&album_id=176378&image_id=0&effect=&param=16147

New neck in position in place...
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?shopperid=QG28FXXJNERK9MP4GMBS08K9HVNK1LN5&userid=Barlow&album_id=176378&image_id=1&effect=&param=36062

Left side mostly done with the new styrene side panels.
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?shopperid=QG28FXXJNERK9MP4GMBS08K9HVNK1LN5&userid=Barlow&album_id=176378&image_id=2&effect=&param=28428

Right side with new styrene panels mostly in place..
http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?shopperid=QG28FXXJNERK9MP4GMBS08K9HVNK1LN5&userid=Barlow&album_id=176378&image_id=3&effect=&param=73691

Here is the album link...
http://www.printroom.com/ViewAlbum.asp?userid=Barlow&album_id=176378

Lynn

 

[1138]

Hey everyone, I'm relatively new to studio scale building and have started a y-wing. Most of my time on RPF is on the y thread, here are some of my progress picks.

http://rpf.prop-planet.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1158&forum=3&start=875

Your guys AWESOME work on the ATAT has inspired me and would really appreciate a PM on the "friend up north" cause this will definitely be my next project. I see from some of your comments that the molds might be fried, but its worth a try. Thanks in advance.

Dan

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

Well, after several more tries on finding the tubing, I finally found a Napa auto store that can get me some.

They ordered me 60MM (2" 3/8") aluminum hose, they could not get 55MM. We'll see how that looks, it should be here in the next couple days.

Lynn

 

[STEVE THE SWEDE]

Lynn, your mods looks totally sweet!!! You've been busy man, you'll wrap this puppy in no time!

Steve.

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

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Lynn, your mods looks totally sweet!!! You've been busy man, you'll wrap this puppy in no time!

Steve.
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Thanks bud!!

I don't know about getting it done in no time, but I do hope to have it finished by the end of the year...

This has been a fun project and much needed change/break for me to do other then Fett...

***Build UPDATE*** I got a PVC tube fully installed to hold my SaturnV belly parts in place to keep them from falling in.

With my 60mm neck tubing arriving hopefully tomorrow, I made a neck support out of small PVC pipe to give the head some side to side movement.

Now to rebuild the neck opening and start to detail the SaturnV belly and surrounding area as well as finish the main body.

Lynn

 

[Zaphod]

Well friends, as much as I love my ATATRON kit and want to build it, my financial situation demands that I part with some more things. Please contact me if interested.