...okay, that’s better. Applied the grips and rivets to the new bottom tube. The gap between the grips and the clamp looks much better and less obvious than the previous effort. The grips are properly wonky in their lengths and spacing, thanks to Roy’s awesome guide. And, interestingly, the clamp can still be removed from the lower tube without having to disassemble it. Aesthetically speaking, I prefer the grips sitting flush against the clamp, but the reference images (and the practical aspect of being able to disassemble the prop) show that very slight gap.
Now, all that remains is that stamped sidebar, and then I’ll finally have this replica where I want it. Well, maybe after Rebelscum does another bubblestrip run, but my current strip is still perfectly viable. And maybe after replacing the TGS clamp lever with Roman’s, although I need to research the proper shape of the vintage levers, first.
Now, all that remains is that stamped sidebar, and then I’ll finally have this replica where I want it. Well, maybe after Rebelscum does another bubblestrip run, but my current strip is still perfectly viable. And maybe after replacing the TGS clamp lever with Roman’s, although I need to research the proper shape of the vintage levers, first.