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UPDATE Aug 10th

Right gaunt is complete. I got the smaller parts installed, the 4 little darts and oval tube on top, and the hose connectors, and long tube under the whipcord box.

I had to go to 2 different places to find hardware that looked right.

The hardware parts weren't designed to go together, so I wrapped the threads on one side of the center part with electrical tape to screw the flare nut on. Then "locked" it by dripping some super glue down onto the threads and tape.

To paint the hardware parts I sprayed them with Krylon Dull Aluminum, then after they were dry I brushed on some black pastel in uneven patterns, then sealed them with Testors Dullcote. I may go back at some point and dry brush some blotchy brighter silver. Opinions?

I used lengths of threaded rod to attach the 3 assemblies to the gauntlet, and used 2 part epoxy to glue those in. My gauntlet will probably fall apart before those hose connectors come off! :lol:

The last thing I'm working on is the calc pad for the left gaunt. Still trying to clean some excess resin from the raised sides, and in between some of the buttons. *Sigh* I'm scared I'm going to mess up the buttons. They're tiny!

Eric


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