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Bent my first etch today!
Posted by Agamemnon
on Monday, January 22, 2007 2:40 PM
I finally took the bull by the horns and bent some tool brackets into shape, for the first time ever. I think I now understand what all the fuss is about. My first two brackets are a bit crude, but still good enough to put onto a vehicle (the Dragon Pz IVE). The bit I'm really proud of, though, is the multipart crew ladder on the side, which I got into place almost in one piece (an errant knife snipped one PE strip at the wrong place, alas). There were some overall casualties, though. A few bracket pieces were tweezerpulted into oblivion, one got bent a time too many and snapped, and things like that. Thankfully Dragon included two complete sets of tools. :-) Now, if only I could survive indy tracks this well, I'd have this kit bagged.
Look at these people, these human beings; consider their potential! From the day they arrive on the planet, blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than... no, hold on. Sorry, that's The Lion King. But, the point still stands... leave them alone!
-- The Tenth Doctor
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