- April 23rd, 2014, 11:54 am#4790903
So this has been a long time coming, and I was on the fence about actually starting a build thread since there are so many already. In the end I decided why not, maybe I can get some pointers along the way.
I've collecting parts for over 2 years now. Life and other projects always seemed to get in the way of starting a build. Now I have finally gotten some time and almost all the parts needed to make it happen. Currently I don't have a particular pack that I will be imitating. That may change along the way, we'll see. I'll try to outline what/who's parts I'll be using, but if I miss some and you want to know, just ask I'll share the details.
First let's start out by showing the workspace:
It's insulated heavily, and I put in an older furnace and A/C from my mother's house when she upgraded. So I shouldn't have any issues with weather stopping progress.
Next is my trusty assistant Bo:
He isn't very good at actually performing any work, but he is really cheap labor.
And here is my collection of parts:
It includes almost enough parts for 2 entire packs. Some items I have enough for at least 4 packs, so expect more builds in the future. I have also been able to collect about 10 alice frames (4 LC2's and 6 LC1's).
After unboxing one of my bigi330 shells casted by Vince himself, I gave it a nice long bath. Sorry no pictures of that, since it was WAY to personal and revealing to post on the internet
After drying it off I noticed that the shell didn't sit flat all the way around. Here are a issue areas:
So I taped some sandpaper sheets down to the work table and sanded it as best I could making sure not to sand too much.
This took care of most of the problem areas, but there was still one spot that needed to be built up. I also noticed a few spots that were a little too thin for my tastes. So I built up some areas with fiberglass and other areas with epoxy putty, and sanded where necessary.
After that was finished I cut off the eda discs with a dremel and sanded the area flat.
I cleaned up the metal eda discs I got from Vince's metal parts bundle and drilled the holes in the discs and eda. The rivets I was going to use weren't long enough as the fiberglass under the eda was pretty thick. I sanded/gound down the area (on the inside of the shell) so the rivets would work and then attached the metal eda discs.
Since they are made up of 2 1/8" stacked discs I will probably use a little filler to the seam, and also the rivet head. Next up will be cutting the N-Filter off and replacing it with the metal one.......
I've collecting parts for over 2 years now. Life and other projects always seemed to get in the way of starting a build. Now I have finally gotten some time and almost all the parts needed to make it happen. Currently I don't have a particular pack that I will be imitating. That may change along the way, we'll see. I'll try to outline what/who's parts I'll be using, but if I miss some and you want to know, just ask I'll share the details.
First let's start out by showing the workspace:
It's insulated heavily, and I put in an older furnace and A/C from my mother's house when she upgraded. So I shouldn't have any issues with weather stopping progress.
Next is my trusty assistant Bo:
He isn't very good at actually performing any work, but he is really cheap labor.
And here is my collection of parts:
It includes almost enough parts for 2 entire packs. Some items I have enough for at least 4 packs, so expect more builds in the future. I have also been able to collect about 10 alice frames (4 LC2's and 6 LC1's).
After unboxing one of my bigi330 shells casted by Vince himself, I gave it a nice long bath. Sorry no pictures of that, since it was WAY to personal and revealing to post on the internet
After drying it off I noticed that the shell didn't sit flat all the way around. Here are a issue areas:
So I taped some sandpaper sheets down to the work table and sanded it as best I could making sure not to sand too much.
This took care of most of the problem areas, but there was still one spot that needed to be built up. I also noticed a few spots that were a little too thin for my tastes. So I built up some areas with fiberglass and other areas with epoxy putty, and sanded where necessary.
After that was finished I cut off the eda discs with a dremel and sanded the area flat.
I cleaned up the metal eda discs I got from Vince's metal parts bundle and drilled the holes in the discs and eda. The rivets I was going to use weren't long enough as the fiberglass under the eda was pretty thick. I sanded/gound down the area (on the inside of the shell) so the rivets would work and then attached the metal eda discs.
Since they are made up of 2 1/8" stacked discs I will probably use a little filler to the seam, and also the rivet head. Next up will be cutting the N-Filter off and replacing it with the metal one.......
Last edited by drjameshouse on June 4th, 2014, 8:56 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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