Nothing much to report. I have lost all the rubber bands but luckily I have my multi coloured pack. Added a bit to the carriage.
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The first thing that happened today was that I found my missing pieces. They were in the plastic boxes that I use to keep the pieces in! This particular box had another inside it so I missed it last weekend. …
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I was watching a video of the completed train, within it they mentioned a flywheel. While trying to find the page for today’s build, I happen to notice the flywheel instructions. It was then I discovered I had skipped a …
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A link to the piston and finishing the side panels on the driver compartment.
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Side panels, complete with door on both sides. The wind up mechanism works well although all the energy is released in a second. Looking forward to see how that is controlled in the final version. Probably should be a warning …
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I took last weekend off sick! Today was the power unit. There was even a little hook piece to pull the elastic bands through the holes.
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Funny old day today. I had to use the measuring tool to cut off the tips of four tooth picks although I only used 3 in the build. They now project beyond the set of cogs I made, I’m sure …
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