Thanks folks for looking in and Peter, it was great to catch up with you at Perth. Would be great to cadge soome painting techniques froom you when we can organise !!!

Tiny bit of progress on some little bits



Battery isolator, hip ring cover cab bracket, and side board bump stops

Nige

Definately sort something out Nige. You can show me some scratch building skills too.


Pete

A little more done on the Bedford TM scratchbuilding tool lockers, gerry can holder, side board bump stops, rear mudguards !!!















Nige

Way out of my league Nige. Superb work.

Pete

Well within your capabilities mate

Rear mudguards mounted









Brackets from flattened solder

Nige

Looking superb buddy. Will it be ready for Dundee show

Will be trying to wrap this one up as soon as I can and get onto the next one, but I cannot say truthfully if it will be a rush to get complete !!!

When is Dundee as I might just take the DROPS and TM to the other shows as not been to any other than Perth !!!!

Gerry can holder, air filter and tyre inflator mount brackets













Nige
Nige

Good work Nige.

Dundee is July mate


Pete

I had better get my finger out if it is going to look anything like presentable by then !!!!!

I need to stop admiring everybody elses amazing work and get my nose to the grindstone !!!!!

Nige

LOL I think everyone is adiring your work too.

Pete

I am getting into a point where I should really start painting things as it is starting to get too busy around the engine bay !!!

Silencer and silencer guard














Rehung the airfilter too

Amazing work Nige. Really impressed bud.
Give me a shout when you plan on laying some paint on her, I will try to arrange to nip over to assist if you want.

Pete

Hi Pete

Appreciate the offer and will contact you to take you up on the offer !!!!! Need to tidy the hobby room up and get the muddle of stuff out of the spray booth to get the best use of your time and effort !!!!! I have some nato green and black ready so will be good to even get the bits at a primed stage so that it will be laying down actual colour !!!!!

Meantime, I found some more bits that are needed on the chassis !!!!

A very productive night building the battery carrier out of aluminium foil and minimum of plastic !!!















Anyone know if you can buy individual batteries ready made ?

Nige

No worries mate, just give me a shout when you're ready.


Pete

A few tweeks on the battery carrier







Trying out the placement before fixing

This must win best in show at Dundee.

In which decade at my build rate Pete ?????

Every penny is a prisoner these days so it does help to recycle when I can !!!!!!!!

A little more footering about getting the battery carrier mounted










Just hope the aluminium u channel brackets survive through to painting and handling. Surprisingly rigid !!!!!1

Nige

Batteries, cables and clamps being worked on !!!!









Still some tweeking and carry handles on the batteries to form too

Nige

I am the same never throw anything away lol.


Looking superb, attention to detail is amazing bud.


Pete

Adding the fuel tank hangers on the chassis




Nige

Filling up the chassis


A wee bit of a break and only the brakes been worked on


The bleedin glues refused to take any hold on the mix of plastic tubing leaving the rings floating about or popping off at the slightest nudge !! Thought a light sanding would help, but still an issue even now !!!


Am finding blue tack to be a very useful third hand for jobs like drilling and even cutting


And had to fix a screw up with flexi pipe routes
Wrong side




After correction

Have been getting time to tinker with the plastic while I am up at Lossiemouth at the caravan (likely the last time at Silver Sands unfortunately).

My work bench for the two weeks



Getting all the bits to fit just right is bleeding awkward especially as a couple of mm out in one place throws things out elsewhere ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and it is so hard to predict where the effect will knock on to or multiply up until you hit the next problem area !!!!!!! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Will be a few cuts and shuts in areas hopefully that will be hidden from view except for those in the know !!!!!!!

Rear brakes and load sensor



Mounting the cab has meant having to tweek the front axle and the bumper to make sure the cab sits right !!!!!

















Am enjoying chilling out on hols and getting wee hits on the build

Niige

Amazing work Nige. It looks good with the cab on mate. Looking forward to seeing it for real. Dundee is in 3 weeks mate

Hi there mate

Three weeks is not long !!!!!!! I would love to maybe have a coat of green on it by then !!!!!!! I have a feeling my dear lady will be getting me busy with some DIY when we get back down to Stirling while the kids stay with their gran at the caravan !!!!!!!

Don't want to rush the end game ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, not that I can ever be accused of great speed !!!!!!!

Will try at least to get some time off for good behaviour to attend the show and maybe bring the built DAF and the TM plus a few of the other half builts !!!!!!!

Don't know who I would see about getting space to display in time though or on the day ????

Will also need to find the venue !!!!!

Nige

Hi Nige

I hope to be there but as of today still not had a reply about a table. If it happens you are more than welcome to put them on my table.


Pete