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 Subject:  [Chapter] Chapter 4 - The Hull Underway.List thread.  
  
 Date:  Oct 21, 2003
 From:  Paul Roberts 
Chapter 4 - The Hull Underway.

Here is a closer shot of the hull. The plastic card around the rear of the hull is the start of work needed to widen the rear hull by .030" on each side.

The grey circle is the epoxy putty that I used to fillin the existing turret ring location prior to moving it back about 0.170". I'll also have to make a new engine deck from scratch to fit it in.

The lighter coloured area around the turret ring is where I had to mill the top of the hull down by about 0.050". A mill is a great thing for this work, let me tell you!

Finally the big blob at the left front is where I am filling in the auxilliary MG turret and will add the ball MG mount.

I'll add a chapter when I have more progress on the hull reshaping and you will be able to see what I mean about the hull profile radii being too small. It makes the corners too tight. The Ram definitely had a softer, more rounded look than the Resicast hull.
 
Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] Ram OP - Paul Roberts - Oct 16, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Oh, the Choices, the Choices! - Paul Roberts - Oct 16, 2003
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Oh, the Choices, the Choices! - A.Hill - Oct 16, 2003
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Oh, the Choices, the Choices! - Paul Roberts - Oct 17, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . Lonestar RAM... - Yc. Wang - Oct 18, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Lonestar RAM... - Brandon Sutherland - Oct 18, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Oh, the Choices, the Choices! - A.Hill - Oct 20, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Oh, the Choices, the Choices! - Paul Roberts - Oct 21, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Oh, the Choices, the Choices! - Paul A. Owen - Oct 21, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 2 - Other Bits Needed... - Paul Roberts - Oct 17, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Real Thing! - Paul Roberts - Oct 20, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 4 - The Hull Underway. - Paul Roberts - Oct 21, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 5 - Upper Hull Shape - Paul Roberts - Nov 19, 2003
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 5 - Upper Hull Shape - Paul A. Owen - Nov 19, 2003
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 5 - Upper Hull Shape - Paul Roberts - Nov 21, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 6 - Lower Hull - Paul Roberts - Dec 1, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Turret Surgery - Paul Roberts - Dec 5, 2003
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 8 - Turret Surgery - Paul Roberts - Feb 3, 2004
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Differential Housing Detailing - Paul Roberts - Feb 4, 2004
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Differential Housing Detailing - Peter Hartup - Feb 5, 2004
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Differential Housing Detailing - Paul Roberts - Feb 6, 2004
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Differential Housing Detailing - Peter Hartup - Feb 9, 2004
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Hull - Paul Roberts - Feb 11, 2004
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Hull - Kurt Laughlin - Feb 11, 2004
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Hull - Paul Roberts - Feb 13, 2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Hull - Kurt Laughlin - Feb 13, 2004
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Hull Stern - Paul Roberts - Feb 13, 2004
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Forward Hull Contours - Paul Roberts - Feb 15, 2004
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Forward Hull Contours - Paul Roberts - Dec 29, 2005
. . . Re: [BLOG] Ram OP - Ray Peterson - Nov 9, 2004
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Forward Hull Contours - Paul Roberts - Dec 29, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Back in the saddle - Paul Roberts - Dec 31, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 29 - Turret - Paul Roberts - Jan 5, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 20 - Turrret sides - close up - Paul Roberts - Jan 7, 2006
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