The Eva Project, p10,
 01 - Barrel end with rifling-awaiting the muzzle brake (MB) to be fitted. The two blank- blocks of polystyrene in front are to be used for this. |
 02 - The rifling-it proved most difficult to make! |
 03 - I only made a short 500mm section. |
 04 - The rather "ugly" internal mantel-brackets. Hopefully these are only a temporary fixture. |
 05 - These brackets allow me to do away with the external-barrel-support. |
 06 - Inside showing the bright, natural daylight coming through the loaders episcope. Note his head and browpads. |
 07 - Under the cupola with all seven episcopes fitted. |
 08 - Note the padded browpads ring. A very important feature if using the episcopes while on the move! |
 09 - I still need to find and fit the large correct wing nut fittings for these. |
 10 - View through the forward cupola episcope. The barrel is clearly aimed "above" my wife's car! |
 11 - Loaders episcope and browpad. |
 12 - View through loaders episcope with "possible" target located above the neighbours tree-line! |
 13 - The open escape-hatch. Label is to remind me to keep it from falling. |
 14 - Rope in place to limit the angle of fall. This is not an original fitting! |
 15 - The hole in the turret-wall proved very difficult to make. |
 16 - Directing my son, the photographer, to take a particular shot... |
 17 - The turrets maker and serial number on the forward roof- panel. |
 18 - Contemplating my next direction... |
 19 - Still without the hull... |
 20 - But all ready to roll across the neighbourhood! |
 21 - The "old" muzzle brake attempt and other MB materials on the platform in the front. |
 22 - On the left is the cardboard mock-up of the turret-bin used for fitting tests. |
 23 - After another hard day in the "office"! |
 24 - Loaders hatch and his covered episcope. |
 25 - The organized "mess" of my shed. |
 26 - On the left is a board with various Zimmerit-paste experiments applied. |
 27 - Later when the MB is fitted-with the long barrel, and the bin-it all takes up all of the length of my shed! |
 28 - Jiggy guarding her grown-up "cub"! |
 29 - Above the cupola with episcopes and browpad fitted. |
 30 - Jiggy contemplates the jumps distance... |
 31 - Initial block of polystyrene for the MB, rounded and fitted on my old lathe. |
 32 - Shaping the block for the internal MB "core". A very messy operation! |
 33 - The outside MB profile after initial shaping. |
 34 - Left-outside profile. Right-inside core. |
 35 - Initial coatings on internal core. |
 36 - After this was finished-turpentine was poured inside to dissolve the polystyrene. |
 37 - Fibre-glassing the two MB components. |
 38 - At least six layers where applied to each. |
 39 - I built a temporary wooden-stand to aid in the numerous resin coatings. |
 40 - Sand was also applied over the wet fibreglass for added strength. |
 41 - I tinted the latter coats to aid the working process. |
 42 - The still rough external MB on the stand. |
 43 - Front opening of the MB-core. |
 44 - Back opening of the MB-core. Note in the foreground are initial profile boards I made from scaled-up MB plans. |
 45 - After cutting the external profile in half and hollowing-out,it created yet another big mess ! |
 46 - Halfway mark on the external profile. |
 47 - The hollow core is glued firmly inside the two outside halves. |
 48 - Internal and external components. |
 49 - A lot of test fitting, and patience was required! |
 50 - The sand over the resin proved extremely difficult to shape any further! |
 51 - A 100% alignment of the MB components had to be achieved! |
 52 - Further fibreglass coats following the fixing of the core inside. |
 53 - As the MB currently stands... |
 54 - Once the final outside profile is completed, the difficult job of making the side-openings will be attempted... |
