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My new hobby: Wood military vehicles

goldneagle

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Last night I found some discrepancies in the UNIMOG plans. What I thought was the fuel tank ended up being the battery box. The designer forgot to add a fuel tank into the plans. He also neglected to including rear wheel fenders. I designed and installed the new rear fenders (similar to front ones but with a flat spot to attach them to the bottom of the cargo bed.

I also fabricated a fuel tank and installed it. I had to remove a tall storage box that he had positioned in the plans that interfered with installing the tank. I reinstalled the tall box behind the fender.
 

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I wanted a dark exhaust pipe and muffler for the Unimog, but all I have in dowels is pine ones. I used my lathe last night to make the muffler. I used the Dremel tool to sand the exhaust pipes round. Glued the exhaust this morning
 

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I think the one I am building is in the 4000 series like the 4300. The designed did not give the actual model. His models have proven not to be exact in the past. There are not many designers out there so you buy what you can get.
 
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I found a major design error in the UNIMOG model. At this stage of completion I am not able to repair it. It seems that the designer did not allow enough wall space behind the back door on the passenger side for the exhaust. The exhaust muffler blocks the door from opening. He should have designed the door narrower or extended the cab length. Also the rear axle should have been set further back.

Well at least the truck looks great!
 
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goldneagle said:
I found a major design error in the UNIMOG model. At this stage of completion I am not able to repair it. It seems that the designer did not allow enough wall space behind the back door on the passenger side for the exhaust. The exhaust muffler blocks the door from opening. He should have designed the door narrower or extended the cab length. Also the rear axle should have been set further back.

Well at least the truck looks great!
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THAT IT DOES!! Craftsmanship!!
 
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I was finally able to get my 300# of lead yesterday! I melted a bunch of it today to see the volume it will take up. The cast iron frying pan made a good temporary mold. I also made up a template for the shape of the weights. I assembled some 2x6 to make the bottom of the mold. I will be pouring 2" thick 1/4 moon shaped plates for the counterweights.
 

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Today my friend Allen helped me fabricate and install the platform for the lead counterweights.
 

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