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Old 13-02-17, 08:16
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Hello
Good job Niels !!
I will try to make my Fat hatches soon.

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Old 14-02-17, 09:19
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Thanks Sylvain
Next project is the POW can holders.
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Old 17-02-23, 17:44
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I have been playing around with making correct hatches
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Old 08-12-24, 15:14
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Oh the Joy of having an early Gun tractor
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Old 31-12-24, 21:41
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And a bit more made on these final days of the year.
Tomorrow it will be experimenting with the rivets on the stay open bracket.
Happy new year
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Old 03-01-25, 01:06
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Hatch stay opens have been riveted now.
And I don’t think that there are many my age or in this country, that would as thrilled as I am about, these three pieces of tread plate.
(original floor plates for a gun tractor)
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Old 03-01-25, 23:15
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And some grinding, filing, cursing and I got most of the welds removed and the pattern of the plate reestablished
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