Ironic timing as I had planned on an update today having been updated myself last night.
As mentioned my guy in NZ is back in the Auckland studio workshop, however this new show has been full-on leaving little time for "personal projects". As those of us in the film industry well know, it ain't no 9 to 5 job. lol. Also, the original pressure pot belonged to the previous workshop manager and left when he did. So we have purchased a pressure pot...
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So casting has resumed...
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Time frame - we are a good month behind now. The parts will be shipped to me mid June and aiming to ship the completed replicas July. I'll update the timeline in the OP.
The good news I wanted to share was that we are now looking at adding metal barrels. (I know
Yaan &
faust1103, I know. Lol.) These would be shaped and polished of course. Still a few issues to work through with it, but hoping it will at least be an option...
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Thanks for following along.