07-28-2010, 09:39 PM
Got a bit accomplished tonight. This is the second bent from the left, just a test fit. I will actually paint and weather the pipes before I glue it together. This isn't all that critical for this particular bent, but the double pipe bents will be rather difficult to paint and weather once they are glued together. Plus there is a new weathering technique to produce the "rusted through the paint" look of the prototype bent columns, and it would be hard to use on a completed bent.
The real number 2 bent:
And the unglued mock-up. I'll also need to chew up the bottom of the lower concrete piece to match the real one:
The real number 2 bent:
And the unglued mock-up. I'll also need to chew up the bottom of the lower concrete piece to match the real one:
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