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Part mass production has started

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 Today I'm back to a little modeling with mass production of the various styrene shapes needed to build the telegraph line brackets. I'm happy my test measurements were accurate and I only needed to modify one part for production. A NWSL chopper makes short work of the many duplicate parts for the six bridge piers. Outdoor spring work, like clearing brush and planting a garden (and indoor chores) are beckoning, but my goal is to produce all of the parts and then build all of the individual components over several evenings / weeks.  Tom Johnson posted a cement weathering technique using oils which I'd like to try on the piers to bring out more detail like the prototype. There appears to be a white streaking effect near the top of the prototype piers I'd like to replicate. That'll be my next project before tackling the actual plate girder bridges.