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Ok nw I am going to make the bottom tube , bracing and the tailing hook lift point.   The lifting point has to be strong if the customer is going to lift the column from it, so there is a lot of glueing and regluing with super glue to make the joint stronge.  I drill throught the L P and glue rod throught the whole thing to lock all the pieces together  After that it is time to finish the bottom by adding the bracing for the bottom 
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I decided to add a new detail I have never done before. A strap and bracket set up to hold the saddles to the column     With this done it means the buidl is done:d/ just need to paint it up now JAson
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I am trying to break these post up so the pics load faster so here is the column done and strappedto the saddles      Well it is off to the paint shop Jason
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And a few hours later we have a finished product. A shinny new refinery column ready for refining.    Here is a picture of the column next to my Sen. 5500 for size reference  You can see the saddle stay in place the brackets and straps are doing their job  Well that is it from me on this build, next time we see this it will be somewhere in the world I hope this customer is pleased with the turn out of this build.  This was a fun build and fun topic going through the building process. I would say I have about 60 hours in this build. There is well over 500 individual pieces that had to be cut and glued. Hope everyone has enjoyed this maybe I will do this again for another build Jason
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DeWoc19 wrote:man one of these days i really need to get a column like this from you for a load.... would be a cool tandem lift between 2 LTM 11200 Just let me know  I love building these things, I never build the same one, everyone is unique Jason
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Outstanding work Jason, keep it up
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man thats crazy! absolutely fantastic! it looks as though it will actually refine, great build,and thanks for sharing the process 
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Absolutely superb Man, I wish I had the hands(and imagination) to build even something like that. I also wish one of the model companies would start producing some pre-assembled items like this for loads and dioramas. 
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This is simply amazing! Great work Jason!
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Turned out great Jason. Really Awesome work. There is nothing like the end of the project when the first coat of silver goes on. Really gives you a sense of what you have built. You need to make a dio of the bridge project over the Trinity. Between the two of us we should have plenty of reference photos
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Beautiful job! You should be proud of this effort.
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That's amazing!!! My Uncle worked at the FINA Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas and I remember Refining Towers just like this. Such precision and detail. That really is amazing!
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I am at a loss for words other than WOW!!!
Great work Jason
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Excellent!!!!! Please do keep us upto date with future builds. The final piece is amazing but it's always nice to see how it came about and where it started. I'm sure the customer is going to be over the moon with it!! Rowan.
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Beautiful detail work looks time consuming but well worth it.
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