Hello Thunderpig.
Awesome work - my admiration. This is going to be a big piece of furniture
You are absolutely right about the hell of work with commercial models to add position number to each part, to design construction drawings etc. Simply to say. Some models are to be only as ONE piece build. Bad luck but this is life
The same can say about my YUMZ 64 /Bellarussian work machine. Getting from a designer only B/W files without any folding lines, position numbers and only 3D visual drawing and my pictures are way to build. Spended already 2 years on it and next /hope the last/ part of my way will follow next year.
Enjoy and stay with your project as good as now showing to us.
Model:
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Original machine:
[Blocked Image: http://www.papirove-modely.cz/img/upload/modely/belorus/20090222134458-34942-v.jpg]