MOWAG Mirage Tug
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This is the real thing in use, pulling the Mirage IIIRS R-2115 out of a cavern (Picture from Wikipedia)
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The tractor was used between 1967 and 2003
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First to do is the chassis, the wheels were made a colleague from IPMS Zurich (Thank you, Martin!)
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The rear 'axle' is glued in, the front wheels should be movable a bit.
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For this I ground 2 little screws from a Notebook
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Position of the wheels: straight, well a kind of
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Slightly twisted
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The central box is on the chassis
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hopefully it will remain in line
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3 March 2019, 14:01