Got just a little further this evening.

On the back of the aufs D there is a rack of smoke canisters that sits on top of the main exhaust muffler. The canisters are hung inside an armored framework or box, so it should add a fair amout of visual interest to the back of the tank.

I started using 3/16" (.187) diameter brass tubing cut to length. Then I soldered them together side by side to make the "rack" of canisters. I added an angled hanger to the center of each canister, the hanger was made from .020 styrene strip.

Then using .040 styrene sheet I fabricated the multi-angled armored box and detailed it with Evergreen hex material sliced thinnly to represent bolt heads. The canister were "hung" on the roof of the box, so they are completely suspended.

I then finished the canisters by adding styrene caps made using a punch and die set, and hex bolts added to the center of each cap. Ultimately I will add fine chain hanging from each canisters cap center nut.

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