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Looking at the parts should be a reason to open a bottle (of what ever), to sit down and to enjoy.
Just remember that back in the day the real ones weren't perfect by any means. I think we all look more critically at our own work.
I hadn't realized how thick that boiler shell tubing was either but these latest photos really show it.
I like the idea of that blue tape.