Yep it will be one piece. Decided on that months ago. Which is why my upper section looks a bit weird still
Made the 2 platforms. One for the hydros and one for the electronics so they wont get soaked during future leaks.
Started working on the main boom details, namely the edge extrusions. Im adding those as beads just for looks and might make caps around the ram attachment points.
Meanwhile here is a little preview of what else i am doing. Wrapping it all with 1/8 plates. I tried to weld them last night but too much heat warped stuff up so i gave up on that. I'll just screw them and finish the joints/edges with epoxy. That's why i spent little time making neat joints. I am doing this just for fun so when you touch it, it's cold. when you crash it against something, it scratches realistically.
Cut and covered the undercarriage. Forgot to snap a pic of that, too lazy to go back down so next time.
Tracked up one side as well. 62 track pads per side... or 930mm. 1860mm in tracks altogether.
I am further adjusting the attachment between the 2 sections (body/undercarriage). I'll be pushing 40lbs now when done, vs my old 25lbs.