It's getting closer to being finished, slowly but surely.
I worked on the ocular over the week, specifically cutting it out, and cutting the eyeholes with a jeweler's saw. Here's the pattern I used:
Today, I worked on shaping the ocular, giving it a ridge along the nose, and bending the tip up (I have no basis of evidence for this, but I like the look of it).
I fitted it to the dome, and marked the parts of the brow band that had to be cut out:
Then, I used a punch to 'nibble' the pieces out, then filed them to a nice finish:
I started riveting the ocular on, but I didn't finish, so I didn't take pictures.
Until next time,
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