Oh, and here are some shots of the surgery to remove the kit hoses.  After yanking them out (I followed the instructions to tie a knot in the wire, and then I secured it with CA glue), I had to clean up the holes a little.  I drilled them a little wider:

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then used some Plastruct tube stock to make new sockets or whatever they should be called:

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I also cleaned up the points on the torso where the hoses connect:

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and then I took a little epoxy putty (Aves A&B) and made weld beads around the tubing:

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It hides the damage done with the drill, and is de rigeur for MaK, anyway.

So now you're up to date.  Next post will show the method I used to make new power hoses.

Criticism and comments are welcome and thanks for looking!

YbiC

Brad