solidworks render - asctec hummingbird

Apart from some welding, i have been using last weekend to sort through my old files lately, deleting everything i do not need anymore. I am not even halfway through with cleaning up, then i found this. About two years ago, i was busy improving my skills in solidworks. Being pretty much into drones back then, i went for an ascending technologies hummingbird as a small personal design challenge over one weekend.

Not much text today. I have been in the shop WIG welding the whole morning and early afternoon. The underframe for the mill is nearly finished. Will be all done tomorrow. I could not take any photos in the shop as i was only a guest there, so here are a few shots of the mill out of the CAD from this afternoon. Ah, and i finished cutting the threads in the crossslide of the mill, where the linear rails will be mounted (see last picture). All those little things amount to a lot of work, yet not much visual progress. I know i am heading in the right direction, so this is fine with me. One step at a time!