Get a Colchester Master,with the longer bed and removable gap piece, Its the ideal size for building a larger model,mine is the later 2500 model, I updated from a earlier roundhead master,wish I had done it a lot earlier ,good speed range,forward and reverse clutch,good range of thread cutting and feeds, used equipment and accessories available from dealers, Colchester spares are expensive,but so are most manufacturers,I also have a super 7 and a triumph 2000,and from my experience,the master would be best for your needs ,be careful with the early roundhead colchesters they are all 50 years old and they can be very worn,particularly the tailstock.Some squarehead Colchesters can be very noisy in the headstock gears.
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