electric indigo Posted Monday at 03:26 PM Posted Monday at 03:26 PM Deer Stalker & Long range EMP gun. Quote
Thom Posted Monday at 03:46 PM Posted Monday at 03:46 PM That is nice @electric indigo! Clearing off the PPP filling gaps and cutting out and making new, clear marker lights for the ailerons. Quote
electric indigo Posted Monday at 03:53 PM Posted Monday at 03:53 PM That are some wild seams to clean up 😅 Quote
Papa Rat Posted Monday at 04:15 PM Posted Monday at 04:15 PM @electric indigo really diggin this. Looks great! @Thom yikes. You are putting in some work there. Is it common to have such large gaps on aircraft models? Quote
Thom Posted Monday at 07:45 PM Posted Monday at 07:45 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, electric indigo said: That are some wild seams to clean up 😅 @Papa Rat Actually not that bad in the way of seems. Halves split horizontally, the most seem work was with the sides of the nose. The wings closed up pretty good. With the 'pontoons' over the wings, they were pretty gappy in real life, esp near the rear, and I won't be doing any sanding, but just using a wet q-tip to hydrate and wipe off excess. All in all, the fit is alright. The one spot that I would work on more before the wings went together would be the wing fences. But I am liking this one. Edited Monday at 07:50 PM by Thom Quote
Papa Rat Posted Monday at 07:57 PM Posted Monday at 07:57 PM 9 minutes ago, Thom said: @Papa Rat Actually not that bad in the way of seems. Halves split horizontally, the most seem work was with the sides of the nose. The wings closed up pretty good. With the 'pontoons' over the wings, they were pretty gappy in real life, esp near the rear, and I won't be doing any sanding, but just using a wet q-tip to hydrate and wipe off excess. All in all, the fit is alright. The one spot that I would work on more before the wings went together would be the wing fences. But I am liking this one. I think Electric Indigo mentioned seams. I was thinking about the larger gaps by the wing area. Anyway, thanks for the info. 👍 Quote
Thom Posted Monday at 08:11 PM Posted Monday at 08:11 PM 8 minutes ago, Papa Rat said: ...the larger gaps by the wing area.... Where the leading edge of the wing meets up with the closer 'pontoon,' which is actually extra fuel and anionic housing? There is a hole there, but that is for a part that has not been added yet. Quote
Papa Rat Posted Monday at 08:41 PM Posted Monday at 08:41 PM 28 minutes ago, Thom said: Where the leading edge of the wing meets up with the closer 'pontoon,' which is actually extra fuel and anionic housing? There is a hole there, but that is for a part that has not been added yet. Yeah… Hahaha. I see, that makes way more sense. Quote
Thom Posted Wednesday at 02:46 PM Posted Wednesday at 02:46 PM Looking good @nightmareB4macross Quote
electric indigo Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM This is totally on my workbench. Please ignore the Nanobanana watermark 😜 Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted yesterday at 01:17 AM Posted yesterday at 01:17 AM 2 hours ago, electric indigo said: This is totally on my workbench. Please ignore the Nanobanana watermark 😜 Yes siree they would! Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted yesterday at 01:17 AM Posted yesterday at 01:17 AM New leg profile is really looking good. IMHO. Quote
Papa Rat Posted yesterday at 03:10 AM Posted yesterday at 03:10 AM (edited) So close. Decal time and then final construction! Edited yesterday at 03:11 AM by Papa Rat Quote
Papa Rat Posted yesterday at 03:25 AM Posted yesterday at 03:25 AM 2 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said: New leg profile is really looking good. IMHO. Looking good! Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted yesterday at 03:47 AM Posted yesterday at 03:47 AM 35 minutes ago, Papa Rat said: So close. Decal time and then final construction! Look at all that beautiful detail. The pearlescent white makes the building appear ethereal. Wow. Quote
Papa Rat Posted yesterday at 04:13 AM Posted yesterday at 04:13 AM 19 minutes ago, nightmareB4macross said: Look at all that beautiful detail. The pearlescent white makes the building appear ethereal. Wow. I agree. These smaller 1:144 scale Volks kits have plenty of nice detail. They really pop once you hit it with a panel wash. That pearly semi transparent plastic is really nice. I wish it was slightly more transparent so the frame colors would show a little more but I’m still loving it. Ethereal is a great description and I hope I do it justice. I just need to stick the landing. Fingers crossed. 😊 Quote
Rock Posted yesterday at 06:10 AM Posted yesterday at 06:10 AM Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Quote
Big s Posted yesterday at 07:15 AM Posted yesterday at 07:15 AM 3 hours ago, Papa Rat said: I agree. These smaller 1:144 scale Volks kits have plenty of nice detail. They really pop once you hit it with a panel wash. That pearly semi transparent plastic is really nice. I wish it was slightly more transparent so the frame colors would show a little more but I’m still loving it. Ethereal is a great description and I hope I do it justice. I just need to stick the landing. Fingers crossed. 😊 It’s looking great so far, can’t wait to see it all together Quote
derex3592 Posted yesterday at 02:48 PM Posted yesterday at 02:48 PM I think I'm there on the oils..... Bout to wrap up this Blackbird build! Quote
Papa Rat Posted yesterday at 03:55 PM Posted yesterday at 03:55 PM 1 hour ago, derex3592 said: I think I'm there on the oils..... Bout to wrap up this Blackbird build! Wow, that’s looking great! Quote
Thom Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago 1 hour ago, derex3592 said: I think I'm there on the oils..... Bout to wrap up this Blackbird build! The bird we didn't know we needed for Thanksgiving!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago 5 hours ago, Thom said: The bird we didn't know we needed for Thanksgiving!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We always need a beautiful bird such as the SR-71 for Thanksgiving. All I get is crabs. 😜 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Quote
Thom Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago 10 minutes ago, nightmareB4macross said: We always need a beautiful bird such as the SR-71 for Thanksgiving. All I get is crabs. 😜 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! HAHAHA!! Quote
Papa Rat Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago 2 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said: We always need a beautiful bird such as the SR-71 for Thanksgiving. All I get is crabs. 😜 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! 🤣 Quote
Papa Rat Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago (edited) Post pumpkin pie final touches. Don’t mind the table cloth. Lol Was so excited to share. 1:144 LED Mirage V3. Will try for a better natural light pic in the morning. Edited 15 hours ago by Papa Rat Quote
Thom Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 15 minutes ago, Papa Rat said: Post pumpkin pie final touches. Don’t mind the table cloth. Lol Was so excited to share. Will try for a better natural light pic in the morning. That ain't no turkey!! Quote
Papa Rat Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Thom said: That ain't no turkey!! Hahahaha I do have a pickle coming up next though so there’s that. Lol Quote
SteveTheFish Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago @derex3592 That Blackbird looks fantastic! Quote
Bolt Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago 8 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said: We always need a beautiful bird such as the SR-71 for Thanksgiving. All I get is crabs. 😜 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Lol. Nice! I caught some dungeness yesterday and we had some with our turkey today. Quote
tekering Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago Just about done trashing the bug. I was afraid I might've gone too far... ...but the client is apparently pleased. 😅 8 hours ago, Papa Rat said: Fabulous panel lining! 😍 Never seen those flame effects on the legs before. Cool decals. Quote
Thom Posted 55 minutes ago Posted 55 minutes ago 14 hours ago, Papa Rat said: Hahahaha I do have a pickle coming up next though so there’s that. Lol Nice! I have a couple of these as well, but the big ones I am turned off from doing because of the odd shapes, such as with Breetai's ship. Did get a couple of the smaller ones a short while ago though. @tekering A happy client is a paying client! Not having read the story, it's looks really good. Quote
Papa Rat Posted 22 minutes ago Posted 22 minutes ago (edited) @tekering I live in the PNW and see cars that beat up daily. No huge claw marks but definitely random panel colors and tons of rust. I think it’s looking great! Oh, and thanks for the kind words ✌️The panel lines on this are so shallow so cleanup on those was a little hairy. Also the decals went down better than anticipated. I get so nervous applying them. Definitely a something I need practice with. @Thom yeah this is my second ARII ship in the fleet. The sculpts on these are laughable and if you squint really hard they look great! Hahaha. Besides that I think the tiny SDF-1 that comes packed with it is the best part. Edited 18 minutes ago by Papa Rat Quote
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