Andy the Sheep
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PM sent with my ruminations...
And very useful too, as always!PM sent with my ruminations...
Yeah, and Waspie said it looked like the xenomorph, which I can only NOW unsee that it's painted!Looking good, if somewhat reptilian in shape
Looks like it's fighting you, but I reckon you're winning!!As Jayne Cobb would say 'Gorramit!'
But first
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Added the spinners. They still need some clean-up and touch up, but they're small enough to need fixing in place to aid that. And here's another quibble. The props are just two blades stuck together, with no boss or flat piece in the center. So, I'm going to have to cut them apart, then pin them to the spinners. This will be the last thing added, along with the tail wheel. Need to drill out that intake and then add the exhaust pipes, which are huge, and practically invisible in most of the pics
And, as you can see, off is coming the window masking, which has been pretty successful, except for this!
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That's a bit of one of the shims I had to make to fit the windscreen piece to the sides, which vanished without trace while I was TRYING to put it together. It couldn't BE in a worse place
I may have to prize the bottom of the screen away and prize it out. I would cut the whole window out and replace it with a new acetate piece, but the damn thing is too thick to make that possible
Gah!
Still
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Now the windows are clear, in the right light you can,just see the interior detail!
Getting there...
Just so long as it's not bleeding acid on me, I'm fineLooks like it's fighting you, but I reckon you're winning!!
A gentle tap? I wish! It doesn't appear to be stuck to the transparent part tho' as I can't see any glue residue, even with the increased magnification of the photosTen out of ten for perseverance chris , its looking great now the paint is on . Shame about the bit of plastic in the windscreen , ive had that particular problem many times , its so maddening . If you give it a gentle tap will it not fall into the interior or is it stuck ? Interesting about the airfix starter yellow giving good coverage , always a tricky colour to use . Cheers tony
a blast from the airbrush?A gentle tap? I wish! It doesn't appear to be stuck to the transparent part tho' as I can't see any glue residue, even with the increased magnification of the photos
Unless the AK Crystal Magic glue I was using is THAT clear. Which is useful to know for future sticking
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