Evening everyone,
Allen, Alan, Tony, Jim, John, Bob, Ian, Lindsey, Mick, Colin, Richard and
Paul, thanks for the kind words guys
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Allen, it has cooled down since Wednesday here, although at my worksite it still was 30 degrees on the scaffold in the gym
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Tony, I just scaled back the ones I did in the Toon challenge
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Jim, indeed the fit is poor at most of the major joints but that comes with an older model and this keeps the sanding skills up
, see some of the pics…
Colin, true but this might be a short run one with so much to do
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Well after I lost two evenings to yet more concerts
(I have a broad music taste
), the rest of the weeks free time was spent at sanding, filling and sanding the wings
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Apart from one fault on my part, I let part of the lower starboard wing slip during curing
, the gaps on the various parts tested ones filling skills.
It fun to sort of re-scribe the lost panel-lines again, better to hone the skills on a cheap model like this and have more success on the expensive ones later on.
As can be seen enough to correct:
Wing tips were a piece of work too as they were too thick, so sanding them back in shape took some patience and time…
Not complaining at all, known by heart it’s all part of the hobby
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Finished the weekend by attaching the wings and tail, after some pre-sanding was needed and when dry a big seam on the bottom awaits.
Pretty big now too, have been building smaller ones this year till this one so have to get used to this scale again
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Started on the props and they need filler too, especially on one of the hubs as it is a bit misshapen
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Thanks for looking in and have a great week.
Fernando