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All Righty ... What's on the bench today?
- Thread starter panzerace007
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Well I had a job interview yesterday. Already have a interview for another position this upcoming Thursday. Since I'm getting laid off in less then 30 days I decided to take the day off and really start applying for jobs. The job interview on Thursday is for a cabinet shop. Sarah has a coworker whos husband works there and said I should apply. Feeling hopeful about that one. Might even do some work on the Japanese tank today :geek
Good luck with the interview! Now go sniff some glue & things'll be just fine... :evil:
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Sweet! Although a bit late for me. I already built several F4's in SEA scheme. Still, it is a very worthy project, especially in the larger scales. Looking forward to seeing this soon.
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
I'm also sending my best wishes and prayers for a successful job interview. Good luck! 
And now, here's another small update, only because I don't know when I'll be able to get back to the bench again.
I'll start with the pics of the work I started on the 1/72 scale Space Shuttle with Boosters. Here is what I got done on that so far:
This Space Shuttle will be almost three feet tall when it's done!
Remember this RAF Rescue Launch that had the deck popped up on the bow? Well, I found a way to hold it down while I glued it in place.This also served to expand the sides of the hull to meet the edge of the deck so that this looks right when done:
Next I decided to do a bit more on the C-46 since I'd been trying to get this all closed up for awhile now. I finally succeeded, after first adding the interior and cementing in the fuselage windows:
Now the hull sides are together, but not before I had to do some selective sanding along the edge of the interior so this would close. I also only glued the top of the fuselage and the tail because I found that one of the fuselage sides was warped underneath:
Here you can see the gap from the warpage. Once the rest of the fuselage dries adequately, this will be easier to close:
After awhile, I decided to dry-fit the wings to the fuselage to see how big this monster is going to be:
The wings themselves have a lot of sanding and filling to be done to fix the many gaps and ill fitting edges that need attention. I already added some gap filling CA glue to the areas in question. They will be taken care of later.
Now on to the DC-6. This beastie took a lot of work. First off, here's a shot of all the broken parts of the landing gear.
There's actually a few parts still missing; if I can't find them, I'll have to get replacements cast from a C-118 kit I recently got.
Here are the two main landing gear bays where most of these parts go:
Here are the two main landing gear bays after the parts I did have were re-installed:
You can see the missing pieces I'm going to need to replace if I cannot find them. I didn't stop to look; that's what I get for letting this thing languish on my bench for so long. Moving on....
I added the landing gear doors to this model, sans the missing one...
There always seems to be just one missing....
Next I added the nose gear and nose gear doors:
Yes, the nose gear looks like hell. I had lost the original landing gear fork that is supposed to hold the nose wheel. What you see is my poor attempt to scratch build one just so I could move on with this instead of leaving it unfinished indefinitely. I had already given up on making this a 'contest worthy' model; too much went wrong from the beginning. I tried to do things that were beyond me for something of this magnitude, but hey, lessons learned....
Finally, here is a couple shots of this thing with all the parts on it. Yes, assembly is completed on this; all that is left is some touch-up painting and I'll be able to call this done:
I have it sitting up on "jacks" so that the landing gear and the gear doors all glue in the proper position. I can only hope that they do and that the landing gear will hold this beastie when I finally place it on a table for the finishing pics.
Okay, that is my small update for now. It might be awhile before I have anything else to show so I figured I should just post this now. This weekend I'll be going to the Pasadena Valleycon being held at the Ronald Reagan Library. I doubt I'll bring home any awards, but I will definitely have a blast, especially since it's happening on my birthday! Until next time, thanks everyone for looking in, comments are welcome.
And now, here's another small update, only because I don't know when I'll be able to get back to the bench again.
I'll start with the pics of the work I started on the 1/72 scale Space Shuttle with Boosters. Here is what I got done on that so far:
This Space Shuttle will be almost three feet tall when it's done!
Remember this RAF Rescue Launch that had the deck popped up on the bow? Well, I found a way to hold it down while I glued it in place.This also served to expand the sides of the hull to meet the edge of the deck so that this looks right when done:
Next I decided to do a bit more on the C-46 since I'd been trying to get this all closed up for awhile now. I finally succeeded, after first adding the interior and cementing in the fuselage windows:
Now the hull sides are together, but not before I had to do some selective sanding along the edge of the interior so this would close. I also only glued the top of the fuselage and the tail because I found that one of the fuselage sides was warped underneath:
Here you can see the gap from the warpage. Once the rest of the fuselage dries adequately, this will be easier to close:
After awhile, I decided to dry-fit the wings to the fuselage to see how big this monster is going to be:
The wings themselves have a lot of sanding and filling to be done to fix the many gaps and ill fitting edges that need attention. I already added some gap filling CA glue to the areas in question. They will be taken care of later.
Now on to the DC-6. This beastie took a lot of work. First off, here's a shot of all the broken parts of the landing gear.
There's actually a few parts still missing; if I can't find them, I'll have to get replacements cast from a C-118 kit I recently got.
Here are the two main landing gear bays where most of these parts go:
Here are the two main landing gear bays after the parts I did have were re-installed:
You can see the missing pieces I'm going to need to replace if I cannot find them. I didn't stop to look; that's what I get for letting this thing languish on my bench for so long. Moving on....
I added the landing gear doors to this model, sans the missing one...
There always seems to be just one missing....
Next I added the nose gear and nose gear doors:
Yes, the nose gear looks like hell. I had lost the original landing gear fork that is supposed to hold the nose wheel. What you see is my poor attempt to scratch build one just so I could move on with this instead of leaving it unfinished indefinitely. I had already given up on making this a 'contest worthy' model; too much went wrong from the beginning. I tried to do things that were beyond me for something of this magnitude, but hey, lessons learned....
Finally, here is a couple shots of this thing with all the parts on it. Yes, assembly is completed on this; all that is left is some touch-up painting and I'll be able to call this done:
I have it sitting up on "jacks" so that the landing gear and the gear doors all glue in the proper position. I can only hope that they do and that the landing gear will hold this beastie when I finally place it on a table for the finishing pics.
Okay, that is my small update for now. It might be awhile before I have anything else to show so I figured I should just post this now. This weekend I'll be going to the Pasadena Valleycon being held at the Ronald Reagan Library. I doubt I'll bring home any awards, but I will definitely have a blast, especially since it's happening on my birthday! Until next time, thanks everyone for looking in, comments are welcome.
Prop Duster
Member
Duke Maddog
Thats certainly a big load of work goin' on.
I like the looks of the DC 6 each time you show it.
The rest is WOOO, Wow, AHhhh, gasp (that's all good sounds)
ps Happy Birthday
Remember, age only matters if you're a wine or cheese :drinks So party on!
Thats certainly a big load of work goin' on.
I like the looks of the DC 6 each time you show it.
The rest is WOOO, Wow, AHhhh, gasp (that's all good sounds)
ps Happy Birthday
Remember, age only matters if you're a wine or cheese :drinks So party on!
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Duke, that American Airlines plane really looks sharp! :woohoo:
And
Have a Very Happy Birthday! What better way to spend it than doing something you really like to do!
And
Have a Very Happy Birthday! What better way to spend it than doing something you really like to do!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Thanks very much guys for the compliments on my DC-6. You are all way too kind. Hopefully soon I'll be able to post the finished pics.
Barney, love the shark!
Barney, love the shark!
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Hoping to clear one off today can I make it two or more hmy:
Thankful for the snow and cold today
hmy: Thankful for the snow and cold today
I've been debating what to do now I utterly screwed up the 109. One thing I regret not completing is the Canadian F5 on a stick.
https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/gate-gardian/147653-gate-guard-freedom-fighter
Soo....get some honey doos done around the house and to the garage we go.
https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/gate-gardian/147653-gate-guard-freedom-fighter
Soo....get some honey doos done around the house and to the garage we go.
Adam Baker
Active member
Trying to work on one of my 1/72 Micro builds but just cant get the motivation to work on it. Had hoped to pull off an 11th hour completion, but I very highly doubt that will happen.
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Well I have had the wood stove burning for an hour in the garage and the temp is up to 30 :huh: don't think I will be airbrushing tonight :idonno
Adam Baker
Active member
I saw something the other day that mentioned that this was the 8th coldest February on record for Charlotte.
