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phantom II
Master at Arms
I think it looks very good Christian. Some times it's not about scale perfection but rather what makes sense and looks good.
Thanks ! Glad you like it Dave as I have no better answer then what you see
Now, if I could only figure out what sort of glue this plastic really needs . Even the Pro Weld is only melting it superficially
Cheers, Christian B)
dukwhunter
Member
Very impressive work , Chris ! Looking forward to more of your magic ! 
phantom II
Master at Arms
Thanks Joey ! Wish you were coming to the show 
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Thanks Phil . Crowbar needed on this one. A couple extra tiny hands would be good too
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
B) I managed to get a couple of licks in on this build.
All the fuselage seams refuse to stay closed
and since I am not ready to install the real floor I made a false floor and super glued it in place .
After it dried over night I installed the last window ( top right ) but that was after installing a shim as the window is too small for the hole . :S
Now, I'll be off to the thrilling part of masking the glass off :facepalm
Cheers, Christian B)
All the fuselage seams refuse to stay closed
and since I am not ready to install the real floor I made a false floor and super glued it in place .
After it dried over night I installed the last window ( top right ) but that was after installing a shim as the window is too small for the hole . :S
Now, I'll be off to the thrilling part of masking the glass off :facepalm
Cheers, Christian B)
Looking forward to the next update!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Just discovered a new burnishing too idea for masking
Available from your friendly dentist or drug store :drinks
Cheers, Christian B)
Available from your friendly dentist or drug store :drinks
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Dusted off my highly technical jig and glued the wing on tonight .
Window frames are masked and primed . On to the tail tomorrow .
Cheers, Christian B)
Window frames are masked and primed . On to the tail tomorrow .
Cheers, Christian B)
Dusted off my highly technical jig and glued the wing on tonight .
Window frames are masked and primed . On to the tail tomorrow .
Cheers, Christian B)
You got one for landing gear? :coolio
phantom II
Master at Arms
In the end, it took a good amount of glue to weld all these pieces together
but only one .020 shim in the lower right tail boom and all is straight and square.
Now , I just need to clean everything up.
Cheers, Christian B)
but only one .020 shim in the lower right tail boom and all is straight and square.
Now , I just need to clean everything up.
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Dusted off my highly technical jig and glued the wing on tonight .
Window frames are masked and primed . On to the tail tomorrow .
Cheers, Christian B)
You got one for landing gear? :coolio
Bob, I sometimes make one if it's being tricky . The much maligned Hurricane was one that I had to make one for. :S
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
That is coming along very well. Keep it up!
I gotta go get me some Legos....
I gotta go get me some Legos....
phantom II
Master at Arms
Over the last couple of days I have been adding all the remaining bits and pieces to this airframe.
And there are plenty of them.
I also fabricated the control horns for the rudder system . Probably should have done the elevator as well :facepalm .
The main gear and , wing struts and those pesky little corner have been added to the door frames.
The nose gear is a real oddity . The molding of the gear was so poorly done that I had to fill the holes in the knuckles and drill them out so they could be attached properly .
The cow catcher is installed but will have to be secured to the belly latter. Needs more work on the nose gear so it does not interfere with the painting.
Cheers, Christian B)
And there are plenty of them.
I also fabricated the control horns for the rudder system . Probably should have done the elevator as well :facepalm .
The main gear and , wing struts and those pesky little corner have been added to the door frames.
The nose gear is a real oddity . The molding of the gear was so poorly done that I had to fill the holes in the knuckles and drill them out so they could be attached properly .
The cow catcher is installed but will have to be secured to the belly latter. Needs more work on the nose gear so it does not interfere with the painting.
Cheers, Christian B)
