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Movin' right along. Here's the parts 12 and 13 I mentioned in my last post. Parts 12 are a quadrant of some sort. Parts 13 constitute another instrument panel. Optional parts are included for a glazed panel. And here's a test fit of the completed cockpit side. I will not glue this assembly on until I have the other side completed. I will need to make sure that there are no seam gaps between the two sides, otherwise fitting the outer skins will be problematic. Cheers!
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Congratulations! She looks very nice.
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Good luck on your project! I have tagged your log as a first build -- this is to let folks know you may need more than the usual amount of help and encouragement.
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This is the port-side cockpit wall (part 11) and all of the #11 parts that go with it (11a through 11w) plus three styrene parts -- 27 parts in all. I think I made myself a little sick from staring at these through a magnifier for so long while working on them. Still have all of the #12 and #13 parts to go on this side.
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Still does to this day. It's also a very common species grown on Christmas tree farms.
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Moin, Joachim, and welcome aboard!
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I have seen such things done with Halinski kits, but I feel sufficiently challenged by just building the basic kit (plus the few 3D-printed details).
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Welcome aboard!
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PWS Z-17 by ccoyle - CardPlane - 1/33 - CARD
ccoyle replied to ccoyle's topic in Completed non-ship models
I agree! But I got it for free back in the day when my kit stash was much, much smaller than at present, and I didn't have the cash to splash on new additions, so it got built! -
Split rings and eyebolts are very easy to make on one's own. All you need is some blackened, annealed wire, a pair of side cutters, and a pair of round-nosed pliers. The learning curve is not steep at all, and once you get the hang of it, you can turn out rings and eyebolts lickety-split.
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Butt joins, eh? Those are a real booger -- I dislike them almost as much as petal structures. 😒
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Nice work, Andy!
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My excitement about moving on to the cockpit walls was premature. I forgot there was equipment to be added to the space behind the cockpit. This stuff will really be hard to see once everything is closed up.
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Welcome aboard!
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I quit now. But seriously, that is amazing work!
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Okay, we reached a milestone today. But first, here's a picture for all of you who might still be firmly in the grasp of Old Man Winter. It was sunny and 72 here in Greenville this morning -- perfect weather for taking the dog out for a stroll through Falls Park. I have to enjoy this while I can, because in July it won't be perfect weather anymore. 😬 Back to airplanes! First, we finished off the aft bulkhead bits. A few bits remained to be added to the cockpit floor, and then we were able to glue the aft bulkhead to the cockpit structure. Now we can move on to the cockpit walls, which means we only have this many cockpit parts left! 😵💫😢😒 That's it for today!
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Sorry to hear about your decision, Rob, but I can completely understand why you made it. I have a couple of similarly unfinished models sitting on a shelf in my man cave. Hopefully you will not completely give up on the hobby and maybe try something that is more commensurate with your skills? P.S. I have marked your log as 'terminated' rather than 'finished' -- the latter label is reserved for projects that reach completion. There is no shame in the former label, since I suspect that most of us have terminated a build for one reason or another, and even a partially-completed log can be helpful for other modelers. Cheers!
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You might try your hand at making sails. It is really not so difficult, and the results usually look much better than kit-supplied sails.
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Welcome aboard! I can't answer your question, because the last plastic ship I worked on was over forty years ago. But we have a couple of of plastic gurus among our members -- look for the word "plastic" in the build log titles and you'll find them. Cheers!
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Received partially-built Corel Victory -- worth salvaging?
ccoyle replied to SaltyScot's topic in Wood ship model kits
Whoa, how'd that happen? Fixed now! -
Received partially-built Corel Victory -- worth salvaging?
ccoyle replied to SaltyScot's topic in Wood ship model kits
It would probably take as much time to and effort to repair that model as to start over with a fresh kit. P.S. Since you put up a question for discussion, I have moved your post to the kit discussions area.
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