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Still just continuing to bend and glue PE. I think these launches will be hard to paint. I have an audience today
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Thanks cog. I agree, the PE Looks really nice for these launches. Do you mean pieceful?
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Oooooh now I get it Cog.. piece haha. I bend most of the PE for this step. They look like tiny coffins.
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I started work on the first four launches today. This is the fun stuff I love to do. The first thing I did is drilled out the portholes, 24 in all. next I take these pieces. fold up the two tabs towards the rear. then slide the two tabs into two slots on a corresponding peace. I did that four times Now alot of bending coming up. That is all for now. Did I use the word corresponding in its correct context?
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Airbrushing makes all the difference for me. If I had to brush on paints the bismarck would not be the same. Some people do awesome with just a brush. I'm not one of them lol. 😕
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Wow thank you everyone for the compliments! i just don't see the great model you guys see. Maybe because I look at it all the time? I just don't think it's that great. Exceptable but not great. HOF, Originally my plan was to continue the camouflage up the superstructure. But I messed up the stripes on the hull so bad that it was impossible for me to continue the rest of it. It really bummed me out at first, but now I think it would've been more than I could handle. Nothing yet on the cabinet. I am procrastinating that as long as possible.
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PE for the first 4 launches. I didn't realize how many boats there were... there's like 12. This should be fun! I'm excited.
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Pretty simple day today. Just install the last 8 guns. Up next I think I will work on the life boats.
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Hey John, yes the veteran models kits has both mounts and also has the D shield I believe. Doing some shading this morning. It's slightly more difficult to shade resin I think. Or it could be that there's more detail. Anyway heres some before/after photos.
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Thank you all for your comments and suggestions! I finally got all 8 ready for paint. and after airbrushing. time to shade.
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Ok so I try my hardest to glue the grab handles on and I actually did it. It just took sooooo long and I went through 8 of them just to installed 2. Im not going to put grab handles on the other 3 guns. Its above my skillset.
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Yes IR3! In such small quanities it seems impossible to manage. imagna your gonna have to wait a few days. 😞 model time got cut short today. But yes im sure it will be entertaining when PE is accidently glued to my fingers and forehead.
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Ok fine... im going to attempt more PE. Im going to regret this though im sure. Lets try these handles which are 3 times smaller than the ladder rungs I hate so much.
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Thanks for the info HOF, I'de love to see a photo of that! Im working on the last 4 guns, these guns are pretty cool. this is the PE i'm using and the PE i'm leaving behind. Sorry guys 😕 but half of it you will never see and the other half I could never install with my skill set. The instructions also give you two options for the PE. I'm not sure if I like number one or number two yet.
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Wow HOF! thats amazing! Thank you everyone for the wealth of info on this! I wonder if glass boxes can be built without wood frames. Like they do with acrylic just gluing the panels together. I like the look of nothing but glass. for some reason it stands out to me.
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How did i not see this earlier? This is great! No doubt the hornet!!
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Thanks, also have to think about thickness. 1/8,1/4,3/8. When the box is 54" long would 1/8 be to flimsy? Would 3/8 glass be to heavy? These are all things I have to think about. But I'm sure ill figure it out.
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yes CDW I have to get a custom acrylic or glass box made basically the shape of a fish tank. Any thoughts on what is better acrylic or glass? I delayed doing this for a while due to how expensive it is, but I recently had a Cash winfall so I can really move forward on this now. Im basically going to put this next to the front door or in the living room. Somewhere everyone can see it though🙃 4 of 8 guns done, ready for paint.
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Thank you Brian! That means a lot To me! I can't wait for the sea planes either because by that point she will be nearly complete lol.
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Oooh. Yes you Are right theres 8 guns 4 have hoods and 4 don't. You can see the differences here. I got 4 of each.
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