12-20-2009, 05:07 AM
I'm glad that I can teach others what I know. This is what all these forums are about. I have thirty years experience doing this (scratchbuilding),so I should have something to for it! 
I'll be wearing my trashy old clothes I had from way back when to add to the overall ILM mojo when I start building this into a kit once cast by Jason. As soon as I get the parts from him that he has,I'll be working on the wings. This engine will be done by then. I still have to go back to the laser canons after this,and fix the mistakes on them,and finish the Saturn V engine housings. This will complete all the parts I've made so far.
This is the tube for the Phantom engine after a second time filling small holes,and depressions in the surface with sheet styrene softened with acetone. I put a small amount of acetone in a glass bowl to cover the styrene pieces. After about ten to fifteen minutes,this is ready to apply to my engine part with my fingers. I then smear it into the holes just enough to cover them over. Then after it has hardened for a few hours,I sand it smooth. This completes the process,and there is no evidence this ever happened to the finished product. It's quick,easy,and it leaves no trace of a repair.
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I'll be wearing my trashy old clothes I had from way back when to add to the overall ILM mojo when I start building this into a kit once cast by Jason. As soon as I get the parts from him that he has,I'll be working on the wings. This engine will be done by then. I still have to go back to the laser canons after this,and fix the mistakes on them,and finish the Saturn V engine housings. This will complete all the parts I've made so far. This is the tube for the Phantom engine after a second time filling small holes,and depressions in the surface with sheet styrene softened with acetone. I put a small amount of acetone in a glass bowl to cover the styrene pieces. After about ten to fifteen minutes,this is ready to apply to my engine part with my fingers. I then smear it into the holes just enough to cover them over. Then after it has hardened for a few hours,I sand it smooth. This completes the process,and there is no evidence this ever happened to the finished product. It's quick,easy,and it leaves no trace of a repair.