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You're right there Joe!This subject absolutely rocks and again Jon has been a big help to us all with the pictures he's allowed posted of his build.Can ya imagine trying to work out where a lot of the part's go without his help?I think it's a fair call when i say,Jon is a bloody legend mate!!
OK,i'm still not really doing much to the build,same issue's in that i don't really wanna be gluing stuff on till i've got an armature and light's installed in the thing.Unfortunately thing's don't always go to plan and both myself and Jase have been waiting for a package to arrive containing the pipe's for the armature.It's on a barge it seems as it's been age's since it was sent.So thats lead to me trying to get another lot of pipe and with a lot of help from Doug it's all in the work's.Theres just still one lil issue but it should be some real progress pretty soon on the building side of thing's.But Doug is another that has been more than going outa his way to try and help get this happening.Onya Mate!!
So,theres still been plenty going on with the planning though still,but thats not something you can photograph really.
Anyway,even though theres no real building going on i thought i'd share a couple of thing's i've done or had to do still.
The domes i've glued on using Mike S guide for there positioning that he's posting over at RI.I'm not sure that this is correct when looking at the b&w Apogee picture but it's where they are gonna stay,they won't be coming off,well,in one piece again anyway!
For the cockpit i've made some styrene sheets that i hope will help reflect the lighting better in that interior.They'll be glued in once the cockpit has been fitted.
I've also reworked the front cover plate as per those b&w pictures again.The holes have been positioned like shown in that front shot picture and i also ground off the cast Karl part that is on the front and added a kit part.Two reasons,thats just what i'm doing with the build with part's i have that i can spare and also that part in the kit on the plate is back to front in that,it should be face down with the back edge showing but it was vice versa.So that cover hatch is now a lot closer to what the original was,well i hope it is?
OK,i had to dip the back edges of the cockpit lid that i've highlighted,in boiling water to get them to sit what i think isn't too bad now.A lot betta than they were,you couldn't have both touching the body before at the same time before doing this.I just dipped em both in the water and held it in place against the body till they cooled enough to hold there position.
Then today my Marder kit arrived,so it was out the back to cut the bugger up into what is needed for the shuttle.
None of that is glued on i just like the look with the kit part's!!
LOL.
You're right there Joe!This subject absolutely rocks and again Jon has been a big help to us all with the pictures he's allowed posted of his build.Can ya imagine trying to work out where a lot of the part's go without his help?I think it's a fair call when i say,Jon is a bloody legend mate!!
OK,i'm still not really doing much to the build,same issue's in that i don't really wanna be gluing stuff on till i've got an armature and light's installed in the thing.Unfortunately thing's don't always go to plan and both myself and Jase have been waiting for a package to arrive containing the pipe's for the armature.It's on a barge it seems as it's been age's since it was sent.So thats lead to me trying to get another lot of pipe and with a lot of help from Doug it's all in the work's.Theres just still one lil issue but it should be some real progress pretty soon on the building side of thing's.But Doug is another that has been more than going outa his way to try and help get this happening.Onya Mate!!
So,theres still been plenty going on with the planning though still,but thats not something you can photograph really.
Anyway,even though theres no real building going on i thought i'd share a couple of thing's i've done or had to do still.
The domes i've glued on using Mike S guide for there positioning that he's posting over at RI.I'm not sure that this is correct when looking at the b&w Apogee picture but it's where they are gonna stay,they won't be coming off,well,in one piece again anyway!
For the cockpit i've made some styrene sheets that i hope will help reflect the lighting better in that interior.They'll be glued in once the cockpit has been fitted.
I've also reworked the front cover plate as per those b&w pictures again.The holes have been positioned like shown in that front shot picture and i also ground off the cast Karl part that is on the front and added a kit part.Two reasons,thats just what i'm doing with the build with part's i have that i can spare and also that part in the kit on the plate is back to front in that,it should be face down with the back edge showing but it was vice versa.So that cover hatch is now a lot closer to what the original was,well i hope it is?
OK,i had to dip the back edges of the cockpit lid that i've highlighted,in boiling water to get them to sit what i think isn't too bad now.A lot betta than they were,you couldn't have both touching the body before at the same time before doing this.I just dipped em both in the water and held it in place against the body till they cooled enough to hold there position.
Then today my Marder kit arrived,so it was out the back to cut the bugger up into what is needed for the shuttle.
None of that is glued on i just like the look with the kit part's!!
LOL.