08-04-2010, 05:47 AM
Finished? Not quite.
I am still alive, and driving again. But you can add missing two of my front teeth for a little while to my years shit list. Frankly, just waiting for this year to turn around for me.
The X:
Been plugging away when I have the time. Thanks to a built vintage 1/15 Stug sniped from ebay I was able to complete the droid strip out of all styrene. Hard to tell from the phone photo, but I'm really proud of all the placement of parts. With plenty of reference of the original I was able to really nail it and make improvements without altering authenticity.
![[Image: completedds.jpg]](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn227/budmataul/completedds.jpg)
Jase, I'll be sending a duplicate your way.
Here's where I'm at with cockpit parts:
![[Image: helpmeidthisbeotch.jpg]](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn227/budmataul/helpmeidthisbeotch.jpg)
For now. What the heck are these parts from?
![[Image: cpitilmcopy.jpg]](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn227/budmataul/cpitilmcopy.jpg)
Had a look at the 1/24 Airfix Stuka dashboard and it could be the red square. BUT it was released in 76, and I was of the understanding that these Xs had already been completed. No clue on the yellow part, and I may not have outlined it correctly. The green bit at the back, maybe a vertical up side down rifle? and its not highlighted but what the heck is flat thing making the top of the box w/rivets? There is something glued on top which I've already IDed, but the flat piece itself with the raised details has me puzzled. There is a part in the sealab, but I'm hoping that is not it. Blue and purple anyone's guess. Don't want to make any substitutions unless I have to.
Not much to see otherwise, and while I do consider the fuselage to be completed, I always find myself coming back to it for tweaking. Had to recut the strip behind R2 as I did not have it deep enough. It is difficult to build straight forms on top of the thin plastic and I had to re-enforce/correct areas that had become bowed. Then its onto a fiberglass duplicate for panel lines. Found a silicon caulk tutorial that will be perfect for making a pull or two. More on this when I get back.
I'm off for a little road trip tomorrow, but you can count on seeing some serious photo updates on this project when I return. Not going to make my original goal of kitting this summertime, but I believe there is hope for this fall.
I am still alive, and driving again. But you can add missing two of my front teeth for a little while to my years shit list. Frankly, just waiting for this year to turn around for me.
The X:
Been plugging away when I have the time. Thanks to a built vintage 1/15 Stug sniped from ebay I was able to complete the droid strip out of all styrene. Hard to tell from the phone photo, but I'm really proud of all the placement of parts. With plenty of reference of the original I was able to really nail it and make improvements without altering authenticity.
Jase, I'll be sending a duplicate your way.
Here's where I'm at with cockpit parts:
For now. What the heck are these parts from?
Had a look at the 1/24 Airfix Stuka dashboard and it could be the red square. BUT it was released in 76, and I was of the understanding that these Xs had already been completed. No clue on the yellow part, and I may not have outlined it correctly. The green bit at the back, maybe a vertical up side down rifle? and its not highlighted but what the heck is flat thing making the top of the box w/rivets? There is something glued on top which I've already IDed, but the flat piece itself with the raised details has me puzzled. There is a part in the sealab, but I'm hoping that is not it. Blue and purple anyone's guess. Don't want to make any substitutions unless I have to.
Not much to see otherwise, and while I do consider the fuselage to be completed, I always find myself coming back to it for tweaking. Had to recut the strip behind R2 as I did not have it deep enough. It is difficult to build straight forms on top of the thin plastic and I had to re-enforce/correct areas that had become bowed. Then its onto a fiberglass duplicate for panel lines. Found a silicon caulk tutorial that will be perfect for making a pull or two. More on this when I get back.
I'm off for a little road trip tomorrow, but you can count on seeing some serious photo updates on this project when I return. Not going to make my original goal of kitting this summertime, but I believe there is hope for this fall.