08-07-2012, 12:03 PM
This is what happens when you don't pay attention to details... You get a completed modification that won't work... (posted on RPF also)
So,
Spent the weekend scratch building a landing gear for another TOS 1/12 (HUGE) Viper. I had been playing with the scale and printing them out. Accidently grabbed the smaller prints (about 80% to scale), and merrily built all three gear. Then, before painting, I put them up to the other built big Viper to check scale, and.... OOOOOPS, I saw it was wayyyyy too small!! So, I guess these will just go on the side as a set of gear with no Viper, and I'm restarting the build process to the correct scale.....
The good news is, I learned a lot building them, so I have some new ideas that will make this second round look better (Including real rubber wheels, which are some nice grommets that fit the bill nicely!)
Back to the bench...
-Sean
So,
Spent the weekend scratch building a landing gear for another TOS 1/12 (HUGE) Viper. I had been playing with the scale and printing them out. Accidently grabbed the smaller prints (about 80% to scale), and merrily built all three gear. Then, before painting, I put them up to the other built big Viper to check scale, and.... OOOOOPS, I saw it was wayyyyy too small!! So, I guess these will just go on the side as a set of gear with no Viper, and I'm restarting the build process to the correct scale.....
The good news is, I learned a lot building them, so I have some new ideas that will make this second round look better (Including real rubber wheels, which are some nice grommets that fit the bill nicely!)
Back to the bench...
-Sean
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