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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 13, 2020 10:41:42 GMT -8
Hello gang, As some of you know I was on business travel in Texas. Just landed home. I found a nice hobby shop in El Paso of all places and this followed me home. Been a severe sufferer of MPHD (model project hopping disease) the fuselage halves are already together. It will be built as the Mercury-Redstone 4 / Liberty Bell 7 retrieve aircraft. By the way, I've always been a helicopter modeler. Here are some of the ones I've built in the past. Several others stalled in progress. puertoriconet.com/models/heli.htmWe now return to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress. Thanks, Ismael
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Post by Ben_B on Mar 13, 2020 11:19:36 GMT -8
You’re not the only one who suffers from MPHD! I have two Hasegawa F-4s, a Hasegawa F/A-18C, and an MPC/Round 2 Space 1999 Eagle on the go, too.
Ben
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 13, 2020 11:33:08 GMT -8
The Space 1999 Eagle was a contender to follow me from the hobby shop... And so was the Atlantis H25... and the 747-8 And I drooled over the Antonov 225 Monster! The box was bigger than my luggage
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Post by vintagerpm on Mar 13, 2020 11:49:25 GMT -8
You’re not the only one who suffers from MPHD! I have two Hasegawa F-4s, a Hasegawa F/A-18C, and an MPC/Round 2 Space 1999 Eagle on the go, too. Ben Ha! I've got a Porsche 914, Porsche 917, Porsche 944, BMW M6, Subaru WRX, Romfell WWI armored car, and a Chinese APC all in process. (I think I need help.) And I'm sure someone out there has got even more going. Mike
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Post by robhart on Mar 13, 2020 16:23:59 GMT -8
Hello gang, As some of you know I was on business travel in Texas. Just landed home. I found a nice hobby shop in El Paso of all places and this followed me home. Been a severe sufferer of MPHD (model project hopping disease) the fuselage halves are already together. It will be built as the Mercury-Redstone 4 / Liberty Bell 7 retrieve aircraft. By the way, I've always been a helicopter modeler. Here are some of the ones I've built in the past. Several others stalled in progress. puertoriconet.com/models/heli.htmWe now return to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress. Thanks, Ismael Thanks for sharing the link. Those are really cool helicopter builds. I love the Mi 10.
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Post by Ben_B on Mar 14, 2020 6:10:08 GMT -8
Love the helicopters! I remember building the Skycrane at my grandparents house when I was a kid. I see Round 2 has reissued the old Aurora Cheyenne and Jolly Green Giant kits. Two more of my childhood favorites.
Ben
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 14, 2020 6:52:53 GMT -8
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Post by Ben_B on Mar 14, 2020 10:16:01 GMT -8
Wow, nice!!!
Ben
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 14, 2020 14:53:24 GMT -8
Hello, What "seams" to be the problem? Once satisfied with the seams disappearance I'll rescribe the panel lines. The interior will be built like a bottle ship. Somehow Don't hate me for this. I have nowhere else to go... Thanks, Ismael
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 14, 2020 16:28:33 GMT -8
Better pics: Thanks, Ismael
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 16, 2020 16:58:10 GMT -8
Hello, I may be on to something here: Paint sourcing is a pain for me. Nothing available locally. Last hobby shop closed over a decade ago. I have to buy everything by mail. Paint is particularly tricky to mail. Not to mention expensive. So I can end up paying about $10 and wait a month for a little bottle of paint to arrive. For this project it occurred to me: What about the paint dept at Home Depot? Long story short, I spent about an hour with the paint guy and he was very enthusiastic and curious about this. We went thru the color samples and compared to online pictures. Yes, we were aware of screen differences. We decided that LANCO 4K3-8 SPLIT PEA green was the closest to the olive drab I was looking for. So he prepared me a quart of rust fighting enamel (cheapest alternative to Rust-oleum) so it can be thinned and airbrushed. The quart was $8 This will be enough for a whole army of probably hundreds of models as I'll be using maybe an ounce or so. Before you ask, I'd love to mail some to you but the post office will not let me. So I did this little test. It airbrushed beautifully and since it is somewhat glossy, decals should work well and dullcoat on top would take it to the finish line. Here I did another experiment: This spare damaged car body was sprayed with aluminum paint from a spray can and then airbrushed the green on top. Yep! I think I'm on to something here. Thanks,
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 18, 2020 19:34:38 GMT -8
Hello, I'm liking where this is going... Thanks,
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Post by 2whl on Mar 18, 2020 19:49:32 GMT -8
I like the 'think outside the box' approach to your paint. Are you thinning it with anything?
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 19, 2020 2:23:46 GMT -8
Thanks! Yes, I thinned it about 50/50 with lacquer thinner for the test. Hoping to start painting soon but the weather is not cooperating. It's been raining non-stop for over a week. Any more humidity and I'd need to grow gills Thanks,
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Post by tatocorvette on Mar 19, 2020 18:27:54 GMT -8
Hello, What part of "A simple build" I didn't understand? Round is supposed to be round. Injection molding is not. Brass rod IS. The rotor is a helicopter's signature. Adding blade pitch links made of wire. At the end, the rotor itself will be a 16 piece sub-assembly! Of course it needs additional painting. This is tiny even for a "bigger" scale like 1/48 Added material to the sides to force the fuselage out a few mm or so Added bracing to the top cowls to help panel alignment The metal tape will help conceal the huge gap. Will eventually add rivet details to disguise it. and added material to the rotor base for a tighter fit. Seems to be moving along! Thanks, Ismael
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