Out2gtcha Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 haha.............great progress SD! I laugh too, at all the cat nonsense..............cause its so true. If I dont keep the door to my model room closed Sammy boy will be on my lap in a heartbeat, if im not paying attention, weather I have a freshly glued/painted model in my hands or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 SD terrific work on the bomb bay - sure looks awesome. When my two kitties were still with us, their hairs were part of everything. Miss those days. Keep 'em coming peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Thank you thank you. Brian, you have no idea how many times my cat snuck up behind me and jumped right in my lap. It happens right when I'm laying down a panel of foil. Then I have to pull of the foil, pluck out the hairs and redo the thing. The worst part is when the cats are out of the workshop and I've just shot a smooth coat of lacquer on a critical surface. I come back in a couple of hours and the surface looks like I have surface worm tracks. Out comes the sandpaper. I think the hair multiplies after it falls off the cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 I've been away from the bench for a few days. A couple of my guitars needed some setup work so I had to clean off the bench and get to guitar fixing. Tonight, I'll be able to go back to the bench and continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 Finally, I have something to take a few pictures of. I've got the bomb bay taken care of and now I'm working in the radio room. This is the forward bulkhead with a few of the kit parts glued in. I've scratch built the shelves because the kit parts just looked too bulky and basically are wrong. I still have to add a few more pieces back including some radio equipment that didn't come with the kit. Go figure. More to come next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpierson Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Thanks. This is going to be a much more interesting build for me. I'm literally rewriting the instructions. Many years ago and I know a lot of you guys remember those times, instruction booklets had a lot of text telling you what order the parts should be glued in. Nowadays, you get a bunch of goofy diagrams, many times drawn incorrectly, backwards or upside down like I found in a few places. Many times the printing didn't come out well or the drawing was too dang small. I'm adding some text so some builders don't get too frustrated or turned off this kit. Hi SD. I just found your thread and look forward to following it. I know what you mean about instructions. By trade I'm a technical illustrator, and do aviation manuals. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that companies who create such beautiful detailed models incorporate some really substandard instructions. I would love to do instructions for models, and have sent resumes, but since mosst of these models are produced in asia, I guess I'm out of luck. Good luck with your project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Good start on the radio room SD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane_mc Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Looking good SD. The more I look at it, the more I like how you are simulating the rivets with lighter color paint dots. The effect looks really good. The new shelves look good, I will probably do something similar with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 Thanks guys. I'm trying new paint techniques to simulate different parts since most of them will be seen through clear plastic and won't be perfectly clear. Bill, I wish they'd hire you for the instructions. The old days of good instructions seem to be gone. I've got an old manual from 1963 for Monogram's Big Deuce and that booklet is a masterpiece. If you make a mistake with that Deuce, get something backwards or upside down, it's because you haven't read the instructions. Some of the pictures are so confusing, it's a wonder I've gotten so many things in the right places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Not much going on for the last several days. The grandkids are back and I've had to close up the workshop until Monday. You have to protect the work, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Ah, the grandchildren have gone home and the workshop is again open. More to come later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Good to hear SD! I just received my shiny new box yesterday….. I'm itching to get stuck in but there is a Vampire on my desk that demands to be finished first In the meantime I'll be building vicariously through you…... Keep up the good work mate Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hey Craig. I'm glad to see you got the kit. Go ahead and finish the Vampire. I'll be looking out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Okee dokee. Finally some pictures. This is the radio room forward wall and floor. You can see that I got rid of that confounded step in the floor. Any adjustments as well as the final wiring will be done when the unit is fitted into the fuselage halves. I'm now working on the aft bulkhead getting rid of the ammo boxes, filling in the holes and working some detail into the molded radio boxes. More wire and fiddly bits to put in. And this is me getting a cat scan. Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Good job SD and beautiful cat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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