BloorwestSiR Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Thanks Loic and Aluxe! Progress has been really slow lately as I've had to spend time working on my son's Halloween costume. I've managed to close up the fuselage and the fit has been challenging. I think because of all the openings for the various doors and windows has created a very flimsy fuselage with some warping. During my test fits, I noticed this and thought I had a handle on it. Unfortunately once I added the cabin roof in, the problem came back. You can see the result here: So at the moment, between breaks on the costume, I'm slowly going in the seams and cleanng it up. Carl Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 More progress than me, for sure. Coming along nicely Carl.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Well, after a slight break due to a nasty cut I've managed to make some progress on this build. I might even finish before the deadline... So, I puttied and sanded the seams along the fuselage as best i could. I lost quite a bit of the rivet detail and it being so fine, I have decided against trying to replace it as that would probably just make things worse. I attached the main skids and the winch bay as well. The front windows were glued in using Tamiya Extra Thin cement. I let capillary action just draw the cement in rather than trying to brush it on. This left a clean joint except where I foolishly decided to touch it. The front lower windows have the sprue join along the outer edge. As a result, when I trimmed the first one off, it crazed the plastic slightly. Even after polishing the area, you can still make out a bit of it. For the co-pilot's side, I used a razor saw to remove the window and then sanded off the remainder. After polishing this side, it left no residual marks. Girlscanplay2 and LSP_Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 GO FOR IT! With our extension, we can take our time and drive to the finish rather than the mad sprint we've all been doing. Looking great, Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Go Carl Go! This is going to be sweet Huey! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 You have to bring this to the finish as about the only representation for the War Machine. The one thing everyone thinks of when you say Vietnam. HUEY Keep it up, she's looking GOOD watch'in you :popcorn: jack Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hi Clunk, Paul and Jack! Thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm actually moving really slowly on this build since I've gotten a bit tired of the fight it's been for me. I just want to throw some glue and paint in a box, give it a good shake and have a perfect model pop out Who am I kidding, sometimes it's the challenges that keep us interested in the hobby Anyways my thumb is healed up well enough that I'm fully functional now and it's not as sensitive to pressure. So I've gone and added the XM-156 weapons mounts to either side of the fuselage. I also added some exterior panels such as the engine cover and the intake and air filters. I added some of the PE panels to the underside and the winch bay: Another coat of Xtracrylix Faded Olive Drab to cover the new bits and the seams: Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Here it is after I touched up the anit glare panel on the nose and removed the masking tape: It's finally looking like a gunship! The last thing I did last night was start work on the 7 shot 2.75" rocket launchers. I started by removing and cleaning up the seams on each of the individual rockets: They look like grey toothpicks... I then slid them into the launcher rings and glued them together. So here's where I left off last night: Hopefully I'll more time later this week to continue. Carl Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Looking good !..........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) I've been slowly plugging away at this kit and I think I'm getting into the home stretch. My original plan was to use the Live Resin ammo belts instead of the kit's vinyl ones but that didn't work out. The first problem I had is that they are molded in several short sections rather than one long belt. So, do you glue them together first and then bend them to fit or bend them and then glue together? I decided to go with the latter. Whatever resin Live Resin uses does not want to bend after heating, even in boiling water. It would bend a bit and then when you dip it again to soften it to bend it some more,it would straighten right out. I snapped a couple in half before giving up. So I had no choice but to use the kit ones. As you can see in this pic, they're a bit stiff as well: Edited January 2, 2015 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Good to see an update !.......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 For those building this kit with the XM-21 minigun mounts, the Academy instructions have an error in them. They have the position of parts D14 wrong. Here are the kit instructions: The Eduard PE instructions show the correct location as well as recommending you remove the tab of the top of the part: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Really cool build!! Flight crew is just perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Nice progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Nice progress is right. I really like the detail and 'action pose' of the figures. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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