The Madhatter Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Hello once again everyone. It's been few months since this was last updated and sorry to say, I haven't done as much as you might hope I had, but I have finished off the top section - well, mostly. I still have the SMD's to add for the trench spot lighting but in regards to detailing, that's all done So here is the top section shown as finished. I added some of the bits that sort of frame some of the lines to balance it out. You'll catch my drift if you look at the last picture in the previous update and look to the left of the ship and you can see some chips that run down the mid-section in a line toward the front. They have been replicated on the other side to make it right. That was a lot of explaining for something so trivial, so I shall move on and let the pics do the talking: Its pretty much the same on the other side. I might yet bulk some of the rear section out some more but I need to see how the side walls go on first. I do need to sort out that section at the very back of the ship - looking at these reminded me about it The bottom hull has also been started. I made the very foolish mistake of gluing the nose to the body in a hurry to install the hangar bay. This in hindsight was very silly. I has also located glue marks and other blemishes on there and I am not happy about it. I do not know when or how they got there but I also realised I forgot to grind down the old hangar surrounds and it has created a gap where there shouldn't be and now I have to fix and live with my decision to install when I did. Still, none of this is unfix-able and I will fix it as much as I can accordingly. I just wish I hadn't created this unnecessary work for myself is all Well, that's all I have for now, but I will be back again soon enough. As always, thanks for stopping in and having a look Si Brett M, Landrotten Highlander, Squizzy 78 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Looks great, Si. I understand the slow building completely lol. The bare wires, they will be your power for the SMD’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Thanks Brett Those copper wires are actually enamel coated so they won't short each other out. You don't need to strip them either, just wrap them and use the soldering iron as normal and lightly rub the area where the wire is in contact with whatever your connecting. The heat gets rid of the enamel coat. You can also scrape the wire with a knife but that's way to much work Oh, and they do power the SMDs Uilleann, Brett M and LSP_K2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Well, that answers my, “How do you not short them out” question lol Edited August 9, 2020 by Brett M The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Wonderful work. The end result should really be wonderful. The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Brett M said: Well, that answers my, “How do you not short them out” question lol LOL, yeah, figured that's where you were headed Thanks Kevin - I also am hoping it'll look good too. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) maybe I should do this to another one: **Edit** I should mention that there is no way in hell I am going to do something like that. That's wayyy to much work even for me Edited August 11, 2020 by The Madhatter Out2gtcha, Uilleann, LSP_K2 and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Got a link to that build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 sorry Brett - no build link for that one - I got the pics from this fellow: http://dorobou.blog.so-net.ne.jp/ Uilleann and Brett M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Good show. 'I made the very foolish mistake of gluing the nose to the body in a hurry to install the hangar bay.' If you're interested, to separate the parts, put it in a plastic bag, put it in the freezer for an hour, and you can, and it will, pop it off at the seam. Works every time for CA or liquid glue. Sincerely, Mark The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 that's a great tip Mark - thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Aybara Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) Holy crap the detail of this is incredible and really makes me think it's huge until you put that bottle beside it and short circuit my brain. Seems you must also be an electrical engineer to build one of these right. I can't wait to see it finished and all lit up. Edited August 16, 2020 by P_Aybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 thank you very much for the kind post and welcome to the forums! Hope to see your work here in the future Definitely don't need to be an electrical engineer (I'm not) but a basic understanding of electronics is helpful. I did up a small basic how-to in one of the previous pages if you want to have a look. It's not hard, but it can be frustrating at times. Like the other day, I went to do a lighting test to show my son what I had been doing on it and the trench lighting wasn't working, so I had to strip back the heat shrink tubing from the resistor to be able to access the join and re-solder it. All works again now but it was an exercise in annoyance. I am just glad I picked it up now rather than after it is all joined together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Hi again everyone So, time for a small update. Things are progressing slower than I had hoped as I had to fix my screw up with the hangar bay installation. I've got one side sorted and I just need to finish the other side later on. I forgot to grind down the existing surface detail before slotting in the hangar bay, but it's fixable. You can see the gap that mistake left in the first pic if you look where it goes in. Then on the pic below it, you can see my fix for it which is working well. It looks very busy up here but the paint will bring that down a few notches. I'm also going to space out the detail more and not add as much the further back I go. I have to be careful not to over do it (although I dare say there are some of you who already think I'm well past that) as I fear I will loose the grandness of the ship. Well, that's all I have for now, but once I have done something worth taking pics of, I will of course update again. Feel free to critique, make a suggestion, comment or just do nothing at all but as always, thank you for stopping by and having a look Till next time Si John1, chrish, LSP_Kevin and 12 others 12 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I enjoy stopping in this section and this baby really makes it worthwhile! The Madhatter and Landrotten Highlander 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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