Harold Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Holy kee-rap Patrick, ya'll killin' it. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) I worked on the thrust nozzles a little bit, as some are aware Hobbyboss slide molded these parts so that they would have bosses in them to attach to the rotating set up inside the engine halves(this was all done when it was made for Merit as a pre-built) the big problem with the bosses is that you can see them. I started removing the bosses from the rear set of ducts cut and ground them out and started sanding away what was left and suddenly I realized that all I had to do is cut the molded -in louvers out, clean the inside of the nozzles, make new louvers from card stock, they need a little deatailing anyway, they are just flat walls as they come in the kit, I'll probably emboss some riveting in the card stock before I put the new ones in. Edited January 23, 2019 by patricksparks Marcel111, Out2gtcha, Fvdm and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Excellent work! Harold and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Outstanding work, wow !!! Steve patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCanopy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Quote Simply amazing, Patrick. With all this intricate and perfect detailing going on in your build, I just HAVE to to ask, though: Are you planning to do something about the panellines on this kit? They seem to be more like trenches if not downright 'valleys'? ;-) The vertical line where the nose piece meets the baththub in the above picture seems to be just about right, at least to my eye. Please forgive any unwarranted intrusions, I know that eliminating and rescribing the lines would be a tedious business... Cheers Joerg patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 hours ago, BlackCanopy said: Simply amazing, Patrick. With all this intricate and perfect detailing going on in your build, I just HAVE to to ask, though: Are you planning to do something about the panellines on this kit? They seem to be more like trenches if not downright 'valleys'? ;-) The vertical line where the nose piece meets the baththub in the above picture seems to be just about right, at least to my eye. Please forgive any unwarranted intrusions, I know that eliminating and rescribing the lines would be a tedious business... Cheers Joerg Thank you for the support, originally I was going to subdue the panel lines, but there are so many issues on this kit to deal with I'm going to try and just make it look like a Combat Ready Harrier, they are well used Aircraft, I didn't realize it until I started this build, that these airplanes are really beat up, photos reveal alot of damage and maintainence. It's a great testament to the airframe, it's like the A-10 Warthog, no one thinks that these aircraft should still be in service...EXPERTS ALWAYS BlackCanopy and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Outstanding realistic work truly awesome. The surface detail is totally amazing patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Had to add material to the kit supplied intake liners, for what ever reason they decided to leave them short of the fuselage sides, I also will have to add small fillets where they meet up to the fuselage sides. Got the fairing in front of the main fan, it's not quite as long as it should be, this goes back to dimensional errors, I had to cut about a 1/4" off the front of the engine(second molded in ring) in order to create a larger gap between the fan face and the back of the nose gear bay. I'm not sure where the error is, I don't have drawings, it may be in the overall length of the fuselage, the front landing gear seems to be in the proper place in relationship to the intakes, so I'm just going to go with smoke and mirrors from here out, I really like the way it's starting to look !!! Chris_B-1B, F`s are my favs, LSP_Kevin and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 man that looks great you're doing wonderful work patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 What a beautiful huge beast. Amazing work! Harold and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 wow, cant believe what you have done with those fasteners, all perfectly spaced! Beautiful! Marcel patricksparks and Harold 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 This thing is going to look amazing, especially with all the fasteners. Way to bring out the details on this monster! Bryan patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I got the all the resin that was cast by Harold at AMS Resin today, absolutely incredible! If you have this kit, you must get this cockpit set and wheels. Hopefully there will be more. Great job guys. Chuck patricksparks and Harold 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B-1B Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I got a set as well. Outstanding craftsmanship all around. Very well done Patrick and Harold! Harold and patricksparks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chris_B-1B said: I got a set as well. Outstanding craftsmanship all around. Very well done Patrick and Harold! Thank Patrick, I just made the molds...(other than the seat and wheels) Edited January 29, 2019 by Harold patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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