Minicraft 1/144 Iron Maiden 757

[The Madhatter 940]

8 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

 

runs counter to the whole point of this build (and my entire airliner series), which is to have a relatively quick and painless build, without all the hiccups and friction that I normally experience. I guess it's just not to be!

 

Kev

You could always cast a copy of the other side if it is possible.  Its not hard to make a 2 piece mold of something like that and it beats trying to scratch build it

[LSP_Kevin 31,528]

31 minutes ago, The Madhatter said:

You could always cast a copy of the other side if it is possible.  Its not hard to make a 2 piece mold of something like that and it beats trying to scratch build it

 

I probably would have tried that had it not already been glued in place. Happily, I found the part lurking at the bottom of my waste bin, so the panic is over!

 

Kev

[Alex 1,773]

On 1/6/2021 at 9:30 AM, tomprobert said:

There are aftermarket options available - Braz and Welsh models both do RB211s. Or you could just build it as is, confident in the knowledge that non-airliner geeks will never know 

 

That'd be my approach, 100% 

[Alex 1,773]

On 1/6/2021 at 1:37 PM, LSP_K2 said:

Not necessarily on-point, but I see once again that the artist bungled the depiction of both the engine axis and inlet ellipse. I saw a radial engined kit the other day that was a pure joke in that regard. The engine, as depicted, was probably a good 20° to 30° out of alignment with the axis of the aircraft itself.

 

Plus they really look too large.

[LSP_K2 24,475]

23 minutes ago, Alex said:

Plus they really look too large.

 

I actually have to wonder what school of illustration some of these chaps attended. Proper ellipse orientation, is basic drafting 101, nothing at all sophisticated.

[LSP_Ron 13,751]

1 minute ago, LSP_K2 said:

 

I actually have to wonder what school of illustration some of these chaps attended. Proper ellipse orientation, is basic drafting 101, nothing at all sophisticated.

 

To us draft persons it seems so obvious.