Update pics of the 1/350 Refit!

Jorg Sacul

Member since
December 2003

Posted by Jorg Sacul on Monday, June 13, 2005 12:48 AM

Your work has inspired me to take on this behemoth of a kit. I still don't know where I'm going to put it when I'm finished.. I'm going to dig out my old SFAM 4 by Paul Newitt for the detailing & taping. Great photos & set up, by the way. :)

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:58 PM

Looking good

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:42 PM

Beautiful Work Chris Thumbs Up [tup]

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Jack

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matthew9

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by matthew9 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:48 AM

Great work! Thumbs Up [tup]

Matt

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Sunday, June 12, 2005 5:30 AM

Nice display Chris!

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Sunday, June 12, 2005 4:52 AM

Well, my wife told me it couldnt stay in the entry.. SO I have put her above my computer desk. And I have done a display with all my Furuta Starships named Enterprise, with the crown jewel looking over them! Starting with the NX-01, all the way to the E-E....

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Saturday, June 11, 2005 3:14 PM

good thing the phasers don't work on that beheamoth or else your house will burn down.

here is a lesson for Y'all people in paper houses shouldn't play with matches

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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ua0124

Member since
January 2004
From: Arizona

Posted by ua0124 on Friday, June 10, 2005 11:36 PM

Nice job!!! Big Smile [:D]

Ernie If I can not do something about a problem, it's not my problem; it is a fact of life...

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, June 10, 2005 7:39 PM

Let me see.. Umm. There would be some major slappage!! Big Smile [:D]

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 10, 2005 8:45 AM

Chris, what if, in a drunken stupor, I put my shoes ON the Refit?

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, June 10, 2005 7:04 AM

Here she is still with a little detail left to do, set up in my entry.. J-Hulk will understand, but to the others. In Japan we all have a lowered entry in-which we must take off our shoes.. The large cabinet that my Enterprise is sitting on, is indeed a shoe cabinet.. I wanted to put it here to greet everyone when they walk in the door!

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, June 9, 2005 10:42 AM

Looks great, Chris!

~Brian

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Thursday, June 9, 2005 8:23 AM

Nice work Chris!!

I reckon a nice chrome yellow and chrome silver Naboo Star fighter would look rather neat orbiting that monster!

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, June 9, 2005 6:40 AM

Thanks Jack.. I didnt realise that I was making a new thread, and so this one has taken on a life all its own.. But if you go over to my original thread here
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=42858 , you will see what I started with, and then if you compare to the pics in this thread you will see how I re-did the paint..

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 6:35 AM

Absolutely majestic! Chris, you said you weren't happy with the colors. Which ones were they and what did you change over to?

Jack

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, June 9, 2005 3:32 AM

I didnt even realise that I have got an extra star next to my name!!.. Dont know what Multi-Media means, but hey I like it better than just the 2 stars!! ha ha ha

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, June 9, 2005 12:13 AM

Here are a few newer pics with most of the major parts put together.. What you cant see in these pics, is the sticky tape holding the saucer to the neck.. I am still deciding how I will go about joining it...You will also notice that there are few pieces missing, they are still being finished..

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 5:07 PM

Awesome job Chris! She is a beaut!

~Matt T Meyer

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 9:43 AM

Thanks Jeff.. Yes, I was sitting inside when I heard the crash.. And my heart skipped a beat.. But all is well.. I just wont be showing the left side any time soon, although it isnt bad, just seams that you can see.. The rest is fine, paint and all... Thanks balta for your comments also!

Chris in japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Griffworks

Member since
June 2004
From: The House of Blues Clues

Posted by Griffworks on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 9:41 AM

Looks great, Chris! Excellent job. Sorry to hear about your lil' disaster, tho am glad to hear she weathered it alright.

The greatest measure of a man is his children and what kind of people they are.

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balta1

Member since
December 2002
From: Midwest US

Posted by balta1 on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 9:38 AM

SWEEEET E!!

Stir not the bitterness in the cup I have mixed for myself!

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Update pics of the 1/350 Refit!

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 9:19 AM

Ok guys.. I posted a while ago about how I had to put the refit back into dry dock in order to correct the bad seams and the like..

Well, I completely re-puttied and sanded, and even re-scribed different areas to make it look as fluid and beautifull as I could!.. I even re-painted my upper secondary hull and pylons as I wasnt even happy with the colours I had originally chosen...

Well, all went well, I had done what I had set out to achieve, and was on the final coat of of one of my colours while doing the panelling for the secondary hull... It was a nice sunny day here in Japan about 2 days ago, so I finished my spray and decided to let my model dry in the sun.. As happens here in Japan when you live surrounded by mountains, a sudden gush of wind came out of no-where and blew my refit off its drying stand.. It fell a good 1.5m.. When I heard the crash, i thought. Oh no, there goes all my good work.. But when I went outside, it was still in one piece.. So after further inspection. I noticed that every seem that I had re-done on the left side and the centre of the secondary hull had cracked.. All that work and paint for nothing.. Luckily the right side, and display side was ok for display, so I have gone ahead without repair.. so here she is... I have also redone some colours from my original pictures. Hope you like.. She is still not finished...