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  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:06 PM

Why I stay clear of biplanes too.

Sticking  with Fokker D VII's and Dr1s will give ya the best of both worlds, Bondo... Nothing to rig 'cept the gear-struts and the contol-cables, generally... Easily done with piano-wire or sprue.. No inter-plane or cabane strut-rigging needed! On the other end, stay away from the JN-4Ds... Evening the rigging has rigging..

  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Austin, TX
Posted by DoogsATX on Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:06 AM

bondoman

Just teasing!

For me, all of the things on ships where rigging disappears into a deck or surface at each end and cannot be stretched and knotted at one end, like stack stays.

Why I stay clear of biplanes too.

Biplanes aren't so bad. I was terrified of 'em forever, til I built and rigged one. Twisted wire for eyebolts, small lengths of microtubing as turnbuckles, loop monofilament through, slide the tubing down like a bolo, glue it down, and repeat on the other side. Tedious, yes, but in a relaxing, zen-like way. Don't know that you could do the same on a ship, but bipes don't terrify me the way they used to...

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

 

  • Member since
    October 2009
  • From: South Carolina
Posted by jetmodeler on Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:06 AM

Gaps and seams.

 

  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Hancock, Me USA
Posted by p38jl on Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:13 AM

Cats... that think they are "helping"...

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Fort Worth, TX
Posted by RESlusher on Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:19 AM

p38jl

Cats... that think they are "helping"...

My dachshund likes to help me look for parts I've dropped.  The problem is, she thinks they're treats that are meant for her.  I was building a Bundeswehr Marder last year and she chewed up two of the road wheels making them completely unusable.  Bang Head

 

Richard S.

On the bench:  AFV Club M730A1 Chaparral

On deck:  Tamiya Marder 1A2

In the hole:  Who knows what's next!

 

  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
Posted by Hercmech on Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:47 AM

p38jl

Cats... that think they are "helping"...

After Canopy masking this is my most dreded as well. See the Japanese GB... my cat ate the control column for my KI-46.


13151015

  • Member since
    April 2005
  • From: Monster Island-but vacationing in So. Fla
Posted by carsanab on Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:46 AM

p38jl

Cats... that think they are "helping"...

they are just there to keep you in line,,,,,,ignore them...

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  • Member since
    April 2004
  • From: UK
Posted by Jon_a_its on Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:19 AM

Indy Track links Angry

took as long to do 206 parts pers ide as it did the exterior!

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Don't feed the CM!

 

  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Carmel, IN
Posted by deafpanzer on Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:13 PM

Trying to explain my wife why there are many charges on our credit card... I'd rather to pay cash if possible. Wink 

Andy

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Friday, September 23, 2011 7:38 PM

Sanding away surface detail that I don't have the skill to replace Confused

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
Posted by ruddratt on Friday, September 23, 2011 9:36 PM

The decaling. The fewer markings the better for this guy. If I fudge the rigging or the paint or a seam, not a big deal to re-do it. It I fudge a critical marking, I'm pretty much hooped.

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Friday, September 23, 2011 10:30 PM

I hate masking.... and wondering if it will work!

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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