A journey from imagination to real plastic...

[coops213]

Looks great so far! As far as I know you're the first to attempt to turn one of my profiles into plastic. Let me know if you'd like me to draw up a specific scheme.

Chris

[rickshaw]

Looks great so far! As far as I know you're the first to attempt to turn one of my profiles into plastic. Let me know if you'd like me to draw up a specific scheme.

Chris

Its nearly finished now.  Sorry, no further pictures (battery ran down in the camera and I couldn't be arsed waiting for it to charge, so charged ahead with the build).  Chris if you could tell me the fonts you used in the profile, I'll print them up as transfers. 

This hasn't turned out as well as I'd like.  A few problems along the way, mostly centring around the weird way the plastic has affected the paint.  I suspect some of the separator also got on the brush and thence into the paint.  Its effected the Humbrol grey I was using quite strangely.

[rickshaw]

Some pictures of the finished product.  Just need to take delivery of my new printer and some transfers paper (which I've just ordered).











I'll finish this but I'm not happy with the model.

Upon reflection, I think I'll try again with the Airmodel's vacuform fuselage which includes a TF-86 and a F-86D.  I'll also be much more careful with cleaning the gunk off the High Planes CA27 rear fuselage.  The Airfix F-86D ended up with a very chunky intake lip, much too thick which is why I'll use a vacuform fuselage next time..   The Gunk on the High Planes model seems to have affected the paints, particularly the Humbrol used on the upper fuselage.  It's also affected the Tamiya white used on the lower fuselage.  The Humbrol grey went all gluggy.  The Tamiya white went all runny.   I've washed all my brushes several times but I think its gotten into the bottle/tins of paint.  

Anyway, for a first effort I don't think its too bad?

[NARSES2]

I never realised you were going to fold the wings 

As for not to bad...I think it looks terrific  Can't wait to see her in her full warpaint

[Taiidantomcat]

Great job! And cool folding wings as well 

[Pablo1965]

Good work...I am thinking.... What are you making with the rest of the pieces?

[rickshaw]

I never realised you were going to fold the wings 

Hehehehe, it is a "Sea Dingo" afterall.  What else should you have expected?  Particularly with the large, dark pencil lines on the early pictures showing where the cuts should be.  Have to thank Logan for showing me a webpage which showed the F4J wingfold.

As for not to bad...I think it looks terrific  Can't wait to see her in her full warpaint

Soon, soon.  Going away next week to the History Conference and should have the transfer paper and printer by then.