Not another Viper....

[Scooterman]

You better believe it!  This is the beginnings of the crap 1/48 Academy kit.  The gap is 1mm at least.  I used sheet stock and milliput.....

[Scooterman]

Office.  Notice the red areas of the instruments.  Wonder why?    

[Scooterman]

More.  Again red areas.

[Scooterman]

Fuselage.  Gun 'removed' and filled with 'items'.  The little red area is under a small window.  Hmmm......

Stay tuned!

[SebastianP]

But will it be ready by Christmas?

SP

[B777LR]

crap 1/48 Academy kit.  The gap is 1mm at least.

If thats how you feel about 1 mm, then dont buy the 1/72 KP Aero L-29 Delphin...

[Leigh]

Office.  Notice the red areas of the instruments.  Wonder why?  

Furry Red Screaming ALIEN ant pilots?

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Night fighter ??

Ian

[Shasper]

crap 1/48 Academy kit.  The gap is 1mm at least.

If thats how you feel about 1 mm, then dont buy the 1/72 KP Aero L-29 Delphin...

Or their L-39...


Shas B)

[John Howling Mouse]

Speaking of gaps, I thought it quite amusing that FSM's current issue has an article on the secrets of fixing gaps and seams and what do they use as a subject for demonstrating the techniques?   A Tamiya 1:48 Skyraider!

Sure, the techniques are valid regardless of their subject but I really would have liked to see the author fix the 1:48 Airfix Jaguar that I've got (I even tried the hot water trick to reshape the fuselage halves: no dice).

Or a Mach 2 "Provider" with gaping voids where insufficient pressure was used in the molding process.

Nah, the guy creates the world's finest sliver of stretched sprue for some alleged "gap" b/w the parts.

Okay, I'm better now.

Nice Viper, nice Viper...   B)  

[Brian da Basher]

Wow great work on overcoming this kit's "built-in" challenges, Scooterman! By the time you're done, no one will know that horrendous gap was there! Excellent job!

Hmmm a wee little window...my guess is for photo-recce missions.

Brian da Basher

[Keith Diamond]

alright, you've got my interest.  What's it gonna be?

me likey Vipers -> :f16:  

[GeorgeC]

They are for the lasers, or was that the Battlestar Galactica Viper

Regards

GeorgeC  

[Scooterman]

Sorry to keep you hanging guys.  Another update.

Banger-

[Scooterman]

White undercoat for the red to follow.  I hate spraying white.  No matter what brand, type, airpressure, thinner ratio, doesn't matter.  Whatever it'll be overcoated.