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PSR-1 Prototype

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#15
December 11, 2010, 02:51:57 PM
Quote from: Stargazer2006 on December 11, 2010, 02:28:13 PM
Plus you spelled "Good-Off" as "Goof-Off", which might be a sign that you need a bit of rest...  :rolleyes: :party:

Can you tell I've had the flu for past few days?    :blink:  I'm not even fit to drive at this point!   :cheers:
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

John Howling Mouse

#17
December 11, 2010, 05:03:07 PM
Quote from: Stargazer2006 on December 11, 2010, 03:16:02 PM
Let alone model...  :rolleyes:

Hey, I've got a model on my bench right now which is covered in my glue-laden fingerprints and would disagree with you . . . or something.    :-\   :cheers:
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Stargazer

#18
December 11, 2010, 05:59:26 PM
I've had some sort of flu for two days and been basically a mess all that time... but the nice thing is when I model (in a photo editor) my fingers never get gluish and I do not let some poor plastic get harmed in the process...  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Taiidantomcat

#19
December 13, 2010, 08:43:59 AM
Get well soon  :thumbsup:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

John Howling Mouse

#20
December 24, 2010, 04:05:35 PM
Still more than a full week left to go, yet....whoo HOOOO!!!  No problem.   :rolleyes:
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Taiidantomcat

#21
December 26, 2010, 02:39:41 PM
Quote from: John Howling Mouse on December 24, 2010, 04:05:35 PM
Still more than a full week left to go, yet....whoo HOOOO!!!  No problem.   :rolleyes:

Im in the same boat,  :banghead: finish strong, you never know!
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

John Howling Mouse

#22
December 27, 2010, 01:33:14 PM
The initial raw pieces have been cut from suitable styrene sheet stock.  Note the additional handle areas.

Now, the arduous hours of shaping these flat slabs into wingforms begins.  Can he make it in time?  Why do I keep hearing Sulu from the end of Star Trek II asking "We're not going to make it, are we?"

Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Taiidantomcat

#23
December 28, 2010, 09:12:11 AM
Handles? Why didn't I think of that?  :unsure: I have been "investing" in Band Aids the way I do it  :banghead:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

John Howling Mouse

#24
December 28, 2010, 08:12:23 PM
Quote from: Taiidantomcat on December 28, 2010, 09:12:11 AM
Handles? Why didn't I think of that?  :unsure: I have been "investing" in Band Aids the way I do it  :banghead:

Especially when you're leaning the cut piece verrrrrry close to the moving disc on a power sander!   :thumbsup:

Well, this Zhengdefu IDF model that I was using as the base for the PSR X-plane has turned out to be one dog of a kit.  Could only find one preview of the Zhengdefu IDF kit online and zero post-build reviews.  Very unflattering comments wherever I saw the Zhengdefu name mentioned but I thought, "I can build a model from bread-bag clips----no, wait, that was Brian da Basher!"

Zhengdefu apparently means "good luck, sucker" in Mandarin, judging but the lack of quality.  The fit is a little rough but it's more than that.  Even the plastic is cheap and odd: becomes sort of fibrous when you try to clean up the flash, etc. with files or a blade.  Reminds me of Bakelite from the 1920's and '30's (I'm older than I look).
The cockpit (what there is of one) apparently floats in mid-air as there are no visible means of attaching it to the inside of either fuselage halves (top or bottom).  So, that will have to be completely scratchbuilt as will an avionics bay in place of the rear 'pit.  I seriously doubt I'll get this assembled in three days, let alone painted.  No problem as I'll relocate the thread to the regular in progress build sub-forum if need be.  This little dog of an airplane model WILL be built.   :blink:
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Taiidantomcat

#25
December 30, 2010, 02:19:42 PM
I am of the same mind with my build! The weather has not been helpful so any race to the finish is pretty much over with  :banghead:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.
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