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The X-15 that wasn't: the Douglas Model 684

Started by Overkiller, November 25, 2010, 03:09:03 PM

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NARSES2

#15
December 29, 2010, 02:48:46 AM
Looking really, really good Dunc  :thumbsup:
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Gondor

#16
December 29, 2010, 08:22:29 AM
very sleek

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Taiidantomcat

#17
December 30, 2010, 02:18:30 PM
Wonderful!  :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.

Stargazer

#18
December 30, 2010, 03:02:56 PM
SPLENDID!!!  :thumbsup:  :wub: :wub: :wub:

If I were a little finnicky here, I'd say that the decal's transparency shows in-between the letters "USAF", but that might be the result of the flashlight. Otherwise it's a perfect job!!!

Gondor

#19
December 30, 2010, 03:13:49 PM
Quote from: Overkiller on December 30, 2010, 02:55:38 PM
I think it really makes it look rather sleek and kinetic, almost as if it is doing a million miles an hour standing still 

I totally agree with the above even if it's the builder saying so  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Stargazer

#20
December 30, 2010, 04:01:30 PM
Quote from: Overkiller on December 30, 2010, 03:07:02 PM
Thats what I meant when I said the decals had "silvered", its caused by microscopic bubbles of air getting trapped under the decal, it happens sometimes, even with the greatest of care and the application (as in this case) of decal setting solutions such as Microsol.
I remember my dad cutting out the letters separately before applying the decals to avoid that sort of effect, but of course it's not an easy trick to do...

NARSES2

#21
December 31, 2010, 02:34:19 AM
Another one for the collection Dunc  :thumbsup:
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Mossie

#22
December 31, 2010, 11:00:37 AM
Wooooossshhh!!!! :party: :party: :party:
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Weaver

#23
January 08, 2011, 07:07:08 AM
Only just caught up with this - that's a lovely job Duncan: well done! :thumbsup:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

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 - Indiana Jones

GTX

#24
January 08, 2011, 12:23:40 PM
Damn fine work!

Regards,

Greg
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

Stargazer

#25
January 08, 2011, 01:43:35 PM
Quote from: Overkiller on January 08, 2011, 12:36:40 PM
I must admit I am quite pleased with how this one has turned out, which makes the decal silvering issue an even bigger disappointment....  :banghead:

They used to sell a spray that turned glossy decals into matte finish. Can't remember the name now. Does this still exist?
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