Zenrat's Flying Circus

[jcf]

Apparently not in this part of the world, but then it is a bit like living in the 1950s around here sometimes...........

Perhaps a business opportunity?
Navvies Trenchless Installation, LLC. 

[zenrat]

Ah yes, the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago!

naaaa, the best time to plant tress is 5-10 years before you move,    that way they look fine for your time, then the new owners have to do all the high level stuff.
I have a particular plan of collecting conkers and acorns during my late 50s early 60s, then seeding them on verges etc, ill be loooong gone by the time they become prominent

Another way to make money with a time machine.

When we told the neighbours what we had planted both sides said "do you know how big those get?".
I said "but we'll all be dead by the time it gets that size" and they both thought about it and then nodded.

No modelling today but I did pick up four litres of brake fluid for paint stripping purposes.

[NARSES2]

I have a particular plan of collecting conkers and acorns during my late 50s early 60s, then seeding them on verges etc, ill be loooong gone by the time they become prominent

Loads of conkers around here, the kids don't seem to want to play with them nowadays  Acorns are a different matter, need to go into the woods next door and remember where the couple of Oaks are.

[zenrat]

You learn something new every day dept.

Alclad metal paint is translucent.  This means if using it for canopy framing you need to attach the canopy before you airbrush the black gloss undercost and not after.
I thought I could get aluminium interior framing as well as exterior.
I removed some canopy masking today and discovered see through framing.

[NARSES2]

You live and learn. Thanks for passing your findings on 

[zenrat]

Always glad to carry out experiments on behalf of the Whiffers.

This is the subject of the Alclad experiments. A Hasegawa Mitsubishi Raiden.
Raiden WIP 07-11-21 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

And I have been concentrating on the Asurada racecar. It's coming along.  Driver seems underscale but then as its an Anime car the driver is probably a teenager with floppy hair.
Asurada WIP 07-11-21 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[NARSES2]

The Raiden's markings had me scratching my head. First thought was Mongolian, then I thought "No", but I have seen them before. So quick trip to The Stash, Clear Prop section and there it was Chinese PLAF during the Civil War circa 1946/1947. Good choice as they had a fair few ex Japanese types 

That Hasegawa kit is a nice little build. One of classic Hasegawa ones before life got to complicated. Also had some neat box art 

[zenrat]

Thanks Chris.

Another thing i've learnt from this is that any orange peel in the gloss black under the alclad will stand out like a sore thumb.

Done nothing since Sunday - work has reared its ugly head.

[TheChronicOne]

Orange peel be damned, in my opinion, it looks badass.... that said, probably better smoother...       

[zenrat]

That picture is actually larger than life (on my laptop anyway) so it'll pass as a shelf model.  Nice kit though.

[TheChronicOne]

Yeah, it will!  There's something appealing about putting NMF on things that didn't have it or things that weren't even metal. 

[PR19_Kit]

There's something appealing about putting NMF on things that didn't have it or things that weren't even metal.

Absolutely! 

I really must finish that aluminium and titanium B-2 that I've been building for 4-5 yrs!

[jcf]

Yeah, it will!  There's something appealing about putting NMF on things that didn't have it ...

[TheChronicOne]

Oh hell yeah, that's kickass! 

[zenrat]

That's a very usefull pic Jon (the second one).
Thanks.

Did a bit more on this today.  The Alclad (polished aluminium) stands up to general handling OK but rubs off very easilly if you are doing something like removing paint that's got in the wrong place.