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The Rat

#15
April 22, 2018, 07:08:15 PM
Took ages to do this foil finish on the top of just one horizontal stabiliser. Never done this before, still low on the learning/swearing curve. Foil sections are laid at different angles to show textures of different panels.

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

zenrat

#16
April 23, 2018, 04:26:21 AM
 :thumbsup:
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

The Rat

#17
April 28, 2018, 04:28:15 PM
Coming along slowly, panel by panel. Doesn't look great, but a lot better than I expected for my first try. Tip: Listen to The Sex Pistols, or similar, while doing this. It gives you a devil-may-care attitude that allows you to forge ahead with brutal lack of concern for a mistake. You can always learn how to correct one.

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

Rick Lowe

#18
April 28, 2018, 05:52:03 PM
Cool, looking good  :thumbsup:

From the "Just Make it Work and Get it Finished" School of Modelling, this gem:

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... (an) attitude that allows you to forge ahead with brutal lack of concern for a mistake.
Unquote

I'm going to have to remember that, too - see what you lot are doing for/to my lexicon/vocabulary?  :lol:

zenrat

#19
April 29, 2018, 04:30:10 AM
What foil are you using?
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

The Rat

#20
April 29, 2018, 08:11:31 AM
Quote from: zenrat on April 29, 2018, 04:30:10 AM
What foil are you using?

Just regular kitchen foil.
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

The Rat

#21
April 29, 2018, 03:01:12 PM
Might be getting good at this. Decided on a metal finish after the intakes had been glued on, so how the hell do I get foil on the fuselage behind them? Eyeball it, cut a rectangle of foil, cut a V notch in it to get around fuselage attachment, test fit, adjust with sharp blade and curved scissors, test fit again, thank eyeballs for doing good work, then apply glue, wait until it's a little less tacky than normal, easier to adjust by sliding, then plop it in, adjust position, and burnish down. Came out pretty good on each side. Still some trimming and burnishing to do but the hard part is over with.

Musical accompaniment to stoke the 'screw it and forge ahead!' attitude is courtesy of a metal/goth playlist that someone put up. Cradle of Filth, Ghost, Type O Negative, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, a long list of throaty screamers. Includes the infamous uncensored video of COF performing From the Cradle of Enslave. Look that up at your peril.

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

TheChronicOne

#22
April 29, 2018, 04:55:25 PM
Coming together!!!   I also enjoy ear bleeding devil music.  :wacko: :wacko:
-Sprues McDuck-

The Rat

#23
April 29, 2018, 05:25:06 PM
Cut off the rounded U-2 nose, and replacing it with the pitot tube from the old Airfix Hawker P.1127, makes it look more Starfightery.

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

TheChronicOne

#24
April 29, 2018, 05:56:32 PM
That looks glorious!  I concur with this decision.   :mellow: :mellow:
-Sprues McDuck-

ysi_maniac

#25
April 29, 2018, 08:24:57 PM
This is going to look awesome, ... perfect, ... brilliant. :bow: :bow: :bow:
Will die without understanding this world.

PR19_Kit

#26
April 29, 2018, 10:28:43 PM
That pitot fits very well.  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

zenrat

#27
April 30, 2018, 03:10:37 AM
Quote from: The Rat on April 29, 2018, 08:11:31 AM
Quote from: zenrat on April 29, 2018, 04:30:10 AM
What foil are you using?

Just regular kitchen foil.

That explains it.  You are doing it the hard way.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

#28
April 30, 2018, 07:39:21 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on April 29, 2018, 10:28:43 PM
That pitot fits very well.  :thumbsup:

Beat me to it Kit
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Snowtrooper

#29
May 01, 2018, 01:53:58 PM
Just out of interest (not that I'm planning to foil a NMF kit, but who knows...), what glue are you using? PVA glue, superglue, something else?
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