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Old 05-25-2013, 06:02 PM
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Jan's ALIEN APC M-557

I have been tossing this one around for a while and after seeing Skoda build his, I decided to throw my hat in the ring as well. The model can be found over at the ALIENS paper craft site. ALIENS PAPERCRAFT-PAPIROVÉ MODELY When you get to the main site, it will be on the right side. You will have to play with site a little but it is there. When you download the plans, it will be about 1/48th scale. Go to your printers property and change the orientation to landscape. The model will now be about 1/35th scale. It will be large enough for the details and the tabs will be easier to control at this size. This is the beginning and I have about 80 photos to edit and the build is not half done yet. The teaser is, I am surprised as to how it is coming out. I use almost all of the printed plans but there is an abundance of scratch built material to play around with. And lastly, thanks Rukr for the design, I will try to do justice to your creation.
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Old 05-25-2013, 06:28 PM
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tanks for doing this one, I will whip out my copy and follow!
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Old 05-26-2013, 06:33 AM
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tanks for doing this one, I will whip out my copy and follow!
Welcome aboard and hold off for a few more postings, that way you will not have to wait too much while I put up the next batch of instructions.

Here is where the scratch build takes place. There are two sheet plans for the floor templates and for instruments and signs The engine panels are a bit too dark in one page. I increased the clarity for them on the other page but the floor grates came out too light. The tabs in the wheel well are not visible from the inside and this will help in the detailing of the interior later on. The back walls of the wheel wells are the throw away parts rescued and placed as the backing for the wells. the dark panels are glued over the tabs and they will not be visible from the out side. I am using Jans plans but there will be an abundance of scratch build in this model. Enjoy and see you all next posting
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Old 05-26-2013, 10:27 AM
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Joining the audience to follow this. Silver , I find your work to be outstanding and informative.
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Old 05-26-2013, 12:37 PM
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Joining the audience to follow this. Silver , I find your work to be outstanding and informative.

Thanks for looking in Tom. enjoy and here are a couple of photo teasers as to where I am at the moment in the build process.
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Old 05-26-2013, 03:34 PM
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More scratch built stuff. most of the caution labels have been redone and look much better now. the steering wheel is glued to the bottom of the console ledge. The troop chairs and the operations console officers station will be a bit more different than the drivers seat. Enjoy and see you all soon with more updates.
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Old 05-27-2013, 08:08 AM
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Here is the next batch of photos. The drivers door is constructed and it will open and close. It also allows a view into the inside drivers cabin that cannot be seen when the top is removed. I find that making the door this way, is easier than folding those teenie thin tabs. The last photo is of schematics that I use for the instrumentation, displays and warnings. Print the instrumentation page on lanscape for this model and in portrait for Jans original version. Enjoy and see you all next posting
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Old 05-27-2013, 11:12 AM
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that's a lot of good work, laminating card stock sound like the way to go. just glue and press?
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Hey, thanks. I've done quite a few of the smaller ones, but never the larger one. After the thread gets further along, I will also be doing this model. It's been in the to-do pile far too long
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Old 05-28-2013, 09:06 AM
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that's a lot of good work, laminating card stock sound like the way to go. just glue and press?
The trick as I keep stating, is to laminate to styrene thickness and then treat the paper like styrene, except that elmers glue works wonder with paper.

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Hey, thanks. I've done quite a few of the smaller ones, but never the larger one. After the thread gets further along, I will also be doing this model. It's been in the to-do pile far too long
You have two choices in size with this version. Portrait is 1/48th and landscape is about 1/35th. As mentioned in the beginning, this version will be approximately 1/35 scale.



Here I deviated from Jan's plans, in that the sloped sides are scratch built. I made a laminated rib support for the sides and for the mechanical panels. The skinning panels are made from cardstock laminated 2X. This gives the model a very sturdy construction on par with a plastic model. Enjoy and see you all soon with more updates. BTW the main console is finished and it looks great. I am working on a slide mechanism for the console operators chair.
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