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What is the make of this model? I may have to try and add to my build list.
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Very nice work, Getter1!
Quite an impressive job building those gnat sized planes...your re-color looks fantastic. I look forward to seeing more on your build of this unique subject...superb build thus far! I really like the look of your build to, Scott...the appearance after applying the silver paint is quite nice. I'd love to see you finish it! Cheers! Jim |
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Thanks for all the great comments :D
Paperwarrior, actually the hardest thing on the Sparrowhawks was forming the body. Most all the other parts are just fold over pieces making the hardest thing on them cutting them out :P As for a release of the sheets of F9C-2s I figure the same thing :P I'm not even sure who made this kit originally int he 1st place. The kit has no label as to who made it and the online store I bought it from was going out of business at the time. I don't even remember where I got it from as this purchase was the only one I was ever able to make from them before the closed up shop :( Scott K, that's a nice lookin build there :D Please do finish it up and show us :D G1 |
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Well as promised here are some build up pix.
I've not had a lot of experience with models with bulkheads so there was a bit of alearning curve for me here. I started out by cutting out all the hull parts, connecting strips, and bulkheads. I then cut out all windows and backed them with strips of card colored black to give a bit of depth. After painting I will fill the windows with clear parts cement simulating windows :D G1 |
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I remember back a few years ago there was a hollow cast resin kit of both in 1/350th and there was a P/E detail set for them including the fighters, docking tower, props and other details..Looking really good G1, your progress is making me consider scanning mine and working on it.
Jeff |
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Here's a better shot of the window backing.
The biggest problem I encountered was the touchy nature of the hull sections. I had to trim a few sections to make em fit. I was assembling them at 1st and a few wern't going together right. After a few of those I started to tape em and test fit before gluing. I've been too spoiled with modern kits I guess. After several other failures I was no longer taking for granted that they shoudl be the right shape being a commercial kit and all. I found 5 aprts that were off by a considerable margin and had to measure and compensate on each of them :P I also had a problem with some of the simulated ribs not quite matching up. I had had it with all the measuring and re-printing and stuff so I aligned them the best I could and decided to press on :P Scott K did you have any alignment issues with the ribs? Or fit issues with the hull sections? G1 |
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Hey Hawkman, go for it :D We can thank (or blame) Deckape for posting his Sparrowhawk and Gulfhawk models in the the other things section It spurred me to pull this out fromt he in prog. box :P
This model got me to gain some experience with my circle cutter. It really got a workout considering I had to re-cut most all of the bulkheads to :P I had some limited experience with bulkheads before and most of the time they had to be shaved down a tad to fit so I cut them slightly small. Big mistake! Most of em were too small that way :( Thankfully the office lady where I work has been loading me up with cardbord boxes :D The ones I re-cut along the line needed a slight grid down on the edge from an emery board but easer to take some off than to add some back :P This baby has really expanded my experience :P I want to build mre models of this type of construction before tackeling other printed kits I have. Here we have the build up of the tiny Sparrowhawk. G1 |
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The Sparrowhawk is amazing, i've got to try to build one of these.
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More build-up of the Sparrowhawk.
G1 |
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Here's some of the Hull assembly. That's it up to the pix I posted last night.
I now have the hangar section on back assembled. The hangar now needs to be detailed before I can go any further with the hull. The precious few pics and a diagram I found offer a few clues as to what I need to do this but it's not much to go by. What you will be able to see from the opening is not all that much so I may be able to go ahead with what I got. I just hate to rush a project though. I really want some good ref. on the internal hangar. There is a book I found that may shed some light on it but I can't get it till the end of the month. Oh the deilema :( G1 |
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