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Old 09-12-2016, 01:00 AM
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I have to catch up.

Only got to spray the model last night, and then started the scoring and messed that up on the first part!

So decided to leave it and did a bit of work on the Boat Mill I am making instead - so will see if I can catch up during the week.

But don't let that delay your progress!
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Old 09-12-2016, 08:45 AM
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For someone who is dealing with physical problems of the Hands,
why are you tortuiring yourself with these miniature builds?

That Fast Indian must have been a nightmare.
I hated building the full size KoolWheelz version! lol
Apart from the Mystery Machine, all these were built before last Xmas Dave. There's still a half built Bloodhound and a couple of Minions on the trolley, and yep, even back then the Indian was almost thrown in the bin several times.

As to why I build them? ... Simple lack of display space and Bruno's gorgeous 1:300 aircraft to start with, but now I have a reputation to recover too.

Nil progress today as I've been busy, and Hospital trip tomorrow for a biopsy on a lump (Hope they don't keep me in). So y'all carry on without me. I should catch up before you finish.
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Old 09-12-2016, 11:20 AM
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Good luck. Fingers crossed!

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Dave, I had similar issues to John, and I actually found that very small models did help me therapy wise!

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Don and Lil Working on It

Well, one of us has completed his or her wheel arches/pods (not to be confused with fenders/wings). Somewhat lumpy, but in the ball park (to mix the metaphors).

Faber-Castell PITT Artist Brush Pen 110 Phthalo Blue for coloring the edges before assembly, Caran d'Ache NEOCOLOR II water-soluble wax crayon 7500.161 light blue rubbed over the glued and folded edges after assembly.

Regrettably, we are having trouble with the furshlugginer Epson CP-620 printer, which, in spite of repeated head cleaning and alignment, is putting streaks across the color.

We are thinking good thoughts for you, Johnny. Hope all turns out well, Old Soldier!

Don and/or Lil
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Old 09-12-2016, 05:31 PM
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Done!
Not what I expected, but done
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Thanks for the pep talk, Dave. I was suffering from a temporary loss of morale there (I suppose that was obvious). Robert Pirsig, in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," had a passage about the feeling you have when you discover you have to do something over -- he called it a "gumption trap."

I had a little free time this morning to score the new printout and do some catching up, and as of this evening I'm caught up again (and feeling better about the model). The four arches came out all right except for a little bit of edge color bleed at one inside corner. I don't think I could do better on a second try, so it stands as made. I have a not-entirely-irrational fear of messing things up so I like to mark important information inside the model with pencil -- in this case, which arch is which, even though it should be totally obvious when they are added to the assembly. Hopefully by them I will remember that "RR" stands for "right rear" and not "railroad" or something even more farfetched.

Hoping for a good outcome from your medical tests, Johnny.
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Old 09-12-2016, 06:35 PM
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I'm not sure why, but I've got a little of that 'fear of failure' thing going on this one, too. This seems to be one that requires precision, but doesn't seem like it should be that hard. I've been moving very slowly on these wheel arches, practicing technique, but it seems harder than it would appear to be. Maybe it's just because I was sick for a good hunk of the weekend, and work wasn't the best today. But I really have this feeling that I'm about to mess up something
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I mess stuff up every time...so what else is new?!
Its all part of the learning experience right?
Patience grasshoppers.

...
For those of you that have completed your (four) Wheel Arches,
you will appreciate the next step as a continuation of the same theme.

For those of you who have not finished the Wheel Arches,
do your best to catch up...but now you have a fifth part to assemble! sorry.

...
For the next step, its time to assemble another item that attaches to the top of the main Body.
The Cockpit Canopy/Bulge.

Its very similar in design and assembly to the Wheel Arches
except that this part has two side panels (connected by a center strip).
And...it is considerably smaller.

Get out your magnifying glasses for this Part!

Lets start by cutting out the Part from the model sheet.



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Heres another image illustrating where you should have scored the part for folding.
The yellow lines indicate the main folds of the part.

Those score lines on the side panels (indicated by the black dotted lines) don't need to be heavily scored or folded.
As you can see by the top center strip, there is a slight bend near the forward canopy glass.
Lightly scoring the side panels will create enough of a crease to line the parts up.

Pay attention to the bottom edge of each side panel.
When cutting, you will notice a short straight section at the front
and then a very slight indent (indicated by the arrows) where the edge transitions to a gentle concave curve.
This will allow the Canopy part to better match the shape of the main body.



...
Cut out the part carefully with a sharp Craft Knife.
Scissors might be too clumsy for this small part.
The side tabs (on the forward Glass area) are definitely needed.
But the Glue Tabs on the top strip are very small.
If you are good at edge gluing, you can omit these tabs.
If you prefer to continue with the tab gluing style, then leave the tabs intact.



...
Don't forget to edge colour the part.



...
I use a clamping tweezer to secure the center strip.
The tapered Tweezers match the shape nicely.

Then fold each side panel at right angles.
Fold as cleanly as possible.



...

Then, curve the top center strip to match the side panels.
Remember, the better it is curved to match, the easier the gluing will be.

Glue the tabs to the side panels, following the curved shape.
Just like you did with the Wheel Arches, glue one tab at a time, working your way slowly along the part.
Clamping each glued tab will help secure the connections.

Make sure the leading edges line up neatly.



...
My approach is to assemble one side panel at a time.
Then I paint the inside of the glue tabs with glue to strengthen and thicken the side.
Once its dry, it will be strong enough to survive the pushing and pulling on the opposite side.

Once I've finished the second side, I will coat the insides of that one too.



...

A close look at the (second side) glued tabs before I coated with glue.



...
And that makes five Parts that will be attached to the top of the main Body...
once it is assembled.
Set them all aside while we continue.

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And I'm caught up on this one. one of the arches is almost too short on the front, but I think it is okay. The canopy was tedious, but actually straight forward
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Obviously my model is a heavily stylized version of the real thing.
I have turned smooth flowing curves into boxey shapes for the purpose of a simple build.

The wheel arches are actually extensions of the upper body
and not "attachments" to the surface.

Its important that the paper wheel arches fit as tightly to the body surface as possible (to appear to be part of the body).

So, its important that the front and rear ends (of the center strip) are not "short".
If the center strip is a bit long, it can be trimmed to match the end points of the side panels.

It is not advisable to attempt cutting the side panels.

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