hello all,
been a few months since the last update. making slow but steady progress:
started on the superstructure
painted the inside black, as background to the windows
will get back to the hull/superstructure later
i like to build inside out, so starting on the wheelhouse interior. planning on adding as much detail as possible, so several months of work ahead
cutting out and gluing the all the individual pieces (i don't like folding). since i am hardening everything with ca it's easy enough to fill gaps and sand
three of the 5 consoles
adding details to the winch and/or crane control.
'rubber' boot for the joystick, made from milliput. styrene tube for the stick itself
moving on to the captains chair. miliput to the rescue again. love this stuff. so easy to sand, shape and polish
i have a question at this point. how do you guys deal with holding and cutting micro sized parts? i use a magnifying visor, surgical quality tweezers but still not happy with the quality of the finished pieces. trying build a micro sized disc sander with my dremel and researching how to do photoetching at home. would love hear your thoughts.
anyway episode 3 coming soon...
amit