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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Luftwaffe 1:72
Printed this out and started it last night. I've downscaled it from the original 1:50 to 1:72, which just barely allows it to be printed at two pages per sheet.
This won't be the first Starfighter I've built, actually. I did one of Kancho Iliev's a few years back, but it got damaged in a move. |
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Hmmm, I also printed the model out, didn't look at the colour alignments. Best to PM Aaron with the issues, looks like a quick fix for him.
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Let me have a look at it. Probably a case of color bleed over. Should be a simple fix.
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Fixed and uploaded to the Ecard store. Go back to your account on Ecard and download the latest version.
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Thanks for the fix and update.
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Yep, Aaron emailed me the corrected part within a few hours of my telling him about it; thanks for the fast work, Aaron! Here's my subsequent progress (with the fixed part):
The cannon was kind of finicky at this size, and the center internal wing section (is there a better term for that?) was surprisingly hard to get in there correctly. Maybe there was a better order I could have done things in to make it easier. Fortunately, a lot of the mess will be covered by the engines on both sides of the fuselage. Moving on, I noticed what looks like another coloring issue: the thin white band on this part (it's a fuselage section toward the rear) is supposed to be red, according to the photos I've seen. I used a red marker to color it myself on my already-printed part, but Aaron might want to change it in the files as well. |
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Oops. I thought I had this one beta tested? I noticed a few other errors that translated to both versions (No tabs on the landing gear). I'll get those updated ASAP.
And when it comes to the center wing section, I actually designed it for the whole wing to be assembled, then slid through the slot. The overlap at the seams helps to hold the shape of the fuselage. |
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I don't think I mentioned before, but I'm using joining strips where appropriate to avoid overlapping edges. I'm also leaving the tip of the nose open because I'm determined to avoid the tail-heavy problem I had with my Avanti. |
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