It has for the most part... but I have lots of scribing to do on the fuselage tomorrow.... I have nothing but time on my hands here...portman wrote:Looks like it cleaned up nicely Carlos!
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Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Today’s update.... keeping it simple
I glues the wings together... test fitting shows they’re gonna need a bit of seam clean up at the root mating surfaces to fit the fuselage with minimal seams
Then the stabilators were one part each... no gluing, but I had to sand off some ejector marks, and that removed some panel lines, so I rescribed them all...
Then I built up the kit bombs that I’m going to add... six Mk.82 500lb LDGP bombs... I’ll also add other weapons from a couple of Hasegawa sets to complete the load out, but they will come later...
so then Klaus had to inspect them for quality assurance...
I glues the wings together... test fitting shows they’re gonna need a bit of seam clean up at the root mating surfaces to fit the fuselage with minimal seams
Then the stabilators were one part each... no gluing, but I had to sand off some ejector marks, and that removed some panel lines, so I rescribed them all...
Then I built up the kit bombs that I’m going to add... six Mk.82 500lb LDGP bombs... I’ll also add other weapons from a couple of Hasegawa sets to complete the load out, but they will come later...
so then Klaus had to inspect them for quality assurance...
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Seam clean up looks great!
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Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
You'll have to get Klaus an inspection stamp!
Very nice work Stik!
Very nice work Stik!
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Too much handling, you’ll snap his tail off. 
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Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Carlos and Klaus make a great team! Nice work, especially having to scribe those wings; not an easy task to do and you did so beautifully!
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Thank you all gentlemen...
Any progress is good!
keavdog wrote:Great progress.
Any progress is good!I ended up wet sanding most of it... the Mr Surfacer was clogging my sanding sticks otherwiseFloki wrote:Seam clean up looks great!
I’m just watching out for his reject stinger...portman wrote:You'll have to get Klaus an inspection stamp!
Very nice work Stik!
I know... but I’m taking good care of him for nowBlackSheep214 wrote:Too much handling, you’ll snap his tail off.
Actually there were very few lines to rescribe on the stabs. Four on each surface and all straight... easy peasy!speedgraflex wrote:Carlos and Klaus make a great team! Nice work, especially having to scribe those wings; not an easy task to do and you did so beautifully!
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Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
So after doing my bit of responsible citizenship yesterday, I did get in a couple of hours at the bench. I sanded the wing seams (and trailing edge thickness), rescribed lost detail on the fuselage seams... and then the big step... gluing on the wings
then a test fit of the stabilators.... those wont be glued on until after painting, just the ease on that a bit.
Starting to look like a SLUF now...
then a test fit of the stabilators.... those wont be glued on until after painting, just the ease on that a bit.
Starting to look like a SLUF now...
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Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Looking good!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..