It just took me half a year...
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... to sleep through the nights again and finally get around to work on my model. This[^] is the model's body as you could get it ready to use from the factory. Only little detail, a boring paint job and only few inaccurate decals. That's why I got the unpainted version and tried to add more details, like panels, hatches, antennae, door handles and hinges and more. One very important detail are rows of rivets on an aircraft's body. Instead of a flat and boring paint job, i want to try to get a weathered and 'dirty' look. The rivets give the 'dirt' something to stick to, so just airbrushing faint darker lines onto the body alone will not quite do the trick. There are tiny model rivets for tank or locomotive models, but drilling lots of holes along straight lines for a flying model is not a good idea. One hard landing and the body will disintegrate along those perforation lines. In the end I chose the simplest method: Tiny drops of glue on predrawn lines. Tonight I made the rivets on the roof[^] The rivets closer to the camera are still fresh and will shrink, like those further away already have begun to do. There is still a lot more to do. The belly and the tail need several times this amount of rivets. I think they look exactly like what they are: Hand crafted. So, what do you say?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
... to sleep through the nights again and finally get around to work on my model. This[^] is the model's body as you could get it ready to use from the factory. Only little detail, a boring paint job and only few inaccurate decals. That's why I got the unpainted version and tried to add more details, like panels, hatches, antennae, door handles and hinges and more. One very important detail are rows of rivets on an aircraft's body. Instead of a flat and boring paint job, i want to try to get a weathered and 'dirty' look. The rivets give the 'dirt' something to stick to, so just airbrushing faint darker lines onto the body alone will not quite do the trick. There are tiny model rivets for tank or locomotive models, but drilling lots of holes along straight lines for a flying model is not a good idea. One hard landing and the body will disintegrate along those perforation lines. In the end I chose the simplest method: Tiny drops of glue on predrawn lines. Tonight I made the rivets on the roof[^] The rivets closer to the camera are still fresh and will shrink, like those further away already have begun to do. There is still a lot more to do. The belly and the tail need several times this amount of rivets. I think they look exactly like what they are: Hand crafted. So, what do you say?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.I used to do rivets on models using the plastic model strue ( plastic interconnects), heated with a hot gun and basically touched the surface and pulled off. Left a nice bump that when sanded a bit was pretty nice. A bunch of practise to get it uniform though.... Ken (apparently the extraterrestrial)
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... to sleep through the nights again and finally get around to work on my model. This[^] is the model's body as you could get it ready to use from the factory. Only little detail, a boring paint job and only few inaccurate decals. That's why I got the unpainted version and tried to add more details, like panels, hatches, antennae, door handles and hinges and more. One very important detail are rows of rivets on an aircraft's body. Instead of a flat and boring paint job, i want to try to get a weathered and 'dirty' look. The rivets give the 'dirt' something to stick to, so just airbrushing faint darker lines onto the body alone will not quite do the trick. There are tiny model rivets for tank or locomotive models, but drilling lots of holes along straight lines for a flying model is not a good idea. One hard landing and the body will disintegrate along those perforation lines. In the end I chose the simplest method: Tiny drops of glue on predrawn lines. Tonight I made the rivets on the roof[^] The rivets closer to the camera are still fresh and will shrink, like those further away already have begun to do. There is still a lot more to do. The belly and the tail need several times this amount of rivets. I think they look exactly like what they are: Hand crafted. So, what do you say?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
The scale is 1:16 and I'm using a 1:48 Revell model kit as guide (as well as every picture or plan I can get in the net). The body was made for a T-Rex 450 (or clone) and I have prepared an older T-rex 450 Sport like this one.[^]
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
The scale is 1:16 and I'm using a 1:48 Revell model kit as guide (as well as every picture or plan I can get in the net). The body was made for a T-Rex 450 (or clone) and I have prepared an older T-rex 450 Sport like this one.[^]
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
I used to do rivets on models using the plastic model strue ( plastic interconnects), heated with a hot gun and basically touched the surface and pulled off. Left a nice bump that when sanded a bit was pretty nice. A bunch of practise to get it uniform though.... Ken (apparently the extraterrestrial)
I never heard of this variant. I use the white glue that is normally used for wood. It's water based and can be wiped away with a wet sponge if anything goes wrong. How long did you have to practice to get it right with hot plastic?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
Would it fit a trex 470. They seem like the newer model and a bit cheaper than a 450. Well here anyway. It was what I'm thinking of replacing my broken one with
I'm not sure, but I don't think so. The tail of the 470 probably is a little longer and the modifications to the tail may not fit.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
I never heard of this variant. I use the white glue that is normally used for wood. It's water based and can be wiped away with a wet sponge if anything goes wrong. How long did you have to practice to get it right with hot plastic?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.Quite a bit, especially at the 1/72 aircraft scale I normally used (and a whole bunch of years ago). You had to heat the plastic to the melting point, pulling it into a string until you could touch the molten stuff to the model and make it stick. It was a technique I read about...not my invention by any means - and my first few times did more damage than any form of success.... :sigh:
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Quite a bit, especially at the 1/72 aircraft scale I normally used (and a whole bunch of years ago). You had to heat the plastic to the melting point, pulling it into a string until you could touch the molten stuff to the model and make it stick. It was a technique I read about...not my invention by any means - and my first few times did more damage than any form of success.... :sigh:
I thought so. And the heli body is glass fiber, not plastic. The molten platic would not bond to the surface.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
... to sleep through the nights again and finally get around to work on my model. This[^] is the model's body as you could get it ready to use from the factory. Only little detail, a boring paint job and only few inaccurate decals. That's why I got the unpainted version and tried to add more details, like panels, hatches, antennae, door handles and hinges and more. One very important detail are rows of rivets on an aircraft's body. Instead of a flat and boring paint job, i want to try to get a weathered and 'dirty' look. The rivets give the 'dirt' something to stick to, so just airbrushing faint darker lines onto the body alone will not quite do the trick. There are tiny model rivets for tank or locomotive models, but drilling lots of holes along straight lines for a flying model is not a good idea. One hard landing and the body will disintegrate along those perforation lines. In the end I chose the simplest method: Tiny drops of glue on predrawn lines. Tonight I made the rivets on the roof[^] The rivets closer to the camera are still fresh and will shrink, like those further away already have begun to do. There is still a lot more to do. The belly and the tail need several times this amount of rivets. I think they look exactly like what they are: Hand crafted. So, what do you say?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.CDP1802 wrote:
... to sleep through the nights again and finally get around to work on my model. This is the model's body . . .
I clicked too soon - before I read the rest of it. Hoping for something more like this[^]
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I thought so. And the heli body is glass fiber, not plastic. The molten platic would not bond to the surface.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
CDP1802 wrote:
... to sleep through the nights again and finally get around to work on my model. This is the model's body . . .
I clicked too soon - before I read the rest of it. Hoping for something more like this[^]
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Nope. Fuselage, body, kindof a bigger model kit.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
Not sure it would stick to fiber, and a large difference in scales (1/72 and 1/16). Your rivets with glue look good though and it appears to be a pretty decent and repeatable technique. Ken
The only drawback is that I had to buy a syringe and some needles. They probably think I'm a junkie now. And it took a while to find a way to prevent the glue from stuffing up the needles.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
