Plastic Modeling

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Holy Crap! That coin is huge!

Inflation!

OK so my son's boss has a model I made for him and he asked me how to fix something.

You should be able to tell why these guys are about to have a really bad day!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Inflation!

OK so my son's boss has a model I made for him and he asked me how to fix something.

You should be able to tell why these guys are about to have a really bad day!

lol... is that the tail hook lying there? Hopefully they're still able to bingo. Net's the last resort.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

lol... is that the tail hook lying there? Hopefully they're still able to bingo. Net's the last resort.

yep. Hope they weren't counting on a later wire.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Inflation!

OK so my son's boss has a model I made for him and he asked me how to fix something.

You should be able to tell why these guys are about to have a really bad day!

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

lol... is that the tail hook lying there? Hopefully they're still able to bingo. Net's the last resort.

The AOA sensor on the nose is also bent. Hope they weren't relying on that to be accurate.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Spuds

The AOA sensor on the nose is also bent. Hope they weren't relying on that to be accurate.

I just thought that was Tcoat's "handy" work..

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

The AOA sensor on the nose is also bent. Hope they weren't relying on that to be accurate.

Originally Posted by JD001

I just thought that was Tcoat's "handy" work..

It was fine when it left here but ya that ain't pretty either.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Spuds

The AOA sensor on the nose is also bent. Hope they weren't relying on that to be accurate.

I tried to fix my IFR probe but it's so damn delicate! I've preserved the part until I can figure out a good way to rescue it. @Tcoat's work is high art. I am honoured for his gift.


Mrs. Ultra's peanut butter cookies are high art too.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Spuds

The AOA sensor on the nose is also bent. Hope they weren't relying on that to be accurate.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It was fine when it left here but ya that ain't pretty either.

That is what I noticed, didn't see the hook, and was going to look it up to see if it was supposed to be bent, but I'm distracted doing my taxes today.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

That is what I noticed, didn't see the hook, and was going to look it up to see if it was supposed to be bent, but I'm distracted doing my taxes today.

The Angle of Attack pitot should be straight.

[Tcoat]

Almost there.
Deck section complete
Dark with tinted Future.
Lightened up after flat coat.
All base painting done.

[shiumai]

You gonna put some mini barnacles on the hull?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by shiumai

You gonna put some mini barnacles on the hull?

Sort of. Will dirty it up but not go nuts. Will be doing it as it was when relativly new.
If I did it as it was when captured everybody would say I over weathered it since it looked like complete and total trash!

[shiumai]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

If I did it as it was when captured everybody would say I over weathered it since it looked like complete and total trash!

Not me! I appreciate a good, realistic weathering job!
Anyone can dry brush or do a wash, but the real skill and attention to detail is knowing where to do it and not.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by shiumai

Not me! I appreciate a good, realistic weathering job!

I do as well but it was so bad it wouldn't look real on the model.
Apparently it was even worse on the inside!

" When the I-400 entered Yokosuka I was detailed, along with a few marines, to accompany the squadron doctor for a medical inspection of the boat. This was quite an experience - as you so eloquently described in your report. The sub was incredibly filthy, with a layer of grease and left-over food on the decks and rats running freely in every compartment. The stench was almost unbearable, particularly near the heads where one of our party lost his breakfast as he was hovering over the sanitary tank opening.
Despite the unhygienic conditions we witnessed, the physical appearance of the crew was remarkably good. Everyone seemed to be lean and alert. I think that in the closing weeks of the war, the Japanese submarine crews realized the collapse of the Empire was imminent and morale dropped sharply. Incidentally, when we questioned the ship's officers as to the total complement, the reply was 187. By our count it was 213, I believe.

The next morning, the crew was ordered on deck and the fumigation commenced. If my memory is correct it was conducted under Joe McDowell's supervision and resulted in about a dozen gunny sacks full of dead rats."