Plastic Modeling

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

AHHHHH DAMNIT!

LMAO

[Tcoat]

OK Mustang kit has arrived but before I can construct I have to do some deconstruction. This will be the third nice Tamiya kit in a row that the first thing I did was break out the saw and cut it up!

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

OK Mustang kit has arrived but before I can construct I have to do some deconstruction. This will be the third nice Tamiya kit in a row that the first thing I did was break out the saw and cut it up!

You doing before or after the tail was cut off?

[Tcoat]

This very picture.
I think it fell off more than was cut though.
Mustangs wrecking performing for crowds is obviously much older than we ever thought!

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

This very picture.
I think it fell off more than was cut though.
Mustangs wrecking performing for crowds is obviously much older than we ever thought!

Well, it looks like they got the landing gear down before the tail fell off. Do you know if it was moved from the original crash site at all?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Well, it looks like they got the landing gear down before the tail fell off. Do you know if it was moved from the original crash site at all?

Crashed on what looks like a plowed field.
The disassembled pictures are on long grass.
The recovery truck is even in the crash scene picture.

My guess is that they lifted it and lowered the gear in the hopes it would hold together enough to be towed. It didn't.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Crashed on what looks like a plowed field.
The disassembled pictures are on long grass.
The recovery truck is even in the crash scene picture.

My guess is that they lifted it and lowered the gear in the hopes it would hold together enough to be towed. It didn't.

Ah ok, I wasn't sure if it was just a trick of different cameras messing with me.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Found LEDs that are the same size as the "projectors" that I drilled out. Perfect fit. Didn't have to drill into the shrouds. Time to drill holes for the taillights.

Wtf, the forum flipped the second pic upside down. Bah

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Found LEDs that are the same size as the "projectors" that I drilled out. Perfect fit. Didn't have to drill into the shrouds. Time to drill holes for the taillights.

Wtf, the forum flipped the second pic upside down. Bah

Lighting is something I have never tackled! It scares me.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Lighting is something I have never tackled! It scares me.

It's not too bad. Would really help if you had a small/tiny soldering tip. Mine is a larger tip, so it makes soldering these these LEDs, especially the SMD ones, really hard.

I'm sure you have the skills, and then some, to tackle on lighting. Although, I'm not really sure what exterior lighting planes have.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

It's not too bad. Would really help if you had a small/tiny soldering tip. Mine is a larger tip, so it makes soldering these these LEDs, especially the SMD ones, really hard.

I'm sure you have the skills, and then some, to tackle on lighting. Although, I'm not really sure what exterior lighting planes have.

Not enough to make lighting worthwhile. I could do some sci-fi though. A nice Terminator hunter killer.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Not enough to make lighting worthwhile. I could do some sci-fi though. A nice Terminator hunter killer.

Yea, unless it's a search and rescue, or maybe a airliner (Internal lighting), you pretty much have Nav lights (green and red), strobe lights (blinking white lights) and a landing light. You could also light up the instrument panel.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, unless it's a search and rescue, or maybe a airliner (Internal lighting), you pretty much have Nav lights (green and red), strobe lights (blinking white lights) and a landing light. You could also light up the instrument panel.

Instrument panel would be cool, but how would you back light a decal (assuming a decal is used)? That's one reason why I never attempted to put lights behind the gauges in the car models. Lol

Do these fighter planes even have those external lights listed? Would have thought they wouldn't want any lighting on the exterior to make it more difficult to see. Then again, I know nothing when it comes to planes.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by JD001

I'm kinda glad that you're married... Hairspray, wife's Xmas snow, what next?? This is the kinda of thing that gets single men into trouble.. "Yes, Officer! I am building a plastic Airfix model! Really!".

my sister and mom outright refuse to go with me to craft stores anymore. every aisle, there's some trinket that can be repurposed for this project or that project. and before i know it, i've built an entire diorama in the cart out of shrink wrapped stuff. and they only wanted to stop by for a package of sewing needles, or a new scissors...