Plastic Modeling

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I am thinking of adding some clouds to my display. They would be made out of some of my wife's Christmas "snow" polyester batting and would be actually pretty thin so not a big dense wad of cotton or anything.
What do you guys think? Too hoky?

First, that's some first rate concept art there....

I'm not familiar with the batting. MomHawk uses the polyester stuff that you have to soak in water and then looks fluffy, but it does dry out over time.

I like the concept, like @Spuds says, worse case you take it off.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

First, that's some first rate concept art there....

I'm not familiar with the batting. MomHawk uses the polyester stuff that you have to soak in water and then looks fluffy, but it does dry out over time.

I like the concept, like @Spuds says, worse case you take it off.

When diorama building forced perspective is your friend!

The stuff is sort of a lighter version cotton batting.

Hanging out just behind Catzilla's butt.

[Tcoat]

AHHHHH DAMNIT!

[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.