Murdo Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That looks excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 juuuust about reaching the stage where one thinks "this is - nearly - IT!!! I'm impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Fantastic work! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonjet Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 If I was wearing a hat, I would take it off to you Sir! Keep up the good, nay excellent work. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Looks like this is going to be another cracker from you Mike Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMChladek Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 A first class effort so far, which is what we've come to expect from Mike. This is going to look really good in NMF I should think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Wow, thanks for all the great comments everyone! They make determined to double my efforts Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McYellowbelly Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Excellent work Never realised the differences undercarriage-wise with the prototype Keeping watching this build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Well, sadly I've not reached the finishing post in time. I had too long a break during the GB and left myself with a mountain to climb. Here's where I'm up to for those interested. There were several rounds of filling, sanding and priming, typified here: In the end I got the joints to an acceptable standard, I'd probably spent more time doing that on this build than any other due to the nature of the kit and the NMF I am going for. I also realised that I needed to add the cone for the prototype's nose probe. Rummaging in the spares box I found this spinner: Glued it on; and plastered it with Milliput (sanded down once dry): Here's where she was at the deadline. The Alclad black had been applied, but I'd under-estimated how coarse the sanding was I'd given the primer; even in the photo you can see the scratches. So I've since spent a few tedious hours sanding and polishing the surface ready for another coat of black. So yes, a little way to go yet. I'll start a thread in the WIP section elsewhere to encourage me to complete it in the coming weeks. Finally, well done to all those who did finish on time!! Thanks for looking, cheers, Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Looking forward to seeing how it progresses Mike. Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Yes, do keep posting on its progress, I'd really like to see how this turns out. Bloody gorgeous I expect. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 As promised, a WIP thread has been started here Thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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