Pete in Lincs Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Worthy of three 'gloop gloops' and a large OOOLAH! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Nice RAT! Hey, I thought you were a Martian, not a rodent. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Thems some crackin pipes you have there. john 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Nice work on the RAT Glad your now enjoying this again. Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said: Worthy of three 'gloop gloops' and a large OOOLAH! Thanks Pete. What exactly are you drinking at the moment, Jovian Old Gut Rot perchance? 59 minutes ago, Navy Bird said: Nice RAT! Hey, I thought you were a Martian, not a rodent. Cheers, Bill Thanks Bill. Have you seen what a Martian rodent looks like? 34 minutes ago, The Spadgent said: Thems some crackin pipes you have there. john I bet you say that to all the girls! 25 minutes ago, Hamden said: Nice work on the RAT Glad your now enjoying this again. Roger Thanks Roger, I just need to keep doing this for myself and stop setting myself deadlines. Martian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: Thanks Pete. What exactly are you drinking at the moment, Jovian Old Gut Rot perchance? A rather nice Shiraz, actually, which will segue into a malt very soon. Jovian Old Gut Rot - last time I drank that I got a giant spot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Pete in Lincs said: A rather nice Shiraz, actually, which will segue into a malt very soon. So you will be joining the brigade in the very near future then! Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foresterab Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Hi Martian, What I want to know is where the full scale model is that makes all those fiddly bits actually holdable. Very amazing details and much beyond my skills. foresterab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 2 hours ago, foresterab said: Hi Martian, What I want to know is where the full scale model is that makes all those fiddly bits actually holdable. Very amazing details and much beyond my skills. foresterab Thanks. Its just a combination of very fine tweezers, a small hand vice, some x13 spectacles adjusted for my vision and a ginormous portion of bloody mindedness. Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Having had a senior moment on another thread regarding the CF-104, I have now discovered this one, and what a pleasant experience this has been! I shall now follow this with much interest Martian. This looks like one superb CF-104 in the making....... Cheers Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Shamed by @opus999 I decided that I would take my first tentative steps back into my long term projects by getting this build started again. I began by adding a connection point for all the hoses that come off the hydraulic bay door. This went quite well and I then pressed on by making the attachment point for the jacks that operate the main undercarriage doors, I am having these open to show the piping inside. The doors in the pictures look a bit wonky as they are only held in place by White Tack but do actually line up fine in real life. I then stopped and thought what the black marks on the fuselage were for and then remembered that they marked imperfections that need further attention so it was out with the Mr Dissolved Gloop. I have also masked off the RAM turbine bay ready for some primer as I don't think it will be all that long before we can start lobbing some paint at the internals of the build. A bit more work on the ejection seats and some wiring looms and I think we are good to go. Thanks for looking Martian 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: Shamed by @opus999 I decided that I would take my first tentative steps back into my long term projects by getting this build started again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Looks good as I remembered it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks Nigel. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I hope your Third Party Insurance is up to date !! I shall be putting in a claim ..... I got up this morning opened BM all bleary eyed and bang I fell off my chair. The elusive Martian is back in his chair !! GOOD to have you back and up to your usual standard Kev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 3 hours ago, longshanks said: I hope your Third Party Insurance is up to date !! I shall be putting in a claim ..... I got up this morning opened BM all bleary eyed and bang I fell off my chair. The elusive Martian is back in his chair !! GOOD to have you back and up to your usual standard Kev Thanks Kev. Its only a tentative step at the moment but I was told I will be getting some extra treatment yesterday and it did give me a bit of a boost. Martian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Can we have a consultation,maybe a House Committee stage on this? Is he allowed to come here, smart as you like, and go on blowing us out of us's chairs just like this? I remembered how much I liked it when it was live, I'm just a bit scared of using all my likes up in a session like before In other news Martian sir, it is even nicer than I remembered Wow 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, perdu said: Can we have a consultation,maybe a House Committee stage on this? You can but even I can finish a build in the time it would take that shower to report their findings. Thanks for the support though. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Martian Hale said: You can but even I can finish a build in the time it would take that shower to report their findings. Thanks for the support though. Martian 😂 And of course if they got a result in its bound to miss the point completely again Good to have this one live again Martian, sounds good for you too B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Small tentative steps are better than none at all .... Just take it quietly, we understand ...... you've got a week to finish the Starfighter Kev 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Delighted to see this one back on your bench and under progress again Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Col. said: Delighted to see this one back on your bench and under progress again Martian Early days yet but you may see some of my other long term builds making a return to this august forum over the next few days. Martian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 nice to see you back on this one Martian. I'd forgotten how good it was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 23 hours ago, Martian Hale said: Shamed by @opus999 I decided that I would take my first tentative steps back into my long term projects by getting this build started again. I began by adding a connection point for all the hoses that come off the hydraulic bay door. This went quite well and I then pressed on by making the attachment point for the jacks that operate the main undercarriage doors, I am having these open to show the piping inside. The doors in the pictures look a bit wonky as they are only held in place by White Tack but do actually line up fine in real life. I then stopped and thought what the black marks on the fuselage were for and then remembered that they marked imperfections that need further attention so it was out with the Mr Dissolved Gloop. I have also masked off the RAM turbine bay ready for some primer as I don't think it will be all that long before we can start lobbing some paint at the internals of the build. A bit more work on the ejection seats and some wiring looms and I think we are good to go. Thanks for looking Martian Glad I could be of service! ...and may I say "Holy Cow!" The detail in those landing gear bays is stunning! I'm excited to see how this one shapes up! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 4 hours ago, hendie said: nice to see you back on this one Martian. I'd forgotten how good it was. Thanks Hendie, its small steps at the moment but there is flickering of mojo there. 4 hours ago, opus999 said: Glad I could be of service! ...and may I say "Holy Cow!" The detail in those landing gear bays is stunning! I'm excited to see how this one shapes up! Thanks, I am quite looking forward to getting this one done myself. Even at my glacial pace, I should be able to get her done in time for Telford this year. Sooner than that hopefully as I have a Sea Fury or two that need building along with some Seafires as part of another of my "cunning plans" Martian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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