fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Herb said: Is he a Shaolin Modeling Monk, or really a Plastic Necromancer? Never! The Dark Modeling Arts are not taught in the Shaolin Temple. We are (sprue)tree huggers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 While surface blemishes are being fixed, a few more details go to the interior: More airbrushing ensues, for the other side of some parts, the interior color, a partial coat of primer on the aft fuselage, the tires, the interior of the engine covers, and even a minuscule fire extinguisher attached to a little blob of bluetack on a clothes peg. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 I use the heat-curled tip of a clear stretched sprue painted with a permanent marker to slice the very tip of the curve in order to obtain the minute nav lights for the Seabee: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 The transparency is given a bath in acrylic floor polish, and minor parts of the cockpit/cabin (fire extinguisher, anchor, pedals) are readied to be glued in: 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Very nice work, Moa .... as always! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 The bits go in: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 The interior looks nice and busy. BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Blue Monday said: The interior looks nice and busy. BM. Thanks BM, this one is getting closer. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 The clear sections of the canopy are glued to the doors: Masking material is prepared. (Note to manufacturer of Canopy Survival Kit: could you please use a poly bag that is not exactly the same size of the contents, so it's not a pain in the rear every time you have to extricate the contents and put them back? much appreciated): One by one, this way or the other, the windows are masked: For the front ones I used the discarded kit's canopy as a pattern, since this area had a consistent relief, easy to follow with a toothpick and then with a blade: All set: Sometimes I wish I would have a cutting plotter and the patience to learn the software and handling the hardware. I most definitely don't, and stay off virtual media and complication as far and as long as I can. I love to build, but I hate to fuzz with technology, which is becoming more and more hostile. Plug and play is a thing of the past, and now we are showered with error messages and incompatibility notices. Don't you love progress. M. Gumby 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 11 hours ago, Moa said: (Note to manufacturer of Canopy Survival Kit: could you please use a poly bag that is not exactly the same size of the contents, so it's not a pain in the rear every time you have to extricate the contents and put them back? The same could be said for some decal makers. AW 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Wing and canopy are now glued on: 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Ready for another thin layer of primer previous to paint: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yet more primer and more tidying-up, together with other projects: The doors are among other parts being primer here: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Always a pleasure to see your work! I have a Silhouette Portrait cutter. I use Inkscape for the patterns with an added extension to drive the cutter directly from Inkscape. Both are open source software--so they're free. I've also used Inkscape to make decals. Masks and decals from the same file are not a problem. Edited January 4, 2020 by dnl42 Goofy typing prediction 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 44 minutes ago, dnl42 said: Always a pleasure to see your work! I have a Silhouette Portrait cutter. I use Inkscape for the patterns with an added extension to drive the cutter directly from Inkscape. Both are open source software--so they're free. I've also used Inkscape to make decals. Masks and decals from the same file are not a problem. You are very kind, but as I expressed, i still occasionally stomp on my iphone and creativily and profusely insult both my macbook and HP desktop. The mere mention of updates and/or upgrades makes me run to the pharmacy I just want to build freaking models, not becoming an expert in software or resin-molding or decal making. i strongly believe that all those are (or better said should be) the manufacturer's realm. I immensely enjoy building models, and I even more immensely hate computers and such. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) On 12/9/2019 at 9:03 PM, Moa said: Those were my links, quoted by him. My bad- just re-read the post! BTW, I absolutely love that little boat anchor! Mike Edited January 5, 2020 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 One of the colors of the scheme I have chosen (not the kit ones, which are awful) is orange, therefore a gloss white coat is given to the model as a base, since grey is not adequate and will dull the result. Let's not forget the little parts: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 From this angle the Seabee is rather cute looking. Not sure about the black and orange scheme though. I rather fancy the yellow. Cheers, Wlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just catching up, great work as always 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, Wlad said: Not sure about the black and orange scheme though. I rather fancy the yellow. Cheers, Wlad Build one and paint it yellow. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, Graeme H said: Just catching up, great work as always Thanks Graeme It's taking a bit long, but we'll get there eventually. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just catching up with your build. This is a crackin' little aircraft...never seen one before and very much looking forward to seeing the Orange and Black paint scheme too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 The first color is airbrushed in the corresponding areas. It will eventually be masked to apply the black: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 One of my building strategies is to work during the pauses -imposed by drying of cement, primer or paint- on the little things that many times delay the completion of a model, thus after painting the major assemblies it's a matter of decaling and adding those bits. In this case as you know many kit parts were replaced with scratchbuilt items, and other details not present in the kit were fabricated to add interest. I am waiting now for the orange paint to completely cure, since there is some big masking ahead: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 So you're watching paint dry, very therapeutic . Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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