Hi everybody.
I can start of by introducing myself since this is my first ever post on this forum, Name's Henrik, Resident of Gothenburg, Sweden.
As my daytime-job I work as a Design engineer for a car company.
Enough about that though, and onto the build at hand...
I ordered a Bubbleship some time ago from Randy Cooper and the time has now come for me to put it together and consequently, start a build-thread(To keep up the motivation).
Step one for me was to put all the resin-parts in a soap-filled bath overnight, after which I started to plan out my build.
(I see a lot of sanding in my immediate future...)
Since I am a sucker for details, I decided to drill out the barrels out of the main-guns and replace them with aluminum tubing.
I also tried out some paint(Gun metal) and added some detail. I am not overly pleased with the result though, and will try some more matt paint.
Since I did not really like the shape of the padding for the seats(Too thick and uneven in shape), and I saw a problem in getting the white glossy parts looking good, I decided to remove the padding on the part itself and to later put on my own after I paint the part white(Again, a lot of sanding to come).
I had some issues with the fit of some of the parts. I had in the back of my mind heard someone talking about putting parts in hot water and reshape the parts somewhat. I decided to give it a try and lo and behold, it worked miracles. Pictures show before and after.
That is about as far as I've gotten. I'll update from time to time. I leave a picture of what the desk looks like at the moment
I can start of by introducing myself since this is my first ever post on this forum, Name's Henrik, Resident of Gothenburg, Sweden.
As my daytime-job I work as a Design engineer for a car company.
Enough about that though, and onto the build at hand...
I ordered a Bubbleship some time ago from Randy Cooper and the time has now come for me to put it together and consequently, start a build-thread(To keep up the motivation).
Step one for me was to put all the resin-parts in a soap-filled bath overnight, after which I started to plan out my build.
(I see a lot of sanding in my immediate future...)
Since I am a sucker for details, I decided to drill out the barrels out of the main-guns and replace them with aluminum tubing.
I also tried out some paint(Gun metal) and added some detail. I am not overly pleased with the result though, and will try some more matt paint.
Since I did not really like the shape of the padding for the seats(Too thick and uneven in shape), and I saw a problem in getting the white glossy parts looking good, I decided to remove the padding on the part itself and to later put on my own after I paint the part white(Again, a lot of sanding to come).
I had some issues with the fit of some of the parts. I had in the back of my mind heard someone talking about putting parts in hot water and reshape the parts somewhat. I decided to give it a try and lo and behold, it worked miracles. Pictures show before and after.
That is about as far as I've gotten. I'll update from time to time. I leave a picture of what the desk looks like at the moment
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