Recent content by DeanB

Happy New Year! I've been making steady progress over the past months...I've re-arranged the engine bits inside the wings, and added the Hummel jack parts to the back of the wings (Although, I just realized I arranged them wrong. I need to correct that). Looking more closely at my assertions...

I'm having a hard time with the x-wing as well. It's proportions are off. The intakes (or whatever they are) too big. The exhausts too small. The wing split design looks fragile and their connection to the engines kind of wonky. The cannons and their connection to the wings look weak. The...

I thought so. This is why I'm not physically building anything yet. I'm constantly discovering strange nuances like this. For the Hurricane part, I'm pretty sure it's putty as well I think I'll do something a little more purposeful looking. Thanks got your thoughts.

Finishing the droid strip. Any ideas what's filling in the space beneath the Airfix Hurricane part in the region that butts up to the droid socket? Some reference I have seems to suggest a part of some hard to figure shape. Others look like a blob of putty. Thoughts anyone? -Dean

Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?

I just finished looking through your photos. Absolutely amazing! How did you get as close and clear as you did between the engine structures? I'm still surprised at how accommodating the auction house was. Were they amused, bemused, confused...? I'm living on the other side of Renton...

We're all looking forward to more! I'm as excited as the next person, and I understand how that kind of enthusiasm can sometimes come off in the wrong way. Let's all move on now....

I don't know Gene, but I'm very grateful for the time he was able to spend with the Aries model and his generous offer to provide photos to this forum. I wish I could have been there myself, but I live too far away. I'm looking forward to the day when he can post more photos, but I understand...

Thanks for your support! I've been really happy with the clarity this approach has provided. I want to do this for the Y-wing as well, but I'm not looking forward to recreating the shear number of parts that will require. Since reappearing seemingly from nowhere, I'm thinking of using...

Thank you Don. I've purchased the ABS version, C-4 (same dimensions). I had a hunch for the patterned part above the u-channel and pulled out my 1/700 Hasegawa Ticonderoga, Essex, and Hancock. The backside of their flight decks have a pattern that dimensions really close to the space available...

Wow! Yes, those are very helpful. Thank you very much. I'm picking out a number of interesting things. I'll post my updates later. In the meantime, I'm curious about a couple of details I've picked out. I'm assuming this (pink highlight) is a conduit (rubber?), possibly to route wires to...

I'm feeling pretty good with the overall accuracy of the wings, except or two areas. I'm hoping someone could help me out with the first one: I'm trying to better understand what details are present in the "wing box" area where one half of the F-4 engine resides.. My question is with the...

The previous owner was a teacher who used it in his art class (according to the guy they interviewed just prior to the auction). I'm still surprised it was "unknown" to the public all these years.

$280,000! Anyone know who the winner was?

Any predictions for what it will sell for tomorrow?