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I sure thought about it
1/72 Hoth Echo Base Hangar diorama
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tedious and took a little figuring the best routing, but all the .75mm FO for the red warning lamps is organized. i decided to run it all to the big open area just inboard of the port docking collar. Still plenty of space there so I'll fill it with other stuff too. My wiring looks like Ruth Buzzy's hair and I've had some solder joints break loose, the wire is like 28w, it's thin. As I would finish a section i would just tie in in, rather sloppy, to the rest of it so i could do checks that everything was working. I may rip all that mess out and run a single hot and ground around in a circle and clean that up. otherwise, it's coming along...
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oh, and...evidently, the South Beach Diet works....(last image) LOL
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yep, Jessie James Decker...she's a looker
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not out of the woods yet, but I'm functional...would have liked to have stayed home today, slept some more...done a bit more modeling work, but...i have a work ethic though sometimes I feel like I'm in a minority.
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Ok, well...nothing spectacular save for this was my first official use of the hair spray method of paint chipping. I started off doing some practice on an old MPC hull to get the feel for it. previously i had used the water and salt method with nominal success. So with an old worn out toothbrush I got so-so results, those are the bigger areas. Then I decided to trim the curled soft ends off and get down to some stiffer bristles, you can clearly tell which areas those are, MUCH better results and control of what I was getting. I thought about a re-do on the areas I did before I trimmed the bristles, but it doesn't look that bad so I'm going to leave it, they probably shouldn't ALL look the same anyway. someone might get the idea all that stuff happened in the same incident...wouldn't want that
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LOL, I know right? pokey freakin' Pete over here
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i had these grand thoughts that once she was out I'd have all this time at the table...turns out there's more domestic crap to do...i wish i could afford a maid
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I remember that one, Burgess Meredith
Thanks man, not too terrible for the first try, lol. btw, I haven't about the taun taun, just got side tracked a little lately
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Ok, well...nothing spectacular save for this was my first official use of the hair spray method of paint chipping. I started off doing some practice on an old MPC hull to get the feel for it. previously i had used the water and salt method with nominal success. So with an old worn out toothbrush I got so-so results, those are the bigger areas. Then I decided to trim the curled soft ends off and get down to some stiffer bristles, you can clearly tell which areas those are, MUCH better results and control of what I was getting. I thought about a re-do on the areas I did before I trimmed the bristles, but it doesn't look that bad so I'm going to leave it, they probably shouldn't ALL look the same anyway. someone might get the idea all that stuff happened in the same incident...wouldn't want that
Those ‘ damaged ‘ areas look terrific Ross , congrats on the results .
With the hair spray chipping technique , I’m assuming you applied the hairspray in a controlled manner ( with a brush after decanting ? ) - what I’m wondering is after you’ve scrubbed away the areas you’ve wanted , what happens to the unscrubbed areas that still may have hairspray underneath the paint ? Are there any problems leaving them as is , until a final protective clear coat is applied ?
Cheers Ged
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hey Ged, Thanks! No, I spayed it, all the masking was still on from the air brushing. I watched one youtube where the guy was doing random so he wet the whole area, did his scratching and then pressed a microfiber towel on it to absorb what was left of the water. He explained that once it was dry again the chemical process stops...seemed to work ok. But yeah, shot the areas with dull coat after I let it sit for like 30 minutes to completely dry. I got an area or two that i want to fix, don't like the size and shape of the bare spots, but that oughta be easy peasy. Rather than shoot again and re-do the scraping, I'm gonna thinly hand paint with a fine brush to fill it back in and make two side by side scrapes out of one big oneThose ‘ damaged ‘ areas look terrific Ross , congrats on the results .
With the hair spray chipping technique , I’m assuming you applied the hairspray in a controlled manner ( with a brush after decanting ? ) - what I’m wondering is after you’ve scrubbed away the areas you’ve wanted , what happens to the unscrubbed areas that still may have hairspray underneath the paint ? Are there any problems leaving them as is , until a final protective clear coat is applied ?
Cheers Ged
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It was a bit tricky getting the ramp pieces snapped into place with the uppers already in the hull, but working side to side with a couple different pairs of tweezers got it in there. I also got the lower corridor outer panels done and in place.
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