Re: Scratch Built Delivery Ship 3011AD, The Nylon Gag MK.1
Evenin All,
Returned from England on Sunday at 4pm into Miami.
Had a great vacation in England, a week is never enough but i got to spend some quality time with my sick step father.
A sad visit but a very rewarding one. ;D
Whilst i was home a met up with two young fellows from MSC, we spent a wonderful afternoon talking plastic and drinking Guiness.
It was great to finally meet some people through these great websites we visit.
Thank you, Dicky and Chris for a very entertaining afternoon.
If you have the chance to meet up with fellow modellers from these web sites i urge you to do it.
It was great to put a face and personallity to someone i had only 'talked' to through the internet.
Only started back on the MK.1 on Wednesday night suffering from chronic jet lag.
This is getting faster and faster folks soooooooo,
The louder you screem the faster we go,
As they would say at a fun fair in England in the 80's.
God I'm old. ;D
But , AnyHoo,.........
Even though i had made the radar array for the undrside it just seemed to be to big and looked a little out of place and a bit shyte to be honest with everything else so i cut it from this.
To this....
Gave it a layer of flat black
Chrome silver with a splash of Gun metal
Pastel wash.
Started work on the belts. Dry fit Kiko in his seat then stated fitting Masking tape belts.
Waist band.
Shoulder straps and buckles
Gave Kiko his joysticks
Right....
Left....
And his ciggie,
Yes, the kit came with one but i scratch built my own 8) from a white piece of styrene with a dab of red sharpie on the end
I then taped her down to fit the final light set up
Fit all my flashers and constant LEDS to the right fiber optics and bingo.
(took me 5 hours and I melted most of my firer optics gave up on several indeas i had but it looks OK.
I think..... :
Made a video because the pictures don't show the flashing
Lights, Camera, Cockpit! - YouTube
Then i moved on to the hitch assenbly
I them installed the moveble stearing thruaters
Hitch support cradle
Wound my hydraulic fittings
Fitted my cables to the cradle
Added some details and paint
Ready to install.
Back to the hitch assemblies i painted 5 months ago
Fitter the outer ram assemblies and upper arms
Everything pinned.
Beauty shorts for the evening
Now i have to weather the whole thing.
This is gunna go fast people " SO STAY TUNED"
Gag
Peace.....
OUT
