imaginager
Sr Member
First, I'd like to acknowledge a few people for their generosity and sharing. Lee (ralphee), Phil (tk1608) and Eric (ckwanwoo): THANKS! My appreciation also goes out to those folks who posted various finds and theories in the, now fragmented, TIE Bomber thread.
I started this build just before Halloween last year and finished it the week before Thanksgiving. It's a relatively straightforward project that comes together quickly. But, if you're like me and order kits as you go, and need to wait for a vintage Yamato and Shinano to pop up on eBay, then it can take a little more time... :lol
Well, I suppose we should just dive into the build pics. Of course, you gotta start somewhere. And, that might just as well be the wings. I made a template and cut sheet styrene into the necessary sections, glued, puttied and sanded.
The parts attached to the outer hub remain a mystery to me, so I just scratched them. I also put them on both sides, 'cause I was having so much fun and got carried away.
Oh, this build may have gone quicker if I hadn't made as many mistakes as I did, or if I'd been happier with initial results. Here you can see a slight boo-boo with the first pilot dome and the replacement.
Not much to tell here. But, I thank Lee kindly for the opportunity to hack up his AF Sat Vs...
Pilot fuse is good to go!
Yikes, I almost forgot; Richard (REL) found this part:
To make the bases for the wing pylons, I just layered up some sheet styrene.
Installed flush in the wing trench.
Next came the pylons. Amazing what you can do with just a few sq inches of sheet styrene and lots of patience.
Now, if I can just get the 5/8" tube to fit inside... :unsure :lol
Amazing how hard this DYMO tape is to find, now. I went to three office supply stores, and finally had to go to an old, local shop to get the good stuff.
In reality this is from my second set of tubes. A slight measuring and scaling problem with those tiny pics in Chronicles, and my shortsightedness in not test fitting some kit parts necessitated REWORK.
Similar deal with this puppy. The one in this pic was a nice placeholder. But, ultimately, just wasn't up to snuff. I ordered gray ABS, BTW. Does that look like gray ABS to anyone? C'mon, Plastruct, pay attention.
Picture tells a thousand (swear) words.
That's better...
Greeble-ized
There's a funny story about having two 1/24 AF Harriers, but only being able to find one seat ejection rail. It wasn't so funny at the time. But, you know, a few sq inches of styrene and hey...
This pic is reason enough to buy the Backlot Studios kit! And, that's only a "few" of the kits you'll actually need... (that size drill is overkill for such a modest project, but I did use it to relieve cranial pressure a few times...)
Now, what am I supposed to do with all this stuff?
Oh, yeah....
I have no idea how accurate this turned out... I can see the back in my reference. But the front...not so much. :confused
Oh, here we go again. This is what happens when you start to get too invested in your builds. At 2am. After a little too much caffeine. For the REWORK, if I'd had the ABS pieces, I would have approached this a little differently. But, acrylic isn't fun stuff. So I cut through the edge of the rim and backfilled with scribed styrene. Sanded smooth.
Now, how in the hell am I going to mount this thing?? I had no clear idea until this moment.
Five-minute epoxy. A two-part miracle.
Finally, reached a point where I could do something fun!
Steve Neisen didn't think I shoulda painted it... Purists.
Masking these wings was a dream. The solar panel edges make a perfect straightedge for the ol' Exacto.
Wow. That was easy. Where's my dullcoat? :eek
Almost...
That concludes the build portion of the program. Now, onto the display. Discriminating viewers will likely notice a few inconsistencies in the application of one or two parts. Yeah, I can only buy so many Hanomags. I may fix that later. Then again. Also, the pics toward the bottom were actually taken earlier than the others. There was still a bit of painting to finish when they were snapped.
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The end. Thanks for looking!
Allan
I started this build just before Halloween last year and finished it the week before Thanksgiving. It's a relatively straightforward project that comes together quickly. But, if you're like me and order kits as you go, and need to wait for a vintage Yamato and Shinano to pop up on eBay, then it can take a little more time... :lol
Well, I suppose we should just dive into the build pics. Of course, you gotta start somewhere. And, that might just as well be the wings. I made a template and cut sheet styrene into the necessary sections, glued, puttied and sanded.
The parts attached to the outer hub remain a mystery to me, so I just scratched them. I also put them on both sides, 'cause I was having so much fun and got carried away.
Oh, this build may have gone quicker if I hadn't made as many mistakes as I did, or if I'd been happier with initial results. Here you can see a slight boo-boo with the first pilot dome and the replacement.
Not much to tell here. But, I thank Lee kindly for the opportunity to hack up his AF Sat Vs...
Pilot fuse is good to go!
Yikes, I almost forgot; Richard (REL) found this part:
To make the bases for the wing pylons, I just layered up some sheet styrene.
Installed flush in the wing trench.
Next came the pylons. Amazing what you can do with just a few sq inches of sheet styrene and lots of patience.
Now, if I can just get the 5/8" tube to fit inside... :unsure :lol
Amazing how hard this DYMO tape is to find, now. I went to three office supply stores, and finally had to go to an old, local shop to get the good stuff.
In reality this is from my second set of tubes. A slight measuring and scaling problem with those tiny pics in Chronicles, and my shortsightedness in not test fitting some kit parts necessitated REWORK.
Similar deal with this puppy. The one in this pic was a nice placeholder. But, ultimately, just wasn't up to snuff. I ordered gray ABS, BTW. Does that look like gray ABS to anyone? C'mon, Plastruct, pay attention.
Picture tells a thousand (swear) words.
That's better...
Greeble-ized
There's a funny story about having two 1/24 AF Harriers, but only being able to find one seat ejection rail. It wasn't so funny at the time. But, you know, a few sq inches of styrene and hey...
This pic is reason enough to buy the Backlot Studios kit! And, that's only a "few" of the kits you'll actually need... (that size drill is overkill for such a modest project, but I did use it to relieve cranial pressure a few times...)
Now, what am I supposed to do with all this stuff?
Oh, yeah....
I have no idea how accurate this turned out... I can see the back in my reference. But the front...not so much. :confused
Oh, here we go again. This is what happens when you start to get too invested in your builds. At 2am. After a little too much caffeine. For the REWORK, if I'd had the ABS pieces, I would have approached this a little differently. But, acrylic isn't fun stuff. So I cut through the edge of the rim and backfilled with scribed styrene. Sanded smooth.
Now, how in the hell am I going to mount this thing?? I had no clear idea until this moment.
Five-minute epoxy. A two-part miracle.
Finally, reached a point where I could do something fun!
Steve Neisen didn't think I shoulda painted it... Purists.
Masking these wings was a dream. The solar panel edges make a perfect straightedge for the ol' Exacto.
Wow. That was easy. Where's my dullcoat? :eek
Almost...
That concludes the build portion of the program. Now, onto the display. Discriminating viewers will likely notice a few inconsistencies in the application of one or two parts. Yeah, I can only buy so many Hanomags. I may fix that later. Then again. Also, the pics toward the bottom were actually taken earlier than the others. There was still a bit of painting to finish when they were snapped.
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The end. Thanks for looking!
Allan
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