Viper build in a hotel room

Lear60man

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Hellloooo gang. Well Im approaching a month long trip in various hotels here in Asia and this time I brought some productive things to do. I knew I would be sitting around for weeks at a time and what better way to pass the time than build some models! So I packed up my suit case with paints, glue, Dremel, masking tape and a cheap $12 compressed air airbrush.

Working in a hotel room presents a ton of issues like fumes, noise and keeping lookie loo maids out of your room. There is usually some asian pop band screaching on TV so that drounds the Dremel. To protect the innocent I wont go into painting:cool BTW the cheap airbrush Is only good for bigger items as you cant adjust the spray pattern. So all weathering was done with dry brushing and chalk. Ill hit it with a real airbrush and dulcoat when I get home. They can keep me in a box but I will build! I will build!

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GREAT work! And the fact that you are doing it all in a hotel room is flabergasting to me!
My workspace is pretty generous - and I still don't think I have enough room (I have OCD, so I need to have things a certain way for me to work). Bless you man, and lets see more pics of that beautiful 1/350 Refit. I want to share some notes with you on that....
 
Here is a teaser. I go home tomorrow and its almost finished. I put a solid 21 days into her. She is at a point that I need my shop to get the results I require. Not having a real airbrush is a road block.

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Stunning work even without the hurdles presented by working in a hotel room.

Just wondering: How do you plan to return the models safely?

Ted.
Prefect42.
 
Stunning work even without the hurdles presented by working in a hotel room.

Just wondering: How do you plan to return the models safely?

Ted.
Prefect42.

I fly a private jet so Im my own transporter. Just to be safe I bought a Rubbermaid type container. The nacelles and saucer arent glued in place for ease of transport.

Things left to do:
Finish painting detail parts on the saucer. Apply decals on the saucer.
Solder the last 15 or so wires.
Dulllcote and then repaint the duck egg blue parts. I hate that color and dont know why the kit called for it.
Remove liquid mask. Enjoy
Paint base.
 
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