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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 5, 2013 21:23:00 GMT -5
Leon- Thanks buddy! Appreciate you tagging along. It is still snowing... I have a feeling there will be two hours school delay for the boys tomorrow.  Guys- Little update... the little bird is now ARMED and DANGEROUS. You guys better watch out especially you Dicky. LOLOLOL   Now that minigun looks damn good. Worth all of frustration I had gone thru earlier... I need to add wirings to the weapons next...
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Post by modelfreak72 on Mar 5, 2013 23:54:56 GMT -5
Dam buddy! That is sweet! Great save on the canopy, as far as the instruments go I too have suffered the same goof! Are you mad! If he's selling you should be buying!! Sell some kits, the wife, the kids, the dog.....no not the dog.  |
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Post by bbd468 on Mar 6, 2013 0:02:59 GMT -5
Hey brother Andy! Dude, your kickin' some arse now buddy...looks like ya got it goin' your way! Lookin great man. BTW...you better hide that Gun!!!  Your President is comin' for it!!!   Gary |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2013 1:45:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2013 2:39:53 GMT -5
Superb progress Andy, the RB MINIGUNS look the business there  Fuselage joints are what you'd expect from a Dragon kit of this age but you'll beat her into shape oh yeah.... One dip in Klear.... Oh yeah , I'm late with that one |
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Post by venom1 on Mar 6, 2013 3:40:48 GMT -5
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Post by ogrejohn on Mar 6, 2013 4:18:13 GMT -5
It sure looks pretty dangerous with those nice miniguns Andy. Better hurry it up some as the show is just a little over 2 weeks away. We got some of that crappy snow down here too.  |
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Post by bullardino on Mar 6, 2013 9:12:35 GMT -5
Sorry for not posting for a long time, I see you made some great progresses Andy The fit issues are awful, what a dog of a kit... I usually dip the canopy only once, as future is such a powerful gloss coat. BTW less is more, putting only one layer shoud help you in case you'd need to scrap the paintwork, as future is easy to remove (ammonia should peel it away). |
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Post by ceresvesta. on Mar 6, 2013 9:33:57 GMT -5
Niiiiice!
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 6, 2013 11:49:13 GMT -5
MF- LOL Glad you like it so far! I even tried to sell my wife's dogs but she won't let me.  In some way I am glad she didn't let me because I am having second thoughts... I'd rather to buy those WWII helmets first to make my collection complete. They are not cheap either but I can show them to anybody anytime and anywhere you know. Gary- Thanks buddy!!! Trying my best to finish it... two weeks and half to go. President? Oh you meant the Dictator? LOL Carl- Thanks my good friend! Steve- I have learned something... Dragon rotary kits are not always that good but manageable so far. Love those miniguns... worth it now even tho I hated working on 'em earlier. Thanks for stopping by! Sam- Thanks... appreciate it! Worth the work but not sure if I want to do them again. Now Live Resin sells nice mini guns... thinking about getting them for my Blackhawk kit. LOL John- NO KIDDING! Wanna come over tonight to help me? LOL I think I will make it... keep your fat fingers crossed for me. I am kinda thankful for the snow... working from home so it means more bench time today! Thanks my friend! Luigi- Glad I only did once... it seemed to do the trick. It is now covered with masking tape then brushed with Klear/Future so paint won't creep under you know. Thanks for the tip about using ammonia. Glad you like it so far... more to come buddy! Ceresvesta- Thanks mate!!!
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 6, 2013 18:12:58 GMT -5
Your wife made a good call Andy...you know you've gone too far in your collecting when it starts to require withdrawals from your retirement account to fund new stuff! Miniguns look mean and well worth the torture you went through, once you pair them up with those ammo belts, watch out! |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 6, 2013 19:55:07 GMT -5
Dicky- No kidding... Deafpanzer is very dangerous with just anything even a model knife... Agree it looks great now just because it is armed now. Thanks mate! Bill- Sometimes it is great having a wife who brings in the balance... I like to shop and she doesn't. In some way we have to agree that any WWII Luger will have better return in investment than anything from the Wall Street at this moment. My 401k is finally little more than what I have lost since Sept 11... maybe I should be buying gold instead. 
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Post by Leon on Mar 6, 2013 20:13:25 GMT -5
Andy little bird is looking very dangerous with all her armaments.Fine work fella. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 7, 2013 14:02:17 GMT -5
Leon- Thanks buddy... appreciate you stopping by! Guys- There has been a disaster last night. While gluing the canopy to the fuselage, I pressed too much pressure on the little bird... felt something snapped. Remember I can't hear... LOL  Crap! No worries... good thing I have learned from guys like Dicky... have plenty of spare styrene stuff so I took inserted two rods made of styrene from Evergreen set and had the skid re-attached. Lost about two hours of work... unfortunately time is so precious especially when I am running out of time.  So I went ahead and started working on the base to allow the little bird's repaired skid to dry overnight... please bear with me the base was still wet when I took the pic.  See the block made of styrene? I plan to fill it up with paster tonight... base for the little bird to sit on as shown in the reference pictures I am using.  See a lot of stones and rocks... but this time it will be in Iraq or Afghanistan of course! Desert sand... of course!
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Post by Leon on Mar 7, 2013 16:41:23 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 8, 2013 0:56:06 GMT -5
Leon- Glad you like the base so far... still a long way to go. Thanks for stopping by buddy! Dicky- Its your fault... I have been buying all kind of styrene every time I shop at LHS! Better get one at a time... I wish they sell everything in one big bag! Guys- the base is now ready to be painted. I used long coffee stir stick to create rough surface on the concrete. Figuring Afgahn or Iraq guys were not good at making concrete. Hope you like what I am trying to create...   God, I love those ammo belt made of rubber from Cobra Company! They look 500 times better than the styrene version. Believe it or not I only used one out of four belts that came with the set. Plenty for future builds...   After seeing many pictures of the miniguns, they had two wirings attached... more or less. I think one was for trigger and another was electrical power to make the barrels rotate? Behind the minigun,  What do you think? Too thick? I think it will look OK once painted in black... remember black make overweight people like me look thinner. Thanks for looking...
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Post by bbd468 on Mar 8, 2013 1:17:34 GMT -5
I tell you what Andy, your kickin this birds A$$ now! Its lookin really nice bro. I think leave it be Andy, looks good to me bro...black always knocks 20pds off me!  Gary |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2013 4:20:42 GMT -5
Yups , your kickin a$$ on this Andy . The wire/cables or either to thick , to thin or just right ......... ......i dont know . But looks fine to me . Are those dogs hairs hangin on the skid the correct thickness for this scale ? Arf ! |
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Post by modelfreak72 on Mar 8, 2013 10:27:57 GMT -5
All the nicknacks Are nice but where is the paint!
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Post by spud on Mar 8, 2013 14:38:05 GMT -5
awesome Andy. it looks really nice so far
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2013 14:46:45 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 8, 2013 15:38:03 GMT -5
Gary- Thanks brother! OK I will leave 'em on. Only 20 lbs? Black on me knocks about 50 lbs off... LOL Carl LOL! Good eyes you got for an old man! And I just noticed I forgot to remove seam on the edge of skid too. Don't you love dogs but hate their hair?!?!?!? MF72- Paint is coming soon... soon... soon... can't wait either! Maybe tonight? Gonna figure out how to cover the open cockpit... Peter- Thanks mate!!! Thinking about adding a beer keg this time... Steve- Glad you like the ammo belt... much better now. Now you know where to order if you ever need one. Thanks for stopping by!
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 8, 2013 15:40:09 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 8, 2013 21:12:18 GMT -5
Woweeee!!! Them Gummy Snakes I mean ammo belts look absolutely superb matey. The concrete base looks very realistic indeed and yes I can see perfectly what yer trying (and succeeding) to achieve The wiring is very neatly done and yer spot on regarding the colouring...... I wear black constantly Andy and yer right, in the dark it takes pounds orfe!!!  Carl - That's a nose hair nowt to do with the dog...........I'd spot one a mile orfe, Debs leaves them everywhere! - LMAO! Thank God I wasn't drinking something or it would have been all over my laptop. Nose hair? Probably mine... Thanks for stopping by... always good hearing from you. Bill- Spending $18 plus shipping was probably worth it for those ammo belts. I don't get it... Dragon folks really thought they can bend their ammo belt made of styrene like this? See how many turns it has to go thru... good thing we have aftermarket companies to our rescue. Really appreciate you tagging along my friend! |
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Post by Leon on Mar 8, 2013 22:31:23 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2013 0:55:51 GMT -5
Andy , my gawd them dog hairs is all over my house . Dont need no new carpet now . After a few days i cant see the floor anymore . Traded in my vacuum cleaner for a rake and shovel .  Dicky , Debs nose hairs ? Your sleepin out in the shed now aint you ... ......by yourself with no heat either i'll bet . |
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Post by ogrejohn on Mar 9, 2013 3:48:06 GMT -5
The little bird is looking great Andy!
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Post by Mence on Mar 10, 2013 12:24:22 GMT -5
Wow DP, this is really shaping up good! You're right about he ammo belt, no contest against the kit one, adds such a lot to he overall look.
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 10, 2013 20:45:37 GMT -5
That's the same approach Andy they took to the ammo belts on their 251 'Drilling'...that was a fun exercise as well I can tell you! |
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Post by `Boots` on Mar 11, 2013 15:21:41 GMT -5
Oh yeah.........now we`re talkin`, you just gotta love those mini guns...........the belts look good as well , nice job on the masking as well bud!!, glad ya got the skid fixed and keep up the great work................base looks ace |
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Fuselage joints are what you'd expect from a Dragon kit of this age but you'll beat her into shape 
In some way I am glad she didn't let me because I am having second thoughts... I'd rather to buy those WWII helmets first to make my collection complete. They are not cheap either but I can show them to anybody anytime and anywhere you know. 
