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Post by Leon on Mar 13, 2015 16:49:17 GMT -5
Thank you Petros  ! Glad to have you along.  |
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Post by Leon on Mar 13, 2015 18:58:26 GMT -5
Hi guys! Sorry about the misleading title  .Was about to post a small update and the camera battery died  .I'll try to post up later or in the morning.  |
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Post by TRM on Mar 13, 2015 19:03:08 GMT -5
Lovely looking dash there Leon!! Moving right along brotha!! Seems I was off a couple days on this one! But managed to shlepp my way back around!! Keep it going my friend! |
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Post by Leon on Mar 13, 2015 19:12:01 GMT -5
Todd! Glad you managed to schlepp you way back .It's a slow process but making good progress. |
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Post by afvfan on Mar 13, 2015 22:46:51 GMT -5
Bob thank you! This set is easy to work with,but I do need to invest in a bender. I know a couple really good finger exercises you can try. |
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Post by Leon on Mar 13, 2015 22:51:33 GMT -5
Evening guys! Added a few more bits of PE to the fire wall.One is a clamp around the canister the other is some type of handle and the flat piece I have no idea.Hope you like.   Thanks for looking,as always ACW. |
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Post by Leon on Mar 13, 2015 22:54:34 GMT -5
Bob thank you! This set is easy to work with,but I do need to invest in a bender. I know a couple really good finger exercises you can try. Bob! I may take you up on that. |
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 14, 2015 14:24:07 GMT -5
Looks like you're getting the hang of all this PE stuff Leon, looking good! |
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Post by Leon on Mar 14, 2015 14:53:36 GMT -5
Bill thank you! The instructions are a little confusing at times and I'm doing the best I can .Really need to get an optivisor and PE bender so I can work on the smaller parts. |
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Post by Leon on Mar 14, 2015 17:36:20 GMT -5
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Post by dupes on Mar 14, 2015 19:39:31 GMT -5
Hooo boy...that's a lot of etch. I'm all for it if it's visible - hope you can see it all!
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Post by Leon on Mar 14, 2015 20:00:45 GMT -5
Dupes! Sit by and i'll post some pics with the upper hull dry fit .The etch is still visable. |
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Post by Leon on Mar 14, 2015 20:11:54 GMT -5
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Post by TRM on Mar 14, 2015 22:22:29 GMT -5
Looking good with the top on Leon!! Nice to see all the goodies will show through!! Keep pluggin' brotha!
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Post by afvfan on Mar 14, 2015 23:31:19 GMT -5
Leon, I hope it won't be too much of a pain, but I think you may want to redo the side vision ports. You've got them mounted upside down (the slots should be at the bottom).
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Post by JimD on Mar 15, 2015 0:39:30 GMT -5
I just got caught up on this one. Lots of PE goodies helping to bright this one to life. When the paint gets flying the real fun will begin.
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Post by Leon on Mar 15, 2015 6:49:08 GMT -5
Todd thank you! Hope to get a little more done today. Bob thank you buddy! :)Vision ports are fixed. Jimmy thank you! Hope to get some primer and paint on the interior down soon. |
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Post by dierk on Mar 15, 2015 8:20:27 GMT -5
You managed to do all that without an optivisor? Man, I must be getting old - I need one for pretty much all of my modelling  Good progress, looking spiffing! |
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Post by Leon on Mar 15, 2015 8:53:28 GMT -5
Dierk thank you! I really need to get an optivisor before I use any more PE,it's really hard on the eyes to see some of the bends. |
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Post by reserve on Mar 15, 2015 14:08:30 GMT -5
Good to see all that effort won't be hidden
Shaping up nice
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Post by Leon on Mar 15, 2015 14:19:15 GMT -5
Mark thank you ! Guess that's the only good thing about open top vehicle. |
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Post by kaytermarram on Mar 15, 2015 16:33:57 GMT -5
Really good work here, Leon! Those PE parts comes out greatly and it is a joy to watch. I guess, diving more into this madness, needs an etchmate! When I think about parts having only minor dimensions and need folding in 5 directions, hell, doing this with fingertips and a ruler will be a deathmatch!
Frank
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Post by Leon on Mar 15, 2015 16:46:52 GMT -5
Frank thank you ! I'll be ordering a PE bender this week.I've been using a small pair of flat nose plyers and tweezers but it's hell on the fingers like you mentioned.  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 15, 2015 21:49:18 GMT -5
Looking sharp... now she is starting to look like a 251!
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Post by Leon on Mar 16, 2015 3:47:02 GMT -5
Andy thank you! |
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Post by mrt51 on Mar 16, 2015 7:34:31 GMT -5
Good progress and nice work!
Terry
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Post by kaytermarram on Mar 16, 2015 7:56:16 GMT -5
Wow, working as sharp as you did "only" with plyers?! I guess it is some admireing time here!
Frank
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 16, 2015 14:35:23 GMT -5
Making good progress Leon! As for handling PE, it's amazing what you can accomplish with a pair of self-locking tweezers, a fingernail, or other tweezers/pliers to bend photo-etch parts. I usually only go to a bender when I need to bend long shapes cleanly like boxes or similar for example. Always good to have the tool options available but don't feel like you have to get one just to get one... |
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Post by Leon on Mar 16, 2015 15:24:03 GMT -5
Terry thank you! Frank thank you! Have to try and make the best with what I have to work with. Bill thank you! :)I hear you on the bender ,I have some really small PE that I want to use and don't feel comfortable holding them in tweezers and have them ping into no mans land. |
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 17, 2015 15:08:13 GMT -5
True Leon! The Carpet Monster always has a refined taste for PE! The key to help prevent that is to get smooth tip tweezers...that helps reduce the odds of it going into another dimension. Toothed tweezers are from the devil when it comes to PE. |
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.Was about to post a small update and the camera battery died 
.I'll try to post up later or in the morning. 
