Light at the end of the tunnel has now been switched on..
From Model Boats magazine July 1994..
Cheers
Wayne
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Bluebird & Other Scale Models
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The Nexus plan arrived today & thankfully the correct one, to be fair they are crystal clear & the service I got was very good if you forget about them sending me the wrong plan at first.
I can thoroughly recommend them.
The scale is 1/8.4, I wonder how much bigger I dare go on my next build...
Fag packet for scale
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I can thoroughly recommend them.
The scale is 1/8.4, I wonder how much bigger I dare go on my next build...
Fag packet for scale
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Ernie lazenby turbine k7 planing at about 80 mph. Notice how well its on top of the surface
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That nose just doesn't look right on the nexus plan.
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That's what I thought, that's why I'll be using it in conjunction with the plans from Fred's cdBlack Knight wrote:That nose just doesn't look right on the nexus plan.
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Wayne
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Just got my Nexus plans blown up a bit, they are now at 1/4.2.
Cup for scale.
Cheers
Wayne
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Cup for scale.
Cheers
Wayne
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Bluebird & Other Scale Models
I've been putting it off to have a go at vacuum forming the canopy, I made myself i box with holes in & a couple of frames to hold the A4 acetate.
Needless to say it's been a very steep learning curve & ive run out of acetate. I think the 0.6mm I've been using is just too thick, I'll see if I can get some thinner stuff & give it another go at the weekend.
I've been looking for a 1/12 scale pilot figure for a while now, the only ones I could find that I liked were in Finland but very expensive. So I started looking for a 1/12 action figure, eventually I found a Jessie Pinkman figure from breaking bad (no I've not watched it either), it was only £10 so I thought why not..
It's made out of vinyl & heavy, 120g, also it's solid and nothing moves, action figure eh!
I started off cutting his arms off & chopping him in half.
He has the right posture now so I've started trying to remove some of the weight.
I've had to stop now so the kids next door can get some sleep, grrrr...
Hope I can find a pilots helmet, I'm guessing I'll have to make one out of Milliput[.]
Cheers
Wayne
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Needless to say it's been a very steep learning curve & ive run out of acetate. I think the 0.6mm I've been using is just too thick, I'll see if I can get some thinner stuff & give it another go at the weekend.
I've been looking for a 1/12 scale pilot figure for a while now, the only ones I could find that I liked were in Finland but very expensive. So I started looking for a 1/12 action figure, eventually I found a Jessie Pinkman figure from breaking bad (no I've not watched it either), it was only £10 so I thought why not..
It's made out of vinyl & heavy, 120g, also it's solid and nothing moves, action figure eh!
I started off cutting his arms off & chopping him in half.
He has the right posture now so I've started trying to remove some of the weight.
I've had to stop now so the kids next door can get some sleep, grrrr...
Hope I can find a pilots helmet, I'm guessing I'll have to make one out of Milliput[.]
Cheers
Wayne
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I've been on with removing more material from the inside of my DMC wanna be & glueing him into the position I needed.
Overall I've managed to reduce his weight by half.
I'm now researching what the lifejacket & harnesses should look like.
Cheers
Wayne
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Overall I've managed to reduce his weight by half.
I'm now researching what the lifejacket & harnesses should look like.
Cheers
Wayne
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Bluebird & Other Scale Models
In between family disasters & chaos at work things have been moving really slowly.
Dash made & DMC wanna be is on his third coat of Milliput.
The steering wheel I made from Milliput, took a while but I'm really pleased with it, I couldn't find one for love nor money so I had no other option.
Got some silver paint today so I'll paint the cockpit tomorrow night.
Cheers
Wayne
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Dash made & DMC wanna be is on his third coat of Milliput.
The steering wheel I made from Milliput, took a while but I'm really pleased with it, I couldn't find one for love nor money so I had no other option.
Got some silver paint today so I'll paint the cockpit tomorrow night.
Cheers
Wayne
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Looking good Wayne. Bit of blue on those coveralls and he is all but done
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