The Love Bug Rides Again
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Duke Maddog
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Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Who says to give it up? That is so wrong. I want to see this finished. Bring it home Lyle!
The Duke
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Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Duke Maddog wrote:Who says to give it up? That is so wrong. I want to see this finished. Bring it home Lyle!
me.... To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Don't give up on Herbie!!!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
No worries. If it gives me too much grief, I’ll just move on.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
I need professional help, no, not what you are thinking. You car guys...those that use BMF to chrome the window trim. Yes, you!
How the heck do you get that to stay in place while trimming?
How wide a strip do you cut? Just enough to cover the trim piece or a larger piece?
I get it in place, burnish it with a toothpick or a hammer and use a new X-Acto Z-series blade. Inevitably, one side will go just fine and then when trimming off the second edge, the whole piece lifts.
Please hep.
How the heck do you get that to stay in place while trimming?
How wide a strip do you cut? Just enough to cover the trim piece or a larger piece?
I get it in place, burnish it with a toothpick or a hammer and use a new X-Acto Z-series blade. Inevitably, one side will go just fine and then when trimming off the second edge, the whole piece lifts.
Please hep.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Hmmm... I work by doing one side at a time using a slightly larger piece just enough to cover the area you want to chrome. (ie: windshield trim) I can only think of two things, either the BMF sheet you’re using is old or the tacky side has been handled too much it loses its tackiness to adhere properly. Other than that, you’re doing everything right - burnishing and using a brand new Xacto Z Series blade.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Thanks. The sheet is 2-3 years old, so maybe that is it. I have also noticed some adhesive “marking” when I remove the excess.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again *COMPLETE*
Calling it done. It needs to come off the bench. Still a bit of touch up on tail lights to do. My old bug-a-boo of clear parts came in to haunt me, though. I thought I had dipped the small pieces on the sprue in Future....oops. Hence, we don't have headlights, we have "fog" lights. Oh well...lesson learned. Still not sure why the BMF acted the way it did. Perhaps, as was suggested, it is just too old. I wonder if room temp had something to do with it as well.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
That is a really smart looking Bug Lyle - very nice work!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: The Love Bug Rides Again
Happy the Love bug crossed the finish line!
Looks very good and absolutely and definitely as a VW should look like!
Good work Lyle!
- Kari
Looks very good and absolutely and definitely as a VW should look like!
Good work Lyle!
- Kari
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