AMT Kit S921-200 built by speedgraflex

[speedgraflex]

Lyle, Mike and Carlos!

Thank you all, sincerely. I have missed being amongst you on the forum. I have not even been able to truly connect with anyone until recently and even now I have been a bit on and off about reconnecting and what that means.

Like you I take building model kits seriously and part of that I feel is a responsibility to connect with others. It’s such a solitary pursuit for most of us and I secretly believe that it’s necessary for humans to have the kind of zen trance leading to an endorphin release which model kit building provides.

I like sanding seams. It keeps me sane.

My goal is to reacquaint myself with all active forum activities during that month of May. Your projects are at the top of my list - Duke’s too.

[speedgraflex]

Finessing the two molding sink holes ie “dimples” by partly drilling them out. I’m hoping the additional hole will create a base plug type thingie for the CA fills!



Da brutal close up also reveals dee fill line of the CA. Okay, then. I’ll fix that shortly.

Post Script. I think I did it. I will look again tomorrow. It takes several fills to do this, but I think it’s done. I also smoothed out the rough area near that intercooler or whatever that molded box type thing is.

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[BlackSheep214]

Lookie at dat dimple!!!! Looking good, Bruce!

[speedgraflex]

Thanks so much, Tom!!

[Stuart]

Good to see you back at it Bruce!

[speedgraflex]

Thanks, Stuart. Slowly and steadily!

[Duke Maddog]

That is amazing work Bruce! Yes, slow and steady does it; that is how I made my huge An-124. I'm doing the same with my very large Bear and Badgers. You rock Bruce!

If you wanna connect more, Hobby Days are still around....

[Ceaser_Sa1ad]

Looking great!

[speedgraflex]

I packed this project back in the box for now as I ponder what I should build without a real bench at the moment. I can sort of fake things but that robs me of any real pleasure and I know you know you all know that we build to suit ourselves most of all. Science fiction always makes me happy and the Grey Lady makes me smile when I remember all of the past builds of her but now I’m looking for something else, but I don’t know what. Any thoughts, Dear Reader? Where do you go when you’re not sure where you are? What choice do you make? I’ve been looking at car kits because of some safe advice I once received, something like the venerable pioneers kits or a hot rod from Aurora but I’m not sure if I want to or should begin anything until I identify more accurately what’s going on with me. Am I moving away from my beloved car culture surf rock culture film industry SoCal for Europe? Should I leave behind everything and just go? Will the next kit truly be the last part of my US based life? Good Gravy I missed writing 3:30 am wild thoughts online! Well what the dickens should I do??

[LyleW]

Wow! Europe? Italy? I hear there is good eats there….oh my.

Maybe find some of the old Revell Pioneer car kits. Low parts count, but fun to mess with during this transition.