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Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:52 pm
by Stikpusher
portman wrote:Looks like it cleaned up nicely Carlos!
It has for the most part... but I have lots of scribing to do on the fuselage tomorrow.... I have nothing but time on my hands here...
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:04 pm
by Stikpusher
Today’s update.... keeping it simple
I glues the wings together... test fitting shows they’re gonna need a bit of seam clean up at the root mating surfaces to fit the fuselage with minimal seams
Then the stabilators were one part each... no gluing, but I had to sand off some ejector marks, and that removed some panel lines, so I rescribed them all...
Then I built up the kit bombs that I’m going to add... six Mk.82 500lb LDGP bombs... I’ll also add other weapons from a couple of Hasegawa sets to complete the load out, but they will come later...
so then Klaus had to inspect them for quality assurance...
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:21 pm
by keavdog
Great progress.
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:40 pm
by Floki
Seam clean up looks great!
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:45 pm
by Stuart
You'll have to get Klaus an inspection stamp!
Very nice work Stik!
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:51 pm
by BlackSheep214
Too much handling, you’ll snap his tail off.
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:50 pm
by speedgraflex
Carlos and Klaus make a great team! Nice work, especially having to scribe those wings; not an easy task to do and you did so beautifully!
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:13 am
by Stikpusher
Thank you all gentlemen...
keavdog wrote:Great progress.
Any progress is good!
Floki wrote:Seam clean up looks great!
I ended up wet sanding most of it... the Mr Surfacer was clogging my sanding sticks otherwise
portman wrote:You'll have to get Klaus an inspection stamp!
Very nice work Stik!
I’m just watching out for his reject stinger...
BlackSheep214 wrote:Too much handling, you’ll snap his tail off.
I know... but I’m taking good care of him for now
speedgraflex wrote:Carlos and Klaus make a great team! Nice work, especially having to scribe those wings; not an easy task to do and you did so beautifully!
Actually there were very few lines to rescribe on the stabs. Four on each surface and all straight... easy peasy!
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:18 am
by Stikpusher
So after doing my bit of responsible citizenship yesterday, I did get in a couple of hours at the bench. I sanded the wing seams (and trailing edge thickness), rescribed lost detail on the fuselage seams... and then the big step... gluing on the wings
then a test fit of the stabilators.... those wont be glued on until after painting, just the ease on that a bit.
Starting to look like a SLUF now...
Re: 1/48 A-7B VA-93
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:21 am
by LyleW
Looking good!