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Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:14 am
by Thomas_M
LyleW wrote:Has anyone seen that little bitty part that flew out of my hands? Shown actual size -------------> .
Ah, this part on my bench is yours! I already wondered how it should fit my MRAP!
Wait, I´ll send it back over to you: snip!

Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 9:01 am
by LyleW
Okay.....NOW it is personal! Time/space continuum be damned! Two parts hit the floor - could not find them. Gear won't fit properly (do not wait to install - do it when called for and then figure out a way to mask it)...When you install the braces on the main strut, the wheel hits it. Arrrgghhh. This morning, a piece of the strut fell off and inside the nacelle. I saw it. Now it is gone. Swept the floor again....found the pieces lost earlier (floor swept 5-6 times then).

Decals are on, but the gear will be as ugly as can be. I may do the long nose next just to see if it was me (80%) or the kit (20%).

Oh, and the furnace quit last night, around 1 A. M. Good thing the temps are going up, not down.

Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 9:20 am
by Thomas_M
Furnace would have priority for me. Sunny day for some hours today, with temps going down the next days...

Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:43 pm
by BlackSheep214
Lyle - look in the straw of the broom. Maybe they're hiding in there. LOL! Sorry to hear of your troubles with the X5F-1. Keep plugging along and wrestle the darn thing into submission.

Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:07 pm
by LyleW
I have on other occasions. The strut that was missing showed up on the desk last night. Hold me, I'm scared. Anyway, calling this one done..

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Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:19 pm
by BlackSheep214
Looks good to me, Lyle considering the fits it gave you along the way. Well done!

Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:13 pm
by Stuart
That's a great looking build Lyle - you really are improving with each build - Great stuff!

Re: MiniCraft 1/48 X5F-1

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:39 pm
by LyleW
Thanks guys. I hope so!