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Re: 1/72 Testors XR-7 Thunder Dart

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:01 pm
by Medicman71
BlackSheep214 wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:15 pm
Medicman71 wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:53 am

The kit or the sanding sticks?
Sanding sticks you have...
Yeah I can't say enough good things about them. I tried generic ones from the beauty supplies at Walmart and they're not even close to being the same.

Re: 1/72 Testors XR-7 Thunder Dart

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:27 pm
by BlackSheep214
I grabbed a bunch of surplus beauty salon type sanding stick files at work a few years ago. It helps get rid of the hard flash areas and injector pinholes in a hurry. Then I go over with a proper hobby sandpaper files to remove the excess scratches.

I've got those micro metal files too. Those were my grandfather's and they work wonders in tight spots.

Re: 1/72 Testors XR-7 Thunder Dart

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:44 am
by Medicman71
I tried the beauty supply type and they sucked. Not even close to the real ones.

Re: 1/72 Testors XR-7 Thunder Dart

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:35 pm
by jkim
Great work on the Lawn... I mean Thunder Dart! Kick me if that's already been used on this build. Pretty cool how Testors would come up with a kit based on speculative news stories!

Re: 1/72 Testors XR-7 Thunder Dart

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:38 am
by Stikpusher
A few companies came up with speculative Stealth designs back before the F-117 was only rumored and not yet revealed.

Re: 1/72 Testors XR-7 Thunder Dart

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:19 am
by Medicman71
jkim wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:35 pm Great work on the Lawn... I mean Thunder Dart! Kick me if that's already been used on this build. Pretty cool how Testors would come up with a kit based on speculative news stories!
Thank you! I think a lot of these designs were made from paper designs from the cold war.