Re: Dragon 1/350 USS Princeton wip
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 4:08 pm
Ah! The Admiral! I haven't 'met' him. I usually turn to my good buddy Jack D! He keeps me mellow enough. Glad the Admiral was able to help, especially on this ship!
Not a true story. I just don't care for the...yeeegghhhhh...flavor!
Haven't found a drink that doesn't put me in a better mood than I already am. I'll only drink if I'm already in a good mood...then my mood is amplified and I'm motivated to get things done, even more!
Back to the program...
It's been...just sittin...waiting.
Been ticking away a little here and there. (Been too busy with work)
Anyway...did all the antenna wires and various lines, as well as the flags.
I did the decal flags on a piece of aluminum foil, so I could "shape" them. I start em out flat, naturally...after a few minutes, some micro-sol..then a few more minute...I cut em and bend to shape.
For the antennas in the port side...the provided plastic "uprights" were way too flexible. After a couple attempts of adding the "wires"....I uttered a slew of words fit for nobody but sailors and got rid of the damned things (I'm a pilot...not a sailor!).
I replaced em with aluminum tubing, and things went well from there.
All that's left now is the ships props, the rest of the Hellcats, then weathering/finishing!
