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Now it's been the task of looking at it; looking at the pics that FATBOY posted, and a few other ideas. Two things are for certain. #1. He said working on the launch lug pipes was difficult. AMEN! I have so many cut pieces and scraps laying around. My pipes just kept getting shorter and shorter after one bad cut here and there, or the whole thing blowing apart as I tried gluing together. #2. Working with all the rivets etc; it's my firm belief that FATBOY is a true MASTERCRAFTSMAN! Mine looks no where near as good as his and I now have a very profound appreciation for the level of work he put into his.
So a few pics. Here's one when I figured out the launch lug placement. Forgot to take one of the upper portion completed.
Since I don't like the way the rivets look when primed, and sanding them is just not going to happen; I'd mentioned earlier I was curious about glue on paint. To ensure they stuck, I cut "itsy bitsy" pieces of tape and placed them on the entire rocket, where the rivets will go prior to priming. Here's some of what that looked like:
Here's a few shots of each side as I'm preparing to prime:
After priming I used the tip of the xacto knife to remove each little piece of tape. Finally put little dabs of glue in the exposed spots and have 132 rivets in place. A LOT more to go.
So a few pics. Here's one when I figured out the launch lug placement. Forgot to take one of the upper portion completed.
Since I don't like the way the rivets look when primed, and sanding them is just not going to happen; I'd mentioned earlier I was curious about glue on paint. To ensure they stuck, I cut "itsy bitsy" pieces of tape and placed them on the entire rocket, where the rivets will go prior to priming. Here's some of what that looked like:
Here's a few shots of each side as I'm preparing to prime:
After priming I used the tip of the xacto knife to remove each little piece of tape. Finally put little dabs of glue in the exposed spots and have 132 rivets in place. A LOT more to go.