US Air Force (1947-now) US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School (ARPS)56-0762(Col. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager) Prosinec 1963 The NF-104 crash - Edwards AFB, CA FS17875NMF
Treehugger Haha, thinning plastic is one of my favorite upgrades to a kit. I also like thinning the edges at the back of wings of aircraft (whenever that is more realistic). Some older airplanes have a thicker edge at the rear I think. There is this 'curse' of working with 1 mm thick plastic that shows up in all kinds of places, making edges and seamlines weird, unless smoothed over and edges thinned in places. 🙂
An effective way to take off plastic in a controlled way, is to use a sharp blade and scrape, still takes some time, but I like how the blade is flat and yields a flat surface. Sanding sponges also works, but tend to leave a subtle dent in the plastic if one isn't gentle enough.
US Navy (1794-now) VPB-150895(Angela MacLoud) říjen 1944 World War 2 Pacific Theatre - Tinian, West Field, Mariana Island Sea Blue, Intermediate Blue, White
Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now) CEV - Centre d'Essais en Vol Armée de l'Air (French Air Force Flight Test Centre) 1948 - Brétigny RLM71RLM70RLM65
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