KC-10 Extender & F-14D Tomcat
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Roll call in progress… need to add some Rise144 models add-ones to the Tomcat.
Thinning the air intakes. One more to go...
Because I want to have the wing fully extended, the inflatable bags at the roots of the wings have to be modified (unless you are happy with the holes). So, cutting the upper fuselage and adding a base on the lower. The bags will be scratched with epoxy putty.
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14 15 November 2023, 13:03
TreehuggerHaha, 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.
25 November 2023, 13:34
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