Administrators JeroenPeters Posted November 27 Author Administrators Share Posted November 27 Preparing the engine gondola. Cut out the top panel and thinning the walls considerably. also cutting out the latches. Next up the inner detail of the walls. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 noice! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted Friday at 12:11 AM Share Posted Friday at 12:11 AM Epic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Saturday at 02:46 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Saturday at 02:46 PM I always print parts in different angles and usually about 6 so i can pick the best. Really annoyed with the MDC castings. The bracket holding the bombsight looks crap as well. I spent almost an hour carving away blobs of resin. Apart from that the detail is pretty basic as well. Redrawing, scratching every part is getting silly. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted Saturday at 03:30 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:30 PM 40 minutes ago, JeroenPeters said: Really annoyed with the MDC castings Well Jeroen got to remember the age of the AM kit and the capabilities at the time.What you can do with the printer is light years ahead of the castings back then might of as well forget about castings in your realm of building for the most part. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Sunday at 07:02 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Sunday at 07:02 PM On 11/30/2024 at 4:30 PM, KevinM said: Well Jeroen got to remember the age of the AM kit and the capabilities at the time.What you can do with the printer is light years ahead of the castings back then might of as well forget about castings in your realm of building for the most part. Well.. i know. But MDC is not an eighties or nineties brand. Every single part needs to be recarved or remade. They include one part double, but both are dreadful. This could and should not have passed quality control. I’m not a whiner and I will never say anything is unbuildable, but I pay good money for these sets and expect a little bit more. Rant over. Now I’ll fix it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Sunday at 07:03 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Sunday at 07:03 PM Started adding internal detail to the inside engine covers. The bombsight bracket has been fixed and the sight is a perfect fit. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Sunday at 07:26 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Sunday at 07:26 PM Just found this in the stash. Gifted by a very dear friend. A piece of aluminium. Not sure what plane it came off, but i can find out. Maybe i should build a U3 version ad well one day. You know? The photo recon version with the big blisters on the nose. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted Sunday at 07:43 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:43 PM 39 minutes ago, JeroenPeters said: I pay good money for these sets and expect a little bit more. Rant over. Now I’ll fix it. That's understandable Jeroen somehow I was thinking MDC(never used them) was an older brand of a resin manufacturer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted Sunday at 09:55 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:55 PM That is pretty trashy and there is no reason to lie about that. I understand that resin shrinks and has certain amount of shelf life, but this is a lot of distortions. However I do support your masochistic dedication Jeroen. Also the fact, how nonchalantly you're introducing a rare, historical artifacts to every single one of your builds. It goes like this : " Last nigh I woke up early to take my dog out and as I was shuffling through the darkness of my room, I managed to bump and drop my old typewriter on the ground. Damn, that's the second broken Enigma this week. " 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Monday at 08:06 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Monday at 08:06 PM Today the PETG sheets arrived. Tried them in the vacform machine and after 3 tries there was success. If you heat the sheets for a little too long, it all turns white. Now adding the internal framing. The nose cone halves will be the most difficult. If it all fails i will do my best to shine up the MDC resin ones’ and still use those. We’ll see. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted yesterday at 12:51 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:51 AM Meticulous work Jeroen, not much left from the original set, you can almost entirely call it yours. well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators JeroenPeters Posted 12 hours ago Author Administrators Share Posted 12 hours ago Getting a bit more confident. Vacformed the left side of the nose. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago That's looking really good Jeroen. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago Mighty impressive work Jeroen. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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