Crimea_River
Marshal
Yup! Good luck with the shoulder Bill. No saluting for a while.
**** DONE: 1/72 Lancaster Mk.III - Heavy Hitters II GB
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N4521U
Colonel
I am fortunate I salute right handed, so I'll still be able to wipe my own bu........ sorry, I won;t go there......
So I done as much as will get done for a couple of weeks, maybe 3 at the least.
Bombs striped and in. gear and wheels on. Prop tips painted. Just the little fiddley bits, antennae and glass framing and internals of turrets. At least it resembles a Lanc now.......
So I done as much as will get done for a couple of weeks, maybe 3 at the least.
Bombs striped and in. gear and wheels on. Prop tips painted. Just the little fiddley bits, antennae and glass framing and internals of turrets. At least it resembles a Lanc now.......
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Benevolens Magister
Good stuff Bill.
Crimea_River
Marshal
T Bolt
Colonel
Looking real sharp Bill. Good luck with the shoulder.
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N4521U
Colonel
Thanks guys.................... I owe some of the "it's looking good" to some of you! Thanks.
I don't have to be at the hospital until 2pm, so I sat down and attached the gear doors.............. and,
Them pesky holes for the props, sometimes I just hate them. The prop never fits the hole and they just droop.
So I have taken a few pieces of styrene tube, drilled it out to fit the prop pin, then drilled the hole in the kit to accept the tube, chuck it in the hole, left a bit sticking out to square the tube, then a little glue at the seams. When it's dry I'll trim flush and Bob's your uncle. A nice little tube for the prop to sit in. I do this on most of the planes I build. I don;t like to glue the props in place. Too risky for me!
Later!
I don't have to be at the hospital until 2pm, so I sat down and attached the gear doors.............. and,
Them pesky holes for the props, sometimes I just hate them. The prop never fits the hole and they just droop.
So I have taken a few pieces of styrene tube, drilled it out to fit the prop pin, then drilled the hole in the kit to accept the tube, chuck it in the hole, left a bit sticking out to square the tube, then a little glue at the seams. When it's dry I'll trim flush and Bob's your uncle. A nice little tube for the prop to sit in. I do this on most of the planes I build. I don;t like to glue the props in place. Too risky for me!
Later!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Man, she's looks good.
Nice bill, hope the shoulder thingy works out...
tigerdriver
Staff Sergeant
looks real good indeed
good luck
good luck
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Just caught up with this one, she's looking good!
I hardly ever glue down the props, meself.
Hope you are feeling better, maybe you can still do some work if you take it easy!
I hardly ever glue down the props, meself.
Hope you are feeling better, maybe you can still do some work if you take it easy!
Nice work so far Bill
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N4521U
Colonel
owwwwwwwwww..... i think that says it all, he types one handed.
impossible to sleep. have to try sitting up. a pain.....
fubar57
General
Nifty job on the bombs. When I had a cast on my drinking arm, I had to practice with the opposite arm....lots and lots of practice for six weeks.
Geo
Geo
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N4521U
Colonel
Fortunately am right handed, left shoulder is the offending appendage. But just difficult to get it to workbench height and get it to stay there for any length of time. Pain is far less than expected, in 8 days I have only taken 6 pain killers, and that was just for some discomfort cuz I'm a sissy.
Rifling thru my new Blenheim kit to see if I will enter it. 1/72nd Airfix. Tiny bugger.
Rifling thru my new Blenheim kit to see if I will enter it. 1/72nd Airfix. Tiny bugger.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Don't over do it, nothing like redamaging something just because of impatience!
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N4521U
Colonel
I'm keeping my shoulder under no pressure and vertical, no reaching and pushing. No worries. 
Gerry
Staff Sergeant
Bill, you're coming to the end of a really fine build. I love the all the detail you put in - particularly in 1:72 scale! Hope the shoulder mends soon.
Gerry
Gerry
