SS Tie Bomber Kit

[daverep]

Okay got some more finished today.

I got all of the styrofoam sheets glued down to the base and did some "sculpting".


I found some stuff that was supposed to be just for glueing styrofoam and man...it worked like a charm! It not only glued the styrofoam together, but it also glued it really tight to the plywood base.


Next I mixed up some regular hobby plaster and spread it over the styrofoam using a cheap 1" brush.


I did two coats of the hobby plaster. Decided not to go with the ultracal 30 coats because I was pretty satisfied with the results of the regular plaster. Plus, I wasn't sure if the ultracal would adhere to the regular hobby plaster.


Did the same treatment on the piece of 2x4 that holds the copper tube...


And the finished plaster base. I'm going to run out to the driveway and grab some stones to hide the break around the base and the 2x4 piece.


Here's the battery compartment. I'll probably put a piece of styrene over it and just attach it using some small brads.


And then the rear with the circuit board and the toggle switch. I hot glued the crap out of the toggle switch to make sure it stays in place.


I'll attach a small screen to the back to keep the wiring and circuit board in and to also let the heat escape. The only thing left is to attach the driveway stones around and then paint it up. I'll prime it probably just with the Tamiya primer that I have. Unfortunately I don't have any browns to start painting...but found out recently that a small hobby shop near my work sells Tamiya paints, so I'll slip over there during lunch tomorrow and see what they have. I'm hoping to have this puppy completely finished by next weekend so I can start on Jase's TOS Viper!

Thanks for looking and the comments!!
--Dave