02-15-2010, 05:46 PM
Wow,thanks once again guys,i really appreciate everyones nice words on this build,it wasn't that long ago i was thinking about boxing it because of the numerous stuff up's i'd done,but i'm glad i haven't as even with a few things out here and there it's starting to look the part of a Colonial Shuttle.
OK,Mike yeah it could be used for that but i hope ta use it for it's real purpose and you outa anyone knows exactly what that'll be.It's getting real close to a start finally,and tomorrow night i'll have the final piece required to start some assembly at last.
CC,i think they all know what shape that is,people just like Razzing,i know i'm one of em mate!!
Joe,thats sounds like it'll work for cutting the Plastics,it'd be interesting to see still just how much a cutters would charge to create some files and do the cutting for you still.Even if you didn't get it done it'd be nice to get an idea what that would cost still?I'm looking forward this end to starting the build mate,you are right,there can never be enough of these beasts around.I just love the look of it,always have and always will.It'll be like living in a dream land if i ever do get it built and displayed in the lounge room.It's many years from that point but the sooner i make a start it's one day closer ta completion.Finally get my armature tomorrow,what a drama thats been,and it's been going on for months.Finally though it'll be done,and in only two days after they finally made a start today.Wow,it's fucking huge man,it blew me away really seeing it.Can't wait to get it happening bud.As for yourself,you get an armature and some plastics done and the part's aint gonna be that much of a problem.Jase will have almost everything that you'll need in castings pretty soon.It'll be a shit load cheaper than buying the actual kit's for a lot of the part's.I know you know the same as i've learnt,it's an expensive hobby trying to accumilate everything that is required.I think Jase will be do the best he can to make thing's as cheap as possible,so i say get started there my friend!
Alright the piping,well it aint that great,i actually dont like the one i did for the starboard side and am gonna remove it and do another.The bend i did where it meets with the other pipe on the side is too rounded and should be a sharper bend a bit like the port side.
OK,this isn't the styrene rod this is plastruct coated wire,i used this stuff on my CM,it bends really easily.Theres no secret to what i do,it took me ages to do just those two as like Doug mentioned,one bend is fine but getting the second right can be a drama.A lot of the time i just bend with my fingers,a simple tool i know,other times i'll wrap it around a round surface to get a nicer radius on it.Now for this build,i basicly bent the top deck sections first and held in position tight on the deck.Then i just bent the pipe in the direction i wanted to run it so the bend at the top and side was in the right position.I then removed it and bent it a little further past the point it reached while bending it against the shuttle.This wire has a little bit of spring back to it when bent like that.After this it was just mark the pipe where the next bend needed to be and bent that by hand.This stuff is much nicer to work with than styrene,once you've used it you won't look at styrene for such a thing again.
OK,Mike yeah it could be used for that but i hope ta use it for it's real purpose and you outa anyone knows exactly what that'll be.It's getting real close to a start finally,and tomorrow night i'll have the final piece required to start some assembly at last.
CC,i think they all know what shape that is,people just like Razzing,i know i'm one of em mate!!
Joe,thats sounds like it'll work for cutting the Plastics,it'd be interesting to see still just how much a cutters would charge to create some files and do the cutting for you still.Even if you didn't get it done it'd be nice to get an idea what that would cost still?I'm looking forward this end to starting the build mate,you are right,there can never be enough of these beasts around.I just love the look of it,always have and always will.It'll be like living in a dream land if i ever do get it built and displayed in the lounge room.It's many years from that point but the sooner i make a start it's one day closer ta completion.Finally get my armature tomorrow,what a drama thats been,and it's been going on for months.Finally though it'll be done,and in only two days after they finally made a start today.Wow,it's fucking huge man,it blew me away really seeing it.Can't wait to get it happening bud.As for yourself,you get an armature and some plastics done and the part's aint gonna be that much of a problem.Jase will have almost everything that you'll need in castings pretty soon.It'll be a shit load cheaper than buying the actual kit's for a lot of the part's.I know you know the same as i've learnt,it's an expensive hobby trying to accumilate everything that is required.I think Jase will be do the best he can to make thing's as cheap as possible,so i say get started there my friend!
Alright the piping,well it aint that great,i actually dont like the one i did for the starboard side and am gonna remove it and do another.The bend i did where it meets with the other pipe on the side is too rounded and should be a sharper bend a bit like the port side.
OK,this isn't the styrene rod this is plastruct coated wire,i used this stuff on my CM,it bends really easily.Theres no secret to what i do,it took me ages to do just those two as like Doug mentioned,one bend is fine but getting the second right can be a drama.A lot of the time i just bend with my fingers,a simple tool i know,other times i'll wrap it around a round surface to get a nicer radius on it.Now for this build,i basicly bent the top deck sections first and held in position tight on the deck.Then i just bent the pipe in the direction i wanted to run it so the bend at the top and side was in the right position.I then removed it and bent it a little further past the point it reached while bending it against the shuttle.This wire has a little bit of spring back to it when bent like that.After this it was just mark the pipe where the next bend needed to be and bent that by hand.This stuff is much nicer to work with than styrene,once you've used it you won't look at styrene for such a thing again.