Small Scale Military Headquarters

Steve, She got sidetracked by life and a whole lot of other modeling related activities. You can see her at this link. Thanks for asking! Dean https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206686682506276&set=oa.1100550953345635&type=3&theater PS: Here is what the "whole lot of other things" looks like!...

Greetings All! After a very long absence, I have returned to the forum. So sorry for the disappearance! Hope to catch up here soon!

Best regards,

Dean

Patrick, Here you go! I took at least 20 pics of the boarding ladder and was able to operate it, so I have a good understanding of how it should be constructed in 18th scale. http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/deankleines/MAPSTomcatPhotoshoot01142010010.jpg http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...

Mr. Burch, Here is an updated shot of my nose section after despotting: http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/deankleines/MissMollyDecal004.jpg I found myself using post-it notes to mask off panel edges and sponging up to the edge. I like your idea of buffing between coats, however, I never had s...

Looks like these shots of Miss Molly are all-out gloss grey!

Can anyone confirm this????

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Dean

I am!!!!

Hello Jim! Welcome aboard and thank you so much for whatever role you had in bringing me my new cat for christmas!!!! I sold my 8" reflector telescope so I could have this!!!! http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4219178155_945b27b196_b.jpg I am one happy camper!!! Spots are gone! Gear is reworked an...

Well - I took the plung and used a flat blade screwdriver to take apart the seat. Came apart fine.



Going to do a whole host of adds here including the survival kit and rocket motors.

Dean ( "Destructo" )

Mike,

Great job on the cushions!!!

Can't wait to see our seats all decked out and ready to "punch out"

Maybe we should put live charges in them!!!

Hope you are having lots of fun!!!!

Dean

[quote="deankleines"]Mike and anyone else interested in taking apart the nose section: Not that hard and really straight forward. I will post steps tonight. I used a Dremel with a grinding bit, a razor saw and lots of care. Everything came apart really easy once I understood how it was manufactured....

Mike and anyone else interested in taking apart the nose section: Not that hard and really straight forward. I will post steps tonight. I used a Dremel with a grinding bit, a razor saw and lots of care. Everything came apart really easy once I understood how it was manufactured. It was really exciti...

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I have my cockpit completely disassembled for significant detailing to be done.

Send me your e-mail and I will link you to my flickr account so you can see some of the photos.

I can write a step by step procedure for those who wish to take apart the nose.

E-mail me [email protected]

Dean

Maybe if you pre-heat the gear door with a light bulb, it will flex out of the forward point without having to cut the pin. May be worth a try.

Dean

First you must remove the gear door to expose the pin. I did this by sawing through the front hinge pin with a fine razor saw. I will rebuild the pin with brass tubing when done with the gear and detailing the gear bays. Next, if enough of the knurled end of the pin is sticking out, grab it with the...

Phil,

Need to know how much of your main gear pin is extending beyond the surface of the wall it goes into. I used a Zircon Sprue Cutter to grab onto the end of the pin. It pulled right out. I'll try to post a picture later.

You can call me if you need me to talk you through it.

Dean

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I replaced the compression struts in my Tomcat with sections of chromed telescoping tv antenna. Previous post shows parts layed out on a piece of paper. The axel section that goes into the wheel was wrapped with clear cello tape to remove the wobble that the factory fit had. Here is another view of ...

You are so welcome!! Great job !!!

Best things in life are simple!!!!

Enjoy your big bird!!!

Dean

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More to come!

Dean

Note that the compression cylinder has been replaced and basically a 1/8" brass tube runs all the way up through the strut. This provides vertical strength to bear the weight of the plane. At this point, I am looking at some other mods that will protect the strut from lateral stress failure. I may e...

Just removed the second wheel without destroying the cap!!! Here's how: Drill a small 1/32 hole into the center of the cap where it is recessed. Turn a phillips head screw into the hole. As you turn it in, it will contact the screw inside and push out the cap Turn in till the cap pops out. This is m...

The cap on the front of the wheel is pressure fit into the wheel. I destroyed it in the process of removing it, but it can easily be replaced with a new scratch built one. I latched on to it with a small pair of vice grips and twisted it out. Inside is a small phillips head screw. The wheel wobbles ...

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Matthew,

Congrats!! Great news!

Yes - Primer is Paramount - gives latex/acrylic a surface to bite on to..

Yes - Two light coats

These two golden rules and you will never know it was not airbrushed!!!

Thanks!

Dean