1/18 Ho-229 Project Build ( Retired ) !!
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I love to see kinda of workshop, a one man factory! Love to smell the resin、silicon、paints、thinner etc!!
Have fun with toys forever!
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Wow I've really been missing out by not being a member of this form. Pickel you have a remarkable gift and are doing mind blowing things. I've seen the T-34 threads and now this piece. Really sorry I missed on this one. But at some point I'll be in the front of the line money in hand for one of these amazing projects.
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If Jacksons CPU is down will he be able to make the decals? or have they already been made?
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Jnewboy wrote:If Jacksons CPU is down will he be able to make the decals? or have they already been made?
I have had them for about a month or more.
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CPU's don't go down, they die and you buy a new one.Jnewboy wrote:If Jacksons CPU is down will he be able to make the decals? or have they already been made?
No big deal unless it was a top of the line i7 dual core.
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Hey Guys,
I have about 5 little parts to make AND ALL THE POURING WILL BE DONE WITH THE CURRENT ORDERS I HAVE TO FILL !!!!
Two things I need to do and after making the kits I will be shipping.
I need to make the canopies and do some touch up fill INSIDE of the wings.
The rotocasting was a success but some of the wings are a little thin in some places so I will have to pour a little resin in and roll them by hand.
This is something that I did not want to do in the first place because of the time it will take to do.
But a mans got to do what a mans got to do. ( Popeye )
I am not sure how long the touch up internal coat will take but we are getting close
I have about 5 little parts to make AND ALL THE POURING WILL BE DONE WITH THE CURRENT ORDERS I HAVE TO FILL !!!!
Two things I need to do and after making the kits I will be shipping.
I need to make the canopies and do some touch up fill INSIDE of the wings.
The rotocasting was a success but some of the wings are a little thin in some places so I will have to pour a little resin in and roll them by hand.
This is something that I did not want to do in the first place because of the time it will take to do.
But a mans got to do what a mans got to do. ( Popeye )
I am not sure how long the touch up internal coat will take but we are getting close
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Great news! I'm getting excited!
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Hey Matthew, i'm taking a kit so you can just send one of the thin walled wings to me, and I can bulk it up myself......If that saves you a headache.
"you get in a steep dive in this thing and you've got almost no maneuvarabilty at all. You couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with the broad side of another barn"
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Jay wrote:Hey Matthew, i'm taking a kit so you can just send one of the thin walled wings to me, and I can bulk it up myself......If that saves you a headache.
OK !!
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I have made the production plug for the vacuumed canopies. I made a mould of the plug and hope to pour one on Sunday.
Then I will try to see how it works. I went down to my locale hobby shop and loaded up on clear styrene so when the plug copy is made I will see how she works.
Then it is canopy time.
The kits are getting close to be done guys !!!
Then I will try to see how it works. I went down to my locale hobby shop and loaded up on clear styrene so when the plug copy is made I will see how she works.
Then it is canopy time.
The kits are getting close to be done guys !!!
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Man I can't wait to see the full build final product! It will be worth the wait.
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Matthew was this the paint scheme?
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Yep !!normandy wrote:Matthew was this the paint scheme?
I love that one !!!
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Luckily I got all of the pouring in before the cold weather set in.
I have poured the plug for the canopy. Inside of the house to my wife's dismay.
I will probably never hear the end of it.
See what I do for you guys ?
I have a final piece tally for the kit. 75 pieces ! Not bad.
So that means that I had to make over 1,600 pieces
With about 12 screws and hinge pins.
I will probably start making up the kits so they can be ready to package.
Only wing fill and canopies to go and we are shipping.
With fingers and toes crossed maybe at the end of the week !!!!
I have poured the plug for the canopy. Inside of the house to my wife's dismay.
I will probably never hear the end of it.
See what I do for you guys ?
I have a final piece tally for the kit. 75 pieces ! Not bad.
So that means that I had to make over 1,600 pieces
With about 12 screws and hinge pins.
I will probably start making up the kits so they can be ready to package.
Only wing fill and canopies to go and we are shipping.
With fingers and toes crossed maybe at the end of the week !!!!
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Your a good and brave man facing down the wife for a great cause!
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This is probably not the time to request a 1:6 resin model of a Me-262
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Star56 wrote:This is probably not the time to request a 1:6 resin model of a Me-262
You are correct
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The wings are done.
Everything is poured.
I have started on the canopies and can make 2 at a time. I manage to make 6 of them in about 30 minets.
It is time to kit them up !!!!
I will be working on Friday on my real job. But I plane to pull canopies and fill kits this weekend.
The post office will be closed on Monday and Tuesday. It's Mardi Gras time !!!!
So I am about 95 % sure shipping will start WENSDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I then will start the full builds. While working on the full builds I will try and fill delinquent orders and maybe start the 251 back date moulds.
I need to start bring money back in. This project is bleeding me.
Everything is poured.
I have started on the canopies and can make 2 at a time. I manage to make 6 of them in about 30 minets.
It is time to kit them up !!!!
I will be working on Friday on my real job. But I plane to pull canopies and fill kits this weekend.
The post office will be closed on Monday and Tuesday. It's Mardi Gras time !!!!
So I am about 95 % sure shipping will start WENSDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I then will start the full builds. While working on the full builds I will try and fill delinquent orders and maybe start the 251 back date moulds.
I need to start bring money back in. This project is bleeding me.
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Hey Pickel, this is the paint scheme for our full builds?pickelhaube wrote:Yep !!normandy wrote:Matthew was this the paint scheme?
I love that one !!!
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pickelhaube wrote:Yep !!normandy wrote:Matthew was this the paint scheme?
I love that one !!!
Matthew, is this the camo scheme for the full build?
I would much prefer a green splinter camo version, as that is more ETO. This other scheme is basically desert camo, and would seem to be out of place, given the time frame.
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Well, the Horten did support the final Axis Eurasian victory of 1948. They were deployed in great numbers in the Mesopotamian and Persian campaigns of 1946 and 1947, where they sported just this color scheme.snake wrote: I would much prefer a green splinter camo version, as that is more ETO. This other scheme is basically desert camo, and would seem to be out of place, given the time frame.
I've seen discussions in so-called "alternative history" forums where people talk about the Horten only being seen in small numbers in the ETO in late 1945, and even one wild scenario in which the Horten was never even deployed because -- get this -- the Nazis were defeated in the Spring of 1945!
... personally, I've never gone in for that sort of wild speculation ...
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Hey Pickel, this is the paint scheme for our full builds?[/quote]
NO THIS IS NOT THE PAINT SCHEME FOR THE FULL BUILDS.
I was talking to Normandy about MY favorite scheme.
THIS WILL BE THE FULL BUILD VERSION !!!!!
Hey Pickel, this is the paint scheme for our full builds?[/quote]
NO THIS IS NOT THE PAINT SCHEME FOR THE FULL BUILDS.
I was talking to Normandy about MY favorite scheme.
THIS WILL BE THE FULL BUILD VERSION !!!!!
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Thank the Maker!! Was worried there for a sec.
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Hey Pickel - any idea on the timeframe to ship the full-builds? No rush on my part, but just curious... Many thanks!
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Hey Pickle - Any idea what the specifiic names are of the two paint colors (the green & Grey) on that version of the Horton. That is the same way I wanted to do my kit and since that is going to be the paint sceme you do on your full builds I figured I would ask for some guidance. - Thanks
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