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As I get closer to start the build, I've finally began looking deeper into the vacuum forming process. In doing so, I discovered that it's highly likely that the heat from the hot styrene will most likely damage if not destroy my masters due to the materials they are made of. I just ordered a large amount of molding and casting material to copy my masters. The molding material can take up to 450deg F. Plastics require up to 375deg F to successfully soften the plastic to form properly. I'll have the option to pull the plastic down into a mold or cast copies of the masters and use them as bucks.

Complete, and I'm thoroughly happy with the profile of the upper half of the saucer section now.

Second layer of sculpting dough applied to built up to the proper contour. Then sanded to shape, a putty layer applied, then sanded again... Red fine filler applied to fill in scratches and low areas. Then final sanding Re-priming to come, and I'll finally call correcting the saucer section (top and bottom halves) complete. BTW, all this work done on a kitchen Lazy Susan. 😉 Tracy

Problem with the angle of the outer edge of the saucer. Studio model shows it more vertical. Cleaned off the ledge to add the wider ring that will correct the angle. New ring added. Here you can see the corrected angle to the edge of the hull before the filler is applied. The ring is masked, then Smooth On Filler Dough is used to fill in and make a new surface contour. First application is smoothed in... Another layer or two is expected, then put

Vintage Flyers Boeing 720 & 720B (vintageflyerdecals.com) Tracy

CJ, I have a full flap set for the 1/100 scale 747. I also have the same set in 1/144. Both came out awesome, so hopefully yours work in 1/200. Tracy

Quick search on-line brought me to these... https://g-cals.company.site/G-Cals-Easy-Aztec-Decal-Set-1000-Scale-Star-Trek-NX-01-Entreprise-p225421138

Pics changed to PB. Hope they work now. Tracy

Beating this old girl into submission. This kit showed up at my house with the pax windows glued in and the fuselage halves shattered into seven pieces. Tamiya Extra Thin saved the day, plus the breaks had little to no distortions to them. If the pax windows had not been glued in, I would have filled them with Solarez UV resin, and masked. The cockpit windscreens were damaged and could not be treated back to clear finishes, so filler was used to blend them into the fuselage halves. The kit goes together with some effort. I found after getting the seven fuselage parts glued ba

Aztec Dummy makes masks for it. Check Cult TV man's site. If Lou built it, he made masks for it. Tracy

I fussed over this a few months ago. After all the reviews and YouTubes - and after all was said and done, I'm sticking with the Hasagawa kits. I have all of them all ready; and their paneling detail is in better scale than the newer kits. I have all the aftermarket weps, cockpits, decals, and pods I need to do the Monogram YF-18 thru the Hasagawa F/A-18A-G. Tracy

Beauty!

AA 737-800 Reno Air and AirCal decals yet? Tracy

WAY passed due for a good 1/32 scale kit with everything in the box to make whatever version you want. Tons of weapons to include, with wing/tail fold options, and flap/slat options as well. Tracy

All Tomcats became Bombcats. All units "Squadrons" had them.