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Thanks for the kind words guys. Apolloman: Oh yeah, dig in. The box art makes it look VERY complicated. But how they broke down the structure, the PE very easy to fold up. It's seems they also used a thicker metal sheet, and not delicate what you see in some of the dainty airplane PE sheets. Crackerjazz: I really though for a while about what to do with that altimeter. Works in the scale, but I don't know if I could get away with it on a larger scale. 😉 But it's always worth a try if someone wants to give it a shot. 😉 as205: The Bluestuff is terrific. When

Thanks!

Thanks, Pete. How many times did it stick to my fingers before getting it anywhere near where it belongs? LOL About 5... 😉 Yes, I'm a regular over at the Yahoo Group. It's like a lot of the groups, not to insult it, but after a while you start to see different ppl ask the same questions. So while I chime in from time to time, I do a lot of lurking now.

Looking toward the cockpit section, again each variation had different features. I "think" I'm still close to the example I'm using. here the pilot is in his seat. There was a wide variation of what they wore - from a flame proof suit, to the orange "suit". I found a few with the pilot wearing a sort of light colored olive, that's the one I chose. In the pic it also looks like he was wearing regular brown leather work gloves. So I added that even tho the color makes it looks like he's got bare hands. Between his knees you can barely make out the yellow and black of the ejector seat ring. Ther

Thanks Pete. LOL I see some of these guys talk about their build "Well I attached the FER to the BGA, and then that connect that to the AARC..." and all the while my head is doing 360s on my shoulders as I read it. I don't even pretend to memorize all the parts. 😄 Thanks too re the altimeter. I keep threatening myself to learn a 3D program, and then print my own parts. But yeah, who knows when that'll happen. Til then the BlueStuff worked. Covered in primer and Aluminum paint no one will know. 😉

Next was the landing struts. Somewhere along the lines, the wheels were replaced. IIRC I read that a strong wind tended to start the LLRV moving, so struts were added. The kit parts was just a rectangular sheet and some rod, but in the pics it looked more like a shock abseorber. The tube I had was a little thick, but it was all I had - Moving forward I added the box and the altimeter. I also saw that there was a green cylinder under the pilot seat (oxygen?) anyway I curved the ends of the rod and added that cylinder. When I filled the vehicle right side up I realized that I

Hey guys, After being asked to show a pic on crackerjazz's thread, I figured, I should show the model. Not as good as a lot of the guys here you'll have to look at the pics with a gentle eye. 😉 Also with so many variants and being hard to keep versions straight I'm sure that my model has turned out to be something of a hybrid. Looking at the images, it's quite intimidating , but once started it really wasn't that hard in preparation for the Vallejo (I'm using) Aluminum paint, the craft has to be painted gloss black. It's at this po

VERY nice pics. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks. It wasn't until I added all the kit parts and the model still looked sparse that I realized it was necessary to do some scratch building. At the time I was just trying to copy the few clear parts by eyeballing the size etc. So far I have the two additional spherical tanks in the rear, the attitude adjustemtn nozzles, and I'm currently trying to create a tiny altimeter unit for the rear. I figure if I could busy it up with some wiring and plumbing it would make the tiny scale a bit more believable. I painted it gloss black in prep of the metallic coat before I thought

Wow! Very nice!

Outstanding work Crackerjazz!! Long time member here, but was a lurker and then lost track of the forum. That is until I started building the 3 Stooges LLRV, and when I finished all the pieces, it still looked incredibly empty. I re-found Tag Team's offer and sent for their CD, and then I found you on this site. Gotta say amazing work. Even tho my little dinky 1/72 version is nothing by comparison, I'm following your build with interest, adding what I can to my little model.

Thanks guys, sure is easier to find than than the Porc-A Fill porclein chip filler that I was using.

While reading Laurent “Angus†Beauvais' article on his 1/48 FM Lockheed PV1 Ventura he mentions using the "blanco" technique. What is that? I search around for an answer w/o much luck. TIA.