CarlR Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Keeping the dream alive - my best wishes to Richard Branson and to everyone at Virgin Galactic Edited April 19, 2018 by CarlR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Nice job on that! I have one in my stash. Can you provide a short build summary? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PFlint Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 nice ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Beautiful work, Carl! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarlR Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 thank you all for your kind comments with regard to dnl42's request for a build summary... - over all the kit went together very well - very little in the way of filler was required. - To eliminate the need for tedious masking during the painting process, I elected to not install the windows. After I had painted the fuselages, to simulate the windows I filled the area with a generous amount of Tamiya smoke acrylic paint and let that area of the fuselage face downwards until the paint had dried. I did a small area at a time to ensure the window would dry as flat as possible. - I felt the engine cowlings (part B19)were too blunt so I removed some plastic from the inner surface to give the cowlings a sharper profile. - to get a tight fit in the area where the fuselages mate to the wing, the opening at the front area of the fuselages will need some adjusting - the decals were excellent. I found that Decal #5 did not cover it's intended area properly and it was better to paint the area instead - while applying decal #3 I thought the printer had made a mistake but after checking the instructions and examining some photos on the web, I had to concede that they had gotten it right - even though the instructions take a bit of work to decipher in a couple of places (because of the various building options) I thoroughly enjoyed building this kit and would recommend it to anyone interested in modeling space vehicles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice work Carl. I have one of these complete but awaiting paint, bought before the accident. This is a great tribute. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moose135 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Very nice, Carl! I just picked up the kit, and I'm glad to hear it goes together well. Thanks for the build tips. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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