hawkeye2an
Staff Sergeant
Looking good. I had that kit but sold it after reading a few reviews. Your a brave man for tackling it.
**** DONE: XF-85 Goblin. Parasite Fighter Prototype. Group Build
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T Bolt
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So far it hasn't been as bad as some of the reviews led me to believe. The only really bad part so far has been getting the jet intake to fit.
I finished filling, sanding and polishing the fuselage joints tonight so all that remains of the fuselage is filling around that bad fitting intake, but I'm too tired to tackle that tonight. Next will be the wings and they don't look like they will be too bad, but I'm sure they will require some filler around the fuselage joint.
I finished filling, sanding and polishing the fuselage joints tonight so all that remains of the fuselage is filling around that bad fitting intake, but I'm too tired to tackle that tonight. Next will be the wings and they don't look like they will be too bad, but I'm sure they will require some filler around the fuselage joint.
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T Bolt
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Completed the filling on the fuselage tonight.
Picture 1. The finished hook bay
Picture 2. The finished rear fuselage joint
Pictures 3 4. The completed jet intake. This took me hours. Multiple coats of thick super-glue around the inside, then a lot of work with a rifeling file, and wet dry sand paper
Wings next!
Picture 1. The finished hook bay
Picture 2. The finished rear fuselage joint
Pictures 3 4. The completed jet intake. This took me hours. Multiple coats of thick super-glue around the inside, then a lot of work with a rifeling file, and wet dry sand paper
Wings next!
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vikingBerserker
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Nice! I love the way this one is shaping up!
Lucky13
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You better not drop that wee thing.....the carpet monster will swallow it nae bother!
Looks great mate!
Looks great mate!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
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Very neat work Glenn, and boy, is that thing tiny. It's a quarter of the size of Jan's last bar bill........
B-17engineer
Colonel
Good work!!
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T Bolt
Colonel
Thanks guys!
Jan better start drinking more, that must be a pretty small bar bill!
Latest: Wings on today. Smooth out the joints and tail next.
Jan better start drinking more, that must be a pretty small bar bill!
Latest: Wings on today. Smooth out the joints and tail next.
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B-17engineer
Colonel
Looking gooood!
Crimea_River
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Coming along nicely Glenn
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Benevolens Magister
Nice! I still think the real thing was an amazing piece of machinery - how they fitted a cockpit, and an engine, into such a small fuselage is beyond me!
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T Bolt
Colonel
More work tonight. 3 hours to attach, fill and sand 3 of the 6 tail fins! I think this is going to be my last limited run kit for a while.
Picture 1 shows the goblin with the tail feathers
Picture 2 is for you Terry, a size comparison with an old Testors Me 163 that I never finished.
Picture 1 shows the goblin with the tail feathers
Picture 2 is for you Terry, a size comparison with an old Testors Me 163 that I never finished.
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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Hell's Teeth!! I've stood right next to a real Me163, and it's small! The Gobbldeygook must have been tiny!!
Sweet work there Glenn!...My it is a tiny beast..
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T Bolt
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Well this is the end of the long holiday weekend burst of work.
Picture 1. The finished tail section. About 5 times the work I thought it would be.
Picture 2-4. The finished cockpit.
Picture 5. Mishap with the vacuformed canopy. Didn't know I had superglue on my finger when I picked it up.](/forum/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall ](*,)")
I should have been more careful knowing what happened to Igor a couple of days ago! Does any one know if superglue debonder will work for this without damaging the canopy? It's very minor and might even come out with a couple of dips in Future.
Picture 1. The finished tail section. About 5 times the work I thought it would be.
Picture 2-4. The finished cockpit.
Picture 5. Mishap with the vacuformed canopy. Didn't know I had superglue on my finger when I picked it up.
I should have been more careful knowing what happened to Igor a couple of days ago! Does any one know if superglue debonder will work for this without damaging the canopy? It's very minor and might even come out with a couple of dips in Future.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
An amazing little machine Glenn, what's more amazing is your ability to be so detailed with something so tiny.
Hope that canopy comes up ok Glenn...great work so far!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Great work Glenn. I can see smoothing out the filler between those tail pieces would be a treat.
As for the finger print, it really doesn't look too bad. I know the material is thin but I bet it would survive a bit of sanding wth 600 grit or smoother wet sand paper then a dip of Future to make it look like new.
As for the finger print, it really doesn't look too bad. I know the material is thin but I bet it would survive a bit of sanding wth 600 grit or smoother wet sand paper then a dip of Future to make it look like new.
