OldManModeler
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This one does!News flash!
"Rag-tag hacks" don't use calipers!
Engineer, hardly, but not an artist! But after a few decades, I am still trying! Lol.
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Engineer, hardly, but not an artist! But after a few decades, I am still trying! Lol.
OldManModeler
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Got the gun built. There's been a few PE parts with no minor frustration there.
It comes down to decision time. Should I paint only the interior that can be seen? Or go balls to the wall and paint the unseen parts.
Still, part placement has been an issue with this kit. But flipping forward or backward in the drafted (no pictures) illustrations in the instruction manual has brought some clarification. I would humbly suggest that AFV Club hire a serious technical illustrator and writer. Or increase their budget for those existing guys. They can do it, simple CAD, but if the top says cut it back, it's costing more in sales in the long run. They could possibly go full mainstream with super detailed kits.
Be well. Model on.
Eric
It comes down to decision time. Should I paint only the interior that can be seen? Or go balls to the wall and paint the unseen parts.
Still, part placement has been an issue with this kit. But flipping forward or backward in the drafted (no pictures) illustrations in the instruction manual has brought some clarification. I would humbly suggest that AFV Club hire a serious technical illustrator and writer. Or increase their budget for those existing guys. They can do it, simple CAD, but if the top says cut it back, it's costing more in sales in the long run. They could possibly go full mainstream with super detailed kits.
Be well. Model on.
Eric
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BarleyBop
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Good ones are worth their weight in gold. Nothing against mechanical engineers and industrial designers, but asking the guy that knows it inside out to explain, always leaves out what he thinks is obvious!
Looking good! The kit came with metal barrel?!
OldManModeler
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Yes, engineers typically assume way too much. Ask me how I know. LOL.
Yes, it has a metal barrel With Rifling!
OldManModeler
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Exact same kit... This guy makes this kit look like a Tamiya build. Or he holds back from the honesty of it all. He has some serious skills, and just glosses over the instructions being gloriously beautiful but lacking in what actually matters Parts placement. And his video editing qualities... his swear words were cut out completely. It was like: "It was a glorious day in the sunshine and everything fit perfect except the hull top"!
With all due respect, I love his video and have watched it a few times. He skips the hard points and focuses on the end game. I can appreciate that.
I had some of the same issues, but I used different hull sides than he does in the video. Because the other hull sides fit better in my particular kit.
On a side note: There are so many extra parts in this kit! I mean, there are a lot. Maybe a sci-fi scratch build or bastard kit build in the works. LOL.
Be well. Model on.
Eric
With all due respect, I love his video and have watched it a few times. He skips the hard points and focuses on the end game. I can appreciate that.
I had some of the same issues, but I used different hull sides than he does in the video. Because the other hull sides fit better in my particular kit.
On a side note: There are so many extra parts in this kit! I mean, there are a lot. Maybe a sci-fi scratch build or bastard kit build in the works. LOL.
Be well. Model on.
Eric
BarleyBop
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Ya, ya, but I bet the music at your bench is much better!
OldManModeler
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My music is much better, In my humble opinion and probably yours...
He is going for ersatz WWII music. It isn't bad. Not bad at all. It's better than most. Overall it is a good video.
But @BarleyBop , not everyone would appreciate Jesse Cook or Patrick O'Hearn. Or your own original renditions.
Be Well. Model On.
Eric
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Yeah, I was a surfer. So Cal coast for years. Huntington, Bolsa Chica, Seal, Trestles with Churches. Used to hit Bolsa Chica before going into the office in the late 80's and 90's. My, what a life. I miss it. There are few things in life like the rush of catching that wave. And the night surfing under the pier, what a rush. Better than building models on some days. But age and injury happens.
You young ones, Go for it! Live this life to the fullest. Build models in the down time.
I guess that I am an dichotomy. A former surfer, current Jeep off-roader, tree farmer, and dirt bike rider that builds plastic models. Go figure. I concentrate on one thing at the time and everything else in between. That's why I am no perfect modeler. No perfect surfer, Jeeper, or farmer. As for Perfect plastic models; I am here to see what that looks like. From you guys and gals.
I digress. Back to the build.
Be well. Model on.
Eric
You young ones, Go for it! Live this life to the fullest. Build models in the down time.
I guess that I am an dichotomy. A former surfer, current Jeep off-roader, tree farmer, and dirt bike rider that builds plastic models. Go figure. I concentrate on one thing at the time and everything else in between. That's why I am no perfect modeler. No perfect surfer, Jeeper, or farmer. As for Perfect plastic models; I am here to see what that looks like. From you guys and gals.
I digress. Back to the build.
Be well. Model on.
Eric
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