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mach7
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Today was plumbing day.
The last major subsystem was built. The engine section.
I still have plenty of glueing to do, but this was the last
"big" section.
Getting everything lined up was interesting. I followed the
instructions mostly, Deviating when it seemed to make sense.
Once it was mostly together I started running in the tenex.
I didnt clamp or tape anything. It just seems to fit together
very well.
I sprang for the metal parts, boy do they look nice! The plastic is very well done, but nothing beats turned aluminum.
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Gord Green
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Comming along!!
Looks good!
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mach7
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 8:21 am Post subject: |
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I should get the small tanks and the rest of the tubing on today.
I'll have to start thinking about painting soon. I've been using
Tamiya spray cans lately because they do such a nice job,
But I picked up a new compressor and regulator/water trap at
harbor freight a few months ago. This project would be perfect to test it out on. |
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mach7
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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The last subassemblies are done.
The landing gear.
Each gear has 10 parts.
They build into working gear.
I have the aluminum gear shafts, I'll install those in the
final assembly.
Next up is a spray of Tamiya gloss aluminum. |
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mach7
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A little distraction today:
From Shapeways. |
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mach7
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starting on the nuclear disposal site accessory set. |
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Bud Brewster
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Great pictures, Mach7!
We'd love to see pictures of the area in your home where your magnificent creations or on display! 
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Gord Green
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Looks like it's moving along.
It should make a good looking diorama!
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mach7
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| Bud Brewster wrote: | ________________________________
Great pictures, Mach7!
We'd love to see pictures of the area in your home where your magnificent creations or on display! |
Thanks!
Alright, I'll post my display area. I'll start another thread later today. Hopefully others will post theirs also! |
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mach7
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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I'm still plugging away at this.
The spine is attached, the CM and engines are ready to be glued.
The main structure has a few coats of Tamiya pure white. I'm pre shading the gear pods then they will get a coat of primer then white.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Removed the "?1" after the ".jpg" that prevented the image from displaying.
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Bud Brewster
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| orzel-w wrote: | | Removed the "?1" after the ".jpg" that prevented the image from displaying. |
Wayne is right, mach7. (I removed it for you.)
The "?1" was added by Imgur when you edited it in some manner. If you had edited it twice, there would a "?2" on the end. Edit it three times and it would have "?3", etc.
You'll have to remove the "?1" every time you use that jpeg code from now on. That's why it's better to resize images before you upload them to Imgur.
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mach7
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| ok, thanks |
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mach7
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Has 4 years really passed?
I finished the eagle during lockdown. Overall a very good kit, well thought out. It is easy enough for someone relatively new
to model building to complete, but challenging enough that an experienced builder will have a field-day with it.
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mach7
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I'm so happy with this build that I built a small diorama for it.
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