Softscience Labs 2.5
Posted: November 1st, 2016, 3:29 am
Hi everybody,
I've decided to reboot my WIP page (for a third time if you count the nice old UAMF page). It has been some time since I updated the old softscience labs, have finished a number of models since I posted a WIP there, and at 100+ pages, it had gotten a bit unwieldy.
I went through a period where I began to dislike posting progress shots, and where I became so critical of my work, that I actually ended up not finishing most of what I started - and worse still, throwing out half finished projects because they weren't up to some abstract lofty goal. I'm getting better now (I think), and I think that having a progress page on UAMF, where most folks take a more casual approach to modeling, will help me redevelop the healthy attitude towards modeling that I used to have.
At least I hope it does, so let us see.
Hence, without further ado, (some of) my current projects.
First up is a pair of Airfix Mustangs. I bought the first kit some years ago, but didn't start building because it was mismoulded, and missing half its tail. More recently I contacted Hornby USA for the missing part, and they sent me a whole kit free of charge (That is great customer service). Well, I felt bad throwing the whole other kit out, so I decided to try building them side by side. One as a Korean War F-51D, and the second as the last active Dominican F-51D from the early 1980s
The side walls to begin with:
floor/seats/etc.
Fuselages together. Here you can see the problem of the missing tail. I'm going to try fixing this with Apoxie Sculpt putty. If it doesn't work, I may limit myself to just the Korean F-51
There's a bit more on the bench, but we'll keep it simple for now.
Just a sneak peak
I've decided to reboot my WIP page (for a third time if you count the nice old UAMF page). It has been some time since I updated the old softscience labs, have finished a number of models since I posted a WIP there, and at 100+ pages, it had gotten a bit unwieldy.
I went through a period where I began to dislike posting progress shots, and where I became so critical of my work, that I actually ended up not finishing most of what I started - and worse still, throwing out half finished projects because they weren't up to some abstract lofty goal. I'm getting better now (I think), and I think that having a progress page on UAMF, where most folks take a more casual approach to modeling, will help me redevelop the healthy attitude towards modeling that I used to have.
At least I hope it does, so let us see.
Hence, without further ado, (some of) my current projects.
First up is a pair of Airfix Mustangs. I bought the first kit some years ago, but didn't start building because it was mismoulded, and missing half its tail. More recently I contacted Hornby USA for the missing part, and they sent me a whole kit free of charge (That is great customer service). Well, I felt bad throwing the whole other kit out, so I decided to try building them side by side. One as a Korean War F-51D, and the second as the last active Dominican F-51D from the early 1980s
The side walls to begin with:
floor/seats/etc.
Fuselages together. Here you can see the problem of the missing tail. I'm going to try fixing this with Apoxie Sculpt putty. If it doesn't work, I may limit myself to just the Korean F-51
There's a bit more on the bench, but we'll keep it simple for now.
Just a sneak peak