blakeh1
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So the 1/700 kit I had done was always what I considered a trial run for the larger 1/350 kit.
I wanted to go all out with the larger and take advantage of larger details so I splurged on the Eduard Big Ed photoetch set for it.
I was not prepared for how large this kit actually was.
Just the front flight deck section alone is almost as long as the entire 1/700 kit
I am not fond of working with photo-etch as some of it is so delicate and small to work with, even at 1/350 scale.
So I figured I would try one of the "easier" sections. Tedious work laying down these "support beams" as there are 23 across and four total sections from front to back, meaning 92 of these small buggers to cut off without damaging/bending and then gluing them down.
I really need to learn how to do my own 3D printed source files for things like this to make life easier
After several hours over 3 nights this is where I am at.
I mean it does make a noticeable difference, but then again, it is all on the underside where most people might not even notice
and then there are these tiny tractors, which the instructions were quite vague about how to fold into shape and kind of skipped some important intermediate steps
the tires are concentric rings you fold together to get some depth. Haven't got the nerve to try adding the steering wheel yet
I wanted to go all out with the larger and take advantage of larger details so I splurged on the Eduard Big Ed photoetch set for it.
I was not prepared for how large this kit actually was.
Just the front flight deck section alone is almost as long as the entire 1/700 kit
I am not fond of working with photo-etch as some of it is so delicate and small to work with, even at 1/350 scale.
So I figured I would try one of the "easier" sections. Tedious work laying down these "support beams" as there are 23 across and four total sections from front to back, meaning 92 of these small buggers to cut off without damaging/bending and then gluing them down.
I really need to learn how to do my own 3D printed source files for things like this to make life easier
After several hours over 3 nights this is where I am at.
I mean it does make a noticeable difference, but then again, it is all on the underside where most people might not even notice
and then there are these tiny tractors, which the instructions were quite vague about how to fold into shape and kind of skipped some important intermediate steps
the tires are concentric rings you fold together to get some depth. Haven't got the nerve to try adding the steering wheel yet
