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Thanks guys!

Quick update on the bussard spinners...

After 2 coats of transparent orange this is how they look held up to the light:

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At lunch I attached the fan blades.

Gorillla Super Glue was applied to the fan blade slots. I used Tamiya tape to mask off the center hub and the sides of the slots. This helped keep any stray CA from getting on areas where I didn't want it:

[ATTACH=full]46058[/ATTACH]

The fan blades were very soft and easily maintained the curvature of the dome making gluing a snap:

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After attaching the first blade I glued the next one to the opposite side to keep from messing with the first one while the CA dried:

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After all the blades were on I brushed on a coat of Future clear acrylic coating:

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The finished spinner after a few coats of Dullcote:

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The PE set included round covers for the center of the hubs but I think that would make them too dark so I don't plan on using them. I did paint the hubs with transparent orange however. We'll see how they look once I get the lights in and the outer dome frosted and in place. I can always add the covers later.

Thanks for reading!

<blockquote data-quote="trekriffic" data-source="post: 144538" data-attributes="member: 11008">Thanks guys!Quick update on the bussard spinners...After 2 coats of transparent orange this is how they look held up to the light:[ATTACH=full]46057[/ATTACH]At lunch I attached the fan blades. Gorillla Super Glue was applied to the fan blade slots. I used Tamiya tape to mask off the center hub and the sides of the slots. This helped keep any stray CA from getting on areas where I didn&#039;t want it:[ATTACH=full]46058[/ATTACH]The fan blades were very soft and easily maintained the curvature of the dome making gluing a snap:[ATTACH=full]46059[/ATTACH]After attaching the first blade I glued the next one to the opposite side to keep from messing with the first one while the CA dried:[ATTACH=full]46060[/ATTACH]After all the blades were on I brushed on a coat of Future clear acrylic coating: [ATTACH=full]46061[/ATTACH]The finished spinner after a few coats of Dullcote:[ATTACH=full]46062[/ATTACH]The PE set included round covers for the center of the hubs but I think that would make them too dark so I don&#039;t plan on using them. I did paint the hubs with transparent orange however. We&#039;ll see how they look once I get the lights in and the outer dome frosted and in place. I can always add the covers later. Thanks for reading!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trekriffic, post: 144538, member: 11008"] Thanks guys! [B]Quick update on the bussard spinners...[/B] After 2 coats of transparent orange this is how they look held up to the light: [ATTACH=full]46057[/ATTACH] At lunch I attached the fan blades. Gorillla Super Glue was applied to the fan blade slots. I used Tamiya tape to mask off the center hub and the sides of the slots. This helped keep any stray CA from getting on areas where I didn't want it: [ATTACH=full]46058[/ATTACH] The fan blades were very soft and easily maintained the curvature of the dome making gluing a snap: [ATTACH=full]46059[/ATTACH] After attaching the first blade I glued the next one to the opposite side to keep from messing with the first one while the CA dried: [ATTACH=full]46060[/ATTACH] After all the blades were on I brushed on a coat of Future clear acrylic coating: [ATTACH=full]46061[/ATTACH] The finished spinner after a few coats of Dullcote: [ATTACH=full]46062[/ATTACH] The PE set included round covers for the center of the hubs but I think that would make them too dark so I don't plan on using them. I did paint the hubs with transparent orange however. We'll see how they look once I get the lights in and the outer dome frosted and in place. I can always add the covers later. Thanks for reading! [/QUOTE]

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