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So decided to start prepping parts and lightblocking, even though it may be a month or more before any real work can happen.

Just couldn't stand staring at the box sitting in the workroom.

The saucer parts are just about ready to lightblock. Cut the sprue from the openings and lightly reamed out the round windows and squared up the square ones as needed.

Also got the chance to finally use a gadget I had made a few months back. I made a home made Sand It. Just some MDF glued together, with a 1 pound metal block epoxied to that. Some scrap MDF makes the platform. The design intends for using the metal block as the sanding surface, though in this case, sanding the mold line off the Impulse exhaust unit, I am using the platform instead.

First with 600 grit:[ATTACH=full]56704[/ATTACH]

Then 1000 grit wetsanded. Complete elimination of seam.[ATTACH=full]56705[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=full]56706[/ATTACH]

Will post more later today.

<blockquote data-quote="Thereal9thdoctor" data-source="post: 207329" data-attributes="member: 20310">So decided to start prepping parts and lightblocking, even though it may be a month or more before any real work can happen.Just couldn&#039;t stand staring at the box sitting in the workroom.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />The saucer parts are just about ready to lightblock. Cut the sprue from the openings and lightly reamed out the round windows and squared up the square ones as needed.Also got the chance to finally use a gadget I had made a few months back. I made a home made Sand It. Just some MDF glued together, with a 1 pound metal block epoxied to that. Some scrap MDF makes the platform. The design intends for using the metal block as the sanding surface, though in this case, sanding the mold line off the Impulse exhaust unit, I am using the platform instead.First with 600 grit:[ATTACH=full]56704[/ATTACH]Then 1000 grit wetsanded. Complete elimination of seam.[ATTACH=full]56705[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]56706[/ATTACH]Will post more later today.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thereal9thdoctor, post: 207329, member: 20310"] So decided to start prepping parts and lightblocking, even though it may be a month or more before any real work can happen. Just couldn't stand staring at the box sitting in the workroom.:P The saucer parts are just about ready to lightblock. Cut the sprue from the openings and lightly reamed out the round windows and squared up the square ones as needed. Also got the chance to finally use a gadget I had made a few months back. I made a home made Sand It. Just some MDF glued together, with a 1 pound metal block epoxied to that. Some scrap MDF makes the platform. The design intends for using the metal block as the sanding surface, though in this case, sanding the mold line off the Impulse exhaust unit, I am using the platform instead. First with 600 grit:[ATTACH=full]56704[/ATTACH] Then 1000 grit wetsanded. Complete elimination of seam.[ATTACH=full]56705[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]56706[/ATTACH] Will post more later today. [/QUOTE]

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