Guillows Spirit of Saint Louis build

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Guillows Spirit of Saint Louis build

Postby ADW 123 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:04 am

Ive been working on this for about half a month. its coming along nicly. any comments? also, i was wondering if anyone can tell me tips on cutting out small plastic parts like the piston heads on this plane.

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Postby ADW 123 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:25 am

sorry, here it is
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Postby flash52 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:20 pm

I use a sanding block and sand the back side of the plastic sheet. When it gets thin enough the plastic parts are real easy to remove.

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Postby ADW 123 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:43 pm

and this method will work well if i am cutting out parts like the piston heads? they are a pain to make good and they have to be perfectly even otherwise it looks dumb.
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Postby ADW 123 » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:24 pm

has anyone built this one? i have been having big troubles with the wing strut caps, and how the pistons are to attach to the nose, and details on the pistons. the directions do not explain this very well at all. can anyone help?
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Postby ADW 123 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:04 am

heres an update

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Postby jim » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:54 am

looking good love the working door is that on the plans or your creation
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Postby ADW 123 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:09 am

on the plans. not bad so far for a 14 year old
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Postby BillParker » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:08 am

awww well, that explains it. I thought you were 13...

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Nice work, sir! Stay with it.


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Postby Phugoid » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:20 am

Here! Here! to Bill's comments

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Postby ADW 123 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:37 am

i turned 14 over the summer 8) i got an airbrush and compresor recently, and just today got some paint. i think if i practice a little before i paint the spirit i can make it look real good.
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Postby ADW 123 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:22 pm

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to be honest, im a little dissopointed with the way the paint turned out. i dont think it looks so great
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Postby cliffm » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:13 pm

I heard somewhere that patience is a virtue and I always thought women were the only ones who had that. So, a lot of my basic beliefs have been shattered, because slowly at the 61st year of my existence I'm getting some. Patience, is very slowly creeping into my general practices when working on my models. Although my current model is suffering some very saggy tissue on the fuselage because I didn't wait to let it dry thoroughly between coats. I like to compare model building with billiards or guitar, when you mess up it's usually very noticeable. The last plane I used silver on I experimented mixing a little bit of white in it and the results were'nt too bad. You'll find the airbrush very non-forgiving when it comes to ill-prepared surfaces. Hang in there, you're doing great.
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Postby ADW 123 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:55 pm

it seems very easy to mess up when im airbrushing this.... its my first time :oops:
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Postby dbcisco » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:50 pm

I think you did a wonderful job. Don't beat yourself up. Yours is better than some I did.
A bumblebee isn't supposed to fly but does.
My plane is supposed to fly but doesn't.
Balances out doesn't it : )
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