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Hi Gary,

Try using dymo tape as a guide for scribing, it works quite well.

Cheers and great build.

Sakkie

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Cheers

Sakkie

To fly is heavenly... To hover is devine!!
Semper in Excretia

Hi Gary,

Dont give up, it's only a learning curve... . I dont use scribing tools anymore, as I found they remove too much material. I use a very nice compass tip, and easy does it. Dont try to get the desired depth with the first scribe. A few light ones will do. Especially since you are scribing over putty and styrene. I also use tape to guide along tricky contours. I do cut a fine guideline line with a new scalpal before I start though. Dont pull the scalpal along the desired line, but rather push it for better accuracy. Just a suggestion.

Well, it works for me.

Cheers
John

Work on this has been progressing slowly. I've started on the paint scheme. I have only started on one side. It's time consuming and frustrating when you've taped everything up, sprayed the paint on, and you pull the tape off to find that the paint has bled under the tape



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As always feel free to criticise/comment.

Thanks for looking.

Gary

This is looking very nice, I was Pax in one going up to the border in the 80's.

Thanks gregair. Me too. I had some good times up at Ondangua.

SAFAIR..........now this brings back some good memories, keep-up the posting of photos!!

Safari Airlines

Pos Flossie!!!! We set our watches by that arrival....

Looking good
Unloaded many a L-100 at Waterkloof back in '90

T

Hi,

Work has been resumed on this. I was getting impatient with doing things in an orderly manner and so have decided to do those parts that appeal to me as and when. I know this is a recipe for disaster as invevitably I will knock some of this stuff off while handling the kit. Oh well, such is life I guess.

So I've started on the engines. Looking at my reference pics it's common to see all four engine mounts in different stages of dismantling. So I plan to make all four slightly different in order to add variety.

I've just used stretched sprue, small parts from the spares box and old kits (oleo legs make good pipes with extra detail ).

Overall view.



Outer engine mount.



Inner engine mount



Thanks for looking and feel free to comment/criticize.

Thanks

Gary

This is awesome, well done!

That looks fantastic.

great detail there, glad to see this is still ticking along.

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EX ALTO VINCIMUS

Gary, this one has the potential to be legend. And since you've rested for a year, you can gooi mielies to get her done, hey? Love the detail on the engines, and those trolleys look A-1!! I see you fixed the paintwork. have you completed the other side?

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Gil en spring!!!!!

Yup, I plan to gooi mielies at this one for a while. Thanks for the comments. I haven't fixed the paintwork completely, no. That was part of what was making me lose interest in the build. I have promised myself that I will get the paintwork fixed next because otherwise it's guaranteed that I will break some of the engine detail while fixing the paint ... I have the clumsiest fingers known to mankind when it comes to preserving delicate work

Cheers
Gary