Re: CONX 14

Posted by Keith Hayes on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/CONX-14-tp18668p18699.html

Exciting news! The prints arrived.

I was concerned about Pinlizardsl's comment regarding the resolution of the curved surfaces, but they turned out fine. The frame rendered well and feels reasonably stiff. The holes for grabs and NBWs rendered better on the ends than the sides. The tank and ends are reasonably smooth. I think a soak in acetone will help with a thin layer of Tamiya putty and some sanding. Maybe just the sanding.

The dome and safety valve rendered very well. The plan was always to model the dome flange in styrene as I didn't think I could make the potato chip/ cowboy hat brim in SketchUp. Also, I have not had much success with rivets, so I will use my stockpile of Archer rivets to finish this model.

The ends turned out well. I also struggle with SketchUp's "follow me" tool, and the part carefully rendered the goofy part of the model. Again, a bit of filler and some sanding and I  am off to the races.

Now for some time....