On Tue, 2011-07-26 at 00:51 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
> A really nice build Bob...how did you go fitting the parts that aren't
> tabbed ?. For instance the chassis...did you butt join the sides and top
> with a reinforcing strip underneath. I downloaded the Bentley and would
> like to have a go at it and was wondering how you got the tabless parts
> to fit so nicely.
>
> Bones
>
> Hi Bones,
> Thank you for your interest. You are correct; in most all my builds I prefer
> reinforcing butt joins
> with a strip underneath whenever possible especially when making round
> subassemblies such as tires.
> Attached photo shows the seams on that chassis. The seams were sanded,
> touched up with water color
> and given a few coats of Future acrylic floor wax. I look forward to you
> sharing your Bentley build with photos
> and comments.
> Bob Penikas
You may have to wait awhile for those pics Bob :) I'm currently
finishing the Aliens pulse rifle that I started 6 years ago, then
there's the Stirling bomber 3/4 finished and the Halinsky Hurricane half
built and the 1:1 scale Winchester 73 just started etc etc etc....you
get the idea hehehe
Bones
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skipping along smooth water, rippling reality sporadically but oblivious
to it consistently, until she finally lost momentum, sank, and due to an
overdose of flouride as a child which caused her to suffer from chronic
apathy, doomed herself to lie forever on the floor of her life as
useless as an appendix and as lonely as a five-hundred pound barbell in
a steroid-free fitness center.
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