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Thursday, December 29, 2016
Shuttle Wars, Part 28.
Shuttle Wars, Part 28 is now online. Monogram Shuttle stack complete after four long years.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
F-22 Raptor Update #2
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| Paint job complete and gloss coat applied. Ready for decals. |
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| Canopy comes clear and needs to be tinted. Head up display also needs to be tinted. I think I tinted the HUD a little too much here. It should be a slight, but noticeable green/blue. |
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| Exhaust petals. These were molded into the fuselage upper and lower halves and had to be cut away. Alclad metalizer applied. |
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| Missile bay doors come as one piece that has to be cut into two. |
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| Decals applied. |
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| Flag pennant was removed after roll out and a nose instrument probe attached. Instrument probe comes with the kit as an option. |
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| Colorful tail decals. When this aircraft was named, many folks thought Raptor was a dinosaur reference, but the word actually means "bird of prey." |
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| Missile noses need to be painted and bodies striped. |