The construction phase of the Merchant vessel spaceship project is very nearly complete.
I skinned the remaining hull sections with 2mm styrene and have completed covering the surfaces with flat panel detailing. The pictures below show the completed upper surface detailing.
Following on with the lower surface.
I also decided to make this spaceship a lander and so made up some landing gear that is both retractable and sprung so it will compress with the weight of the ship. The front leg has two brass rams and two springs while the rear has two legs with one spring each. The PVC landing struts are hinged using a small brass hinge from the hardware store, superglued after roughing up both surfaces with coarse sandpaper.
The bottom tube of the rams have a small length of steel rod that drops
into a snug space in the gear well of the model with a magnet at the bottom so they can be manually
popped in place when extending the landing gear. The salvaged springs just fit inside the inner diameter of the tube and are quite stiff for their size
The landing gear still needs a couple of details to be added before moving on to the next task which is to complete spraying the remaining surfaces with grey primer.
Thanks for looking.
More soon...
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI'm a 30 year old Graphic Designer from the UK who recently discovered a love for model making during the down time throughout Covid.
I came across the blog a couple days ago and have thoroughly enjoyed reading through every project you've worked on so was super happy to see the latest update.
Just wanted to say thanks for sharing and inspiring me as a newbie.
All the best
Matt
Hello Matt thanks for taking the trouble to leave a comment. I am gratified to know there are still readers of this blog and it has some value.
ReplyDeleteVery much so, I'll continue to check back in for updates and ideas.
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