I steeled myself to assemble the upper wing to the fuselage and lower wing of the Junkers J.1 today, with not a little trepidation to say the least. In the end it turned out okay, although it wouldn't get into any IPMS competitions, as there's a distinct wonky effect it you look too closely at the whole shebang from the business end. The upper wing dips to one side and isn't straight either but it was a right ******* to glue together, so I'm going to have to live with it.
It is surprisingly sturdy, however, which is probably due to lashings of liquid superglue and some colourful language, not to mention the brass wire supports than I sneaked into the gubbins. I now have the wheels, tail skid, machine gun and prop to paint and glue on, then there's only the fiddly decals to apply before I spray varnish the finished model. The plan now is to wrap it up tomorrow so that I can take break and paint some 28mm figures instead!
It is surprisingly sturdy, however, which is probably due to lashings of liquid superglue and some colourful language, not to mention the brass wire supports than I sneaked into the gubbins. I now have the wheels, tail skid, machine gun and prop to paint and glue on, then there's only the fiddly decals to apply before I spray varnish the finished model. The plan now is to wrap it up tomorrow so that I can take break and paint some 28mm figures instead!
Hello Jim: I have a query about Broadside and Ram - I left you a comment recently under your September naval post expressing my appreciation and joy at finding someone interested in Anglo/ French ironclads. My question: How does turning work? Do you just turn the vessel in place 90 or 180 degrees and proceed? What if you are in line ahead - does every vessel just turn in its tracks and proceed? It seems like there should be a turning radius. Bruce
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ReplyDeleteI'll do a post to explain how I do turning, as I've tweaked the rules a bit to make them more tactical.