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A New Hope... "I knew you could do it!"

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Spyridon:

--- Quote from: Ninten-doh on May 13, 2009, 12:22:23 pm ---Spyridon - if you're reading this, this question is for you as well but figured I wouldn't ask it in both places.  I'm sure all the Star Wars aficionados are reading both threads anyway.   :)

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Why of course I'm reading this thread.  Haven't installed mine yet (any day now), but it looks like the approach listed above is the way to go.

Ninten-doh:
Regarding the painting of the sides...can you take a close up pic of where the paint meets the sideart?  Did you use an exacto knife or something on the blue paint tape to get it exact?

Level42:

--- Quote from: Ninten-doh on May 13, 2009, 04:51:43 pm ---Regarding the painting of the sides...can you take a close up pic of where the paint meets the sideart?  Did you use an exacto knife or something on the blue paint tape to get it exact?

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Great question, I will have to deal with this on my cockpit too....I thought about getting special masking stuff that is used for models. It's so thin, you won't see an "edge" in the paint....

RetroACTIVE:
Ok... things are coming together now... literally.  Here are a few construction pics...

Yoke and control panel




Now for the cab... After I put the cleats back on the bottom I simply stapled the base on ... gluing it as well with gorilla glue



Here is the rear view of the cleat details...


Here is the front view of the cab without the front panel...



So I laid the cab on its front... then put the door in place and used that to determine where the lower panel needed to be anchored... with the door in place, I glued the cleats and stapled the lower panel in place



For the angled piece, I put gorilla glue on the cleats but used liquid nails on the 45 to get a good bond...

Here is the new angled bottom piece...


all put together... wheels and all!



inside view:

RetroACTIVE:
Here are some artwork pics...

PhoenixArcade repro... you tell me is that awesome or what?


Here are the pics of the masking job... I just eyeballed it... looked a the curves, then cut the tape freehand ... was not very difficult... there is a slight ridge but its nothing big deal... the machine looks new except for dings in the artwork... but I kind of like them.  I've learned to appreciate the mileage...  ;)











"That's no moon... it's a space station"

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