Spaceman 3
12-20-2009 :: Assembling the plastic
So here I am assembling the plastic rear hull..
12-20-2009 :: Cutting the parts
And then cutting them out with a scalpel -that's 1mm thick plastic.
12-20-2009 :: White glue to glue those on plastic
White glue to glue those on plastic
12-20-2009 :: Drawing the stuff using a vector graphic software
I have been drawing and printing the cross sections on some paper; you may notice the dome shapes which are for the turret
The rest belongs either for the cabiin or the first part of the "whale" part of the whaleboat.
Done with Inkscape.
12-18-2009 :: The final result
yep that's right, there is a whole chunk of the front window lacking.. and some other parts are also badly eaten.
12-18-2009 :: Rheingold again
After roughly 20 mn in the mix I got this;.. Rheingold!
12-18-2009 :: Let's etch
So here's my old etching tank -some morning chocolate plastic box, an aquarium pump and heater..
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