Lysus' Lesson of the Day

[Lysus]

If you're painting details on a model meant to be displayed in profile, you will only make mistakes on the side that you wish to display.

[Avgas]

Stand further away, they always look better.

[Stokesy44]

Sod's Law

If you're diorama base is too small for your tank you've got GS - German Syndrome

Lovely canopy, looking forward to showing all that cockpit detail. Don't scratch it, DONT SCR..... Bugger

Rationalisations

If the stabilisers don't look level with the wings its because you're holding it wrong.

Lost a part to the CM - didn't need it anyway (this line doesn't work all the time)

It looks better without the bombs and fuel tanks on it - Latin for 'Can't be arsed'

The light's not right for painting - Latin for 'The Cricket's on'

[Vleugelmoer]

A the well known Murphy ones wrote down in his laws:

The chance of a buttered sandwich falling on the floor with the buttered side to the carpet, is equally proportional to the cost of the carpet. (6th law)

The same applies here, keep in mind that you want to display this side and turn it round when you are done. that way all the flaws will be hidden by the wall

[Lysus]

Stand further away, they always look better.

The simplest solutions are always the best solutions.

The same applies here, keep in mind that you want to display this side and turn it round when you are done. that way all the flaws will be hidden by the wall

The funny thing is they're part of a set of like 16 ships and I already had to turn the first two around to show the "good side," so it would figure that the next two I did would have the opposite "good side."

It looks better without the bombs and fuel tanks on it - Latin for 'Can't be arsed'

Funny, this made me realize I hadn't touched the drop tanks on the P-51...oops. Maybe I didn't want them, then?

[Stokesy44]

Funny, this made me realize I hadn't touched the drop tanks on the P-51...oops. Maybe I didn't want them, then?

You've got to put the drop tanks on a P51. Its part of P51 lore. As an escort fighter, it screams at you, put them on, put them on! I'M NAKED

Trouble is - drop tanks mean seam lines - a real PITA since they're round. If they're the metal type you may be ok as they're a top and bottom fit along the join line that matches the real tanks. I had the paper ones which are round tubes which are a side to side join. Nightmare.

Mind you, that's nothing. My FW190 F8 has the usual style German tanks. Tubular with scribed and raised shaping ribs. After sanding I spent hours rescribing the ribs as removing the joins removed the rib detail and filled in the seams. As the tears ran I kept telling myself, it will be worth it, it will all be worth it. LOL

[Lysus]

Lol, yeah, it's not something I'd like to skip, just a bummer I only noticed it just now. Oh well, the I've messed up enough on the P-51 build so far so it's a drop in the bucket. I prefer to do all my priming at once, coloring at once, etc. Just means I have to do it all over again for two tiny tubes ><

And no, I'm not looking forward to those seam lines...but you're right, they belong there. The tanks I mean, not the seams.

[Stokesy44]

Lol, yeah, it's not something I'd like to skip, just a bummer I only noticed it just now. Oh well, the I've messed up enough on the P-51 build so far so it's a drop in the bucket. I prefer to do all my priming at once, coloring at once, etc. Just means I have to do it all over again for two tiny tubes ><

And no, I'm not looking forward to those seam lines...but you're right, they belong there. The tanks I mean, not the seams.

Just seen your new entry in the shiny things SIG. Looks like you're in luck, you've got the top/bottom tanks so you'll be laughing on that one at least!

[digger303]

If you're painting details on a model meant to be displayed in profile, you will only make mistakes on the side that you wish to display.

Place a mirror behind it...

[Twokidsnosleep]

When I read the title, I pictured you looking exactly like this



Dana Carvey old SNL

[Lysus]

The resemblance is uncanny. You might say, "isn't that special!"

[Twokidsnosleep]

I knew you would get that
Ahh, miss old SNL when they were funny

[Lysus]

Yeah, sometimes I wonder if maybe I just don't get it like I used to, or if it's just not as funny.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Getting older means you are out of synch with the current pop culture
Music, movies, trends...I am not interested in most of the new stuff

[Lysus]

Here's a new one:

If you have unstructured free time in the near future in which you plan on filling with bench time, relatives will announce a surprise visit.

[MajorTom2004]

That's great!

[Lysus]

That's great!

Heh, not when it comes to making progress, or even finishing, the GTi or P-51 In-laws rarely make that possible.

Don't get me wrong, I like them a lot, but bench time isn't a great way to entertain guests. Hopefully since they come to see their grand kids and not me I can sneak away...

[Twokidsnosleep]

That's great!

Heh, not when it comes to making progress, or even finishing, the GTi or P-51 In-laws rarely make that possible.

Don't get me wrong, I like them a lot, but bench time isn't a great way to entertain guests. Hopefully since they come to see their grand kids and not me I can sneak away...

[Lysus]

That's great!

Heh, not when it comes to making progress, or even finishing, the GTi or P-51 In-laws rarely make that possible.

Don't get me wrong, I like them a lot, but bench time isn't a great way to entertain guests. Hopefully since they come to see their grand kids and not me I can sneak away...

Once again, you've nailed it exactly.