This is another group build, in this
case for the trash haulers build. This model reminds me of a Start Trek
episode. The Trouble with Tribbles were the Klingon remarks, "It should not
be hauling garbage, it should
be hauled away, AS GARBAGE!!!!! The only nice thing you can say about Hobby Craft
is at least they have the courage to make models of stuff that Hasegawa and
Revell won't touch. Mainly for me this means Canadian subjects. Things like the
Avro Arrow and a Snowbirds Tutor. Things that no other company would give a rats
bum about as only Canadians could care about them. Having said that.
The kit is
not without its issues. Biggest of which was something I never never had happen
in 30 years of making models. The clear parts all melted. Weirdest thing I ever
saw. I said, screw it....fixed it by adding some clear film. That looked like
crap so I just painted over the side windows with Tamiya clear blue. From a
distance it looks slightly less then awful.
So after I finished yacking my
breakfast after looking at this waste of plastic I went back to try and fix it
again. Remembering only once has a model defeated me. That too, oddly enough was
a Hobby Crap product, the
Dash-8 in 1/72.
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Well, using the ninja skills I
developed the second time I attempted the Dash 8 I sanded the living crap out of
the front windsheild area so the clear part might work without the use of glue.
God had pity on me and
let it be so.
So wretched clear and painted over
clear parts in place I added 47 pounds of Tamiya filler to the roof section and
spent the next 7 years of my life sanding. OK, 7 years is a slight exaggeration
but you get the idea.
Next the only thing that saved this
abortion pretending to be a model, the paint. Simple Model Master steel and some
lighter mix from a past project, white to cover the 47 pounds of putty and then
Tamiya red for
the high vis wings.
Decals from Belcher bits and Leading
Edge spares from past Starfighter and Voodoo projects and I had something that
was slightly airplane shaped. This kit came with pontoons so I used 'em. Course
they don't fit worth crap but at this point I could care less. It was also now
that I figured nose weight would have been a good idea. Too late for that of
course. It was either go to work and beat a criminal to get over my anger
or
start drinking. I'm too cheap to buy booze.
So. anyway.......Pontoons on,
markings for 400 squadron Canadian Armed Forces out of Downsview (Toronto) Circa
198something in place. Stick a small piece of plastic under one pontoon to
have the stupid plane sit right. Take photos.
Stupid camera card is full from
Disney trip. Erase some photos of Carl the stupid cat so there is room on the
card. Load photos. New computer is getting on nerves. Call Apple to figure
out what's wrong. Card reader does not work, buy new card reader.........
You get the idea. This plane did NOT
want me to win.
IN YOUR FACE!!!!! I won. Yeah, it
will never win a IPMS contest but I don't care.
ITS DONE!!!!! I'm going to build a Phantom now to get over this Hobby crap
anger. No Doctor Phil for me, I solve my anger building Phantoms.
I'm only sending 3 photos. The only
3 of the 10 or so the camera seems to remember.
Shawn
"Phantom" Weiler
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