MENG - T90A (This is going to take a while.....)

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Nice work Peter.
Now don't you feel better after doing the engine

Thanks Ian........ I guess so. But it may not be staying in there........ That space may end up with a battery and switch in there. I am contemplating putting LED`s in the laser dazzlers if I can get some small enough.

[Guest]

that is a beautiful cutting mat. what a steal!!! the model looks good also o_O

[takeslousyphotos]

that is a beautiful cutting mat. what a steal!!! the model looks good also o_O

Thank Dougie........ It was about time I got a new one. Mine was 5 or 6 years old and was full of gouges, blobs of glue and paint marks.

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Thank Dougie........ It was about time I got a new one. Mine was 5 or 6 years old and was full of gouges, blobs of glue and paint marks.

hope you treated your women with more respect, I'll bet that little mat is gutted having provided many years of impeccable service and once it was a bit worn and you had your way with it, it was kicked to the curb ops: yeah I need to get a life haha

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hope you treated your women with more respect, I'll bet that little mat is gutted having provided many years of impeccable service and once it was a bit worn and you had your way with it, it was kicked to the curb ops: yeah I need to get a life haha

Oh I`'ll be keeping it.... Dirty mats, just like dirty women have their uses.

[takeslousyphotos]

I've been battling away at the upper deck for what seems like half my life........... and it is really trying both my patience and my limited skills. There are so many "itty bitty" bits of detail, and every bit seems to ping out of the damn tweezers, so I spend more time trying to find them than I do building. I'm wondering if I've bitten off a big chunk of "I'm going to throw this f**king thing at the wall" ......... I've spent three evenings trying to assemble the headlamps and I'm nowhere close.........


Perhaps I should just stick to motorbikes. I can build those, and make a fair job of it. I guess it's got something to do with knowing how they work......

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I've been battling away at the upper deck for what seems like half my life........... and it is really trying both my patience and my limited skills. There are so many "itty bitty" bits of detail, and every bit seems to ping out of the damn tweezers, so I spend more time trying to find them than I do building. I'm wondering if I've bitten off a big chunk of "I'm going to throw this f**king thing at the wall" ......... I've spent three evenings trying to assemble the headlamps and I'm nowhere close.........
Perhaps I should just stick to motorbikes. I can build those, and make a fair job of it. I guess it's got something to do with knowing how they work......

Nope nope nope.


're-group and have a good think and ask the guys for advice, I put money on you pulling it off and the end result being great. Take a small break but don't put the kit away!

[Guest]

Keep at it, it will be worth it, I felt the same when I started doing my Russian armour mainly Trumpeter but I just relaxed and treated each piece as a kit of its own I even enjoy individual tracks now and the T90 looks superb.

[Steve Brodie]

Courtesy of Gautama Buddha - It is better to travel well than to arrive, plus There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

[Guest]

Stick with it Peter! Can I suggest a technique I use for tiny PE parts? A small blob of fresh, but warm BluTac on the end of a cocktail stick, moulded to required shape, pick up the offending sub-atomic part gently, then (assuming you are using Mr Cement or Tamiya thin) offer it up to its final place and gently touch the joint with cement, a couple of seconds is usually a safe time to pull away the cocktail stick, and voila! I fixed dozens of minute (2.5mm) flat brass-etched scuttle hatches to the deck of my ongoing Dreadnought using this technique, it saved my sanity! Needless to say I use it all the time with styrene parts now

[takeslousyphotos]

Thanks Fellas for your support. It's all much appreciated ............. I've decided to leave it for this week and get back on it with a clear perspective at the weekend.......... I've spend the last few evenings reading, and that's been a great distraction.

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Thanks Fellas for your support. It's all much appreciated ............. I've decided to leave it for this week and get back on it with a clear perspective at the weekend.......... I've spend the last few evenings reading, and that's been a great distraction.

If its any consolation Peter, I've struggled with an aircraft that nearly made the bin twice, seriously! A short break and tinkering on something easier has left me fit for the final furlong (you gotta love alliteration!!!) and I'm now decalling it up like a goodun'!


It is easy to forget how much deep concentration is required for many stages of this hobby, and we all know that we're not always able to conjure this up. What I do know is though, stick to one at a time!!!! Spitfire, Matilda Tank and Dreadnought - what was I thinking about?

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If its any consolation Peter, I've struggled with an aircraft that nearly made the bin twice, seriously! A short break and tinkering on something easier has left me fit for the final furlong (you gotta love alliteration!!!) and I'm now decalling it up like a goodun'!
It is easy to forget how much deep concentration is required for many stages of this hobby, and we all know that we're not always able to conjure this up. What I do know is though, stick to one at a time!!!! Spitfire, Matilda Tank and Dreadnought - what was I thinking about?

I only ever attempt one at a time John.........I really think, if I had more than one on the go I'd lose what little sanity I have left.

[eddiesolo]

About time I called back to this. Great work Peter, the lower hull looks great as do the tracks and wheels, nice work on the engine too, pity most will not be seen.


Si

[eddiesolo]

I only ever attempt one at a time John.........I really think, if I had more than one on the go I'd lose what little sanity I have left.

I tried this and got in such a muddle, forgetting where I was with builds and loosing bits...stick to one at a time...even that goes wrong from time to time