discussion BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

[boatman]

Good work Chris, even the instrument panel is going to be lit

HI JOE well not sure of this yet untill i can fit in the big 5 mm led an power it up then i'll know an i think i have a pic of it now fitted will post a pic if i can an yes i have fitted in the 5 mm led an i painted it black around the sides to prevent light leak an will power it up an i hope the lights will show betrter when its all enclosed with the cockpit an when i go up to the man cave as at the moment im in livein room tryin to keep cool as to hot in man cave
ATB SIR chrisb

 

[boatman]

OH DEAR DISATERDAY TODAY i started work on the nose section an was tryin to tidy up the tape i used to hold all them tiny wires for the led s an only went an cut through them all oh dear so been tryin to solder all 10 tiny hair thin wires an im now shatterd but yes ive done it an they all go again but the stress level has gone through the roof as the wires are so tiny an i dint know which wire worked which led so a lot of trail an error oh boy what a bad day an swear box overflowin just as well jen was over her freinds havin a rest now

 

[yak face]

Ouch ! Sounds like a real pain chris , but you got them all connected again - top work .

 

[boatman]

Ouch ! Sounds like a real pain chris , but you got them all connected again - top work .

HI TONY yes i dint think i could do it as the bloomin wires are so small but yes all goin again

 

[John Race]

Think about how you managed that ship Chris. This must seem childs play to you .

 

[boatman]

Think about how you managed that ship Chris. This must seem childs play to you .

HI John yes that hornet was a bad build FOR ME BUT NOW ITS BUILT WITH ALL THEM B25 ON an made IM PLEASED WITH IT AS IT LOOKS GOOD ON ITS SHELF WITH THE BOX TOP PIC BEHIND IT but i near wanted to give up modeling for say 6 months or so an rest as i was shattered after that but now ive gone an done SUCH A STUPID THING OF CUTTING ALL THEM WIRES JUST TO TIDY UP THE TAPE AN TALK ABOUT ANGRY WITH MYSELF an yes swear box was over flowing it must be this gettin OLD bussiness as ive never done anything so stupid like this before an could not believie i had at the start untill it sank in as my eyes must have come out on stalks lol but YES it was a very hot day like it is now today an sweat was rolling down my face while i was tryin to find the right tiny wire to solder an that was a hell of a job as well as them tiny hair thin wires wont stay in the crokadile holders on my helping hands an kept slippin out so when i came to solder the little buggers with the solderin iron there was nothing there to solder AAARRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHH so it was hunt the tiny wire an then when i had done it it was the wrong wire for them leds AAAARRRRRCCCCCCHHHHHHHH Gorwd i was swearing an sayin to myself next time check where the bloomin wires are lol so when i had them wires all connected up an leds goin AN JEN SAID HAVE A COOL SHOWER yes an went in for a good cool shower an jen washed me down as i was so angry but the shower was nice an after that i felt like i could take on any model AGAIN BOY DO WE LIVE AN LEARN THE HARD WAY LOL an SORRY for the RANT GUYS
an John hope you both ok an bearin up in the heat as its cookin here now
so now goin up to man cave to continue the battle on this hustler lol if i can an takin up a ice cream to cool down an just hope i can find the thin wire today what ive been searching for the last three days oh boy
ATB ALL
CHRIS an JEN

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

Frankly awesome job you're doing here

 

[yak face]

Great recovery Chris , give yourself another ice cream ! Bit cooler this morning so hopefully a bit less stressful on the build

 

[boatman]

Frankly awesome job you're doing here

THANKS Steve makes me wonder if im tryin to do to much on my planes regards lights but lets face it the real plane has them so i think the model should do also but the lights are all goin again now an its taught me a lesson to check where im cuttin as never done that before an wont again as if the cut wires were any shorter then it would have been impossible to resolder them wires but i was lucky so its think an check twice before i cut
cheers Steve for your reply AN HOPE you keep followin this build as i think it should look nice when its finished
ATB
chrisb

 

[boatman]

Great recovery Chris , give yourself another ice cream ! Bit cooler this morning so hopefully a bit less stressful on the build

AN G/M Tony yes it was a great cock up doin them cut wires as at times i seem to get ahead of myself as them tiny hair thin wires on these tiny 2mm leds the outer coating is a job to get off down to the wires so i can solder them so ive found the only way to get the coatin off is melt it off with the soldering iron then clean up the tiny wire then if the wires will hold in my crodile clips without them slidin out then resolder them ( phew ) im pooped just talking about them wires as they can be a nightmare if i dont handle gently an a wire comes off the led then its cut it out an replace it
ATB TOP OF THE DAY TO YOU TONY
chrisb

 

[John Race]

Sorry you've had a bad few days Chris, never mind Matron has left here this afternoon and should be with you soon. Saw she was sharpening her multi-point gun injection syringe so you will be ok.