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Thanks, I'll get A dowel tomorrow.
BTW, I moved the chain plates up, duh
BTW, I moved the chain plates up, duh
I ground down a piece of wood sprue and made a first attempt at a smokestack. It broke while sanding. Second attempt is just carving from a piece of wood sprue. My total life experience at carving consists of the bow/stern of this model and this smoke stack. I'll give it some more sanding and maybe paint it to see if it is acceptable. See below.I would junk both (or how many there are) smokestacks and use wood dowels. Two thirds of the way up I would use a miter box and cut them at a 30 degree or so bias and then use another piece with the same bias as the top part to produce a bend in the "pipe".
Thank you for reminding me that this is for fun. I am gaining valuable experience and having a blastAlthough you may at times feel like you're "polishing a turd", the positive spin I put on it is simply to look at all the things you've learned in the process of building this kit. Those skills will come in handy in future builds, and also give you insight into how to approach and navigate other challenges you'll face in assembling other kits. FWIW, I think you're doing just fine, and in the end you'll be your own most harsh critic. Others viewing your finished model won't see or even notice a quarter of what you personally perceive as flaws. Keep up the good work! You've inspired me to tackle my Swift as well, and I may create a build log as well. That would be my first on this site, but perhaps I'm long overdue to do just that.
Been cloudy here for two weeks. SorryMy congratulations already without seeing the final result - hope the weather conditions are changing