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Yup. Back to the salt-mine. This is gonna be a beauty! But work will have to wait till after the Cabin Fever event, busy getting ready for that Winter show.
Will you have hulls for sale at some point? I remember seeing that 3D post somewhere.1/96?
Been conscripted to do the glass hull model, Dave?
Yup. Back to the salt-mine. This is gonna be a beauty! But work will have to wait till after the Cabin Fever event, busy getting ready for that Winter show.
Are you going to pot the resistors or seal them somehow?
Nope. 'Waterproofing' is a fools errand -- it seldom holds back the wa-wa. Best to leave wiring exposed; let them bask in the purity of sparkling fresh water and fresh, clean air.
Model cars: the eyes go to the engine. Model planes: the eyes go to the cockpit. Model submarines: the eyes go to the sail and bridge.
Having seen that particular Seaview, I know how small that area is, and appreciate how hard it was to get it right. Actually, on that Seaview, my eyes go toward the windows first.
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