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X-15 STINGRAY! 24th Scale Space Racer! WIP 6-2-13


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MAKE IT SMOOTH!!!

I used 4 Plastic Strips of to blend the Top Pieces with the body. Zap-A-Gap, Green Label Glue holds the Strips in place.

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Here are the Strips in place. I cut away the excess from the rear after the Strips were glued in...

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More Coming... B)

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What i dont understand is how do you get so many awesome builds completed in a year. I cant find time to build a box stock car in the time you build one show stopper.

Keep it up. I enjoy your builds.

Thanks Gary!

I have been building many kinds of models most of my life, so I have had a lot of practice.

Since I have learned how to fix the modeling mistakes I make and make less mistakes, I have been building much faster... B)

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MORE POWER!!!

Two Big Jet Engines just aren't enough Power for the Stingray. I'm going to add Two More Engines, Clone Wars - Sublight Style Engines on the ends of the Wings.
I started with two F-18A Hornet Jet Fighter parts, I think they are Gastanks or Bombs...

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I want the New Engines to line up with the body, so I marked a cut line that looked pretty close to what I wanted.

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Here is the wing after the cut...

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More Coming... B)

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MORE FINS!!!

The F14 Tomcat Jet Engines are set up to have 2 Tail Fins, I'm going add another! I started by removing the top from one of the Tomcat Fins. The Fin Tops will be used later...

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Then I measured to find the Center line on the rear and made a Fin Slot with a Cut Off Wheel in a Dremel Tool.

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Here is the Center Fin in place, after a little Sanding and Shaping...

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More Coming... B)

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SHAVE IT OFF!

I used Half-Round Plastic Strip to fill the "Snap-In" Slots.

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Then I removed all of the Romulan Markings from the top of the Stingray and applied some Filler/Primer.

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Next I drilled a hole in the underside and glued a length of Plastic Tubing in place. This Tubing will make the hole for the Steel Mounting Rod.

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More Coming... B)

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3 FINS!!!

I cut the top off of the second Tailfin and shaped both Fin Tops as shown.

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Here are the small Tailfins in place...

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Time for a little more primer and sanding, then maybe some Color!
I am thinking I might paint it Blue Metalflake and Silver with White Tribal Flames...

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More Coming... B)

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ALIEN SUPERCHARGER!!!

Stingray Needs More Power! So I am making an Alien Supercharger for the Jet Engines. I started with 2 Wings from an AMT Droid Fighter.

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I cut the ends from one side of each...

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Then I glued them together.

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Here is the Alien Supercharger in place!

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More Coming... B)

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