Thunderbird 4
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Upper and Lower body portions being joined
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - first the long side tab glued on the lower body is attached to the upper body.
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - Next the Upper body right nacelle tab is joined to the rear
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - Then the Upper body left nacelle tab is joined to the rear, lastly the center tab is glued to the rear.
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - please note the upper body center nacelle. This is what it looks like after the center nacelle is glued to the body without the tabs. This is what I was referring to in an earlier post when attaching the center nacelle to the upper body. Note also the glue applied to the lower left nacelle on the right (with regards to the picture) to fill in gaps on the intake. Once the glue dries it is colored with a black marker. Also the long inside tab on the lower body is glued to the upper body on the left side of the model. This is held in place by taking a long stylus and entering the front of the model and pressing inwards along the length of the tab. There is another inside tab underneath the window that's also glued to the lower body. Once this is done the the upper and lower bodies are joined together.
Note also the glue applied to the lower right nacelle to fill in gaps on the intake. Once the glue dries it is colored with a black marker like the earlier nacelle.
That's it for now.
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - first the long side tab glued on the lower body is attached to the upper body.
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - Next the Upper body right nacelle tab is joined to the rear
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - Then the Upper body left nacelle tab is joined to the rear, lastly the center tab is glued to the rear.
Upper and Lower body portions being joined - please note the upper body center nacelle. This is what it looks like after the center nacelle is glued to the body without the tabs. This is what I was referring to in an earlier post when attaching the center nacelle to the upper body. Note also the glue applied to the lower left nacelle on the right (with regards to the picture) to fill in gaps on the intake. Once the glue dries it is colored with a black marker. Also the long inside tab on the lower body is glued to the upper body on the left side of the model. This is held in place by taking a long stylus and entering the front of the model and pressing inwards along the length of the tab. There is another inside tab underneath the window that's also glued to the lower body. Once this is done the the upper and lower bodies are joined together.
Note also the glue applied to the lower right nacelle to fill in gaps on the intake. Once the glue dries it is colored with a black marker like the earlier nacelle.That's it for now.
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- Apr 5, 2013
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Well,this model definitely needs some design work. You built it as good as anyone could, given what you were given to work with. Nice thing about this model, if you had a little kid watching this show, and put this model in his hand, I know when I was little, when these shows were first being shown, I would have been so happy to actually have one in my hand while I was watching the show on T.V.. Simple models have their place. You don't have to worry about it getting sat on, and you could easily bang out another one for a few kids to play with.
This model has it's place giving it merit.
This model has it's place giving it merit.
So true! I see the merit in what you say. Bringing fiction to life for all ages.Well,this model definitely needs some design work. You built it as good as anyone could, given what you were given to work with. Nice thing about this model, if you had a little kid watching this show, and put this model in his hand, I know when I was little, when these shows were first being shown, I would have been so happy to actually have one in my hand while I was watching the show on T.V.. Simple models have their place. You don't have to worry about it getting sat on, and you could easily bang out another one for a few kids to play with.
This model has it's place giving it merit.
