MK1, Nylon Gag Industies

[The Nylon Gag]

Evenin All,

Returned from England on Sunday at 4pm into Miami.
Had a great vacation in England, a week is never enough but i got to spend some quality time with my sick step father.
A sad visit but a very rewarding one. ;D

Whilst i was home a met up with two young fellows from MSC, we spent a wonderful afternoon talking plastic and drinking Guiness.
It was great to finally meet some people through these great websites we visit.

Thank you, Dicky and Chris for a very entertaining afternoon.
If you have the chance to meet up with fellow modellers from these web sites i urge you to do it.
It was great to put a face and personallity to someone i had only 'talked' to through the internet.



Only started back on the MK.1 on Wednesday night suffering from chronic jet lag.




This is getting faster and faster folks soooooooo,



The louder you screem the faster we go,



As they would say at a fun fair in England in the 80's.

God I'm old. ;D

But , AnyHoo,.........

Even though i had made the radar array for the undrside it just seemed to be to big and looked a little out of place and a bit shyte to be honest with everything else so i cut it from this.




https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-oyHl ... 520135.jpg



To this....




https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zS5l ... 520001.jpg


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VFTS ... 520003.jpg


Gave it a layer of flat black


https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TNAU ... 520004.jpg

Chrome silver with a splash of Gun metal

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UQff ... 520006.jpg





https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fZwP ... 520007.jpg


Pastel wash.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YLVB ... 520012.jpg


Started work on the belts. Dry fit Kiko in his seat then stated fitting Masking tape belts.
Waist band.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c7Th ... 520014.jpg



Shoulder straps and buckles

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GBbN ... 520021.jpg



https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YUZM ... 520024.jpg


Gave Kiko his joysticks


Right....

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cTfU ... 520025.jpg


Left....


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Psg ... 520026.jpg



And his ciggie,


Yes, the kit came with one but i scratch built my own 8) from a white piece of styrene with a dab of red sharpie on the end


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zAwc ... 520020.jpg


I then taped her down to fit the final light set up



https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AOpj ... 520027.jpg


Fit all my flashers and constant LEDS to the right fiber optics and bingo.
(took me 5 hours and I melted most of my firer optics gave up on several indeas i had but it looks OK.


I think..... ::)

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_sZB ... 520032.jpg


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IzlU ... 520034.jpg


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_sZB ... 520032.jpg




https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YtE6 ... 520043.jpg


Made a video because the pictures don't show the flashing


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjXqvErK ... g2k-4Fcx1Q


Then i moved on to the hitch assenbly


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2Wsh ... 520047.jpg




https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-37-2 ... 520046.jpg



https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eFNu ... 520045.jpg


I them installed the moveble stearing thruaters


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gbSu ... 520052.jpg




https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WF0L ... 520055.jpg



Hitch support cradle



https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ueUj ... 520056.jpg


Wound my hydraulic fittings

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eXIk ... 520063.jpg



Fitted my cables to the cradle


https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PAOx ... 520068.jpg



Added some details and paint
Ready to install.



https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7RO3 ... 520074.jpg


Back to the hitch assemblies i painted 5 months ago




https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-slFV ... 520077.jpg





https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JF9U ... 520078.jpg




Fitter the outer ram assemblies and upper arms



https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-s2nM ... 520080.jpg



https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Lf0S ... 520083.jpg





https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M4RN ... 520085.jpg




https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p89B ... 520089.jpg




https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jKeN ... 520093.jpg


Everything pinned.


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eW4q ... 520094.jpg

Beauty shorts for the evening

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5sID ... 520096.jpg




https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2mwK ... 520100.jpg



https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fybw ... 520099.jpg


Now i have to weather the whole thing.

This is gunna go fast people " SO STAY TUNED"

Gag

Peace.....


OUT


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Moderator edited to change pics to links.





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[Joseph C. Brown]

That is awesome!

[Mr. Badwrench]

Holy cow, that's amazing!

[MillenniumFalsehood]

Incredible work! I love tugs and such, and this is a really cool design for one.