Picking up from the last update, I masked and painted the intake grill areas. You can also see that I have painted the exhaust area a red-brown color. I've found no photos of that area of the aircraft, so I took modeler's license and painted the area to represent an area to absorb left over … Continue reading Pegasus 1/72 Lockheed XST Build Update 4 (Final)

There has not be a lot of progress since the last update. More work than progress. I also have been working a bit on the Mercury Capsule build as a break from the filling and sanding. It is proving somewhat difficult to get a reasonable final surface in some areas. The fins are also proving … Continue reading Pegasus 1/72 Lockheed XST Build Update 3

At the end of the last update I was trying to decide what to do about the fins on the XST. I decided that they really needed to be lengthened a bit. I used some .010 sheet stock and cut out the profile of the extension. I then lightly scored the extension where the main … Continue reading Pegasus 1/72 Lockheed XST Build Update 2

Work is continuing on the XST build. I have painted the ejection seat. I didn't add any details to it since the cockpit will be closed. I did have to shorten the headrest section so that the canopy piece would fit. I've been wondering what I was going to do about the intakes on the … Continue reading Pegasus 1/72 Lockheed XST Build Update 1