Well, that is sort of the synopsis of most of the LIS episodes-something goes un-noticed, and creates a problem that wants solving, which often requires backtraccking and finding the missed thing.
Or it’s the dam durty apes! [:D]
So true! You know what. That Bloop, aka Debbie, seemed friendly and all, but she was probably a spy to Planet of the Apes. Just spitballing here but … could be.
With ears like that… Debbie could garner a lot of intel. Just saying…
Well, three strikes, and I am out. I was wrong again. The lenses on the search lights actually do fit in a recess. All the others, not so.
I thought good and hard about how to glue the lenses in place. Without getting into the idiosyncrasies of all the available glue options, I settled on CA. It offered me the strongest bond, least smearing, better clarity, and the quickest set. In the end, I think that I made the right choice. They turned out great.
To avoid any possible CA fogging, I coated the lenses beforehand with Future Floor Wax.
And at last, I can move on from the lights… for now.
Actually I’m worried it may be worse. Debbie may be another of Clapper’s cousins…
All joking aside what you’ve got there looks pretty good to me. I think you’re making good progress.
I’m on episode ten now, the one where the Robinsons are rationing water and Smith uses most of it to take a shower…
I think if I were John Robinson I’d let Don strangle him at that point.
I heard about the remake but yeah it sounded horrible. Didn’t they combine Penny and Will into one character or something like that???
lol.
Now you done it. Now that you put his name out into the ether… don’t be surprised if Clapper shows up like a bad penny. [:|]
Thanks Gam.
Too funny about the water rationing episode. Lol.
Yeah for some reason John R protected the goof. Maybe for the families sake. I seem to recall mrs R advocating on Smiths behalf.
You know… if they combined Will and Penny, I didn’t catch that. And btw… the robot that Will finds, its a scary dude. You can’t trust it.
Oh no. What did I tell ya.
Oh noosss, Clapper is everywhere!!!
Yeah I think John is just a good guy, he seems to want to give everyone a fair shake. And Mrs. R is a sweetheart.
I’m up to episode eleven or so now. And now we get Don screaming at Smith about missing fuel in the Jupiter II’s tanks. But it turns out Will used it for his messenger rockets. So I guess Smith is getting blamed even at times when he’s innocent.
Though later he steals the lifeboat John and Don built so he’s still a jerk…
I’m enjoying the show even when it’s goofy simply because the Robinsons are such good decent noble people. I miss TV shows and movies like that. Everything has to be so angry and cynical these days. Even with the silly stuff I’d rather watch LoS than anything on the air right now…
Hey Gam, that is a hoot in more ways than one. I love that you are watching the show, and your commentary is funny. It has been a long time since I watched the show, so hearing about the episodes is fun.
I hear you about the wholesomeness. So true.
Thanks for sharing your LIS journey.
I look forward to the next Gamera installment.
Which is why I’m watching Farscape on YT whenever I need a “fix” of good fiction.
I recently dropped Netflix and Cable. Something I should have done much sooner. I signed up with Paramount streaming, fairly cheap, and they have all the old StarTrek and newer movies. They also have a bunch of good stuff such as Twilight Zone and air disasters that I like, and movies. They even have the new Top Gun movie. I also subscribe to Frndly TV that has a lot of old shows, including some scifi. They have the History Channel and that is the main reason I subscribed to them. Again, reasonable price. Then there is Pluto TV that is free. They have a bunch of scifi and old shows. Right now, they have Wild Wild West on demand. I can watch any of the shows. Loved that show when growing up. And they have much more. I stream all thus through my Roku. And like Capn… using YT… I watch a lot on there. Again, through Roku. Great to watch model builds on my TV.
Hoping to do some work on the Chariot over this weekend.
I removed all of the FOs and marked their positions. It will be easier to paint with them removed than to mask them.
After some testing, I determined I can install the floor pan with the front and rear bumper panels installed. So, those are glued in and I tested fits after. No issues.
From here, I will start fabrication of the curtains. I prefer to do that before paint.
End of update.
The first step toward making my curtains is filling the large holes they give for the equally out of scale curtains that they provide.
Before
After
Before paint, the plugs will need some refining, but I will do that after I build up the frame … I think.
I forgot to add this for the fun of it image, to my last post. Kinda gives an idea what might be visible once done. Of course, we need to add the curtains, chairs, and the terrain scanner. But … with all that glass, we should be able to see some good stuff.
You have good taste Capt!
FarScape is probably my favorite show after Babylon 5 and the original Trek.
Have you tried it Bakster? I think I saw it on Amazon Prime.
Frankly Amazon is the only streaming service I’m on right now. It’s more stuff than I can watch. To be honest I spend way too much time screwing around on YouTube- it’s like a drug that keeps me from getting anything useful like modeling done.
The Chariot looks great Bakster, she’s really coming along well!
Although now I have the weird picture of Mrs. Robinson picking out curtains for the Chariot in my mind while John and Don stew- ‘Does it really friggin’ matter!?!?!?’
That is a good one, Gam. You know who wears the pants in the family. But I will say this. They will thank her when the next solar flare erupts. Those lead lined curtains may keep their faces from melting off. Hehe.
I don’t think that I have. I must check it out.