I spent a good part of the three day weekend assembling a Fire Raptor.  It was a royal pain in the butt, but here it is; mostly assembled.

almost completed fire raptor

I’m pretty sure I’ll pay a local modeler to assemble a storm eagle when I finally buy one.

enjoying the weather and hobbying

We also added a new dog to our family, so I spent most of Saturday on the back patio working on this stupid fire raptor and watching the dogs wrestle and get acclimated to each other.

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That’s me in my Mercy Killer shirt.

early prep makes later assembly much smoother

dry fit prior to gluing

I use just a small handful of tools for resin models:

• Hobby knife (dull tip is preferable)
• Sanding board (emery board)
• Gorilla glue
• Superglue accelerator
• Large pot with simmering water
• Tongs
• Dremel with small cutting bit (grout removal)
• Lots of rubber bands
• Even more patience