[Model Murdering]

Thank you gents. I always appreciate folks stopping by, and the kind thoughts.



Always a Bridesmaid






This model has been around in one form or another since the beginning of Model Murdering. It arrived in 2007 with the nose awol. I promptly cut the top off with a Garlit's based rat in mind. After running the mock up around, I tossed it aside in disinterest, and at some point re-installed the top with a 1/8" chop. Eventually a yellow nose came about in a scrap lot, so I re-installed that too! This body always sat off to the side, and was used for sizing components, test fitments, and whatnot. A tool of convenience.

















I've always been plagued by the cartoonish pinched appearance Of Aurora's Model A, where the front cowling takes off and goes forward. In order to properly kill that weird angle, the nose has to remain as is, and the chubbier rear 2/3's of the body had to be sectioned. No irony lost on the fact that the nose had to be removed to get to it. Har!
















After sectioning, the goofy inward angles on the side aprons had to be opened outward. You can just make out the relief pie cuts on the top apron. As styled the lower cowling is always a mess. I elected to forgo my usual fiddly origami process, and whacked in some full panel grafts. I happened to have enough AFX yellow scrap the time.


Although quite respectable as a Hi-Boy, typically, I can help myself. I raked it out the front for starters, and didnt like it. Finally I dumped it all and settled on the gum scraper look. (That Hi-Boy will be back one of these years!)

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