RE: CD ScaleDesigns Albatros CI build
It definitely still looks good, but it looks really GREAT before doing the clear coats. Well, I'm back from my "hike" (which sort of turned into a drive) and also have a photo of the Mark III of the mount arm that I did this morning before leaving.
This version is made from two layers of GFR board. I cut a slot in one layer, CA'ed this to the other layer and count out the shape of the arm. I'm 90% satisfied with it. So that's good enough to use...but I'll try to do better on the remaining arms. The arm is about 2mm thick. Because these arms are wider than on GF's drawings (but fairly scale), I'll need to widen the support bracket on the turret. I'd love to be able to make such parts in solid aluminum (or brass) but I just don't have the tools.