Mike Aucutt’s Spindrift

My Spindrift is complete!

One drawback to balsa construction is that if something falls on your model it leaves a “ding”. I found that by wetting the balsa the hull covering went much easier. The ship has three coats of resin, three coats of acrylic and enamel overspray.

You cant tell from the photos but the hatch hallway is detailed and lit. The biggest problem was the navigation blister or bubble. I tried vacumforming but my results were less than ideal. I found a dust mask package was perfect.

The photos also do not give justice to the lighting I could not get the timing right to “click” the photo. There is five lights in each intake port and each exhaust port

I hope all Land Of The Giants fans enjoy these, and I would be glad to help any one who wants to try building with balsa.

Mike Aucutt

Mike’s Spindrift was also featured in the On the Bench page