Hello all,
This will probably be the last entry of the year and I wanted to dedicate it to wish everyone a very happy time with your loved ones, to enjoy our beloved hobby and to look to 2025 with positivity and with happiness to build, to create and to share.
Also, taking this chance to thank everyone for the support received throughout the year, without it I would not be able to do what I do.
Right over here I am still working on a daily basis with the Dreamliner, there has been a lot of progress in the instructions front for which I had to recreate some illustrations and arrange steps/pages, although all the three variants are similar in assembly, I wanted to depict the parts that are different from each model type like the fuselages, window rows etc.
I also have been doing tests with a new transparent resin which will allow much faster curing times while retaining excellent results.
I am happy to say that I finally took the big step into silk screen printing my own decals, for which I am working to include metallic window frame decals for the Dreamliner sets, I am starting with the very basics, but it is my goal to get more deep into it as I started preparing a long time ago with the objective to provide high quality decals, leaving aside the laser prints I used to print some time ago and to focus solely on high resultion, fully opaque silk screened decals, although for some particular cases I may still use laser.
I am also continuing on with the ongoing projects, looking forward to the release of the new GSE models and releasing a couple new items, most surely figure sets, at the beginning of the year, prior the release of the Dreamliner by Q1 2025.
I have been gathering many references for the B747, especially structural-wise as it is my goal to start making the fuselage design of the -400/-400F first and then the 8F, though the release dates will probably be the other way round. Still to decide how to approach this, meaning that I may do a series of parts, like with the Dreamliner, for the 747-8i/F kits and a standalone full detailed set for the -400 variants without the use of the old Revell kits, that will be a big challenge for which the 8F release would be required first.
As usual, I also have been working on improving my workplace, having finished my new heating chamber of 2m long by 60cm tall, as 3D printing in winter requires the use of a temperature controlled environment, everything to ensure providing the parts as detailed as possible.
Trying also to produce/package more readily as it is my intention to be able to sell in other stores in the future, this will require me some adjustments in my work, but it is definitely something I must do if I want to expand and reach to more people, and therefore, be able to keep on producing new products.
I am looking forward providing another update with the B787 soon, that will be in the first weeks of 2025, until then, wishing you all Happy Holidays and all the best for 2025!
Guillem