aidy Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I knew it was too good to be true :) My GB curse continues I guess. On my FINAL pass of my FINAL flat coat, a good amount of thinned flat coat decided it preferred to bypass the airbrush nozzle and jumped straight onto the port wing The result: Apart from this, and missing ordnance, the model is complete. If the GB mods would like pics of the model with affected area obscured, I'll submit them. Now I feel like cutting off the port wing and mount this one like how Bill Staudt did his Phantom: http://s102164210.onlinehome.us/forums/ind...howtopic=100027 But that's a story for another day. Till then... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr B Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 dude sorry to hear tht :) no way of repair? there must be a way..... but yr idea on mounting it like the phantom is cool as well......... rgds mr b Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan T. Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 The camouflage color can be fixed with another coat of paint in the affected area, and the insignia can fixed with a thin brush and a good pulse :P Have you tried it? Ivan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidy Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Thanks for the encouragement guys. Luckily I always use gunze thinner for my flat coats. It's dried out now and fortunately most of the damaged paint could probably be leveled out with a 1500 or 2000 grit sandpaper. Then some paint and spare decals ought to finish the job. Good thing Ben (of Fox One) supplied us with 2 sets of stars&bars. Since Ed is going to keep accepting submissions til Saturday, I'm hoping to get some repairs done tomorrow and try sneak this one in in time for Ed's upload. Pre-repair pics to come. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 :P We feel your pain!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidy Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Pics as promised! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidy Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 With the deadline stretched to Saturday, I might even give this one an oil wash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fox One Decals Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 aidy, D'oh! Shame about the wing, but it happens to us all! Very nice job on your Skyhawk, it looks GREAT! Thanks for using my decals. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidy Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Your decals were great, Ben! Just couldn't make the rudder and refueling probe decals work nicely, so I masked and painted instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fox One Decals Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Aidy, I wondered about that, but I'm not surprised. Both areas are difficult to make a decal fit properly. Still, a very nice outcome! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GVoakes Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Great looking Scooter! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rampage55 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Great looking build. Its good to see a Marine Corps Scooter from that era. Well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hey, sweet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr B Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 nice work there aidy....should wash it dude .... rgds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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