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Originally posted by tp777fo View PostDont worry about Corona virus......we have.rustoleum measles.I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
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I guess last night I learned a lesson with foam airplanes, they are delicate, I’m a large scale scratch builder and this is my first foam assembly and Im just in awe as how flexible they are and at the same time how delicate. last night I walked into the shop te retrieve my cell phone and accidentally bumped into the port side stab, not a big hit but enough to rip the tip of the stab, after a few choice words I went to the Motion page to order a replacement, and then I said, hold your horses if you can scratch build from scratch you can fix this. So here is my repair, sorry I didn’t take pictures of the damage but here is the fix.
I used some RC56 canopy glue very reliable great adhesion and wont harm foam, I then took a piece of piano wire warmed it a bit and created a canal, I then slipped a bamboo skew covered in white glue, I drove 2 of them in and filled the crack area with sparkling compound, followed by some 400 grip sanding, problem solved.
So I then decided to sand the entire plane to remove those ugly injection marks, and smooth out the surface, I also filled the fuse joint to be sanded smooth tomorrow, here is the result of the sanding I think is a big improvement and when painted and clear coated. Sorry I cant get the photos in sequence for the before and after but you can see it on the vertical pictures.6 Photos
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You know Alpha, I'm right there with you mate. Just think so many didn't think an airliner would be popular. It's important to think outside of the box. FYI. I'm loving looking at all the livery's & modifications. My new Navy job has me so busy I can't even look at my models. But I'm loving life.
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Originally posted by Woodcock View PostYou know Alpha, I'm right there with you mate. Just think so many didn't think an airliner would be popular. It's important to think outside of the box. FYI. I'm loving looking at all the livery's & modifications. My new Navy job has me so busy I can't even look at my models. But I'm loving life.
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Originally posted by Dkurtzid View Post
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Originally posted by Slowflight View Post
Are you doing the P8A Poseidon?
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Back to work.
PS, we haul sailors mostly squadron personal and equipment, but others too. Nuff said..
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Slowflight Sorry for the bump, but great job fixing it. Filling and sanding is no fun, but worth it in the end! Jerry
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The fuse joint was filled and sanded, you can see a shadow under but the surface is smooth, I also finished sanding the entire plane with 400 grit and it removed 80% of the snake skin look, I’m confident that with the latex the surface will be very improved, I don’t expect all to disappear but I think is a huge improvement, I know I know this is not a scale plane but why not pretend, and as all that know me can tell you I just cant leave things as they come. Which brings me to another point, I find it very inconvenient having to cycle the gear to install the wing, I store the wings with the gear retracted and I want to assemble the plane and then when I’m ready and all is connected I’ll lower the gear, yes call me anal, anyway I remove a small amount of the wheel well that will allow me to just slide the wing in and out without having to connect the battery and turn on the radio, and is barely noticeable. I also removed all the protruding decal alignment marks, I took some measurements for reference to apply the door decals later, since is a Poseidon there are no side window to worry about except for 1, and the rescues doors.
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Originally posted by Slowflight View PostThe fuse joint was filled and sanded, you can see a shadow under but the surface is smooth, I also finished sanding the entire plane with 400 grit and it removed 80% of the snake skin look, I’m confident that with the latex the surface will be very improved, I don’t expect all to disappear but I think is a huge improvement, I know I know this is not a scale plane but why not pretend, and as all that know me can tell you I just cant leave things as they come. Which brings me to another point, I find it very inconvenient having to cycle the gear to install the wing, I store the wings with the gear retracted and I want to assemble the plane and then when I’m ready and all is connected I’ll lower the gear, yes call me anal, anyway I remove a small amount of the wheel well that will allow me to just slide the wing in and out without having to connect the battery and turn on the radio, and is barely noticeable. I also removed all the protruding decal alignment marks, I took some measurements for reference to apply the door decals later, since is a Poseidon there are no side window to worry about except for 1, and the rescues doors.
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The various transformations here are incredible! I could never compete. But I bought the decorated version, then decided that I wanted something more scale looking. JetBlue has all different vertical tail decorations, but most of them are blue, so I thought that would be the easiest to do. I converted the white triple bar Motion logo on the tail to the corporate colors and then to make the darker blue stand out, I pin striped it in gold. Just though you guys might enjoy seeing it.
I also eliminated the lower wing tip extensions because of ground clearance issues. And I thought they looked a little Star Warsy. ☺3 Photos
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Originally posted by MikeT View Post
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