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Old Collingwood

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  1. Old Collingwood
    So you have traveled in a Boeing 707? I have too when I was a teenager. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Right then - a bit more progress, I put the primer on both sides of the one wing, then when dry - aided with the venerable hairdryer, I then moved on to the fuselage and gave it a couple of coats of Grey, I also did the same to the top of the wing. After a couple of hours I masked up both the fuselage and wing - using a combination of Blue Tack for the edges, and paper and tape for the bulk of the masking - ready for paint tomorrow (if the weather is kind) also need to work on another system so the smell from the paint does not come into the house - possibly putting the painted parts in a closed plastic box till dry - so some of the smell can go off a bit first before bringing them into the house. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    Great work there Kevin - she is really looking busy now. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    "Want a hand"..... OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Small update - I primed the top side of the wing and at the same time put the Grey layer over the masked section of the top fuselage - tomorrow I will start masking using blue tack/paper and tape ready for the Green, photos to follow tomorrow. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Amazing work. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mate yep - wont try it though by throwing it out of the window. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Coming on nicely Lou, I agree with all - those figures do look good. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Hi all, spent some good time on the mossie today, I glued up the one wing after fitting the ailerons and flaps, then I cleaned up the seams. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    I heard - he pinches pop corn - oh and watch your pop, but I wont tell Lou. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Get one of those garden hammocks you could share it with lou. OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    Like me Lou we learn more about the art in making a kit look half decent as we go along, when I was masking and spraying yesterday it struck me that it was the first time I have ever done anything like this - all my painting of models has always been with hairy sticks. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    I see, I assumed they were Acrylic paints. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    Are you spraying the fuselage or hand painting Lou? OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Wonder if you can pop the nozzles of to clean them under hot water? OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    Very nice work mate - love the sharp paint details. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Just checked - Ebay are doing them - what an excellent tool. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    Very nice work mike. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    I also read - to heat them up slightly like sitting them in hot water for a few minutes - I have done that hot water out of the tap into a cup then sit the can in it. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    Its not very easy with rattle cans - I found the surface primmer went on just fine, but the Black semi gloss came out a bit less even, but guess gloss or semi gloss is harder to spray esp by rattle cans? OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Most welcome Ken. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    While waiting for daytime and a clear day - I carried on working on the wing sections/flaps and engine nacelles - firstly I cleaned up the seams on the nacelles, then I cut the two part flaps - test fitted them, and glued them together, the idea is they have a center bar that allows them to be drooped or left trimmed. Here are the pics showing one of the nacelles and the flaps dry fitted showing the two stages they can be set at. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    More than welcome. OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Masks are off - and more masking on, the mask for the Black went quite well, I gently rubbed the edges so that they could not be felt, then I did some brutal masking all over the Black ready for the camo on the top. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    Welcome jack. OC.

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