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[N4521U]

Well now.
After all this i may not be able to "complete" this one.
Unless I can find a reliable custom decal printer!
Mine is punking out on me, no response from my emails,
phone call, or messages. The sole reason for building this is to a specific aircraft.
Without the decals! Bubkiss. So I may slow down on this one.
Same goes for GB55, GB56 and f'n GB57. Very disappointing.
I just might go into the business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Donivanp]

That's not good. Hopefully you'll get it all worked out.

 

[N4521U]

That's not good. Hopefully you'll get it all worked out.

Not unless I find another decal printer.
Problem is, I need White printed.
For GB55 and 57

 

[Crimea_River]

Hope you can get a supply identified Bill.

 

[N4521U]

Am experiencing some good luck,
family stuff for my printer, he's alive and will be re-sending my art to be printed!!!!!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Damn, that means you have to continue this madness!

 

[Donivanp]

Damn, that means you have to continue this madness!

But like a bad horror film we can't stop watching! There is some really great stuff going here.

 

[N4521U]

Now I am confused about Have Glass Grey!
Is it Grey, or a Brown-ish?
In the bottle it does Not look grey.
When I sprayed it it does Not look grey, it looks Brown-ish!!!!
I bring it in to the light of day, it is Grey??????
I take a photo, it is really Grey. I use a flash and it's a feckin blend of Brown-ish to GREY?
I am confused. SMS what the??????

SMS says it turns darker as it dries. But it sure does go on nice!

 

[Wurger]

Have you stirred the paint correctly? It can be noted that if it isn't stirred well the SMS lacquer looks brown-sandish in tone at the top. The correct pigment is gathered at the bottom of the bottle.

BTW a useful link ... Obsession with FS 36170: Who Got It Right?

 

[N4521U]

Have you stirred the paint correctly? It can be noted that if it isn't stirred well the SMS lacquer looks brown-sandish in tone at the top. The correct pigment is gathered at the bottom of the bottle.

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BTW a useful link ... Obsession with FS 36170: Who Got It Right?

Yep, shaken And stirred till the sun went down and no brown-ish in the bottle...... scary before mixing well.

 

[Wurger]

I see.

 

[N4521U]

Have you stirred the paint correctly? It can be noted that if it isn't stirred well the SMS lacquer looks brown-sandish in tone at the top. The correct pigment is gathered at the bottom of the bottle.

View attachment 689711

BTW a useful link ... Obsession with FS 36170: Who Got It Right?

Oh Wurger, that "obsession" thread hurt my brain. Excellent research tho. My goodness the hoops jumped thru are amazing.
But then I have to find a way to set the colors on my laptop so they are true. So magenta doesn't look green!

 

[Wurger]

Just let's not get crazy.

 

[SaparotRob]

Too late.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Donivanp]

Yep, shaken And stirred till the sun went down and no brown-ish in the bottle...... scary before mixing well.

Shaken NOT stirred, Bond, James Bond!

 

[N4521U]

So most is painted now, thought I would see how #9 looks with the canopy closed.
Guess what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Donivanp]

It's the air conditioning feature

 

[N4521U]

It's the air conditioning feature

They got that from a Roll out Ford windshield!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really tho THIS sis what I hat to do! The IP shroud is tooooo Big!
Had to hog it back a bit from the corners interference fit!