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[Vic Balshaw]

Didi you airbrush or brush paint the clear green Bill? I brush painted on an Israeli helo and it was streaky. The more I tried to correct it the worse it got. Hung it high on the ceiling. Yours is coming along right smartly.

Geo

Best way to do it George is a light spray, and keep passing over it until you get the shade you want. I should also emphasise that this is the clear green paint.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking pretty damn good to me.

Sail on sailor!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

The wee light's a good'un as well mate.

 

[N4521U]

Thanks you guys....

Vic, I been holding them little things in my big ole sausage fingers and gettin nowheres!
Such a simple solution eh?
Masked the glass this arvo, that's it.
Just bein lay-zee today.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

It's the simple solutions that usually come out the best.

Laze away mate.

 

[rochie]

looks pretty good Bil

 

[Wayne Little]

Take a break Bill, you earned it...

 

[N4521U]

Break is over..... slogging away.
Masked the glass house, and have started gluing. Started the top edge. Looks like a bit of an effort to glue the other mating surfaces. Things have to be bent and forced just a bit. Worst part of this build.

 

[Wayne Little]

Might be a pain but looks good Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Thank you kind sir.

 

[Vaughan]

Some nice masking there Bill, all's looking good.
Vaughan

 

[meatloaf109]

Yep, if it was easy, everybody would do it. A great job as always!

 

[Rogi]

Very pro job Bill Looks fantastic

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Doing good work with that bitch of a glass house Bill. Have you tested the side windows yet, they wer not such a good fit either.

 

[N4521U]

Just fitted them now, after masking. One side too narrow so I have added a strrip of styrene to the glass and will trim to fit. Knocked out the starboard side window doing the mask. SH!T and can't really get to it from inside. Don't know yet what to do.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Can you get at it through the side door opening with a pair of tweezers?

 

[N4521U]

I put all the sonar gear and seats there.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Wrong door, I was thinking the front one behind the port side pilots seat!

 

[N4521U]

sonar console is there.
may have to trim so it Just fits and glue from the outside.

 

[Wayne Little]

good luck with that...lots of patience will be required...