What's on The Workbench

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thanks, Wayne. going back to the 757, I've finally applied the primer that I shoulda done a long time ago. heh. it reveals some areas around the cockpit that need to be re-puttied and sanded
 
finally applied the putty to the 757 cockpit. I even assembled the engines to their pylons. I've not installed their exhaust cones yet. gonna paint those first and they'll be installed on final assembly.
 
got quite a bit done with her in the past few days. sanded down the putty couple nights ago, primed the area the night before, and sprayed 2 coats of flat white on the fuse and engine cowlings. The challenge will be masking the fuse in the right places. I could let the dark blue go as high as it'll go, but there's a possibility that the separation of the white and dark blue will show through the decals. so I gotta be careful of that


Fuse is looking good.


Exhaust Cones


Engines


exhaust cones dry fitted. looks amazing!
 
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Good stuff Rob.You would have liked some of the airliner models my mate Mick built, about 20 to 25 years ago, and now awaiting major renovation after being stuffed in a box for many years. Where he couldn't get decals, he hand-painted all the liveries, and they're fantastic!
 
I'll see if I can get a few photos, as he's planning to bring them in from the barn where they're stored, and renovate one at a time. Some look quite battered now, but the artwork can still be seen. There are quite a few old East European kits too, of Russian aircraft in civilian service, all with hand-painted air line names and logos, and hand-painted colour schemes - some nice work to see.
 

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