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| heywooood, Comment for image # 43271 | 26 Jun 21 00:26 |
| what a great project this is - and you're making good headway with it Bob. It's really shaping up nicely - pun intended |
| bobgood, Image # 43271 | 25 Jun 21 16:53 |
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| bobgood, Comment for image # 43270 | 25 Jun 21 12:50 |
| The green paint was put on to high-light the areas that still need filling and or leveling. I have bought some 1/16" clear plastic, and I hope to make that curved screen sometime soon. |
| bobgood, Image # 43270 | 25 Jun 21 12:38 |
I have to say that this build is not a DD beauty - but I'm enjoying the hit &miss method that I'm taking. The one big thing that has come out of this project is that there are no "true" plans of the Q6 Petrel to be found on the internet! Every one that I found differed from each other, and if you compare them to photographs of the real thing you find that a huge amount of guesswork has been done. Using the small scale plan that I found (back in the 60's in the UK) has given me some problems too when I look at the real Q6 pics that are public domain. |
| bobgood, Comment for image # 43254 | 17 Jun 21 20:55 |
| It's very "Heath Robinson" but I hope that it will look OK when filled, rubbed down, covered and finally painted.
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| bsadonkill, Comment for image # 43254 | 17 Jun 21 20:25 |
| Is coming along well. Looks good |
| Don C, Comment for image # 43254 | 17 Jun 21 10:39 |
| We're only running 65. |
| bobgood, Comment for image # 43254 | 16 Jun 21 20:05 |
| bit of an out of profile area on the roof! |
| bobgood, Image # 43254 | 16 Jun 21 20:04 |
a little more done today - 105 degrees here! :-( |
| bobgood, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 15:12 |
| Wow! Thanks a million you guys - all very good info. and gratefully received. What a Team! |
| Don C, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 12:56 |
| Make that DU-BRO. https://www.dubro.com/collections/hinges |
| Don C, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 12:51 |
| Bob, on the hinges you might check out Dubros products. They make a thin nylon hinge that might work. I used them on my P-40 for the gear doors and the cooling flaps and on the PT-17. The PT-17 pics show them the best. |
| Don C, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 12:42 |
| I use the Sherman Williams too. Same process as edtherenderman, except I don't always use the auto sanding primer. Although it really does improve the finish.
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| edtherenderman, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 11:39 |
| Spackle is my filler of choice too for all the reasons stated. I follow a slightly different process. I fill and sand until I have the finish I want, then I cover with tissue and dope. Then I follow up with auto sanding primer which I wet sand, then regular primer and paint. That's how I got the glass finish on the XP-67. Lots of sanding, but the results speak for themselves. |
| bobgood, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 11:22 |
| Hopefully it will be HW, if I can make or find some mini hinges! |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 07:29 |
| Hey Bob - is that cabin door functional? |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 43252 | 16 Jun 21 07:28 |
| Spackle is what I use for this as well. DD recommended the Sherwin Williams shrink-free stuff so that’s what I generally use. With a few top coats of Deluxe Sand N Seal to harden, seal, and microfill the surface of the model. |
| bobgood, Comment for image # 43252 | 15 Jun 21 11:52 |
| Thank you chaps! Don, the skin is generally 3/32" with some difficult areas being 1/8" or even 1/4" - lots of sanding down and smoothing off going on. And a few small gaps appear, from somewhere, from time to time! I have used (as an experiment) household "spackle" as a filler, it is much easier to sand down than the the model filler that I have. |
| Don C, Comment for image # 43252 | 15 Jun 21 11:40 |
| That is sure looking good. How thick is the balsa skin?
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| jgood, Comment for image # 43252 | 15 Jun 21 09:08 |
| Looking great, Dad! |
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