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SteveM | Dumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon Rapide | Build | 16-Mar-11 22:20 | | Views : 1691 | The small test piece has three light coats, enough to look very good on the side with primer, but the side I didn't prime could use another coat or two like I had to do with the unprimed nacelle. Looks like a keeper to me. |
SteveM | Dumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon Rapide | Build | 16-Mar-11 22:17 | | Views : 1639 | I mentioned the problem I had with this primer to a friend and he said it was either too cold or I didn't shake the can enough. It was above the minimum reccomended temperature so I shook the can till my arm was tired and tried again. As you can see, the effort was worth it. |
SteveM | Dumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon Rapide | Build | 16-Mar-11 22:15 | | Views : 1507 | The LHS wanted $8 for a can of Krylon primer so I got this can of Rust-Oleum engine primer from the home improvement store for $5.50. As you can see, the first test piece was a disaster. |
SteveM | Dumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon Rapide | Build | 16-Mar-11 22:13 | | Views : 1569 | I took a scrap of silver SoLite to the LHS and found the best color match that I could. Later I realized it was for polycarbonate RC car shells, but it didn't hurt the extra engine nacelle I tested it on, just took a lot of coats to get good color. |
SteveM | Dumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon Rapide | Build | 13-Mar-11 20:12 | | Views : 1689 | Who says you can't see the skeleton once it's been covered? |
SteveM | Dumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon Rapide | Build | 13-Mar-11 20:11 | | Views : 1690 | Nice and smooth, got to love Solite for these smaller models. |
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