mmD's Clipper *This Boat Has Flown*

[JohnRatzenberger]

Gee, some pictures would have been nice ....

FWIW, I have always liked a semi-gloss over aluminum ... but try it on a test piece.

[mightymikeD]

Gee, some pictures would have been nice ....

Camera batteries have just said "No Mas".. another reason to go outside on this cold and wet Boxing Day..

*EDIT* found some..






Note G&T in upper left hand corner!

[MerlinJones]

Note G&T in upper left hand corner!

You've got a yellow something in it!
That makes it near as dammit a fruit juice, ya Big Jessy Pastry!

[mightymikeD]

And it's not in a pint pot, neither!

Bloody Soft Southerners, I tells thee..

[JamesPerrin]

Haven't updated this thread in ages.. the Clipper is nearly done.

The point of a GB build is that you do, else the group bit flounders

.... anyway the great progress you seem to be ahead of the curve

[mightymikeD]

The point of a GB build is that you do, else the group bit flounders

aye, point taken.
In other news, a brief aaargh with two broken props (oh my clumsy, clumsy hands!), acrylic silver purchased for patching and a couple of tests of varnishes about of go on (underside of the floats seems to be the place to hide a multitude of sins )

All things being equal, and with a Day Off tomorrow, this should be done right soon. With pictures, of course

[mightymikeD]

AAARGH AAARGH and AAARGH blimmin' AAARGH!
Model is built.. I turned to those remarkably well-preserved decals.. and they disintegrated the second they touched water.. and by disintegrated I MEAN disintegrated.. no possibility of recovery. It's not like I've got lots of 1/144 Pan Am decals in my spare box either... I don't know what the heck to do right now...
AAAAAAAARGH!

[JohnRatzenberger]

I'll see if I have any left overs I can send you -- PM your snail mail address. I think our post is open Monday morning at least ....

EDIT: Yes I do have the Dixie Clipper markings spare and set aside ....

[mightymikeD]

I'll see if I have any left overs I can send you -- PM your snail mail address. I think our post is open Monday morning at least ....

EDIT: Yes I do have the Dixie Clipper markings spare and set aside ....

Saviour..

I managed to salvage the US Flags and most of the Pan Am logos.. also the "Dixie Clipper" legends.. it's the wing numerals that disintegrated on me. I was going to attempt to mask and spray them on but that seems to be opening Pandora's Box in terms of my ineptitude with these things... so I will humbly and gratefully take you up on this offer.. PM inbound and mmD firmly in debt to you!

Nice one, John.

[JohnRatzenberger]

No problem, happy to help out.

[JamesPerrin]

Let's hope the mail gets through in time!

[mightymikeD]

Let's hope the mail gets through in time!

I have faith in jRatz, USPS and good old Royal Mail..

Hell,, even An Post in Ireland could handle a twelve-day window! (maybe)

[mightymikeD]

Letter From America for me this morning!

Decals are safe & sound, thanks John!

[PaulBradley]

Phew! The Pony Express didn't drown!

[JohnRatzenberger]

Good news, be careful with them