Paul's Adriatic Skyservant *DNF*

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An update with actual progress! :ha:

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Got a coat of primer sprayed this morning, which I polished smooth this arvo.

I was going to stick the windows in, but discovered that they'll go in at the end, so put a piece of kabuki tape behind the holes for now to protect the interior of the fuselage from overspray. Just stuck the fuselage halves together; there'll be some sanding to do on the seams tomorrow. I'll need at least one more primer coat to get rid of that orange before I think of adding the white topcoats....
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Keep at it, Paul.

Even after one coat, you've just about tamed the orange plastic.

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Cheers, Martin.

More actual progress:

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The top seam is just about perfect, but I need to do a bit more on the bottom one.
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Nice work Paul. Watching with interest, as I recently picked up this kit.
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Coming along nicely.
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It WAS coming along nicely.... :roll:

I got the wings on, filled and sanded the seams, but in the process, I managed to crack open the top fuselage seam..... :evil:

So, I added a bunch of liquid cement and have left it sitting on the bench since - rather annoyed at myself and don't want to work on it at the mo.... :-|
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Ouch, sorry to hear that.

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Well, posting this was a sort of catharsis - I went to the bench and fixed it....but that means another sanding session later. I did also get the u/c stubs glued on, so it wasn't all re-runs... :roll:
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One thing I did notice about this kit, which I think is a drawback, is the locating tabs for the wings and engine nacelle stubs. Quite small tabs and not a lot of strength at those joints.
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PaulBradley wrote:It WAS coming along nicely.... :roll:

I got the wings on, filled and sanded the seams, but in the process, I managed to crack open the top fuselage seam..... :evil:

So, I added a bunch of liquid cement and have left it sitting on the bench since - rather annoyed at myself and don't want to work on it at the mo.... :-|

Sorry to hear that, Paul. I know how frustrating that can be.

Just remember, though. Sometime from now, you'll look back on this and laugh!

Maybe.

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Make it have it Paul - beat it into submission - you're not going to take that from a plastic kit are you? :grin:
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:lol: Cheers, guys! That seam looks much better now - I'll post photos tonight. You are right about the small tabs, Tony - I used superglue to hopefully strengthen them.
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Tidied up the top and wing seams - doesn't look too bad. Lots of orange showing again....

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Need to work on the engine pod stubs a bit:

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Wings are a bit droopy - not prototypical but I hadn't noticed before. Nothing I can do about it now...

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And what's up with these tailplanes? Fabric covered? No elevator hinge line? Apparently, looking at photos, it had an all-moving tailplane. And who said modeling isn't educational...?
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Looking good. Funny how my kit had translucent red wings , but then again, the instructions were in either Chinese or Japanese. Maybe just a different run on the kit.
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Shame about the droopy wings Paul, if you have not used a hot glue I would be tempted to run the join under a hot tap and see if it could be pushed up a little more.

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