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    Been a while since I posted but I have been doing some work. Whilst waiting for paint etc. via the mail I have looked up some of the markings that will be needed for my chosen version NASA 228. I then had a go at the cockpit, painting it up (as well as the pilot to make him look less military). The paint arrived earlier this week so I spent a couple of days masking up. Then a sunny day today (if a little windy) so decided to do it. I found a quite corner of the garden and took my time. This is the first time I have done any spraying so I am pretty pleased with the result. Next stage will be the black parts of the design.
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    I have given it many coats of varnish and grey primer and much sanding. The varnish was good advice, however, my inferior planking has come home to roost and I think this is as good as it will get. So I have sprayed on the silver base coat. This plane's finish will not earn any prizes but I have learnt a lot for the next one. That's called being philosophical! I think it will be passable once all the other colours, details and weathering are done. At least its shiny now! Next job is connecting all these servos and making sure they work appropriately. The setup looks quite neat. Edited By robk on 03/04/2020 12:52:02
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    Thanks guys. Just so happens I have some of that varnish in stock. I have used it in the past over solartex finishes to toughen it up and it works fine that way. I will take your advice and use it on this model. Last night I painted on the grey primer so will now give it a coat of varnish.
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    What an amazing job Dirk! We are not worthy...
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    A few days later and I had given it a first sand with wet and dry paper (wet). Then have given it its first coat of filler-primer (actually two coats). This revealed a few obvious gaps which I filled then sanded it down again with wet and dry. I am a bit surprised at how much the weave of the glass still shows through the paint. Not sure why? The peel ply looked pretty filled. Anyway, after this sanding it feels much smoother. When the wind calms down I will give it a couple of coats of grey primer. Not only the first glassed model for me its also the first one I have painted with the spray paint (using Halfords stuff). The close up photo looks worse than it actually is - not sure why. Edited By robk on 29/03/2020 13:34:51
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    I also have fixed the flaps and ailerons in place. Glued in place with cyano and then small holes drilled for glued in pegs made from tooth picks. Edited By robk on 29/03/2020 13:36:28
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    So here is the Sabre now fully glassed - feels like a milestone. I was worried about this process but it was not as tough as I thought. That said, my finish is no doubt not as good as some would accept - stand off scale! Edited By robk on 29/03/2020 13:35:51
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    That's tough being literally cut off from the workshop in these times - it is a place where you can go to forget whats happening outside for a little while. Maybe you can build an indoor model? They take time and finesse and a tiny board to work on you can put in a drawer when dinner needs to be served...
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    My feelings exactly Chris - it is not difficult or expensive to use. I guess I will know how good the surface is when I start sanding... Nearly done with the glassing now anyway. For obvious reasons having a bit more time to spend in the workshop right now...
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    Been busy glassing. In the swing of it now and have done the wing both sides, the tailplane, all the control surfaces, and the bottom of the fuselage - just the sides to go. Mostly ok with a very small number of bubbles here and there. I have used a scalpel to cut these out and re-glassed those bits.
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    Thanks Dirk. It dried overnight fine - just a bit slow so I've moved onto the rest of the elevator, control surfaces and the wing. Im not using a mixing cup as the resin I am using is mixed by weight on 0.1g scales. You are right about getting everything mixed up properly though.
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    Thanks Phil... I have inserted some hardwood into the control surfaces so I can screw the control horns directly into them rather than having a retaining plate on the top of the surface (I always get the bolt holes wrong anyway!) As a delay before getting onto the scary bit (glassing!) I finished off the airfix model - already proven to be of use in getting some of the difficult profiles right(ish). And finally my first stab at a trial glassing. I did an elevator bottom surface. I had a good tutorial from my friend Nick so the process went ok, but... I may have got the mix wrong as its been a couple of hours and it hasn't set yet. Leave it overnight and fingers crossed. Watch this space.
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