JohnB Posted July 14, 2023 Author Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 8:43 PM, KevinM said: Liking it John! Expand 1
JohnB Posted July 15, 2023 Author Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 1:04 AM, GazzaS said: Geez John, already smashing it well. Expand LOL Yep, coming right along Gaz. 1
Peterpools Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 John You're sailing through the Whirlwind - looking mighty good. 1
JohnB Posted July 15, 2023 Author Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 10:33 AM, Bomber_County said: I blinked……..looking mighty fine…… Expand See what happens when you blink! LOL Thank you Phil! 1
JohnB Posted July 15, 2023 Author Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 12:57 PM, Peterpools said: John You're sailing through the Whirlwind - looking mighty good. Expand I'll start on the landing gear today Peter. Hopefully I won't have the problems that you encountered. We will see! 1
Peterpools Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 John Hoping you sail right though it and the difficulties I encountered where my own doings. 1
JohnB Posted July 15, 2023 Author Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 1:38 PM, Peterpools said: John Hoping you sail right though it and the difficulties I encountered where my own doings. Expand I wouldn't say "sailing right through it" but enduring the process! Getting those gear parts together is a test of patience to say the least! Very high cuss-factor for sure. 1
Peterpools Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 John These days and at our age, avoiding high cuss factor models should be mandatory. 3
JohnB Posted July 15, 2023 Author Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 5:09 PM, Peterpools said: John These days and at our age, avoiding high cuss factor models should be mandatory. Expand Good idea Peter! We'd have to stick to Tamiya and Hasegawa. 3
KevinM Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 4:32 PM, JohnB said: Getting those gear parts together is a test of patience to say the least! Very high cuss-factor for sure. Expand What's happening John do the Churchill thing "never give up" 2
JohnB Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 11:09 PM, KevinM said: What's happening John do the Churchill thing "never give up" Expand True Kevin. It's coming along. 3
JohnB Posted July 18, 2023 Author Posted July 18, 2023 Painting, except for some touch up, about done. 7
JohnB Posted July 18, 2023 Author Posted July 18, 2023 I managed to ruin the canopy so now I'll need a replacement. Bummer! 1 4
BlrwestSiR Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 Is it cracked? Or just a paint run? If it's only the paint, you can try using Tamiya lacquer thinner to remove it. Strip it back and then give it a polish with rubbing compound to remove the last of the residue and it should be good as new. I've done this a few times on canopy parts without any issues. But maybe test the plastic just in case. 1
JohnB Posted July 19, 2023 Author Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 11:28 PM, BlrwestSiR said: Is it cracked? Or just a paint run? If it's only the paint, you can try using Tamiya lacquer thinner to remove it. Strip it back and then give it a polish with rubbing compound to remove the last of the residue and it should be good as new. I've done this a few times on canopy parts without any issues. But maybe test the plastic just in case. Expand No it's not cracked. I managed to get glue on the clear area when I was trying to attach the 2 rear "braces" (?). Both sides. I sent a email to the folks at Special Hobby so maybe they will send me a replacement. The front left side had a molding blemish right out of the box but I decided to work around it. Doesn't matter now. Thanks anyway Carl. 🤪 2
Spitfire Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Hope Special Hobby come through for you because it is looking really good. Cheers Dennis 3
JohnB Posted July 19, 2023 Author Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 11:03 AM, Spitfire said: Hope Special Hobby come through for you because it is looking really good. Cheers Dennis Expand Thanks Dennis! Me too! Until they do I will go on and use the messed up one. 2
JohnB Posted July 19, 2023 Author Posted July 19, 2023 Painting and decaling done. Next is a overspray with clear semi-flat. 7
JohnB Posted July 21, 2023 Author Posted July 21, 2023 Completed and ready for inspection. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/19509-whirlwind-done/ 3
Peterpools Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 John Absolutely a stellar build - one tough kit and you handled it perfectly. 1
JohnB Posted July 21, 2023 Author Posted July 21, 2023 On 7/21/2023 at 3:28 PM, Peterpools said: John Absolutely a stellar build - one tough kit and you handled it perfectly. Expand Thanks Peter. 1
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