@eb801 - You have really gotten a "save" out of this boxful of scrap plastic! Amazing work!

Thanks everybody for the encouragement! It’s holiday shelter in place time so let’s see if I make any progress over the next week.

Pity about the mishap, Eric @eb801!
But nothing that a good resanding and repairing cannot fix. Just a slight delay!

Back in Action!
I managed to save the paint job. For some reason the primer (Alcad II) pulled up here and there which almost made me pull my own hair out. I think from now on I will use acrylic based primer instead of lacquer. Seems to work better. Now I just have to touch up the Hornet paint and clear coat it with Future. Decals are right around the corner. Moving forward again at last!

Thanks John. Let's see what happens next.

thanks Erik. Let's hope the Trumpy decals work!

I may be back on track but I ran into another delay. Not enough decals in my dungeon to complete the squadron markings for this particular plane so I have to wait until a new sheet arrives by post middle of next week before proceeding. However a couple of decal markings I will have to print myself but fortunately they are black serial numbers. Everything else is ready to install. Meanwhile I just started a GWH Devastator build and I have been working on the sly on a Tamiya '66 VW bug so I have plenty else to do. Oh yeah, the Trumpeter decals seem to work just fine so far.

I forgot to mention that you will notice some indentations on the tail controls. Although Hornets were skinned with aluminum and not fabric, you could still make out subtle rib indentations on the real thing.

So nicely coming along, and all these small delays increase our anticipation, Eric @eb801!