DH 60 G Gipsy Moth, A7-55 RAAF. -------1/72 ------- Finished.

Started by Allan J Withers · 111 · 3 months ago · 1/72, amodel, Avis, de H 100 GB, de Havilland, Gipsy Moth, RAAF
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    Erik Gjørup said 3 years ago:

    Proper preparation for the rigging seems to work well.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years ago:

    Great progress, Allan @kalamazoo
    Start of the rigging looks nice.

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    Allan J Withers said 3 years ago:

    Thanks Spiros, ------------
    Thanks Erik, ------------------
    Thanks john, --------------------
    Tape holds rigging well enough but pulls Pledge and some paint off !

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years ago:

    The rigging looks nice, Allan @kalamazoo
    Tape can be very helpful from time to time, but removing it sometimes leaves unpleasent surprises.

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    Allan J Withers said 3 years ago:

    Thanks John, I should have mixed some clear into the silver to strengthen it, hopefully a touch up will look all right ! ----
    A little bit of paint on the rigging ends and holes.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years ago:

    Coming along nicely, my friend @kalamazoo!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years ago:

    Great job, Allan @kalamazoo
    Adding clear to the paint sound like a nice solution, but does that not make it more difficult to spray?

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    Allan J Withers said 3 years ago:

    Thanks Spiros, ---------------
    Thanks John, my Vampires have MM 1781 with X 22 mixed in, sprays OK, ----------------
    A touch up of the silver done, needs more Pledge and then floats and details !

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years ago:

    Great looks, my friend kalamazoo!
    Looking forward to the floats!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years ago:

    Looks great indeed, Allan @kalamazoo

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    Erik Gjørup said 3 years ago:

    Those repairs are very nice!

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    Allan J Withers said 3 years ago:

    Thanks Spiros, -------------
    Thanks John, ----------------
    Thanks Erik, -------------------
    Float struts on, very flimsy ! some rigging holes in the wrong place !

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years ago:

    The struts look indeed fragile, Allan @kalamazoo

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years ago:

    Indeed the struts do look fragile, my friend @kalamazoo!

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    Allan J Withers said 2 years, 12 months ago:

    Thanks John, ------------
    Thanks Spiros, ---------------
    It's all fragile, I broke one float off it's cross brace, glued again, rigging in the floats before gluing them to struts !

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