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Great start and superb progress already, my friend @gwskat! Looking forward to it!
gary sausmikat (@gwskat) You are a busy man for sure... and have made some very good progress.
You’re well on your way, Gary. Looking fine.
Nice cockpit Gary, you're making great progress.
Now that my F-111 build is complete I'm back on my J.S. builds.
Assembly complete, seams cleaned up, canopy added, trimmed and masked. Ready to prime tomorrow.
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Good to see you’re back on it with your Buffalo. You cut all those masks yourself? Lotsa work! They look perfect.
Great progress and super looks so far, my friend @gwskat!
Transparant parts look good, Gary @gwskat Great masking.
Thank you, Guys. Yes, I have never minded masking canopies myself.
Fresh from the spray booth. After the first coat of Mr. Surfacer 1500 primer I had to fix some problem seams. Repainted these areas. Not perfect but moving forward!
No clue why but I thought I'd add a shot of my work area.
You and me both Gary. I have never gotten people's reluctance about doing their own canopy masks, but then I started before commercial masks came along, so there was little alternative. I suspect you did, too.
Agreed, Tom! And I did start prior to commercial masks and for that matter vac formed canopies, photo-etch, etc. LOL I have used masks, and they are "nice", but I don't mind doing my own. I put on some good music or podcast and I have at it. Kind of a Zen moment. Now if someone could come up with a quick alternative to filling seams and sanding I'd be the first on board.
Nice work area, Gary (@gwskat). Looks like a good place to get some work done. The primer looks nice and smooth. Looking forward to the paint. I also started out in the old days when things like pre-made canopy masks were still years away. I don't mind doing my owns masks, but I am a big appreciator of pre-made masks as a time saver.
Nice work on the primer, Gary @gwskat Your working area is really great, it is so much easier to have a fixed area where you can leave your equipment instead of having to dismantle everything once your done.
Great priming job and I love your work area, my friend @gwskat!
