Woody V

Thanks guys, This one sure popped up out of nowhere. I started on this May of 2020. Seems like a lifetime ago. Actually it was.

Oh, the irony. Some guys can't get hairspray chipping figured out to save their soul. You, on the other hand have just the opposite problem. Kidding aside, I think it looks really beat up and I doubt anyone will notice this accident that turned out for the better. Soldier on!

Thanks Tom, much appreciated.

I spent more than my fair share of time trying to come with a method that would yield consistent results using hairspray and Mr. Color lacquer. I posted this over in Tips, Techniques forum. Perhaps it will help. This is my Corsair test mule. The leading edge was done a few hours after I painted, the small chipping on the top of the wing was done weeks later with a cocktail stick. Hope this helps. Woody

This is a great idea, thanks for posting. Just yesterday I had one tiny detail that needed paint and I'm like "now I have to go through all the aggravation of cleaning the brush just to paint this?" Then I remembered this tip and I can assure you it works well and tossing a cocktail stick in the trash sure beats cleaning a brush!

That's exactly what I've been doing. Taking photographs and fixing one of broken models. I'll be back once I clear my mind.... or what's left of it.

I got so tied up with all this obsessing over paint that I had to step away from this for a while. I decided to go with the white base coat idea, but I couldn't get it to chip. Seems the white is too thick so I'm ditching the idea. Luckily, I didn't do the fuselage, just the wings and stabs so it could have been worse. Kind of running out of steam on this build, with my enthusiasm waning but I hope that once I get back into it my mojo will return. What was fun has now turned into a job.

Thanks everyone, greatly appreciated!

Sure. Thank you!

I've found that if you polish (for lack of a better term) the paint with a cotton cloth the rivets will show as a very subtle surface texture. Just a thought.

Some snaps of my Hasegawa FW that fought me every step of the way and then I managed to get the MLG so screwed up I almost gave it the old concrete block send off. But just by luck and my crappy gluing job I managed to salvage it. Yea, I know it's missing an antenna wire but with all the problems I've had with this thing I'm afraid to touch it for fear it'll blow up in my face. You can see the whole sordid mess over on WIP HERE.

Me and my DUMB LUCK! This mess has been floating around the house from shelf to shelf, and then the tail wheel fell off so I decided to fix it and I noticed the the offending MLG strut was loose! So, after some jiggling it around I managed to get it out in one piece. It seems I didn't use enough epoxy. Got it cleaned up and she's not standing straight and plumb. Regardless, I'll post more glamor shots over on RFI.

I'm so sorry, Denis. My mother had her first stroke while her friends stood by confused as to what was going on. They then called my sister but by the time my sister arrived and realized what was happening and called EMS the damage was done. She could no longer communicate but after months of therapy she could just barely speak. Then she had another stroke and just gave up. The cause of her death on her death certificate was "Failure to thrive." which means she just gave up living. My mother was my guardian angel. Her inability to speak was my symptom and how I knew what was happening to me, so it can be said that she remains my guardian angel, even from the grave. There's more to life than we know. Woody

I'm assuming you're not referring to 81mg aspirin. Now I'm wondering because for some reason I missed my meds three days in a row. I'll ask my doctor if that may have been a contributing factor.

Wow, that fabric simulation turned out great!

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stroke/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350119

I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this. People just aren't aware of the signs and it's a story we hear all the time, "I thought it was something else." The nurse who was there for my discharge had a stroke at 39 and she just thought it was a migraine. It took her six months to re-learn how to walk and speak. As a result of her experience, she decided to into nursing. The outcome from not seeking medical treatment is never good.

Good luck, it's a hit or miss situation in my experience especially using lacquers. I'd strongly suggest doing some experiments on scrap plastic. This might help if you missed it:

Thanks Ryan. The whole experience in the first 12 hours reminded me of the old Hitchcock movie "Breakdown" with William Cotton. But I'm fine now. Or at least I think so.

Yes, another great Hasegawa 190 in the works thanks to your modeling skills and patience. Outstanding save on those gun trough rivets!

I had a similar experience my first day in the hospital. I couldn't spell the word "stroke" trying (foolishly) to text someone. After repeated tries with an uncooperative hand I did somehow manage to get "I had a" entered but it took forever, with the help of spell check, I finally got the spelling of "stroke" correct.

Hi Jay, My mother had a stroke and she couldn't talk and that was the big red flag. Living alone you talk to yourself a lot and when the only thing coming out of you mouth is gibberish there was no denying it. My mom, rest her soul, was my guardian angel my whole life, and now even from the grave. Woody

Exactly. It’s like being fully aware but there’s a veil between you and the rest of the world. You can’t even communicate by writing. I stayed in the “stroke ward” and some there were heartbreaking.

It's not my style to share personal information but my experience could possibly save you or someone you love. In my case I knew I was having a stroke because my mother had one and I recognized the symptoms and called EMS immediately. My doctors and nurses all told me that my quick reaction saved me from a much more serious outcome. As it is, I only spent 2 days in the hospital and my symptoms have all but gone, but let me tell you that when I was fist admitted I couldn't talk or even write. It was horrifying not being able to communicate and the thought that this was going to be my new reality left me to wonder if therapy would help and how long it would take. By the grace of God and my prompt action, I'm happy to be a almost fully functional human being again. There will have to be some changes in my life, and residual weakness in my one arm may affect my ability to build models, but time will tell. KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! DON'T SCREW AROUND! ACT PROMPTLY!

A word of caution, do not pre-thin it. I learned the hard way that pre-thinned enamels turn into a gelatinous blob.