crobinsonh Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Thank you to everyone for your support. Onward with repairs - the first stage. Resin certainly has some distinct advantages when it comes to ease of repair. TorbenD, johncrow, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Looking forward to seeing a little cosmetic surgery and the way your moving forward here. Well done. Troy crobinsonh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I recently completed a 1/32 F-15C that I spent 11 months on...I put some Walthers Solvaset on a new brand of decal without testing it on a scrap piece first...The Solvaset totally dissolved away most of the ink from the decal. I had to strip all the paint off the vertical stabilizer and go back from square one on the tail...in the end it came out great and you don't even notice, but DAMNIT! what a pain in the ass to fix. And its always when you're close to being done. Good luck with the repairs, let us know if we can be of assistance. Your plane looks great. crobinsonh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Gazzas and crobinsonh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Sanding and re-scribing continues... mostly successful I think that will do the job and there will be a Zacto intake cover fitted for a flourish of colour. Shaka HI, LSP_Kevin, Shawn M and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 well done! crobinsonh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ouch, disaster recovery is not fun, I recently had to completely strip my Tamiya F4U-1D, after a clear disaster, which literally was 3 weeks down the drain. Frustrating, but we learn best from our mistakes. crobinsonh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Well I do not quite have a complete recovery. Although the nose was corrected I had 2 issues today. One was the matt varnish (Vallejo) speckling everywhere (this could be fixed) but the second much nastier problem came to light when removing the masking tape for the windscreen - cracked in 3 places from the original drop. So annoyed and frustrated. I am not paying £125 to replace the model just for the windscreen and I know that Trumpeter never seem to respond to requests for spare/replacement parts. So this one is going to the shelf of doom - you never know perhaps one day I can pick up a F-100D for a bargain price and resurrect this build. Now I need to choose a new 1/32nd model to start... Lenny320 and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikka Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 dont abandon this baby ! the windscreen can be easily fixed ! you can use it as a base for a vacu mold ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Nooooo!! You've come too far !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 You can now order replacement parts direct from Trumpeters site: They are quick in responding. https://www.facebook.com/pg/TrumpeterModel/services/?service_id=1285558494830609 https://www.facebook.com/pg/TrumpeterModel/services/?service_id=1600448556737214 joanna@trumpeter-china.com Request parts: Kit number, Sprue number, send your address also so they can quote on shipping. Don't give up after you came so far with the build and it looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Yeah man...that is such a good build...I'd hate for you not to finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 To nice to abandon now ! Just order another windshield and finish it. It looks awesome dude ...Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Just catching back up with this build......She's a stunner brother! You have been through the ringer with it...that canopy is an easy fix with a replacement! Check out the "General Discussion" thread with the last F-100 flying... Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Trumpeter are normally pretty good with spares, I've never had an issue, just email them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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