Ayovan Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, D Bellis said: Special Hobby has one of the most awesome service departments ever. Contact them through this form, and you should have that missing part in no time: https://www.specialhobby.eu/en/claims/?force_sid=79meknp3a1vo0n8gg3cci5r572 HTH, D To use the website I would have had to purchase direct from Special Hobby. I bought from a private seller on ebay. Doooh! I sent them an email asking to buy the parts or even the entire sprue D if possible. Hopefully they'll get back to me. Edited June 15, 2021 by Ayovan Paul in Napier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Ayovan said: To use the website I would have had to purchase direct from Special Hobby. Doh! is right. That fine print wasn't there last year when I requested a new cowl sprue for a SH P-36 kit that arrived from Model Hobbies with a crushed box and broken parts. My bad. I'm sure they'll be on top of your email pronto, though. D Ayovan and Paul in Napier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) I got an email from Special Hobby this morning. Ondrej found a spare sprue D in the warehouse that I can have for 2 euro ($2.40)+ shipping. Excellent customer service, even though I didn't purchase from them . I guarantee I will in the future though. I have been re-scribing and riviting for a couple days on the F-80. I fixed the wing fillet panel lines on the bottom of the fuselage, and went over a lot of the rivet details. I wish I had more done, but I can only work on it for so long before I start going cross eyed . I don't know how some of you guys do a whole airplane with rivets... Andy Edited June 17, 2021 by Ayovan themongoose, D Bellis, Greg W and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) I'm done with rivets and panel lines. It aint perfect, but as good as I can get it. Time to start some paint...Going with Alclad on this one. Happy Father's day. Edited June 20, 2021 by Ayovan Greg W, mgbooyv8, amurray and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Hi Andy, Excellent customer service from Special Hobby! And good progress with the rivets and the panel lines. Good that you stopped in time before getting cross-eyed. I look forward seeing some paint on it! Cheers, Peter Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, mgbooyv8 said: Hi Andy, Excellent customer service from Special Hobby! And good progress with the rivets and the panel lines. Good that you stopped in time before getting cross-eyed. I look forward seeing some paint on it! Cheers, Peter Thanks Peter, I'll get primer on either today or tomorrow, then a coat of gloss black maybe by end of the week. I followed Alex's "In The Navy" build thread for his Claude, and JeffT's P-47 build. Both were very informative for the application of Alclad, and I will try to borrow some of their techniques. I hope to get a decent finish, at least 1/2 as good as either one of theirs. Andy mgbooyv8 and Paul in Napier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Hi Andy, I’m sure you will succeed, especially with such excellent guidance! The key to succesful application of Alclad is a very smooth surface and building up the metal paint in thin layers. Make sure you ventilatie well, Alclad is very smelly stuff. Cheers, Peter Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) Primer is on, and getting sanded. I have been picking Alex's brain a little before I shoot the black base coat. I hope to start the black this weekend. Until then, sand, wipe down, repeat... Edited June 25, 2021 by Ayovan rafju, Dart_Schatten, Rockie Yarwood and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 A fun kit...it can get exasperating with the fit of some components. I used Tru-details cockpit and wheel wells and it was an ordeal...but worth it in the end! Looking really good! Tim W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 5:24 AM, TimW said: A fun kit...it can get exasperating with the fit of some components. I used Tru-details cockpit and wheel wells and it was an ordeal...but worth it in the end! Looking really good! Tim W Thanks Tim Sorry I didn't get back sooner, I've been under the weather for a couple of weeks, so there's no real progress at this point. I'll be knocking the dust off, and getting back at it this weekend. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 You're doing great--I had to get pretty creative with the putty when I built mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, TimW said: You're doing great--I had to get pretty creative with the putty when I built mine. I actually have very little putty on this model. My biggest problem was with the intakes, but even that wasn't all that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Ayovan said: I actually have very little putty on this model. My biggest problem was with the intakes, but even that wasn't all that bad. I used the True Details wheel well/air brake replacement. Fit was not the best. Next time, probably just use kit parts! Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) The F-80 found it's way to the S.O.D. I cleared the dust off and am getting this one going again. Edited January 15, 2023 by Ayovan Paul in Napier, Greg W, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Ayovan said: The F-80 found it's way to the S.O.D. I cleared the dust off and am getting this one going again. Awesome! Would you like me to move your build thread over to the WiP forum? Kev Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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