Dragon Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 My wife and I decided today would be a hobby room day, and it was a nice snowy day to be relaxing in the room. My focus was to get the build ready for a coat of primer later this week. I was able to get the seats and canopy installed, and the canopy is masked. Now the fun part begins! My last two GB builds crashed and burned when the painting began, but I figure the third time will be a success. Fingers crossed. Thanks for looking in. LSP_Kevin, Anthony in NZ, themongoose and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Dragon said: My last two GB builds crashed and burned when the painting began Ahh, not just me then. Richard MikeC, Dragon and MARU5137 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU5137 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Super work updates. Derek B and Dragon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 looks great dragon! looking forward to paint for sure. i just love the look of these, especially in profile. Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 The painting has begun. After laying down the first coat of primer, I discovered a few areas needing attention. Once those areas were addressed and re-primed, I started spraying the dark earth. I'll get it finished up this weekend then start on the dark green. Thanks for looking in. themongoose, LSP_Kevin, daveculp and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 That's looking great! Kev Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Pretty cool indeed MARU5137 and Dragon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU5137 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Dragon, Now that is coming along quite splendidly! I like your "Helping hand base " assisting you while you paint. Good idea ! Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 I've made progress with painting the build; although, it hasn't been without issues. As I painted the green, I put a fingerprint in the fresh paint not once, not twice, but three time! Frustrating! After letting the green cure for 24 hrs, I sanded the fingerprints out and re-applied the green, and after these touchups and a couple others cured overnight, I applied the gloss cost. I'll let the gloss coat cure for a couple of days then start applying the decals to the build. This GB end date is coming up fast, but I should be able to get the build complete in the next few weeks. Thanks for looking in. Anthony in NZ, denders, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU5137 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Oh thats just splendidly done. Flawlessly done Dragon. Thank you for your updates. Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Quick update The build has decals applied along with a satin topcoat. Now to get the landing gear and various antenna added to get this build completed. Thanks for looking in. themongoose, KiwiZac, Alain Gadbois and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 That looks very smart! cheers, Peter Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 I'm calling this build completed. Had a let down when I removed the canopy masking. I discovered a small crack in the rear half of the canopy above the left side of the back seat. I must of hit the canopy sometime during the build . I applied some Future over the crack to see if would absorb into the crack but no such luck. What a bummer since the canopy is so prominent on this aircraft. After two failed GB builds, I'm pleased with the build; it has its faults, but what build doesn't. I'll be taking a break from LSP builds for awhile as I've discovered MFH multi-media kits. Never done a multi-media kit and I'm looking forward to something new. ARGH, after looking at these photos, I see I forget to paint the navigation lights! So I guess it's not completed after all, back to the bench..... Thanks for looking in on my build. Alain Gadbois, Landrotten Highlander, mgbooyv8 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Looks great! Canopy crack is not visible in the photos. Kev Dragon and MikeC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) Very nicely done , and as Kevin says ^^^ the crack doesn't notice. Edited February 12 by MikeC Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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