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Artoor's Lockdown thread :)

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Artoor_K:
Hello,

well , there is only one thing good in this lockdown-I can  stay home and built. So I'm building as much as I can...How long you can play computer games?:)

At first...F3F-3 from Revell/Monogram 1/32 which is...Gulfhawk with different engine cowling :) Because barrel-like fuselage is ... simply cute so I have to had this one.
Of course there is a whole list of cirrections that I should do but I plan to do...absolutely nothing :D

Well not at all but making wings longer as it should be? No way :D But new instrument panel, seatbelts? Why not...So without further delay...Let's go :)

Frank3k:
That is an ancient - but awesome - kit! My Dad built it when I was a kid - it had working retractable gear and it was nicely detailed. I still have the pilot, somewhere.

Brian da Basher:
It's going to be fun to see you build this classic in your own inimitable style!

Brian da Basher

Old Wombat:
I'm certainly going to be watching this come together! :smiley: 8)

Artoor_K:
Few things needs to be remembered while building vintage models:
-old model means old styrene. Old styrene means fragile styrene. Smaller the part, more fragile then :)
-bigger model, fewer details :)
-people at Monogram were clever. Check documentation before blaming anybody for decal error :)
-people at Monogram were also lazy. One new part doesn't make different aiplane :)
-check fit before sanding, sometimes  flash is really something important :)
-there is no such thing as thin enough plastic profile to restore raised panel lines. If you think is thin enough then it needs to be thined more :)
-water-based putty doesn't harm paint. Cotton bud used for polishing does :)
-all mechanisms are working better when knobs are metal or made of new styrene profiles
-sometimes montage sequence in instruction is logical :)
-aluminium foil from yoghurt seal is perfect for seat belts :)

After learning these rules I could put Grumman on it's own wheels :D Now I'm waiting for AK Rigging line to finish this one :)

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