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Sherif Sharmy
What markings will it be? It is still in service in Egypt.

Duncan Cook
It will be a czech Delfin.
Only got this markings.

Sherif Sharmy
Hi Duncan.........the delphin is a lovely model by the way and cant wait to see it done. I never meant anything about the putty you know............it was only an idea and the sort of filler I used for many years. I looked in my decals but found no georgian markings. I have 60% of Microscale decals. If you need anything I`ll be glad to send it to you by mail as I have just posted before that all modellers should be friends, exchange ideas and make the best for our hobby that REALLY keeps our mind off trouble Best of luck Duncan.

Duncan Cook
This is how it looks now. I had to remove the Aileroon but I think tomorow I can glue it back on the Kit. Added the Orange.

Sherif Sharmy
Hi Duncan. It seems that i can`t add a project or anything except add photos. Is my browsers going nuts or what. Any ideas?

Sherif Sharmy
I keep following the instructions but nothing happens and i am really baffled?

Duncan Cook
I don't know Sherif, try to reload the page or log out and in.

Duncan Cook
Bad mews: today i put the lead in to postion. I used some Putty for fixing it. But later i noticed that the pastic got soft at the nose section with a toothpick i can push a hole in it. NOw I can oly pray that it gets hard again. Then I had to putty some downfalls up.
🙁

Sherif Sharmy
Never use putty for weighrt..............use plasticine. Putty effects polysteryne............did i spell it right? maybe 5 days ago i chatted with a member about a friend of mine many years ago who was trying to balance the matchbox p38 and he put lead and used putty and the next day the guns of the lightning can only shoot at ground targets while flying level. Take my word and use plasticine and a some uhu glue. put a little uhu and then the plasticine and then a little of uhu and put the lead on the uhu and press. once it is in put a little of uhu and then a little piece of plasticine to keep the lead from losing fit. to remedy the problem try to remove the putty. once 90% of has been removed it will dry. it will dry faster than the plastic. then put cotton moisted in cold waterin the two parts of the fuselage until both sides touch...............remember you should feel the cotton being pushed while putting the two halves together. wrap it up with clear tape..............keep away from the soft parts and then slowly try to adjust the contours with wet fingers so that your fingers do not stick.
it needs a little of patience. once it is done put it in the fridge for six hours or so. Good luck

Sherif Sharmy
you can even skip uhu glue completely. just plasticine

Holger Kranich
Hey Cookoie, looks cool with the oranges wingtips! And Sherif is right, never use Putty as noseweight, i have a bad experiance with that...

Duncan Cook
NOw it has to get hard again. I need to wait. Thank your for the informations.

Burkhard D
I'm afraid it will take a looong time to get hard and will shrink unevenly in the process. Been there, done that 🙁
I agree with Sherif that plasticine works well. If you use plasticine make sure it is free of oil. I had once oil oozing out from a radome which then messed up the paint. If possible, I close ballast compartments off with bulkheads made from sheet styrene and glue them in with normal styrene glue, so that in case the plasticine+ballast package is coming loose it cannot start rattling around inside the kit.
Just stay away from using large amounts of any stuff that contains solvents that react with plastic

Duncan Cook
The nose looks like a nose again. But the engravings are gone. How can i reconstuct positive engravings? do you have a idea how I can do it?

Wilfried Bogaerts
How about sanding down everything but the positive engravings?

Nonono sorry, just a joke, couldn't resist 😉

Are you familiar with Archer transfers? They do a series of raised decals from resin and they also have panel lines. Maybe it's too big for 72nd scale and I don't know if it will follow thight curves without cracking but it's just an idea ?

archertransfers.com/PAGE_CatalogDL.html

Look at INDIVIDUAL SURFACE DETAILS PAGES, page 2

Duncan Cook
Hi WIlfried thanks for the tip
But If I see the Price I get a herat attack.
I think I can do it myself.

Wilfried Bogaerts
Yes, it's not cheap..

Burkhard D
You may use stretched sprue and liquid glue to restore raised panel lines. Place sprue where you want the panel line to be and then 'flood' with liquid glue. Don't touch until dry. Best to practice that on a scrap piece of plastic first 😉

Holger Kranich
Good idea, Burkhard!

Duncan Cook
I had a similar Idea in my head and I will try it.
But the nose needs a bit more atention.

Wilfried Bogaerts
Good tip Burkhard!

Sherif Sharmy
could`lnt be better

Duncan Cook
Hello Guys,
It almost looks like before.
Only some sanding left. Will take some photos if the paint is dry.

Duncan Cook
I get some nice decals for a czech Airplane.
More soon.

Steffen Tittmann
Hi, very well. Have the L-29 in flight views.

Duncan Cook
Has anyone a idea haow I can reproduce the instruments pannels?
I tried to print it smaller but it doesent fit.

Holger Kranich
Eduard! Or is that no option for you?

Duncan Cook
I'm not good in PE parts and I want to finish the kit OOB.
By the ways where can I get this set for the L.29?

Holger Kranich
Dont know but eventually here: modellbau-koenig.de/

Duncan Cook
The Delfin is not forgotten. I started to remove the, how do I call it? These strange plastic planks. Thanks to my Pediküre-Set Fromm Rossman it's not so difficult. I also reciewv a couple of resin ejection seats.