Shiny Things SIG (COMPLETED)
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Box Art
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Out of the box
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Finland Air Racer
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Main changes required
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Those cannon"mounts" have to come off!
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One side done
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Plasticard to support the filler
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Replacement pasticard panels
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Ammo vents filled
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Panels fitted and glued
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Drying time...
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The first lick of paint
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Paint n filler
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Prop & more filler
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Lower central section with wing spars
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A waft of primer reveals more work required!
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Bulkheads, parachute & electrical console
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Oil tank etc
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Half painted seat
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Engine is almost done
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Started to drill out the exhausts with pilot holes
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Work on the replacement panels
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Not quite there yet...
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Lower wings glued to the wing spars & central section
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Upper wings going on. The Plasticard on the leading edges is to support the filler
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KEEP STILL!
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Fuselage interior
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Wings & central section are joined & filled
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After sanding
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Fuselage ready to be joined to the wings
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Joined
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Fit issues #1
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Fit issues #2
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Fit issues #3
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Begin gluing
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Glue has dried.. OH DEAR!
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Arrrrr...
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Birds eye view
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Right side
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Left view
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Underneath view
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Close-up of the major lip
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Twisted!!!
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Primer ready - Top View
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Primer ready - Side View
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Engine Top View
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Engine Side View
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Wheels are fininshed
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GAP!
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Giant Hole!
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OMG!
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Looking better in primer!
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I still have those dam cowlings to sort
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Plasticard inserts glued, then to be trimmed to shape
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A final sanding & ready for primer
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Final coat of primer
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Final coat of primer #2
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Final coat of primer #3
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First, thin, coat of NMF
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She still needs another coat
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Cowling's before
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Cowling's after
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Right view
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Left view
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Top view
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Full view
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Five hours later...
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And she is masked...
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Ready for the final colour
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Prop, canopies, cowlings' & pitot tube
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Gloss blue applied
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The masking comes off...
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To reveal the colour scheme
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Underneath
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Disaster!
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Kit decals are on
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Home-made decals fresh of the printer!
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Finland flag
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Pilots name
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Aircraft registration
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Conversion of a military Spitfire to a civilian air racer with authentic Finland registration