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My 1/144 planes, and some others.
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natural metal finish, bare metal, gray panels on flying surfaces
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natural metal finish, bare metal, gray panels on flying surfaces
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Minicraft 1/144 AA MD-80
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natural metal finish, bare metal, gray panels on flying surfaces
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Minicraft 1/144 AA MD-80
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Minicraft American Airlines MD-82
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Minicraft American Airlines MD-82
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Minicraft American Airlines MD-82
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From above
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Minicraft American Airlines MD-82
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Minicraft American Airlines MD-82
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Minicraft American Airlines MD-82
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Minicraft 1/144 American Airlines MD-82 IMG_0949
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Minicraft MD-82 American Airlines - Now sitting on its landing gear...
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Paint looks good, gear not installed
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MD-80 cockpit clear parts sanded to fit
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MD-80 cockpit clear parts sanded to fit
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After second fill-and-sand cycle, ready for second paintjob
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Engine nacelles, one just glued, the other sanded, ready for paint
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I used square section strip, the defect was more or less "U" shaped, not "V" shaped.
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I scraped the seams, taped in the strips and then wicked Testor's non-toxic (blue label) liquied glue to fuse them in.
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Bare metal finish made the defects visible, so a second round of filling with strip styrene
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Ready for first coat of paint
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Checking painted wihg for fit with unpainted fuselage
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You can see light blue interior- cockpit roof and walls should have been this color too! Minicraft 1/144 MD-80
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The best filler for sytrene models is more styrene...Minicraft 1/144 MD-80
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Minicraft 1/144 MD-80, F-104J/G, Spitfire
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Minicraft 1/144 MD-80 Continental golden tail...
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Minicraft 1/144 MD-80 SAS light gray/orange/dark blue