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Had a heck of a time fitting the canopy. Parts just did not line up at all! Tring to sand things level resulted in me breaking the darn thing! :headbang:

Sourced a new canopy from the spares; the best fitting one happened to be a birdcage from a zero! Whelp. I sucked it up and managed not to crack the plastic while trimming and sanding. I worked my way up the grits, from 200 all the way up to 4000. A coating of Future restored clarity at that point, and we were good to go!

I had decided to get a few kits made up before I broke out the airbrush. I dont have a dedicated painting area, so getting everything set up is an ordeal.

Here's a pic of the trio, all primed up!
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after a whole afternoon of painting, I then had this!
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Here's the little tiger all ready for the next bit of work. And yes, that is a home-made sharkmouth! :Shark:
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A Zero canopy? That is a very resourceful way to tackle the problem of a broken canopy.
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BorgR3mc0 wrote:A Zero canopy? That is a very resourceful way to tackle the problem of a broken canopy.
Yup, just flipped it around and sanded down the frames. Good thing it was so thick!
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Looking good! Well done on using the Zero canopy. That's using the old noggin!
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echoing the others, good recovery on the canopy! They all looks good and the sharkey does look quite fearsome.
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decals!

Most of the stripes are decals, but the ones beyond the tail, and on the canopy and drop tanks, were painted
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Looking good, Billy Ray!
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LyleW wrote:Looking good, Billy Ray!
billy ray?
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reference from the movie Trading Spaces - very end of the flick. :what:
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I like it! This is turning out real sharp!
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