Corsair Correction
Jun. 16th, 2006 12:01 amHey.
Back in October of 1998, I went to a modelers' club meeting and came back with 5 built-up 1/72nd scale model F4U Corsairs that somebody decided to give away. He'd had them for years (judging from the condition they were probably from the late 1970s or early 1980s) and they were dusty and had some broken parts.
I'm cleaning off the old paint and decals now. There's a solvent called Easy Lift-Off that I'm using...it's not nasty or anything, but it works slowly so my progress is measured in the cotton swabs I use to apply the stuff and then scrub the solvent/paint mixture gunk off the parts. I'm going through a LOT of cotton swabs.
One thing that I'm a little grateful for was a mistake made by the original builder: he painted over places that he then set glue upon during assembly. This is a no-no...the paint remover is actually undoing the joints and the models are disassembling themselves as I go. When these puppies are clean, many of the parts will be as if they've never been used.
I won't be able to rebuild the models right away, tho'. I need to replace broken, missing or just plain non-existant parts to make these presentable again.
Why go to the effort?--It's what I do.
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In somewhat more importantish news, I visited the Lincoln Memorial University office in Knox today and got information about their "Degree Completion" program. It might not be the answer to my dreams, but it's available.
FP
Back in October of 1998, I went to a modelers' club meeting and came back with 5 built-up 1/72nd scale model F4U Corsairs that somebody decided to give away. He'd had them for years (judging from the condition they were probably from the late 1970s or early 1980s) and they were dusty and had some broken parts.
I'm cleaning off the old paint and decals now. There's a solvent called Easy Lift-Off that I'm using...it's not nasty or anything, but it works slowly so my progress is measured in the cotton swabs I use to apply the stuff and then scrub the solvent/paint mixture gunk off the parts. I'm going through a LOT of cotton swabs.
One thing that I'm a little grateful for was a mistake made by the original builder: he painted over places that he then set glue upon during assembly. This is a no-no...the paint remover is actually undoing the joints and the models are disassembling themselves as I go. When these puppies are clean, many of the parts will be as if they've never been used.
I won't be able to rebuild the models right away, tho'. I need to replace broken, missing or just plain non-existant parts to make these presentable again.
Why go to the effort?--It's what I do.
* * *
In somewhat more importantish news, I visited the Lincoln Memorial University office in Knox today and got information about their "Degree Completion" program. It might not be the answer to my dreams, but it's available.
FP