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Welcome to my new thread which will be a refuge for all my little side projects! Despite having far too many models on the go already, most of which are almost (but not quite!) complete, I sometimes can't resist the urge to start another. @Paulaero knows what I'm talking about...😁 This latest side venture had the promise of genuinely being a short diversion, something I could finish in a matter of days - possibly whittling away the hours whilst away from home. However, as with many things in life, my first BOTS grew arms and legs and became a little more convoluted than I had anticipated! The mission was simple - rejuvenate a model from 2022 which had suffered in the sunlight and no longer looked its best. The aircraft was one of my fictional British Airways 727's in the 'Benyhone' tartan livery and it looked like this when it first rolled off my workbench (more images are on my RFI thread if you wish to see her in all her glory!): My homemade decals have unfortunately suffered in the direct sunlight - I need to find another source of decal paper which is more durable in the heat for future projects... After a couple of years in the sun, these decals had shrunk and cracked badly: My plan was simple - soak off the offending decals and apply some new ones! I packed the kit into my bag and took it away on a work trip; when I arrived I gave it a long soak in the sink: After many hours soaking (and much scrapping with a cocktail stick!), I had finally removed 99.9% of the decal material. This is when my problems began - either the water or the wooden stick had affected the white paint, leaving it looking a little wrinkled: The above photo was taken after I had returned home and realised my little project had become bigger! I gave the fuse a gentle sanding to remove the blemishes and applied primer where necessary: I have run out of the Halford's Appliance white paint which I use on my airliner kits (and it has also now been discontinued!😲), so I bought a can of something similar from them which I will try out and see how it looks. Hopefully it will do the job!
