kev67 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hi Fritag Try using crystal clear to glue them back, I use it for all my small aerials etc, once dry is very strong, plus if you do knock them off, the paint does not come off with it as its water based which will happen if you use super glue Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Can't resist it! The QFI in me! The strakes wouldn't have prevented the spin, they would just have stopped it going oscillatory!!!!!!!!! Even more excellent...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I think we should all make a list of modelling problems that might need an engineering solution and take bets on whether (i) Mark has solved it yet and (ii) if not whether could do so given (say) less then 10 minutes to think about it (just to make it challenging for him). 10 mins for each or all? Bottle neck will be typing the answers. LMFAO!!!! Wrong on so many levels Or is it just my warped sense of humour Over my head on that one mate could be just me thats warped though Can't resist it! The QFI in me! The strakes wouldn't have prevented the spin, they would just have stopped it going oscillatory!!!!!!!!! Once an instructor always an instructor No offence intended, of course, Cheshire!!! Non at all taken, At least I know what they do now. Now what was we all here for?, oh yes I remember Fritag's JP.. If you do end up respraying as an alternate to the paper hole mask, you could mask the edge of the repair area with blue or white tac (white is less oily) as that will give a soft edge to the fresh paint. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Thread drift warning I'm afraid. Multi tasking this afternoon. Working at home - repairing the JP5 and getting walking gear out of the attic as we're off to the orkneys for a week at the weekend. Anyways. I came across several reels of my old 15mm HUD film in a box in the Attic - and as I was bored and as an experiment I've just scanned a few frames (I haven't got a projector to play the film so there's no science about the choice). Red Flag 1989 (Hope there was another truck or building or something hidden in the smoke - otherwise it looks like I'm gonna miss!) Maple Flag 1987 Seems almost endearingly old fashioned..... Perhaps by the time I get around to the Jag build i'll have been able to cherry pick the best shots from the films. Steve Edited August 20, 2014 by Fritag 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Repaired the damage. The revell red turned out to be very forgiving and I invisibly mended it by hand painting with the red thinned with flow enhancer. After umming and aahing used cyano to attach the little triangles. Back where I was yesterday.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Do you have to have thread drift warnings in your own thread?! And with stuff like that, drift as much as you like...!! Have a nice walk nice week...!! keith edit - missed the repair post - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Nice catch I love it when a plan... have a great week walking And of course sitting and no doubt sipping too on occasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Perhaps by the time I get around to the Jag build i'll have been able to cherry pick the best shots from the films. Or better still have found some way of getting them on youtube by then Nice invisible repair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Unmasked the nose light glazing - came off pretty cleanly - I had been a bit concerned given the number of coats of paint and klear it's had: And for want of something else quick to do I added the roundels onto the home brew white discs: Now slighly ahead of where I was when I dropped the bl**dy thing! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Top notch Steve, I'd be proud of them lights if I were you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 That's very... Er usual You usually make a great job from one that has been causing worries very usual The nose light looks blooming great, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolarDoc Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Beautiful execution - A lesson in masking a difficult scheme. Always difficulty to understand why this subject has (until recently) been so neglected by the manufacturers - Oh for a 1/32 one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Top notch Steve, I'd be proud of them lights if I were you. Ta. I'm glad I junked the kit ones and went with the little lenses BTW I enjoyed that prune thread on spinning the JP5/strikemaster you posted the link to. Edited August 20, 2014 by Fritag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolarDoc Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You must be coming to the stage now where it takes that hand-held flight round the workshop - Is that how it got dropped? Gone on admit it. Or would that just be me? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) You must be coming to the stage now where it takes that hand-held flight round the workshop - Is that how it got dropped? Gone on admit it. Or would that just be me? Are you kidding? THAT manual flight under strict tower control ("ready for take off tower, heading SWW * at flight level...") Has to be absolutely mandatory (Apologies for the absolutely non-realistic radio patter chaps, some of we is only wannabes) No model ever gets on to my shelf until it has taken 'attitudes of flight' first * I know there's numbers that can be used here but nautical references apply, my FIRST (bless it) model ever was Golden Hind Edited August 20, 2014 by perdu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You must be coming to the stage now where it takes that hand-held flight round the workshop - Is that how it got dropped? Gone on admit it. Or would that just be me? Nope, that would be me too!!!!! It's looking the biz now Steve, love how the nose glazing has turned out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Nope, that would be me too!!!!! And me - accompanied by realistic jet noise of course (unless it's a prop job. Or helicopter (& for some reason the latter always sound like Wokkas....!!!)) K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I usually make them dogfight with a previously completed model. You know, for research purposes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongMan2 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) Deleted..... Edited August 24, 2014 by LongMan2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Not checked in for a while, great progress and looks stunning Steve, flawless paintwork! cheers Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) It's looking the biz now Steve, love how the nose glazing has turned out Ta Neil. I'm pretty pleased with the nose glazing. It's such a prominent feature of the JP5. I've been looking back thro' the thread and it was way back at the beginning of the year when I junked the kit parts. It reminded me of the help i had: See posts #376 and #498 1. I got the idea of the little lenses from Mark's PA140 build. 2. Geedubelyer suggested crash moulding the new glazing for the nose. 3. Mark suggested making a resin cast from the 'orrible distorting kit glazing to use when crash moulding. There. It's a group effort innit. Steve PS. MolarDoc, perdu, Woody, Keef and Procopius. Thank you for unburdening yourself of your inner children.....................I would just like it recorded that the JP crash did not occur during any test flying or dogfighting and was wholly unaccompanied by any 'whooshing' or other imitation of jet noise - or indeed any noise other than a plasticy clunk and the faint 'ping' of overstressed and disappearing etch and (possibly) the odd swear word or two..... Edited August 21, 2014 by Fritag 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 And what a cracking result it gave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Just caught up with this and its looking top notch Trawling around u-tube and found this series shows JP's and Hawks very well May bring back some memories Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 .I would just like it recorded that the JP crash did not occur during any test flying or dogfighting and was wholly unaccompanied by any 'whooshing' or other imitation of jet noise - or indeed any noise other than a plasticy clunk and the faint 'ping' of overstressed and disappearing etch and (possibly) the odd swear word or two..... Permission to treat the witness as hostile. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Could have been worse, could of come off it's jacks http://forums.jetcareers.com/threads/fedex-a310-got-a-little-jacked-up.203568/ http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/aircraft-maintenance-mishap.27927/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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