Val Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Gutted for you glad you saved the after market parts and look forward to seeing the next attempt. It was looking really good as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Very sorry to hear about the fate of the kit, Sir.... you must have been deeply disappointed when it happened. Thanks for sharing all your great, detailed work with us. Sorry it wasn't a happier outcome for you. Chris. PS: Good luck with the new build of this monster kit. It WILL be worth it in the end! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Thanks very much folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 What a bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mate - I feel for you. It's happened to me before, so I can share your pain. At least you had a silver lining - the saving of your AM parts But don't let this put you off doing a WIP thread - they are very, very informative and you take great pictures (not blurry or out of focus). A lot of people can learn from not only your mistakes but also your successes. You had many more successes than failures on this build and you showed me a thing or 5 about this kit that I didn't previously know. Must be a good thing right? I've seen a WIP from someone who I would classify a pro and have a massive screw up. If he can do it, then anyone can! The public shame only lasts a couple of minutes until someone else comes along and tops your embarrassment with something even better Trust me - I know all about embarrassing myself publically...... I for one am looking forward to your next endeavour. MH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Wow, that's not good. It looked like it was coming along real nice and would have been nice addition to your well built Mig. Well, we all live and learn. So, good luck for next time around and I'll be following your next project as well. So, get busy Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedric.daumerie Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Hello Allan, Do you ave again the Aires and Eduard sets? I begin a Su-27 UB Best Regards Cedric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcop Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Hello Alan I really feel sorry for you...but if you learned something out of this very bad experience, could you please tell us what brand of paint you were using when this happened. I do not understand when you're telling us that you primed your model over an already existing base coat of Enamel paint. What Enamel paint did you use and what Polyurethane primer ? Normally the Primer should go first on the bare plastic, shouldn't it ? Many thanks for your explanations that could help avoiding such bad experience again … Do not feel ashamed...it already happened to many of us … Madcop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 3:30 PM, madcop said: Hello Alan I really feel sorry for you...but if you learned something out of this very bad experience, could you please tell us what brand of paint you were using when this happened. I do not understand when you're telling us that you primed your model over an already existing base coat of Enamel paint. What Enamel paint did you use and what Polyurethane primer ? Normally the Primer should go first on the bare plastic, shouldn't it ? Many thanks for your explanations that could help avoiding such bad experience again … Do not feel ashamed...it already happened to many of us … Madcop. I was trying to use a white polyurethane primer for the white nose parts, having elected to respray the camouflage colours as I wasn't happy with them. The overspray reacted really badly with the existing enamel coat on the fuselage. I then began to strip it back with a white spirit/cellulose thinners mix and then the seams popped open and the area around the cockpit began to melt. Perhaps I could have salvaged it, but I wasn't in the right frame of mind to try! Lesson learned, and I hope I stumble across a reasonably priced kit one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcop Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Hi Alan Count on me now to never spray polyurethane on enamels ( I still like those Xtracolours soooo much ! ). Sorry that I can't help you as I never bought 1/32 Flanker ( too huge for the place I have…) Good luck in your research for a new one. Thanks a lot. Madcop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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