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Old 04-23-2012, 04:47 PM   #20
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Re: Fujimi 1970 Le Mans #23 917K - Attwood\Herrmann

OK, well, another small update. I've actually gotten off my arse and painted the body, but of course it was all orange-peely as I expected. I cannot seem to get a smooth coat of paint to lay down for the life of me! I think you may be right Eric, in that I'm not thinning the paint enough. I've already sanded it back again and will be adding another couple coats shortly, so this time I'm going to thin the crap out of it first. Here's some shots of a mockup before I sanded it back:



Note the peel on the left rear fin; it's pretty much all over...



The rear:



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