Yippee ! One fixed, one to go !

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I got the instrument panel back into my Hurricane today. I had to remove the rear bulkhead and stick to get some room to move. I placed the bottom of the panel on the frame crosspiece, then tipped the model as I prodded the panel into place. Gravity held it there as I applied the CA. SUCCESS ! [:D]
After giving it a few hours to dry, I Futured the airframe. When that was dry to the touch, I reglued the bulkhead and stick. I’m glad THAT’S over !

I washed the vac nosepiece for my Ar 234, and some of the Future softened (cloudy pool at the bottom). I re-dipped it, and it’s now good to go. I’ll be painting this one soon, so my Arado will be saved as well.

Today was a MUCH better day than Monday ! [:p]

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Ah the trails and tribulations of model building.
Way to go ,Pix and nice pitt in the Hurricane.

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Outstanding detail, as usual!

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nice!!!
Hey Pix how do you remove a piece thats already glued in without ruining it or the plastice around it?

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Looks excellent pix. The cockpit detail is great. Thanks for sharing.

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Glad to hear that you fixed the Arado, We were running out of bird poop repair suggestions. The Hurricane is looking good, too.

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Good news Pix. Glad you overcame the setbacks. Anxious to see the completed masterpieces.

Regards, Rick

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The cockpit looks outstanding Pix

Thad

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Thanks obiwan, ModelNerd, woodbeck, pingtang, subfixer, Rick, and Thad !

woodbeck - CA has great tensile strength, and weaker shear strength. Since I used tiny dabs to hold the bulkhead in place, it was easy to slip a blade in the seam and gently wiggle the part free.

subfixer - the bird poop suggestions were “amusing.” Since I receive so many congratulations for successes, I thought I’d share my failures as well. Not every attempt is successful in this hobby.

If mistakes made during a build increases your knowledge, I must be a walking encyclopedia by now ! I enjoy the challenge of the possibility of something going wrong. If I play it safe with a build, I find no enjoyment in it. Long live errors and corrections !

Thanks again !

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way togo pix. there was never any worries here
Jason

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[:)]Hi Pix,
Amazing work on that cockpit! Can’t wait to see more of this great build. Glad to know things are going better for you now.

Later,

Darren.

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great attitude Pix, i live by the motto “If you don’t make mistakes, you ain’t doing anything”
some people tend to think that mistakes are bad, how untrue, it is part of the learning process [8D]

as usual great looking build[:D]

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Pix,

I’ll call your “walking encyclopedia” and raise you one “Library of Congress”. My mistakes surely would fill that place. [alien]