Mongram P-80 (1977-1980?)

[Sprue-ce Goose]

Naw, just several cups of coffee! Fixed the link on the above post.

several cups of coffee oughta get the muscles twitching fast enough to do all that sanding.................

........build is lookin' good so far !

[LyleW]

Thanks guys. I think she'll be a two-bagger.

[Manny1943]

Thanks guys. I think she'll be a two-bagger.

I love your P-80 and want to two-bag her...

[LyleW]

You got it! one bag for you and one for the plane.

[Stuart]

Thanks guys. I think she'll be a two-bagger.

'two-bagger'!?! I haven't heard that one in a while, still it's better than a 'Stumper'....


I think you're being too hard on yourself Lyle - that internal work looks good to me. I really like these old Mono kits - they're generally fun to build!

Cheers

Stuart

[LyleW]

Thanks, Portman. Aren't we all harder on ourselves? On this one, the paint did not come out as I had wanted. But, it was a filler project, so not too worried about that. Bigger problem showed up a day or so ago. The Decals looked to be perfect. I did think to make a copy of them to have. Good thing. They splintered horribly. I put on some of the decal sealer, but i guess I did not put enough of it on them. Still falling apart. The plan is to make some additional coats of the sealer, see how that goes and make what I need too for replacements.

[Stikpusher]

The Shooting Star had very sleek and clean lines when no tip tanks or ordnance was hung off her... such a sharp looking bird!

Sorry to hear about the decals...

[Stuart]

Thanks, Portman. Aren't we all harder on ourselves? On this one, the paint did not come out as I had wanted. But, it was a filler project, so not too worried about that. Bigger problem showed up a day or so ago. The Decals looked to be perfect. I did think to make a copy of them to have. Good thing. They splintered horribly. I put on some of the decal sealer, but i guess I did not put enough of it on them. Still falling apart. The plan is to make some additional coats of the sealer, see how that goes and make what I need too for replacements.

I feel your pain Lyle - I love old kits, I hate old decals! I hope you manage to get them sorted.

And yes, I agree - we are all our own worst critics!

[LyleW]

Stik, thanks. As "old school" as the P80 looked - straight wings, etc., she was still a classic design. I think a perfect I'll polish it out a bit and see if that helps the finish.

I hope i don't have to buy a set. I have everything i need to make the exact sheet. We'll see.

Good thing this is fun, huh?

[LyleW]

As I've gotten older, what little patience I had is diminishing. So, time to do decals. As I said earlier, they splintered horribly. Saved some with MicroScale Liquid Decal Film and printed some others. The "USAF" was a major casualty. The paper I bought (clear) is outstanding. Looks like it was painted.



More later.