Repairing paint on replaced fin

[SaintJohn]

So I decided that I should at least try the putty to fill in the cracks. Big mistake. Even applying micro-amounts with a toothpick, I couldn't control where it went, and as I had feared I have now enlarged the paint repair area, probably without having fixed what I was trying to fix. Once I saw what was happening I stopped immediately. Tomorrow I'll brush paint the area again and call it finished, regardless of what it looks like.

I have so many stories of regret from going back to "fix" what was already fixed. I can totally relate. Each time I eventually did the same as you can called it done lol.

 

[solid_fuel]

“Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.”
-Billy Shakespeare

 

[neil_w]

“Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.”
-Billy Shakespeare

That guy's got potential. One day he may make something of himself.

 

[BABAR]

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.......

 

[Gary Byrum]

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.......

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider.
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

That guy's got potential. One day he may make something of himself.
Shakespeare was a cocanut, pot head and did hallucinogens.

 

[neil_w]

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider.
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

I'm at the "dog" stage, approximately. Trying to cut my losses before advancing to the horse.

 

[Gary Byrum]

I'm at the "dog" stage, approximately. Trying to cut my losses before advancing to the horse.

Well, you know the old saying, "If the horse throws you, get back on and try again". Saddle up biatch....

 

[BABAR]

Food for thought. If anyone actually produced an Iris-T missile, it is almost inevitable that your model will look better than theirs after both have their first flights

 

[BABAR]

Also, “real” bombs and missiles may not have the same quality of paint job as the show room models.

 

[neil_w]

Here's the final result. I can't tell if the Tamiya white putty helped, or if it's just that I applied several more layers of touch-up paint, but I think overall it is noticeably better than what I had before in post 22.



This is actually the first fin repair I've made where I've tried to also repair the paint. Clearly this is an area where I have much to learn, but in this case I'm satisfied (enough) with the result.