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[Pablo]

Thanks and I'm proud to play a part in "A tale of two Bandits" 

 

Bodies like this with convoluted sides are always a challenge. It's much more complicated than simply trimming straight edges. I guess that's why I got selected for the job? The precision of the chassis in this case really made it as easy as it could be. I nailed the trimming and pinning. No brag, just fact 

 

 

My favorite masking tape is Tamiya. I masked the cockpit and sealed the four pin holes, then applied the "Auto Club" and "Dynamic" decals inside with Faux Glaze

 

 

 

[Pablo]

My LED lamp that sits to my immediate left at my work station failed yesterday. So I went to a backup (incandescent) light, and it's going to change the way everything looks  Sorry

 

Skinny small "cigar" bodies like this I just mask the entire outside to preclude overspray. I used Tamiya for the skirts and regular Scotch blue to fill the gaps. Wrapped it up like a Gordita

 

 

Peeled away the masking tape on both ends, then re-masked to make Tamiya NATO Flat black ovals 

 

 

 

I spent hours mixing and spraying the paint mix; I hope Larry likes it

 

 

Tomorrow, final flat black touches on the cockpit

 

 

 

 

[Bill from NH]

Have you ever tried Glad Cling wrap for overspray masking?

[Larry Horner]

Pablo, that looks amazing and the color is spot on! And I love the black oval detail up front. 

[Pablo]

Thanks Larry, tonight the flat black on the canopy vent areas.

 

No, I never tried Glad Wrap but I will some day. If I could find a way to do it as well as Red Fox does, I'd do it to every single body. But I bet Gugu uses a special secret material 

[Bill from NH]

In the grocery store this morning, a 200 sq. ft. box of the Glad Cling was $2.59. Not only is it cheap, but it goes on in one piece, & when you remove it, it never leaves traces of adhesive like some tapes.

 

Somebody, maybe Bolink, used to sell a body wash that removed overspray. A late friend from VA & FL sent me a recipe for removing overspray. When I find it in a raft of paper, I'll forward you a copy. These body washes were used in the days before acrylic paints were popular.

[Pablo]

I'll try it some day. For acrylic overspray I use this:

 

[Pablo]

Flat black on the cockpit sides done. Tomorrow, the Pactra detail stripes. Again, the new lighting makes the yellow appear much more orangy than it really is.

 

[Bill from NH]

Those two micro dots of fluorescent orange really work, don't they!  

[Larry Horner]

I can't remember whether my original Bandit had the vents blacked out or not but those are totally rockin it!   

I can hardly wait to see it with stripes. Lookin good Pablo!

[Pablo]

My job here is done. I added some cross-hatch filament tape protection for your pin tubes, Larry

 

 

When you open this baggie, you will find a Dynamic wheel wrench I'm gifting you, also a pair of 2mm X 3mm long screws that will be a perfect fit for the PS 4002B

 

 

Here you can see the color in natural light on my balcony railing, and I think the detail tape worked super. No way could I ever paint lines that straight 

 

 

 

 

A side benefit of being a "not-so-great photographer" is, I'm sure you will find it looks better in person than in my photos 

 

 

[Larry Horner]

Looks awesome Pablo ... can't wait to see it in person. Thank so much for all you efforts! The BBs for the Puppy Dog rebuild arrived on Friday so now it's time for me to get crackin and get this beast out on the track.