Friday, August 30, 2019

Estes Gryphon #7280 Build, Part 9, Mask & Paint



A strip of masking tape was pressed into the notch on the engine pod hook. I didn't want paint to stick to the glider body.





After the first white undercoat I noticed a few air bubbles and rough areas.
I used some glue on a toothpick to fill the bubbles and some filler/primer brushed on the rough areas.

There was still some open grain on the hook, Some CWF was rubbed in and sanded with 400 grit.

After this first white undercoat there is always some sanding on the rough areas and glue boogers.




Look close at the tip of the nose cone. There is a molding ridge at the tip. This was sanded smooth before spraying gloss black.

The shoulder ridge was filled with a Sharpie pen.

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