A new coat, hello and goodbyes

In the ongoing battle of my MiG-15, a 4th coat was applied, this time Humbrol 27002, a MetalCote. Well…the earlier sanding wasn’t quite good enough. Little scratch marks from the sanding came through in the MetalCote. Bare Metal Finish (BMF) as it’s known is the worst for showing up errors. However, this last Wednesday, and today it’sSunday…

Friday night spent sanding. I am quite sure that no one has ever sanded one of those MiG kits to such a degree! It’s now glass smooth, and I’m sure that if I can spray right, the final finish will look good. However, I need to apply the coat, and yes, I’m nervous! After all, it has been 4 coats already.

I sold to Hannants a whole load of kits. Mostly stuff that I would never build, for various reasons. Guess what, me, the man who likes lists, forgot to write them down! However, the big stuff included a 1/12 scale Revell Ferrari F2002 and a 1/32 Trumpeter F4U Corsair. The Corsair could have been a nice kit, but way too complex! As for the Ferrari, well, hmm, I just know that as much as I would like to, I would never get around to it. The Ferrari cost me £60, £10 down from normal price. The Trumpeter was £40, so, just these two alone was £100. Other than that, an Airfix DC-9, a SMER (ex-Aurora) Camel, some Airfix figures, some old Hasagawa stuff from the 70’s (with raised panel lines), and, er, some more bits! Anyway, in exchange for those kits, and some money, I purchased the Tamiya 1/350 Enterprise, a huge kit!

Mirror glass and motorways

Driving back last night, had a lovely diversion.  Yep, the M25 was closed from junctions 8 to 10, clockwise.  Did the authorities both giving advance notice?  Of course not!  Thus, I spent 1-2 hours sitting in traffic additional to what should have been.  Ah well, it happens, just so damn frustrating.

Could it get worse?  Yes!  I parked at up at 3am, but at midday when I went to the car, I found that the mirror glass had been stolen.  The mirror glass, just the glass, with no damage to the car.  A professional job, but so annoying.  At least it wasn’t malicious.  If it had been, I think I would have sold the car.

Ironed a week’s shirts, do I lead an exciting life!