09-23-2015, 11:25 AM
Primer/Paint/Decals.
After the fin can had cured, I backfilled the remaining slots with some aeropoxy light filler, but got no quality photos of the process. I'd considered going around the base with a single layer of light glass, but figured it'd not be worth the effort... would you have done it? Or perhaps something else? How would you handle full-length slots?
![[Image: 11260671_10205009042651670_3543285678039...e=569D7DFD]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/r90/11260671_10205009042651670_3543285678039956893_n.jpg?oh=305033a1e8b68b753a5bb24c890bb8fa&oe=569D7DFD)
Anyways, surface is prepped by sanding off obvious high spots, and then shooting with rattle-can primer. This one, to be precise.
![[Image: 11921704_10205009042331662_2569278557453...e=56AB4822]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11921704_10205009042331662_256927855745387083_n.jpg?oh=220c1937366f7c81f88e233fe3956c89&oe=56AB4822)
Sand a bit more, and fill in obvious lows with some of this.
![[Image: 11951908_10205008964049705_5983846556913...e=56A38A3A]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/11951908_10205008964049705_5983846556913717454_n.jpg?oh=a3ec6ad2c7dfa6a826f6627046dfe505&oe=56A38A3A)
Lather, rinse, repeat until I can live with the finish. Process repeated for each airframe section.
![[Image: 11951979_10205009088012804_2662594686924...e=5691BB2C]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/v/t1.0-9/11951979_10205009088012804_2662594686924825922_n.jpg?oh=8432112aed5571aae0cabf4493537cb3&oe=5691BB2C)
Airframes are shot in 2x Gloss Black. Two coats were done, with a wet-sand between.
![[Image: 11225724_10205057771589863_4707031961636...e=5695720D]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/11225724_10205057771589863_470703196163638168_n.jpg?oh=7abb35af1e01530528cd7283bfb5917c&oe=5695720D)
When I saw Mark from Stickershock was again accepting orders, I contacted him immediately. Pinhead is amblazoned on the FWFG nosecone.
![[Image: 10982175_10205061921333604_1393936407802...e=5697247D]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/10982175_10205061921333604_1393936407802457978_n.jpg?oh=7970f46299b0d20ce6561cdd03513fc3&oe=5697247D)
To have a Hellraiser rocket without chains and hooks is just.... wrong. So Mark made up some for me. I had to slice them with the Favorite X-Acto knife at the airframe separation points.
![[Image: 11988492_10205062172219876_1581991946499...e=56A18131]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11988492_10205062172219876_1581991946499089306_n.jpg?oh=816710cdc2ff8d74e09778928c9505e9&oe=56A18131)
He even made the faces of the infamous puzzle box --the Lament Configuration-- for the fins.
![[Image: 11987104_10205062172579885_5069554092936...e=56636296]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/v/t1.0-9/11987104_10205062172579885_5069554092936712403_n.jpg?oh=51543dd83d706d364f1af2b1ffd82593&oe=56636296)
Air bubbles are worked out with a squeegee. I mean, my Tripoli card. Yes, I may have used this JUST to post in a build thread. Heh.
![[Image: 10155718_10205062172659887_4837498931305...e=569550EC]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10155718_10205062172659887_483749893130541626_n.jpg?oh=71c695c5305f6b1371dda3783b716627&oe=569550EC)
Fins. I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.
Next: Assembled reveal.
Later!
--Coop
After the fin can had cured, I backfilled the remaining slots with some aeropoxy light filler, but got no quality photos of the process. I'd considered going around the base with a single layer of light glass, but figured it'd not be worth the effort... would you have done it? Or perhaps something else? How would you handle full-length slots?
![[Image: 11260671_10205009042651670_3543285678039...e=569D7DFD]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/r90/11260671_10205009042651670_3543285678039956893_n.jpg?oh=305033a1e8b68b753a5bb24c890bb8fa&oe=569D7DFD)
Anyways, surface is prepped by sanding off obvious high spots, and then shooting with rattle-can primer. This one, to be precise.
![[Image: 11921704_10205009042331662_2569278557453...e=56AB4822]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11921704_10205009042331662_256927855745387083_n.jpg?oh=220c1937366f7c81f88e233fe3956c89&oe=56AB4822)
Sand a bit more, and fill in obvious lows with some of this.
![[Image: 11951908_10205008964049705_5983846556913...e=56A38A3A]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/11951908_10205008964049705_5983846556913717454_n.jpg?oh=a3ec6ad2c7dfa6a826f6627046dfe505&oe=56A38A3A)
Lather, rinse, repeat until I can live with the finish. Process repeated for each airframe section.
![[Image: 11951979_10205009088012804_2662594686924...e=5691BB2C]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/v/t1.0-9/11951979_10205009088012804_2662594686924825922_n.jpg?oh=8432112aed5571aae0cabf4493537cb3&oe=5691BB2C)
Airframes are shot in 2x Gloss Black. Two coats were done, with a wet-sand between.
![[Image: 11225724_10205057771589863_4707031961636...e=5695720D]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/11225724_10205057771589863_470703196163638168_n.jpg?oh=7abb35af1e01530528cd7283bfb5917c&oe=5695720D)
When I saw Mark from Stickershock was again accepting orders, I contacted him immediately. Pinhead is amblazoned on the FWFG nosecone.
![[Image: 10982175_10205061921333604_1393936407802...e=5697247D]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/10982175_10205061921333604_1393936407802457978_n.jpg?oh=7970f46299b0d20ce6561cdd03513fc3&oe=5697247D)
To have a Hellraiser rocket without chains and hooks is just.... wrong. So Mark made up some for me. I had to slice them with the Favorite X-Acto knife at the airframe separation points.
![[Image: 11988492_10205062172219876_1581991946499...e=56A18131]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11988492_10205062172219876_1581991946499089306_n.jpg?oh=816710cdc2ff8d74e09778928c9505e9&oe=56A18131)
He even made the faces of the infamous puzzle box --the Lament Configuration-- for the fins.
![[Image: 11987104_10205062172579885_5069554092936...e=56636296]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/v/t1.0-9/11987104_10205062172579885_5069554092936712403_n.jpg?oh=51543dd83d706d364f1af2b1ffd82593&oe=56636296)
Air bubbles are worked out with a squeegee. I mean, my Tripoli card. Yes, I may have used this JUST to post in a build thread. Heh.
![[Image: 10155718_10205062172659887_4837498931305...e=569550EC]](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10155718_10205062172659887_483749893130541626_n.jpg?oh=71c695c5305f6b1371dda3783b716627&oe=569550EC)
Fins. I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.
Next: Assembled reveal.
Later!
--Coop