Day 248
Sunday October 30, 2022
My forgotten hobby has been a learning experience I have been documenting since December 2013, and even more since February 24, 2022.
Sharing about what I have been building here was mostly about the fear of messing things up and taking bad decisions in a much smaller scale… 1/48 scale.
My forgotten hobby has been testing my resilience with ICM’s Bf 109F-4 since I wanted it to be a memorial for what has been happening in Ukraine since February 24, 2022.
One thing I haven’t learned is to get over mistakes I have accumulated and move on by building this model kit…
Wednesday the Bf 109F-4 had received its second coat of paint, and Thursday I wanted to see if the paint had effectively peeled off like it did a week ago.
I took this photo Thursday afternoon before removing the masking tape even if the last camouflage dark green coat had not been applied.
Taking photos helps remembering the decisions I make on the spur of the moment.
The paint didn’t peel off, but this is what happened… I saw that coming but I kept on removing the masking tape covering the landing gear.
I will never learn making bad decisions leads me eventually to mess things up again and again. However in this case I was able to fix that by drilling two holes and inserting a piece of stapple.
The landing gear was glued back and set aside for the glue to cure.
This is when I saw…
More yellow paint had peeled off under the wings and the engine…
Stay tuned.
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