Hi all,
Another update to my CV-2 (USS Lexington) build. I have started cleaning up the resin pieces in the
Yankee Modelworks back date set. Lots of fun since this is the first time I've worked with resin.
Getting the pouring stubs off is a lot of work on the large flat pieces. I've been using a combination
of sanding sticks, sand paper, and, a razor saw. Get your sanding sticks in the manicure section at
Walgreens or a similar type store. Cheaper than hobby stores and many more grits available. Sanding
will produce loads of resin dust and I understand that it's toxic to breathe. At least hand sanding on a hard
flat surface doesn't throw the dust in the air.
I have also installed the flight deck. The deck is in 3 pieces and the fit at the bow is horrible. I took care of it
by cutting off the first three sections of deck-edge safety netting and doing some heavy sanding. All the netting
will eventually be cut off and replaced with GMM photo-etch after the flight deck is painted to represent
unpainted or stained Douglas Fir.
I've still got a little more clean-up to do before painting the flight deck.
The middle and forward sections of the flight deck fitted together nicely. However, there was a pretty
large gap between the middle and aft section.
This required some thought. First I considered using blue painters tape down each side of the gap
and filling it with Tamiya putty. Then, I thought about stretched sprue. Both would require sanding
and possible loss of the fine planking detail on the deck. Then I remembered I had some Evergreen
plastic 1/48th scale 1"x3" strips!
A perfect fit! Problem solved with no sanding, filling, or loss of detail.
Painting the flight deck is next on the agenda. More pix then.
All the best
Ray