Saturday, 7 April 2012

Task Force Easter

I was thrilled this week when the Easter Bunny brought me some early goodies in the form of this little nest egg secured for a few shillings on Feebay. A fine fleet of Hong Kong prowess graced with a somewhat battle-damaged but nonetheless green-engined Tarheel Task Force 1 no less! My Tarheel Task Force fleet has just grown 100% adding to my loose yellow TF2 [or do I mean 200%? I'm confused!]

Now not being Milliputian by nature I have no idea how to repair the damage on the front of this TF1. Where would I start? I also need a clear  TF1 cockpit blister and a silver front wheel if anyone has any spare. Here's what it should look like along with it's other US compatriots courtesy of reader Astronit.

4 comments:

  1. Errr....I think you increased your collection by 50%, as a result the collection had grown by 100% which represents an interest growth rate of 200%...but I'm a retard so what do I know!

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  2. You could repair the hole in the nose with a small amount of 'milliput', mix it up, put it in the gap and shape it with a wet cloth. When it is dry, mix up some acrylic paint to match the red. You could make your own canopy. Get a piece of balsa wood and cut it and sand it to the shape of the canopy. Then get a sheet of clear plastic from a model shop and (this is the tricky bit), heat it over the cooker until it is soft enough to push the balsa into and get the shape. Cut it out and glue on with 5-minute epoxy glue! Good luck!

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  3. Now that was a timely answer. Ive just bought a partial kit of TB4 with my Firefly and its missing the rear fin and the canopy. I was going to ask you Kevin, whats the best way to make one! I tried using a piece of lemonade bottle plastic heated in boiling water, but it curled up too fast!

    and Woodsy, I can donate a silver wheel and possibly a canopy, my TF1 is in pieces now after years of abuse!

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  4. Same advice as Kevin D re Milliput, but it can also be shaped with a wet blade to get the basic shape, then sanded when dry. If you use a matte paint, you can polish the painted surface with a soft cloth to get a plastic-style shine. But you'll find colour matching is difficult I suspect.

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