Aaarghhh! I knew it was going too well lol
I got the paint on today and was starting to assemble everything. The large side locker only has small mounting points so I decided to reinforce them with super glue. This is where my CA curse bit me.
Somehow, after adding a few drops via a rats tail to the underside of the truck I managed to get 4 blobs on top of the bonnet. I've still no idea how it happened! Anywhere else and I could have disguised it with mud or something, but such is Murphys Law.
Anyway, that left me with this mess. Gutted is an understatement:
After a good weep, and kicking our imaginary cat all around the garden I set about fixing it.
First off was a good bout of sanding to feather the area out. Starting with 400 and working down to 1500 with my cut down Infini sticks:
I didn't bother with any masking, I was just careful where I directed the
airbrush. I built up the layers of different shades again and was chuffed with the result.
Not perfect but good enough:
After recovering from that trauma I assembled the rest of it. Now ready for
decals etc. It looks a bit light with the black background but it'll darken down with washes and stuff: