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bowing BLMA gons
« on: October 06, 2011, 10:04:43 PM »
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Russ told me to use hot water to distress gons.  Not a bad idea, since it allows you to massage the damage in place without resorting to more drastic and potentially damaging measures.  During this process, I got the idea to bend the sides of the gon downwards, drill through them under the underframe, and add a steel bar (actually just the bit left in place :facepalm:) across the bottom to hold the sides in their new, warped position:



I admit that the end result is really subtle, but more noticeable in person than this photos since the sides bow outwards too.



I'll get more photos up when I finish the decaling and weathering.

BTW, any weathered SP gons like this?  The CR isn't working for me. :|

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Re: bowing BLMA gons
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 10:27:17 PM »
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Lookin good Mr Mann!
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