Week 5
by Martín Héctor Afflitto Echagüe

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Day 29: Friday

Today it has been a hard day very little of modelism,as accountant of my club I had to go and pay for the hotel saloon for the competition. On top of everything tomorrow morning my nephew takes his First Comunion,it's very important for the family and they don't understand of kit challenges. No way.On Sunday I'll have to work and no rest at all if I want to arrive... It comes the painting period It's very little time to finish but it makes me nervous all this delays. I closed the tower.I put thin plastic layers in the front in case I want to correct or arrange sth.the 2mm are a hard shield. I cut a long screw for the whole set. The fuselage is taking its shape,I keep a little secret for the end...

Pray for me... I need it. OH!! God some help please.

Day 30: Saturday

My work today was simbolic I could only put acrilic laque to the wood that covers the cokpit. I should have to recover time in any possible way.

Day 31: Sunday

Today was a hard working day, I set a screw 20cm long in order to fix the tower. I closed the tower definetly,I sand papered the whole set. I needed to achieve that the plastic surface had a similar texture to the melted steel. To achieve that,I Diluted Putty Of Tamiya 2 measures for each measure and a half of Putty and a measure of MEK. With this solution I painted all the surface and then covered it with Guesso( Dioxido de titanium, Co2co3 Mg++, Aluminium). Then, you sandpaper it again.

Day 32: Monday, 1st of November

The countdown started.

I covered the deck with cream shoes,once it dried I sandpapered it to create the brea lines. I made the eyes sticking plastic rings to which I added pins to give the image. I covered with my stuff the free parts of the deck. Finally the turret covered with guesso and sandpapered with very thin

sandpaper (1200). Last visit of the judging comission,Juan Mounier some clarifying concepts about the fuselage of the aeroplane and limits of painting,in details. continue running...

Day 33 Tuesday , Novembre 2

These are tense days and preparatory for the occasion. Today I did,it seems nothing important,but I can't go to the next step if I don't finish the ones I'm following today. The front part is almost ready. Cabin painted. More screws.

There are only few hours missing...

Day 34: wednesday, november 3

GRRRRRR!!!

Only looking at the date scares me. I finished the front side,armed the turret,and did the launching ramp. Only 48 hours missing;Shall I arrive on time?.

Day 35: Thursday

Estoy cansado y no termino I started painting,rather late but I'll try to arrive on time. I put the railing and other details. I'm tired and I don't finish.

Gluppp.!!!! Gluppp!!!! Gluppp!!!!


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