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1/100 Dugong (A380) A Sympathetic Restoration

May 25 2012 at 11:34 PM
wally  (Login cac_sabre)
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from IP address 124.182.44.165
A Graphideco model made as a promotional item for Airbus Industrie.
I acquired this model about 3 years ago, it was damaged and was missing an engine, I had a replacement engine copied and cast from one of the dislodged survivors and put the thing away for a while. Subsequently it rolled off the shelf in the garage and exploded into several more pieces, I shovelled it up and put it away. Cleaning the garage a few weeks ago I rediscovered it and decided to do a restoration, but in a "Panam" scheme. I was talked out of this by a collector who pointed out the model was by Graphideco and was unusual in that it wore obsolete Airbus house colours.. the jet never flew in this scheme. So a straight restoration it was to be.

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Keeping as much of the model and its finish as original as possible


How we got here.
The wreckage
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Fin and Tailplane Repair
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Wing tip repair and cast copy engine replacement graft
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Out of Heavy Maintenance and to the Surface Finishing shop
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Fin Painting, white done, blue just finished (touch up and cleaning required)
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Wingtips and repairs painted
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