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First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
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First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
Picked this shrike up pretty cheap last week. It was dirty and stained. I've taken it upon myself to return it to, near, former glory. It's very difficult to remove the stains since they have to be sanded out and the plastic isn't very thick to begin with. I did my best short of painting it.
Before:
After sanding and polishing(excuse the terrible lighting making it look green.):
It's not perfect. But it certainly looks better without the majority of the stains.
I've got a new canopy and stickers on the way. All I really need is a new nacelle. The originally one is completely stained and if I sanded it, it would be very thin and fragile.
Anyone got a yellow shrike nacelle?
Oh! And I also need a steering wheel and yellow spinner.
Before:
After sanding and polishing(excuse the terrible lighting making it look green.):
It's not perfect. But it certainly looks better without the majority of the stains.
I've got a new canopy and stickers on the way. All I really need is a new nacelle. The originally one is completely stained and if I sanded it, it would be very thin and fragile.
Anyone got a yellow shrike nacelle?
Oh! And I also need a steering wheel and yellow spinner.
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
It looks a lot better, but it's still pretty bad. If i'd known it was in this shape I would of suggested earlier to go ahead and just paint it.
Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
I think the odd lighting is making it look a little worse than it is. It looks better in person.Mark Boesen wrote:It looks a lot better, but it's still pretty bad. If i'd known it was in this shape I would of suggested earlier to go ahead and just paint it.
I've still got some work to do on it though.
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
That's pretty much the plan!WingingIt74 wrote:Slap it back together and make it a runner and have fun with it
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
Flat black! Rat proprod.Mark Boesen wrote:It looks a lot better, but it's still pretty bad. If i'd known it was in this shape I would of suggested earlier to go ahead and just paint it.
Bob
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
Paint the wheels black too and put red pin stripes on the tires. Would look good with the red "8" stickers too.dckrsn wrote:Flat black! Rat proprod.Mark Boesen wrote:It looks a lot better, but it's still pretty bad. If i'd known it was in this shape I would of suggested earlier to go ahead and just paint it.
Bob
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
The flat black would look cool with red wheels and maybe white walls, and maybe slap a rat fink in the cockpit, lol! Of course once you ran it the oil would make it gloss black.
Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
No problem. Flames! Perfect distraction from the oily tail.Mark Boesen wrote:The flat black would look cool with red wheels and maybe white walls, and maybe slap a rat fink in the cockpit, lol! Of course once you ran it the oil would make it gloss black.
Bob
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
Try setting your camera for indoor incandescent lighting, it may take the green out.
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
I found that Mothers aluminum polish works quite well. I did this on a small Pitts bipe which was white with similar staining. In my situation, it removed much of the staining but I didn't sand . It certainly looked better than when I tried to manually clean with alcohol. Your staining does indeed look pretty bad. Ken
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
When you get this puppy running, some video would be great !!
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
That's exactly what I used. Works really well. I use it to polish my engines too. Just gotta make sure you give them a bath in fuel after to get the remaining residue off or else the engine could basically destroy itself of any got inside to a wearing surface.Ken Cook wrote: I found that Mothers aluminum polish works quite well. I did this on a small Pitts bipe which was white with similar staining. In my situation, it removed much of the staining but I didn't sand . It certainly looked better than when I tried to manually clean with alcohol. Your staining does indeed look pretty bad. Ken
I can certainly do that.Kim wrote:When you get this puppy running, some video would be great !!
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
Got the canopy and stickers in today.
Just need to replace that Nacelle and get a steering wheel.
Here's the eBay pictures of the condition it was in when I got it.
Just need to replace that Nacelle and get a steering wheel.
Here's the eBay pictures of the condition it was in when I got it.
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
Hey Stang, that's a really cool,
respectable lookin' rod.
I side with the runners as opposed to
the museum pieces.
Bob
respectable lookin' rod.
I side with the runners as opposed to
the museum pieces.
Bob
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
When I was in I think 1st grade we had a field trip to the cox factory, and that's the one model, that I remember, seeing there.
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Cox Shrike and Resto
These Cox Shrikes are actually pretty cool. I just wanted to mention after 25 years plus of auto painting experience sometimes you might be able to wetsand the plastic with 1500 or 2000 grit paper and polish it. There also is Novus plastic polish that works quite well, I used it on the black plastic of the Adam 12 Car. Lets face it, the Nitromethane is a little aggressive on the plastic at times. Maybe a Krylon spray paint job? I have a Cox dune blaster that I sprayed with Dupont Axalta Chromapriemer and Nason 496 Clear that holds up very well. Good luck! I love to see these toys being Refurbished.
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Re: First Issue Shrike "Restoration"
Where did you buy the canopy for your Shrike?G.O. Stang wrote:Got the canopy and stickers in today.
Just need to replace that Nacelle and get a steering wheel.
Here's the eBay pictures of the condition it was in when I got it.
Regards,
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