Restoring Brad Gaffy's Galactica....

[JAWS]

Ok when we moved out there was a terrible accident & Brad's Galactica was destroyed, well close to it.
So now am starting work on repairing it. It's been at the front of my storage shed awaiting attention
           

[JAWS]

Work has begun

[JAWS]

Portside mostly done. Some fresh primer to help pun point problem areas.

[Richard_2001]

Wow,

Those Galmonging Cylons sure did a number on that Battlestar!

Richard

[JAWS]

That's an understatement.

[Wombat]

Yikes that is a mess. Hopefully you can get it back into shape again.
Looks like a bit of work though. Good luck!!

[Red III]

Man...that looks like one of my RC planes after a really bad day at the flying field. Looking forward to watching you bring it back to life.

[Brisfx]

I am not concerned at all, accidents happen and I am sure Jason and I can eventually put it right
It will look better than before. Have to start looking at buying more kits now

[JAWS]

The Portside bay is pretty clean after being rubbed back. There is a lot of dust & overspray over dust that made this model a bit rough in its later days. Going to have to rub the whole model down as you can distinctively see the difference between new & old. So yeah she is going to look sharper than she did prior to the attack. Lucky acrylic breaks cleanly so as long as I have all the bits it shouldn't be a problem to get back together again.

[JAWS]

Got the Back Plate back together. Not happy with the bottom part. Just wouldn't sit in flush. Sanding will fix it. The Port sits in well so am not going to mess with it.
       

[JAWS]

Looks fresh in the light. Clean.            

[darkimmitator]

Lookin real good with the new refit / repair . keep it coming and thanks for sharing !!

[Wombat]

Nice work!!

[Brisfx]

Looking great mate thanks for all the work

[JAWS]

Getting there.
Almost at the hard part.
           

[Wombat]

Going back together nicely there..

[LeeS]

I fear having to do this to one of mine one day :-)

[JAWS]

Piece by piece. Just getting them back together. It will be a relief to hand this back to Brad.

[darkimmitator]

How did it end up needing such repair ?

[JAWS]

Kenny did you read my first post?

When I moved house the garage roller door was initiated & Brad's G was a couple of millimetres too close...

[darkimmitator]

Some how I missed that ! Millimeters always seem to be an issue with these battlestar builds , don't they !!!

[Wombat]

Yes but not normally in this way.. LOL

[JAWS]

ok so the Back Plate has been repaired. A quick spin on the belt sander evened the bottom edge out in seconds. I hate sanding acrylics...
Just have to smooth over the joins, a little filler around the Ports & it's ready for some kit parts that fell off or weren't on yet. happy about this. Brad did a pretty good job of the Ports & was worried they were screwed. Probably the last things on this model I want to have to rebuild, since I did mine like 3 or 4 times & still not happy with them.

[JAWS]

Well I guess its on to the Starboard landing Bay.
This is going to be interesting...

[Brisfx]

That back plate looks brilliant Jase

[JAWS]

You built it mate. I just fixed it & gave it some paint.

[JAWS]

My wife's ol man let bring the G home to work on. He's not a fan of things lying around, well stuff that's not his anyway. So on to rebuilding the back end & the Starboard Bay.
   

[JAWS]

Working
   

[JAWS]

I'm 99% confident I have all the bits. Also confident the Starboard Bay will go back together well.
Getting there bit by bit. The Engine Box & Waist, which I only just finished modifying for Brad, should be done by tonight. Can spend tomorrow on the Bay.            

[JAWS]

That's it for today. Am happy with today's effort. Time for a Scorch or two.
       

[Brisfx]

Mate thanks for all the work. I have found a Hasegawa Akagi for $40 negotiable. Good price?

[JAWS]

Yeah that's reasonable. Watch rhe shipping cost.

[Brisfx]

Its in Nerang

[darkimmitator]

Really coming along on this major repair . Excellent progress mate !!

[olcabour]

That's lot of work.
Good luck.

Your first repairing looks nice

[JAWS]

Big day today. Going to get the Bay back together. Didn't sleep much thinking about my plan of attack.

[JAWS]

Back to work.
Adding some under supports to the broken areas. He's to get the joins flush as well as strengthen. Nearly got the top back together. The seams will be filled & sanded.
           

[JAWS]

Piece by piece.
   

[Brisfx]

Almost ready to fly again

[JAWS]

LOL....
Almost. The ol boy just got up so time to flip it over... This will be interesting.
   

[JAWS]

Yay! Didn't break anything.
   

[Brisfx]

Forgotten i had those screws in there. How accurate is the shape under there mate??

[JAWS]

Well its beer O'clock. Just picked up some WELDON acrylic glue. So these are the two most important toils of the day.
   

[JAWS]

I really hate how vertical photos are transported horizontally from my phone!

[JAWS]

Piece by piece.
   

[JAWS]

Running out of parts.
   

[JAWS]

The last corner was a bi!?h to get in.
Some filler time coming up. But she just about together again.
   

[JAWS]

Inner side. Looking ok.
   

[Wombat]

That looks like it's going back together pretty well. Nice work!!

[JAWS]

Not too bad.