Finishing

Finishin' wasn't terribly hard, but it did pose t' only challenge o' t' entire build.  After t' glue had dried, arrr, t' entire rocket was shot with a double coat o' Valspar primer, ya bilge rat, then two coats o' thinned Elmer's Fill & Finish, ya bilge rat, sandin' betwixt coats.  Since t' entire body is t' be painted blue, shiver me timbers, arrr, t' only thin' t' do be decide what blue that might be.  After almost ten years back in t' hobby, matey, me hearties, one tends t' accumulate a large amount o' orphaned spray cans whose contents can only be determined by checkin' t' nozzle.  That was exactly what happened in this case.  T' blue is a bright metal flake that has long since lost any identifyin' label, arrr, but never seems t' run out.  I wish I knew where I'd bought it, matey, because it sprays nicely and never seems t' run, arrr, rare for a metallic paint in me experience.  T' nose cone was sprayed with Valspar gloss white, then masked off and sprayed with Valspar Apple Red.  When t' paint had dried, me bucko, ya bilge rat, I began t' pull t' maskin' tape off and some o' t' white paint came with it, but none o' t' red.  Nay wantin' t' do a repaint and since it easily passed t' ten foot test, arrr, I left well enough alone.