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Way use Bill King used
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Bill King says this about Hobbypoxy’
In scale models especially, a good finish is important. | used Hobbypoxy
exclusively on my Fleet |. Hobbypoxy ‘Stuff’ was used on all areas to be
covered with fabric to seal the wood before the silk was put on, After the silk
was in place, and sealed with dope, ‘Stull’ was again brushed on to fil any
balsa grain still showing, | chose “Stuff because it sands easily and you run
litle risk of cutting into the fabric. | put Hobbypoxy Filler on all sheeted and
block areas of the fuselage to provide a tough base for Hobbypoxy colors.
The final step was to spray the entire plane with three coats of Hobbypoxy
White, The Orange and Blue trim colors were masked off and sprayed with
one coat
Hi there! J thought would add my two and one half cents worth to what Bill
King said about Hobbypoxy. What he didn't say was that the Fleet I has won
five firsts in scale competition! And the picture you see here was taken aftor
4 full year and a halt of competition and sport flying. Sure, i's been bent @
few times, but you'd never know it .. . Hobbypoxy repairs are spotless repairs.
Remember this, scale birdmen (and you who are not so scale): Hobbypoxy
can give you a finish that looks like countless coats of hand-rubbed greasy
kid stutt. Three coats of Hobbypoxy and you are ready to fly. And only Hobby.
poxy adds strength with beauty, gives you ‘controlled gloss with Satin Hard.
fener, and is totally tueiproot, warp-proo!, shrinkproo! and has super covering
power. What more can you ask for? Try Hobbypoxy on your next scale
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