1/48 F-35B VMFA-211 Wake Island Avengers

[N4521U]

These guys are the descendants of the Marine Sqn on Wake Island 1944.
I did a pair of F4F's flown by Carl Davidson GB-41. Thought it would be a
nice addition to my cabinet. If size matter, wow, what a diff in both!!!!!

Done some assembly already, post when I do some painting.
Re-posting below from "What Annoyed You Today", should be my first post here!

Okay, I'm just a bit tired of Non fitting kits! or is it just me?????
So I got a Kittyhawk F-35B and want to build #9 from VMFA-211, on the HMS Queen Elizabeth.
The one above.

I built a Davidson F-4F Wake Island from this same Sqn.
What is Annoying me you ask!
1. Broken part in the bag, unopened.
Proudly mfd in CHINA 2012! Why China I ask!!!!!!!

Continuing.......
Parts don't fit. The disk is too thick, and to large in diameter.
So it is necessary to Taper the edge, and make sure to file off the tree tabs.

I make copies of the instructions and make notes.
The green tells me I have cut them off the tree, the red that it's been glued up.
But in this case if I had followed instructions Nothing would have fit in the fuselage.
I had attached some before I checked, then had to tear them apart.

Isn't modeling FUNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
Non of the Internal stuff is visible anyways!!!!!!!!

 

[Grant Barr]

I hear ya about the poor fitting kits. But pretty sure you've got this one well under control Bill.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Lots of good, bad's and down right silly's on this one Bill. Plenty to fiddle with in your spare time.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

If the builds aren't fun, then griping about them sure is!

 

[N4521U]

So I am doing assembly block by block as in the instructions, order is of no consequence.
Then................................... these things outlined in red show up. No parts, nothing telling me what they are!

And by the looks of the photos of VMFA-211 planes aboard the HMAS Q.E.
The wing pylons must be easy to R&R, cuz they are on then off some of the AC.
AC 09 has the outer under wing pylons with rockets attached, and IN THE KIT!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Not sure, but whatever they are supposed to represent, there badly done.

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This may help. You have a lot to choose from.

 

[N4521U]

Okay........... new complaint.
This calls for F8 and F27. Okay.
Now on the underside of F27 izza groove fits over the width of F8 in the gap.
I have F27 oriented for the groove to align on the part. Pins are clearly out of sinc!
This assembly izza Mirror for the opposite wing as the bottom where the rocket mounts points Outward from the fuselage.
So assembly is impossible until I can get the wigs assembled and confirm the rockets correct position!

And so On it goes.
Methinks China must have done some Alterations cuz I have never had this problem with Other Kitty Hawk kits!!!!!!
At least the rockets are in the kit!

 

[Wurger]

IMHO the pins can be for the part you may rack there .... anyway looking good.

 

[cvairwerks]

Your red outlined parts represent GBU-32 JDAM's most likely.

 

[N4521U]

IMHO the pins can be for the part you may rack there .... anyway looking good.

The pins are for wing mounting locations, but are opposites. Backwards wont work, they'll face backwards!

 

[Crimea_River]

Annoying.

 

[Wurger]

The pins are for wing mounting locations, but are opposites. Backwards wont work, they'll face backwards!

I see.

 

[N4521U]

So now I am assembling the wings parts, port and starboard.
Now I'm not sure of the Placement of or the Scale of the tip pylons.
Investigating. Most likely I am wrong and confused. Just making sure it is right.

 

[N4521U]

so now I have a photo from Marvin Engineering Co website of the outer pylon.
Campare that with my "assembly" and what do you think?
I say the kit parts are way too big and out of place.
The mounting plate is centered on the clearance light.
Gotta do some changing!!!! methinks!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Very wonky engineering. Looks like you have a botched kit comprising of all the leftover parts found on the factory floor!

 

[Crimea_River]

Get the carving tools ready.

 

[N4521U]

I have the kit review from Meg and it is all correct!

 

[N4521U]

And I'm only on the First page of this build...........
Now f'n splain me THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By the photo below, I amashowin the bottom mating part of the wings
to the fuselage bottom half. By the arrows the wings rotate up matching
"pins" to lugs??????? How do I get lugs to match to LUGS???????
Am I missing something????? I do on occasion get confused only
to discover I m the one at fault, but this kit has me by the short hairs!!!!!
Am I supposed to add pins to one part??? I dunno.
Plus the fact the other three lugs have nothing to match to!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I think I would be drilling holes in these (providing they do match up) and sticking rods through. At least this way you're assured of secure hold. I note that you have a lot more of these 'lugs' dotted over the model.

You do have an alternative Bill, but this would involve the garbage collector and then you will have to work out if it's recycle or land fill.