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

[N4521U]

Going to use this method on my Jug for GB56. Will use diff colors on undercoat on NMF. Will do some testing!!!!!

 

[SaparotRob]

Going to use this method on my Jug for GB56. Will use diff colors on undercoat on NMF. Will do some testing!!!!!

Ever onward! For Science and humanity!

 

[N4521U]

some Fun, some Not So Fun!!!!!!!!!
First......... FITS, yes I had one, okay I had 5!!!!!
I had to use FLAMES to get the port side to align!!!

This drive shaft is Supposed to align Straight thru,
and it don't! The end of the shaft didn't even fit.
I filed and sanded and filed and... I gave up, can't see it!

The arse end just looked incomplete,
so I added bulkheads...... looks a bit better.
Painted without schnozzle in place.
Downhill from here.................... I hope!

 

[fubar57]

Sailor on Bill, sailor on

 

[Donivanp]

I see you bought the kitty hawk so you could scratch build the plane! Will there be any of the original kit in the finished build? Very Very nice work.

 

[N4521U]

I see you bought the kitty hawk so you could scratch build the plane! Will there be any of the original kit in the finished build? Very Very nice work.

There will be dang few UNaltered!!!!!!!!
Oh wait, wheels................. yep wheels just painted OOB!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

There will be dang few UNaltered!!!!!!!!
Oh wait, wheels................. yep wheels just painted OOB!

Hope them wheels got air in them.

 

[Wurger]

 

[N4521U]

Hope them wheels got air in them.

Now I gotta check the tyres!
Thanks............
Well I'm buttoning up the fuselage.
More Fits!!!!!!!! Fer instance...................
You wouldn't believe the Adjustments!

 

[Crimea_River]

 

[Donivanp]

Now I gotta check the tyres!
Thanks............
Well I'm buttoning up the fuselage.
More Fits!!!!!!!! Fer instance...................
You wouldn't believe the Adjustments!
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Just a wee bit there. That's doable me thinks, just breaks out the torch and the come-a-long and the clamps!

 

[N4521U]

Yeah, well who does This for seams????????????? I asks yahs!!!!!
So I have to fill it and spend some more time Fn with it.....................

And THIS......................... drives me bonkers.

 

[Donivanp]

Kitty Hawk and Hawk, hummmm, yeah think Hawk are better engineered and molded!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Got to admire your perseverance.

 

[Wurger]

 

[N4521U]

Kitty Hawk and Hawk, hummmm, yeah think Hawk are better engineered and molded!

It was one of their First kits, they sure learned a lot!!!!!

This is Not the end of Fits!!!!!!!!!
For instance. How does this move up n down?
Cut, file and sand!!!!!!!!
You can also see the gap in the rudder, Both.
File, sand fit!

The elevator has a tab....... a too f'n Big tab.
So in the end I removed the offending TAB.
Of course I had to re-glue the Splits. I tell yah.
Now I know why all the Youtube builds were abandoned!!!!

 

[fubar57]

 

[SaparotRob]

One way or the other, your builds are entertaining.

 

[N4521U]

One way or the other, your builds are entertaining.

Ain't that the truuuuuuuth!

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!