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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Ono coming up from Italeri I believe.
1/48 F-35B VMFA-211 Wake Island Avengers
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Well watch out for that as I know they like to rebox other kits.
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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Have heard that too.
Hoping for new tooling.
Donivanp
Colonel
In 1/48 to date Meng does an A model. Nothing else
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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
But then I need a"B" as this is what VMFA-211 flew off the HMAS Queen Elizabeth.
See m builds on GB41 and ou will se why.
So I started painting the cockpit. So far, no arms!!!!!!
See m builds on GB41 and ou will se why.
So I started painting the cockpit. So far, no arms!!!!!!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Fly by wire................................ maybe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Crimea_River
Marshal
Pilot's name is Venus Davidson.
Lovely work so far Bill!
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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
The trials never end, fer-instence!
The IP decal.................. WTF is this????
But the good news is, got the Tub painted
and trial fit!!!!!!
Will now have to start painting the plane!
The IP decal.................. WTF is this????
But the good news is, got the Tub painted
and trial fit!!!!!!
Will now have to start painting the plane!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Never did like panel decals, so many bumps for them to set on. Glad the pilots found his arms, just hope he knows how to fly the damn thing!
Crimea_River
Marshal
IP decal should be good enough I think. Looking good Bill.
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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
So the Italeri is around the same price as the Meng "35A"!
Sprues look decent............ trudging along with this "thing"
until it gets the best of me and I binnit!!!!
Finished painting the wheel wells white, SMS paint covers nicely.
This is what it takes to CLAMP it together for the glue.
Arrow points to a break in the part, on the spru it was broken.
I can start buttoning up the body of this thing.
I sent off artwork to be printed, but cannot get a reply from them.
Phoned, said they would look into the receiving of same, now nuttin!
Sprues look decent............ trudging along with this "thing"
until it gets the best of me and I binnit!!!!
Finished painting the wheel wells white, SMS paint covers nicely.
This is what it takes to CLAMP it together for the glue.
Arrow points to a break in the part, on the spru it was broken.
I can start buttoning up the body of this thing.
I sent off artwork to be printed, but cannot get a reply from them.
Phoned, said they would look into the receiving of same, now nuttin!
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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
That was quick you guys...........................
Next problem to solve..................... fuselage seams!!!!! WT@#%*
You can see in the first 3....... this is supposed to be a very sharp edge, eh?
So what I have done, no photo yet. When I glue this bad boy together!
In the last, I use a soft art pencil, 4B grade. Like they do in body shops (smash repair).
I run the pencil all over the mating edges. The scrape with an eXacto
across taking a bit of the graphite from the Inside edge
creeping gradually to the outside edge taking plastic off tapering from the back.
This will thin without damaging the edge that mates.
Pictures when attached! The edge turned out okay, for this tub of a kit.
Kitty Hawk kits sure improved.
Next problem to solve..................... fuselage seams!!!!! WT@#%*
You can see in the first 3....... this is supposed to be a very sharp edge, eh?
So what I have done, no photo yet. When I glue this bad boy together!
In the last, I use a soft art pencil, 4B grade. Like they do in body shops (smash repair).
I run the pencil all over the mating edges. The scrape with an eXacto
across taking a bit of the graphite from the Inside edge
creeping gradually to the outside edge taking plastic off tapering from the back.
This will thin without damaging the edge that mates.
Pictures when attached! The edge turned out okay, for this tub of a kit.
Kitty Hawk kits sure improved.
Donivanp
Colonel
And we'll have fun fun fun till daddy takes the t-bird away.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Another bit of good tuition.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good work Bill, keep at it.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Plunging back in for more mental anguish Bill?
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I thought it was therapy.
