1/48 HS Buccaneer - The Jet Age.

T Bolt · Jun 24, 2015

That sucks about work Don, hope something turns up. The Buccaneer looks great though.

fubar57 · Jun 24, 2015

With Glenn, Don. The build is progressing nicely.

Geo

Donivanp · Jul 28, 2015

Terry had issues with the fuselage half's not gluing together. My major issue has been the speed brake. It has broken off 5 times so far and it just seems to want to do it's own thing. It is as you might say near impervious to glue. Still all in all it has not been overly bad. I dealt with worse kits. I also messed up the windscreen by trying to use it ti make a mold. It may be able to buff out but I will most likly not worry about it under my present circumstance.

On a lighter not I got a job, it is short term (2 1/2 month) but I got my son a job on the same contract as well and he pretty happy about it. I have a couple of hopefuls in the works as well.

Crimea_River · Jul 29, 2015

Congrats on the job Don.

Vic Balshaw · Jul 29, 2015

Even with a grot kit you're doing well Don and congrats on the job, just hope the other irons in the fire come good for you.

rochie · Jul 29, 2015

Looks good Don and with the other guys, congratulations on the Job, and fingers crossed one of the others works out as well !

T Bolt · Jul 29, 2015

Good news about the job Don!

Gnomey · Jul 29, 2015

Nicely done so far!

Wurger · Jul 29, 2015

Agreed.

Donivanp · Jul 30, 2015

It is with some regret that I and the Buck have lost contact with each other. No really after taking a dive off the work bench and going into separate ways, it may be rebuilt at a latter time, If I can find enough of the missing parts, as for now it is for not.

rochie · Jul 30, 2015

Donivanp said:
It is with some regret that I and the Buck have lost contact with each other. No really after taking a dive off the work bench and going into separate ways, it may be rebuilt at a latter time, If I can find enough of the missing parts, as for now it is for not.

Oh dear, was it really an accident Don ?

Donivanp · Jul 30, 2015

Mum's the word on that Karl, mum's the word.

Vic Balshaw · Jul 30, 2015

Oh dear Don, so you're not blaming the cat and the "Bucc" stops with you!!

Donivanp · Jul 30, 2015

No my cat did not do it, it's more my doing then anything, I was trying to clean out wing fold panel lines and I set it down, not well to answer the phone, knocking it off when I did. It went with some momentum in the flight. Not good but I have another. I may reduce it in a different confit at a latter time. The kit leads itself to wing folded and speed break deployed. It is not well designed to lower the wings and close the break. Large gaps that are hard to fill and yet need to bee seen are left. The speed break keeps falling off. Nothing seems to want to hold it. We come back to NASA trying to find out what it is. The kit requires some attention to it but can be a good build. I've seen a lot worse.

Crimea_River · Jul 30, 2015

Damn. And after all that work.....

Catch22 · Jul 30, 2015

Sorry to hear about the kit Don, but congrats on the job!

Jeff Hunt · Aug 4, 2015

I know your pain brother!

Jeff

fubar57 · Aug 5, 2015

So close Don. Congrats on the job.

Geo

Gnomey · Aug 5, 2015

Shame to hear :9

T Bolt · Aug 5, 2015

Too bad Don, I was looking forward to the finished product. I always get nervous that I'll drop a plane at the end of the build when I'm sticking on all the breakable parts.

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