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Coming along nicely Glenn
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parsifal
Colonel
That interior looks marvellous Glenn
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T Bolt
Colonel
It's been a while since I've updated this thread. First problems with my PC, Then too busy to do anymore work. I hope to get back to it but first here is the work I did when my PC refused to connect to the internet.
First, thick CA and bits of plastic to shim the gap between the resin cockpit tub and the left fuselage side
The rear cockpit bulkhead filed and sanded smooth with the fuselage after shimming the gap
The real aircraft had a large box mounted on the rear bulkhead that is not included with the kit. I made one up from a resin pouring block
Both elevators were molded as one piece forcing you to install them when the nose cap is installed making finishing the seam difficult. I decided to cut them apart and add a brass rod for re-attachment so I could put them on later
The underside radiator intake assembled and, seams smoothed and re-scribed
The joint at the wingtip fins was awful as seen in the first pic. It was filled with CA and smoothed out and the result after a lot of work is seen in the second and third pic
First, thick CA and bits of plastic to shim the gap between the resin cockpit tub and the left fuselage side
The rear cockpit bulkhead filed and sanded smooth with the fuselage after shimming the gap
The real aircraft had a large box mounted on the rear bulkhead that is not included with the kit. I made one up from a resin pouring block
Both elevators were molded as one piece forcing you to install them when the nose cap is installed making finishing the seam difficult. I decided to cut them apart and add a brass rod for re-attachment so I could put them on later
The underside radiator intake assembled and, seams smoothed and re-scribed
The joint at the wingtip fins was awful as seen in the first pic. It was filled with CA and smoothed out and the result after a lot of work is seen in the second and third pic
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fubar57
General
Nice fixes Glenn
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
Nice job on the fixes, literally a little out of the box thinking there!
Nicely done so far Glenn!
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Benevolens Magister
Nice work Glenn.
Sweet!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Like those fixes..
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T Bolt
Colonel
I pulled this one and a few others off the unfinished shelf and started up work on them again
I finished smoothing all the glue joints and sanded them and the whole fuselage down to 800 grit. Also cleaned up the gear doors and spinner.
They gave me 2 vac canopies which was good as I cracked the first one. The second one turned out alright but over the years the kit has been in storage the canopy has yellowed. I have fixed yellowed decals by putting then in a window for a couple of weeks and letting the sun bleach the yellow out so I'm giving it a try with the canopy. Had anyone tried this before with plastic?
I finished smoothing all the glue joints and sanded them and the whole fuselage down to 800 grit. Also cleaned up the gear doors and spinner.
They gave me 2 vac canopies which was good as I cracked the first one. The second one turned out alright but over the years the kit has been in storage the canopy has yellowed. I have fixed yellowed decals by putting then in a window for a couple of weeks and letting the sun bleach the yellow out so I'm giving it a try with the canopy. Had anyone tried this before with plastic?
Crimea_River
Marshal
Not tried that before with plastic. Hope it works.
Did you google it?
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T Bolt
Colonel
No just figured it works with decals, maybe it will work with plastic. Maybe I will google it, I wouldn't want it to make things worse
Nice work Glenn.
but i could've sworn you'd finished this one ?
but i could've sworn you'd finished this one ?
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T Bolt
Colonel
Nope, ran out of time and moved on to the next GB
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T Bolt
Colonel
Here's the canopy after spending a couple of weeks on a window sill in direct sunlight. Not 100% but defiantly a vast improvement over what it was comparing it to the photo above in post #52. It has since been dipped in Future and I might find time to put it on tomorrow.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
That worked well.
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