1/72 Boeing XF8B-1 - Carrier Aircraft GB

[N4521U]

Keep at it mate, looking good so far.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Looks like some fit issues there with the resin nose to styrene fuselage, are there?

 

[hub]

Thanks guys for the encouragement

I haven't glued the fuselage yet but I don't think so.
painted and glued the PE instrument panel, not bad if I do say myself

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Struth................that is good.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[meatloaf109]

Sure does!

 

[Crimea_River]

IP looks fantastic.

 

[Airframes]

Nice!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Matt308]

that was a 1/72nd panel??? Wow!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Yep..only a little fella..

 

[hub]

I have had a few issues with this kit
I had a lot of trouble with the cockpit and mating the wings to the fuselage both of which I later read about in one of the reviews of this kit.
Should have read the whole article and not skimmed through it
The cockpit isn't central in the fuselage and only one half of the fuselage has any locating points which made it hard to get it in the right spot.
Then I tried to fit the wing to the fuselage , but no matter what I did it wouldn't and there was a huge gap at the wing root, I even got a round file from the shed to try and remove plastic from the fuselage to reduce the gap!
The review suggested to cut the top of the wing off where the fuselage was meant to sit.
I did this and finally I managed to close the gap!
Now the the filling and filing starts

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff, don't let it beat ya man....

 

[meatloaf109]

There is always a way!

 

[Crimea_River]

Yup. Gitter done!

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Very nice fix Hub...carry on.

Geo

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sounds a bit like myself at times Michael, hack into it and then wonder why it don't work…………….then read. Good recovery though.

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!

 

[N4521U]

Oh geez, soilent green is people..........
you'll come thru it