JohnAnthony
Senior Airman
- 340
- Jul 26, 2010
Sorry for the cliche. This is the Tamiya 48th Mk. II/IV kit which I started recently. Nacelle halves painted with MM Stainless Steel Metalizer...
I thought I could live with the gaps in the wheel wells but once I joined the nacelle halves I decided I couldn't so they got a filed out and slathered with putty. I prefer tuolene-based putties.
While the putty dried I assembled the wings...
This kit is supposed to have a great fit and a great fit it has so far! After the gaps in the wheel wells were sanded and re-painted, the nacelle halves only needed a light sanding to remove the seams, and the nacelles fit snugly onto the wing assemblies. A bit of gray primer highlights a few little places that need touching-up but nothing serious...
Started painting some of the interior detail directly on the sprues...
That's it for today. I'm looking forward to building the rest of this model. I can tell from the get-go that it's going to be very satisfying.
![14529196.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg832.imageshack.us%2Fimg832%2F3149%2F14529196.jpg&hash=39c9249066dc6186226d48483eed1952)
I thought I could live with the gaps in the wheel wells but once I joined the nacelle halves I decided I couldn't so they got a filed out and slathered with putty. I prefer tuolene-based putties.
![79776993.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg301.imageshack.us%2Fimg301%2F8875%2F79776993.jpg&hash=32e0419e4ec725c976b116319d8c9c60)
While the putty dried I assembled the wings...
![17138944.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg169.imageshack.us%2Fimg169%2F9032%2F17138944.jpg&hash=9cbdb1eb650b6326605c2b7f70049c72)
This kit is supposed to have a great fit and a great fit it has so far! After the gaps in the wheel wells were sanded and re-painted, the nacelle halves only needed a light sanding to remove the seams, and the nacelles fit snugly onto the wing assemblies. A bit of gray primer highlights a few little places that need touching-up but nothing serious...
![51922529.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg411.imageshack.us%2Fimg411%2F966%2F51922529.jpg&hash=3c34316fabb9255b39ab0dd6f34fbcd0)
Started painting some of the interior detail directly on the sprues...
![39312203.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg257.imageshack.us%2Fimg257%2F1425%2F39312203.jpg&hash=c5e8d6d821fd7023c88a6e18611558e4)
That's it for today. I'm looking forward to building the rest of this model. I can tell from the get-go that it's going to be very satisfying.
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