<> **** DONE: 1/48 F4U-7 (BuNo. 33710) - WW1 / WW2 over Water.

[turbo]

Coming along nicely Geo.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks all. Got home an hour ago, unwind a bit, catch up with the forum and then nap for a few hours. Brutal week to say the least, spring break-up has started. Frost is coming out of the ground and snow is melting, 1ft. potholes and rivers running down the roads. Anyhoo...I was just down stairs and I caught sight of the Tamiya Corsair I built long ago, wings folded. After a bit I realized that a Corsair doesn't look right with the wings folded. A quick test shows that the wing sections should line up pretty good

 

[Crimea_River]

Yeah, I had the same debate when I built my Tamiya one. Does take a little work on the join but I agree it looks better with the wings down.

Are you on a shorter rotation now Geo? Seems like you are home quicker now.

 

[Wayne Little]

time is moving pretty damn quick these days....

 

[fubar57]

Still 7-7 but when I'm on nights I go in the night I work. When I'm on days I go in the day before to try and get some sleep(never works). Not much off a gluing surface with the wings down so I'm going to see if I can add some plastic card around the inside to get a bigger gluing area

 

[Crimea_River]

Good plan.

 

[fubar57]

One outer wing panel glued on and resting comfortably. I never meant to glue it. I did a dry fit that was held together by tape and the thing kinda locked into place without the added plastic. Not wanting to tempt fate, I ran Tamiya Thin around the seam and let it sit. In the mean time putting some sub assemblies together. The cowl is in 2 pieces...

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....this allows the flaps to be posed slightly open

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

a test fit of the other outer wing panel show a good fit as well so as soon as the glue set, I'll attach it as well. In the meantime I started on the 4 part landing gear.

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The 2 piece scissors were a right pain in the keester and very time consuming as they are a real tight push fit. My plan of attack was to attach each piece to its corresponding ring. After 3-5 minutes per piece, I then detached them and put them on the correct rings...

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...I then pivoted them so they attached, added some glue and when that set I glued the ring attachment points.

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The last piece (E4) fits into a slot and the 2 arms join up to the strut

 

[Robert Porter]

Fiddly bits there! But looking great!

 

[Airframes]

Keep on fiddlin' - looking good.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Robert and Terry. Just about to add the outer wing part and work on the springs that showed up in the detail shots you guys added.............

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....4 of them....apparently.....4 tiny springs.....thanks......thank you very much

 

[Airframes]

Well, it is Spring time ................ I've got me coat !

 

[Robert Porter]

Yowch! I prescribe suitable adult beverage consumption prior to, during, and just after the operation. May not help much with installing them but sure makes you feel somewhat better when the carpet monster burps!

 

[Airframes]

Maybe a length of stretched sprue, or thin plastic rod, rolled in the jaws of a pair of pliers would replicate the springs ?
The grooves in the jaws should impart a pattern on the soft plastic which, when painted and given a darker 'wash' would look close to the appearance of springs in this scale.
I used to use this method to replicate oxygen and similar hoses, with reasonable success.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys, 25% done. Would have been 50% but in my haste to remove it from my winding jig I stretched half of it out and this crap does not like to be re-compressed...

 

[Airframes]

Now that's the biz !
Great job Geo, and something I couldn't do with my crippled hands.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Robert Porter]

Well done indeed! Looks the biz! What about the other 4?

 

[Crimea_River]

Nicely done George. I was going to suggest guitar string.