**** DONE: 1/48 JM-1 Marauder - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

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Thanks gents. Here's how I spent hockey intermissions tonight(shoulda done this for the whole game)....



...I read online that I need half a pound of weight. I'll use a few fish weights and then surround them with these.

Geo
 
Did a little balance test (not shown) and with the weights shown in the post above, she just settles on her nose. I've got a ¼" of free board left in the radio room and ample room behind the engines.



Geo
 
Yep, I agree - use Formula 'P', where 'P' = Plenty!
I packed lead into every available space forward of the CoG, which made for a heavy model, but the nose stayed down !
 
Thanks Dr.Gnomey and Steph. Enough weight has been added to keep the real aircraft down and gluing the fuselage halves together.



Anyone have any thoughts on how to attach the wings, keeping in mind that the landing gear is already installed (thanks Monogram)?

Geo
 
Going good Geo. As for attaching the wings, I'd probably dry fit both to the point where gaps and angles are good and, with the model resting on supports, run some Tamiya Extra Thin Cement or tin CA glue in the joints and let it completely dry. Once the glue is set, you can handle the model and fill any remaining gaps that will no doubt be there.
 
Thanks guys. The starboard wing sits about 1½mm too far forward and I've started to whittle away at that, not a biggie. Happily, there's lots of gluing surface and there will be gaps. Before I get to the wings, yet another fit issue comes forth...



I've added some strip which takes away most of the problem. Thankfully the puzzle glue acts as a gap filler on small gaps.

Geo



Once this is done, I'll attack the wings
 
This is the stuff I was talking about. I could not find it an been busy, doesn't to much for you now. But they also have it in a shredded form so you can just pull and stuff where ever you need to.
 

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