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fubar57
General
SIGH!!!!!....
.....and none of the innards are interfering with the fit.
Geo
.....and none of the innards are interfering with the fit.
Geo
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Benevolens Magister
Oh dear! That's some serious warping there! Elastic bands and/or tape should hold it in place whilst setting.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Had the same problem with that Heinkel-51. Glue it in stages and watch out for warp.
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fubar57
General
OK, I've cried long enough, time to due final prep work on the fuselage,glue this sucker together and a really rough dry fit to the wings shows my next problem. Quick question first though. As I am not going to show the camera inside the fuselage, what would be the best way to deal with the opening? Black paint on the back of the plastic disc or something a little subtler? And thank you Terry and Paul.
Geo
Geo
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
I guess scratching a camera from sprue and a block of styrene is not an option at this point. Yeah, I'd go with a gloss black.
Crimea_River
Marshal
I agree. For the warp, I agree with Paul. Glue little sections at a time but make sure it's all straight when you do.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
A simple shelf of plastic card, and a piece of plastic tube, all painted matt black, with the inside of the tube painted a dull gold,or dark grey, and glazed with PVA will simulate the look of the camera. If you don't want to do this, then leave the camera port clear, and paint the entire interior area around the port matt black.
On my first 'trial run' when converting the Hobbycraft MkXIV into a PR19, I test-fitted the glazing, painted gloss very dark blue on the inside.
It looked like a clear part, painted gloss very dark blue on the inside!
So, I painted the interior matt black, and fitted a new clear window, which looked much more acceptable.
On my first 'trial run' when converting the Hobbycraft MkXIV into a PR19, I test-fitted the glazing, painted gloss very dark blue on the inside.
It looked like a clear part, painted gloss very dark blue on the inside!
So, I painted the interior matt black, and fitted a new clear window, which looked much more acceptable.
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fubar57
General
All dressed up for bed. The warp seems to be equal in both halves. I used tube glue for this step and then tomorrow I'll drip crazy glue on the inside of the fuselage.
Geo
Geo
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Well, as me ol' gran yous'ta say; Bettera warp thenna woof!.
But of course she was in the home by then. No telling what the 'ell she meant!
But of course she was in the home by then. No telling what the 'ell she meant!
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fubar57
General
Just found this on eBay, Spitfire camera bay inserts, after the halves were glued and tape together for several hours, of course.
And Paul...I LOL'd for many minutes.
Geo
And Paul...I LOL'd for many minutes.
Geo
N4521U
Colonel
Well, do tell! A camera bay, who woulda thunk. I think I heard that from Charles.
Hope you're successful with the warp thingy. Just go slow and you'll be right.
Hope you're successful with the warp thingy. Just go slow and you'll be right.
A4K
Brigadier General
Geo - got a spare ICM Mk.VIII/IX fuse with your name on it if you need one (No warping!)
Re the cameras: I would leave them out. From what I've read, cameras were only loaded prior to a mission, and instantly removed upon landing.
Re the cameras: I would leave them out. From what I've read, cameras were only loaded prior to a mission, and instantly removed upon landing.
Hope that warp comes together Geo. as the guys have said take it slow and make sure things line up right...
T Bolt
Colonel
My ICM spit had warp like that to. Just do like Paul said and glue it in stages from rear to front and it will be fine. I'm trying to think up ways to do the camera bay in my RF-84F and I think I might start with Terry's idea. But I have like 8 camera ports on that thing.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Just going to wish you good luck with the warp Geo, nuf advice given already. Liked those resin cameras though, good reference for a scratch build.
That is a bummer Geo. Hope it comes together!
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fubar57
General
Any thoughts............
Geo
Geo
A4K
Brigadier General
Looking good so far Geo... bit of filling and sanding and should be sweet!
Can you spread the bottom of the fuselage with some spacers to push it out enough to close the gap, or have you glued both sides of the cockpit to the fuselage sides preventing the spreading?
Any thoughts............
Geo
What about the wing dihedral? Could you post a picture taken from the front?
And a nice info about additional work that has to be done.... http://www.brians-place.com/models/AirfixSpitIX/index.html
Areas that need attention:
Wing thickness - sand it like a vacform!
Wing tips - too rounded and the airfoil shape is wrong - they would be more at home on a Hurricane! Sand sand sand (repeat
until done!)
Trailing edge thickness on all surfaces... sand sand sand
Cannon covers are well over inflated... sand sand sand!
Prop seems strangely shaped... file, sand...
Larger Vokes filter is over inflated... sand sand sand!
Exhausts are waaaaaay too big (IMHO), file and sand!
The canopy is very thick and the windscreen seems like it is too flat, but not so sure about this one.
remove the bulges over the wheel well, only seen on post war Spitfires
Put some packing into the tail wheel hole in the rear fuselage to give the tail wheel something to glue to!
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