**** DONE: GB-41 1/48 A-26B Invader - PTO from 1937

[Airframes]

Better to have more, than not enough.
You probably know this already, but test by holding the model with your finger tips under the wing tips.
If the nose drops, it'll be fine - if it doesn't, or falls towards the tail, it needs more weight.

 

[Donivanp]

Better to have more, than not enough.
You probably know this already, but test by holding the model with your finger tips under the wing tips.
If the nose drops, it'll be fine - if it doesn't, or falls towards the tail, it needs more weight.

Your correct but I do try to get it just slightly forward weight. Don't want it falling and putting hole in the floor!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

I had a slight upper lip on the left wing trailing edge. cut a small piece of card stock at and angle and glued it an and then sanded it down to smooth edge with a dowel sanding stick.

 

[Wurger]

What was the reason for the lip there?

 

[Donivanp]

Just a slight alignment issue Port side only, the fore and aft sections of the upper wing wanted to rise up. I got the fore down ok but the aft won out.

 

[Wurger]

I see. Nice fixing.

 

[fubar57]

Yep

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice Don.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Donivanp]

Thanks Hugh, I got the plexiglass on, gunners and cockpit, There was a little bit of a fit issue, most of which I have gotten worked out. I also over loaded the nose and this is actually not an uncommon pose for the Invader which had a notorious nose landing gear issue.

 

[Donivanp]

I had some fit issues with the canopies and the nose. I could not seem to get all the lips fully aligned. If it was me or something I did or just fit issues the kit may have not sure but there they are. Not wanting to file the whole kit down or slap on a gallon of bondo, I opted to try and use card stock and I'll file/sand it to fill in as much as can be done and then putty as little as I can. The Tamiya whit seems to work pretty well. I used two different thickness of card stock to fill the gaps and left a thumb print in the plexiglass, (a copyright mark ) Guess I'll have to sand and buff that out also.

There was also a section in front of the nose wheel well that broke so I'm having to build it back in also.

 

[Wurger]

Looking good.

 

[Crimea_River]

Good work Don.

 

[Donivanp]

Thanks Andy, Werger, I puttied and filed and sanded my fixes, painted Mr Surfacer 500 on and letting that dry. Good lord I hate that stink, and how do you clean a brush for that stuff.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking pretty good there Don.

 

[fubar57]

Agreed. Never used the stuff but it looks like you can clean the brush with fire

 

[Crimea_River]

Lacquer thinner might work.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!