****DONE: GB-47 1:48 Lockheed F-5E lightning - WW2 D-Day and After - Western Front

[T Bolt]

Nice scratch- building Bill

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Rochie
Nose arrived today!!!!!!
Mucho gracias....

 

[rochie]

Rochie
Nose arrived today!!!!!!
Mucho gracias....

Glad to be of help and it arrived safe.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good on ya Karl...!

 

[N4521U]

Well, I been busy with lots of Other stuff taking me away from the Bench.
Back on for some more swearing exercises...... truly working.
Filling and sanding, filling and sanding.
Using the Perfect Plastic Putty filler and seams to be working okay. Sands easily, fills nicely. As seen here.
In the last photo I am filling gradually, kinda like termites do....... gotta keep the intakes hollow!
Slowly but surely.

 

[rochie]

they look good Bill

 

[Wayne Little]

Nothing wrong with that....

 

[Donivanp]

Some sweet work Bill.

 

[Wurger]

 

[le_steph40]

Some sweet work Bill.

Agreed !

 

[Crimea_River]

Shaping up nicely - literally.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far Bill!

 

[fubar57]

Good to see you back at it Bill

 

[N4521U]

Thanks guys, nice of you to keep checking on me.
So now it's the nose. Had overlooked it to be honest!!!!
So I started by cutting the kit nose off, following the panel lines of the kit plane and the doner nose. 1, 2 and 3.
Wouldn't you know they ain't the same. Examine carefully is my advice!
Had to reattach some of the cut-off part, then trim, them add some styrene!. 4 & 5.
Will have to add more to a space at the top.
Life goes on.

 

[Donivanp]

Major progress there Bill. You could have started by getting a block of marble and a chisel. Lots of surgery going on. That's why they call you Doctor Bill, you can make a fortune in plastic surgery!

 

[Snautzer01]

Paging doktor Styrene, paging doktor Bill Styrene.... nice work.

 

[rochie]

Thanks guys, nice of you to keep checking on me.
So now it's the nose. Had overlooked it to be honest!!!!
So I started by cutting the kit nose off, following the panel lines of the kit plane and the doner nose. 1, 2 and 3.
Wouldn't you know they ain't the same. Examine carefully is my advice!
Had to reattach some of the cut-off part, then trim, them add some styrene!. 4 & 5.
Will have to add more to a space at the top.
Life goes on.
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you know what Bill we should of just swapped kits !
bit late now i know

looks good though

 

[Donivanp]

you know what Bill we should of just swapped kits !
bit late now i know

looks good though

What, and take away the trials and tribulations? Never!

 

[rochie]

What, and take away the trials and tribulations? Never!

actually feel a little guilty for not thinking of a kit exchange earlier