**** DONE: Revell 1/48 P-40B RAF 112 Squadron in Egypt in 1941 MTO Group Build

[Wurger]

Yes Harrison it is.You have almost removed the step there.

 

[B-17engineer]

Ok, now just clarification, before I do it. Like the line to the left I did by accident, because I thought that's what you meant to fill?

 

[Wurger]

I can't say you did it accidentally. However you are going well. The main problem with the kind of joins on fuselage is that we cannot be sure if when sanded down the area could be of smooth surface.Therefore you have to put the putty on the joint.

Please post a pic of the underside of the nose.

 

[B-17engineer]

so I'll do the same then. Correct

 

[Wurger]

OK. In meantime the nose of my very old P-40B. As memeory serves I did the model when I was a year younger than you now.

 

[B-17engineer]

Looks really good!

 

[Wurger]

Yep...taking into consideration it was painted with a brush and all decals I have had to be completed by myself... Geezz I have to make a new one. The Trumpeter kit is still waiting in my stash.

 

[B-17engineer]

BUILD IT!

Is this what I needed to do? The other side looks the same, but some areas don't have putty.

BTW whats the estimate of kits in your stash?

 

[Wurger]

Looking good but it is not this effect you need.Sand it at the red marked area in the pic below.You have to get a smooth surface going from left to right and back of the joint.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay. Let me try. I feel like an idiot excuse my dumb behavior and wasting ur time .

 

[Wurger]

You don't waste my time Mate. That's a pity I haven'y had the Revell kit because we could be building the model together.

 

[B-17engineer]

That would be cool 8)

I'll go try again with the sanding. Sanding take 21.

 

[B-17engineer]

Wojtek here is this. I have to eat in 5 minutes.

Do you have work tomorrow? If not we can keep working after school and homework

 

[Wurger]

OK. Looking very good. I'm have a day off tomorrow.So I'm at home.

Here is an example of similar sanding.But I didn't use a putty because I applied much glue to the joint instead.
In the first pic you can see the kit part and the white additions.Also the glue can be seen.
In the second pic some plastic of the addition was just sanded down but the joint and the glue can be still seen.
In the third pic it is almost done.Notice the joint and glue aren't seen.
In the fourth pic you can compare both parts one is done the second is waiting for farther working.
In the fifth pic all is done.These joints aren't seen at all.

You have do the same to the joint but you have remember about the fuselage curvature.

 

[B-17engineer]

Oh, I see. Great job.

I wonder how mine is.

 

[Wurger]

Not bad but still has to be sanding.Until you get a smooth surface there.

 

[B-17engineer]

Alright let me finish that then I'm done! With that sanding part atleast.

 

[B-17engineer]

Well I did sanding and the putty just came off. What the hell...

 

[Wurger]

Did the putty come off because of sanding or because of another reason?

 

[B-17engineer]

Sanding but is it suppose to be gone?