GB-71 1/48 F-5A - Recon/Transport/Training Aircraft in WWII

[Donivanp]

So the nose is glued on but it's wider than the kit….. not sure how this is going to work out, whole lot oh filling going on!!!!

 

[Crimea_River]

The Tamiya nose is probably correct so maybe sand the resin part down to suit the kit profile.

 

[Donivanp]

The Tamiya nose is probably correct so maybe sand the resin part down to suit the kit profile.

Agree, but I'm thinking is far enough apart it may have to blend some. We'll see

 

[A4K]

Nice work Don.
Can you put a shim of plastic card between the Tamiya nose to widen it a touch, then sand down the resin nose a bit? (Sort of half-and-half approach rather than a solid sanding or filling and sanding of one of the parts).

 

[Wayne Little]

both options, good ....choose your poison Don...!

Doing good so far though...

 

[Donivanp]

Thanks guys, I think for the most part, rasping the nose has done the job. But we'll see as the act of rasping ended up breaking the nose off again. I'm thinking two part epoxy.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[A4K]

Thanks guys, I think for the most part, rasping the nose has done the job. But we'll see as the act of rasping ended up breaking the nose off again. I'm thinking two part epoxy.

No worries Don, hope the epoxy does the trick.

 

[Donivanp]

Well, that seems to have worked.....

I think I have enough.

I used the black. But a squirted out enough to hold the nose on a real P-38/F-5A.

 

[A4K]

Well shoot, she ain't goin' nowhere now Boss!

 

[Donivanp]

Well shoot, she ain't goin' nowhere now Boss!

Can't, got no guns!

 

[Donivanp]

What the Brassin? Turbo's being worked on.
Before the cut

We don't need no stinking instructions.

Surgical cuts.

Trimming the fat

Test fitting

The look

 

[A4K]

Nice Don! I'm guessing they are a big improvement over the kit parts?

 

[fubar57]

Test fit looks good

 

[Donivanp]

Nice Don! I'm guessing they are a big improvement over the kit parts?

I really don't think so. Other than cutting the resin and filing it down, they are easier to install. One part instead of five or seven. the air intake scoops are all two sides for 8 parts with the kit and only one each with the Brassin. so there is that but Tamiya did a nice job as is.

 

[Wayne Little]

doing some good work there Don.

 

[Donivanp]

It's a little bit tedious but the main gear well it coming along.

 

[Donivanp]

Ok so question for all you WWII nuts. What would be a solution for both light and dark Haze blue (USAAF). It seems difficult to put ones finger on.

 

[Wurger]

The lighter one .. Flight Blue FS 35190 and for the darker one the RAF PRU Blue ( Blue BS381C/636)

 

[Donivanp]

The lighter one .. Flight Blue FS 35190 and for the darker one the RAF PRU Blue ( Blue BS381C/636)

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Thank you very much!