GB-71 1/48 F-5A - Recon/Transport/Training Aircraft in WWII (2 Viewers)

[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!