N4521U
Colonel
1. Are ICM kits manufactured for scratch builders and fixers in general?????
I've got a 1/48th P-52B/C kit that gives me the sh!ts. No pins is the first thing one will notice, a bit fiddley to get it to line up. I have found not all Mustangs are created alike. I figured I could get Any cockpit set to fit, yeahhh, naaah. I am about to loooooose it..........
2. On the Mustang.......... the wing dihedral just didn't look right, 5 degrees at the root, now how can I measure that I ask???? So I found an accurate drawn image of the wing spar, shaped a piece of 1.5mm styrene strip and glued it to the back of the wheel well part in the kit. Mounted this in the lower wing section. When dry lifted the wings to the spar, glued it in and Bob's your Uncle, perfect. When checking the glue area inside the wing, no joy, would have been to much!
3. Bringing up cockpit resin sets.
Does everyone have the same trouble with them I do????? Seems I have to spend a lot of time and effort hacking off bits of both kit and pit.... And the Super Glue dramas???? Arrrrrrgh.
4. To add to resin stuff.
Yep, I figured again, wouldn't All prop sets be the same, in 48th scale. I mean after all...!
So I got a prop set for a 1/48th P-40, I think it was for my Hobby Boss kit. Had to file the spinner down to get the blades to fit in the jig and line up with the holes. So now the bottom diameter is too small. Gord hep me....
5. Now I wanted to improve on my filler, for dimples and such. So I got some Perfect Plastic Putty. WHAT??? It's nowhere near like plastic. It's soft as warm butter, clogs up my files and sanding sticks. How long should I wait? Is there a hardener for this stuff????? What gives????? Bwaaahaaaa.
I'm thru.......... and exhausted from thinking about it.
Thanks for listening!!!!
I've got a 1/48th P-52B/C kit that gives me the sh!ts. No pins is the first thing one will notice, a bit fiddley to get it to line up. I have found not all Mustangs are created alike. I figured I could get Any cockpit set to fit, yeahhh, naaah. I am about to loooooose it..........
2. On the Mustang.......... the wing dihedral just didn't look right, 5 degrees at the root, now how can I measure that I ask???? So I found an accurate drawn image of the wing spar, shaped a piece of 1.5mm styrene strip and glued it to the back of the wheel well part in the kit. Mounted this in the lower wing section. When dry lifted the wings to the spar, glued it in and Bob's your Uncle, perfect. When checking the glue area inside the wing, no joy, would have been to much!
3. Bringing up cockpit resin sets.
Does everyone have the same trouble with them I do????? Seems I have to spend a lot of time and effort hacking off bits of both kit and pit.... And the Super Glue dramas???? Arrrrrrgh.
4. To add to resin stuff.
Yep, I figured again, wouldn't All prop sets be the same, in 48th scale. I mean after all...!
So I got a prop set for a 1/48th P-40, I think it was for my Hobby Boss kit. Had to file the spinner down to get the blades to fit in the jig and line up with the holes. So now the bottom diameter is too small. Gord hep me....
5. Now I wanted to improve on my filler, for dimples and such. So I got some Perfect Plastic Putty. WHAT??? It's nowhere near like plastic. It's soft as warm butter, clogs up my files and sanding sticks. How long should I wait? Is there a hardener for this stuff????? What gives????? Bwaaahaaaa.
I'm thru.......... and exhausted from thinking about it.
Thanks for listening!!!!