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Colin

farmroad38 · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009 19:36 pm Post subject:

Well, I've started! Just put together the undercarriage and stuck in the (as always) badly fitting doors.

My fuselage is decidedly bendy - nothing that the odd elastic band won't sort out.
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Adrian

ColinM · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009 21:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Adrian

Welcome aboard, I'm not convinced that one elastic band will be enough but I look forward to the results!

Best

Colin

farmroad38 · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 21:58 pm Post subject:

I decided that the cockpit looked terribly empty. Even though you won't see much of it, I've built up a flightdeck to put in. I based it on what Colin has posted of the 1/72 kit, plus some pics I found online. Not particularly detailed (or accurate!), but it'll fill the space a bit.

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Adrian

thomasweir · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 22:23 pm Post subject:

looks great

ColinM · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 22:26 pm Post subject:

That looks very smart, definitely a better fit than the 1/72, well done!

Colin

TimJ · Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009 15:35 pm Post subject:

Nice work on the cockpit interior.
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farmroad38 · Posted: Sun 07 Jun 2009 11:29 am Post subject:

Hands up all those who forgot to put the window transparencies in before fixing their scratch built cockpit interior...

Oh, that'll just be me then, will it?

They're in now, but it would have been a darn sight easier if I'd done it first! Wings are glued together too.
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Adrian

ColinM · Posted: Tue 09 Jun 2009 21:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Adrian

Any pictures available?

Colin

farmroad38 · Posted: Tue 09 Jun 2009 21:47 pm Post subject:

Bit dark to take any at the mo. I'll take some tomorrow.

Fuselage is together, and awaiting a bit of sanding on the seams. I *hate* sanding!
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Adrian

TimJ · Posted: Wed 10 Jun 2009 15:47 pm Post subject:

farmroad38 · Posted: Wed 10 Jun 2009 19:10 pm Post subject:

Here we go then.

As might have been expected, you can't really see any of the cockpit at all, even without the canopy on. Oh well

After taking the tape off the fuselage, I discovered a couple of places that hadn't stuck properly, so I've squeezed a bit more glue in and will have to wait for it to set before I can sand down the seams. That's my excuse anyway...
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Adrian

ColinM · Posted: Wed 10 Jun 2009 20:18 pm Post subject:

Hi Adrian

Stick with it

Colin

ColinM · Posted: Sun 12 Jul 2009 20:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Adrian

How is it going?

Colin

farmroad38 · Posted: Mon 13 Jul 2009 08:25 am Post subject:

Sorry, as might have been expected I've fallen behind with this.

I've been doing some odds & ends of filling & sanding, and the wings are now on - also not a particularly good fit, so I'm left with more gaps to plug. Have I got a particularly bendy example, or am I just really rubbish at modelling?
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Adrian

ColinM · Posted: Wed 15 Jul 2009 16:19 pm Post subject:

I think the plastic is the problem here rather than the modeller!

It must be something peculiar about these kits, I would have happily launched mine from a high window a few days ago!

Good luck

Colin