monthebiff Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thanks, fellas. I've just discovered a major issue, which I'll post photos of later, but it will prevent me from being able to fit the wing to the fuselage if I can't fix it! Kev Doesn't sound good Kev, any posotive progress or is she going to the SOD/ Bin forever? Regards. Andy LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Doesn't sound good Kev, any posotive progress or is she going to the SOD/ Bin forever? Regards. Andy I think it's recoverable, but won't know for sure until I try. I have to hack away a decent portion of the rear of the engine and bottom of the firewall in order for the lower wing to fit, due to the much deeper wheel bays from the newer Hasegawa kit I installed. I'll post some photos when I can. Kev monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I think it's recoverable, but won't know for sure until I try. I have to hack away a decent portion of the rear of the engine and bottom of the firewall in order for the lower wing to fit, due to the much deeper wheel bays from the newer Hasegawa kit I installed. I'll post some photos when I can. Kev Sounds promising Kev, you are coming along leaps and bounds with this one and loving the updates. Regards. Andy LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 So, here's the problem: As you can see, the lower rear of the engine interferes mightily with getting the lower wing in place, and by my eye the lowest part of the firewall will too. It's out with the Dremel for this one, I'm afraid! Kev BloorwestSiR, sandokan and monthebiff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 With no open engine cowel panels it all looks very recoverable Kev.........Dremel out and game on Regards. Andy LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 With no open engine cowel panels it all looks very recoverable Kev.........Dremel out and game on Regards. Andy Indeed! I should mention that in the first photo in my previous post, I've already removed the two lower mounting arms for the engine. Hopefully the engine won't fall out once I'm done with the Dremel! Kev monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Indeed! I should mention that in the first photo in my previous post, I've already removed the two lower mounting arms for the engine. Hopefully the engine won't fall out once I'm done with the Dremel! Kev Noting a bit of carefully applied 2 part epoxy etc to add a little strength wont sort me thinks! Regards. Andy LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Noting a bit of carefully applied 2 part epoxy etc to add a little strength wont sort me thinks! Regards. Andy Yeah, I'm not especially concerned about it at this stage - just annoyed that I didn't see it coming! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piprm Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Wow!.. that's looking really nice Kev! I have always had a desire for a 2-seater FW-190. (you think my horde is big enough?) Pip Edited January 13, 2018 by Piprm LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Well folks, I'm happy to report that the Dremel has solved my wing fit issue as expected. I'll post some photographic evidence later. I seem to have introduced a slight bend in the forward fuselage somewhere along the line, however, as the front and rear mating sections of the wing no longer line up 100% with the fuselage. Again, photos later, but I think it should be easy enough to compensate for this oddity. Kev Gazzas and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just catching up with this build since you restarted it Kev. I have vd a couple stalled builds from the '90s still kicking around so I know how it feels. I'm hoping to finish at least one of them this year. Surprisingly they still make AM for it which will help me out. Carl LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 OK, here are the promised photos of the wing fit solution. Firstly, here's the Dremel damage: And the resultant fit: Much better! Here's a slightly blurry photo to show how the wing fit is not square on any more for some reason: In the photo, the rear end of the wing assembly is nestled against its corresponding fuselage mating surface as it should be; it's a bit gappy, but otherwise fitting normally. The forward end, however, shows a mismatch, with the fuselage appearing to skew to the right. Oddly, when I line the front sections up correctly, and just let the rear section fit where it touches, the entire wing then looks crooked in relation to the fuselage. It's a bit of a head-scratcher, but I'll let the problem percolate for a while and see if a solution presents itself. Kev Piprm, sandokan, Iain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Kev, It looks like you've introduced a kick in the forward fuselage when you put the cockpit in.The engine appears closer to the cowl skin on the starboard side, yet the engine crank seems to line up to the centreline of the aft fuselage.Can you relieve the glue joint at the engine firewall and perhaps bend the engine cowl into submission?Goodluck.Kais. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Kev, It looks like you've introduced a kick in the forward fuselage when you put the cockpit in. The engine appears closer to the cowl skin on the starboard side, yet the engine crank seems to line up to the centreline of the aft fuselage. Can you relieve the glue joint at the engine firewall and perhaps bend the engine cowl into submission? Goodluck. Kais. You could be right, but I can't see any obvious problems, to be honest. I even laid a ruler along the centre line of the fuselage, and it seemed to line up correct along the full length! I didn't expect that. One possible solution is to cut through the join between the two halves at the lower front of the fuselage, and then glue the lower wing into place and align the front sections independently - if that makes sense. We shall see! Kev MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Always angst when you combine resin, kit bash, etc. Frankly, the problem solving and engineering solution can be fun. Good stuff Kev. Beat this build into submission. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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