dennismcc Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Hope that I once can do an instrument panel looking like yours. Fantastic work here! Cheers Chris Thank you but it's really a cheat, Yahu take all the hassle out of it for you Cheers Dennis Edited December 29, 2015 by dennismcc Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Well at last I can close the fuselage, the gun sight is assembled, and everything fits, the tail wheel was a bit fiddley but in the end it fitted fine. Final pictures before the CA is applied. And all buttoned up and left for the CA to cure I even assembled the wings and started to sand and polish the seams. Cheers Dennis Edited May 2, 2021 by dennismcc Replaced Photobucket photos jgrease, Harold and Chris Wimmer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I like what I see Dennis, super job. You've mentioned applying CA, is this the only glue you're using, is the kit plastic or resin? Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Thank you but it's really a cheat, Yahoo take all the hassle out of it for you Cheers Dennis Aaah, I see now... Anyway I like what you're doing here. Keep up the good work! Chris Edited December 24, 2015 by Chris Wimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Looks great Dennis#....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) I like what I see Dennis, super job. You've mentioned applying CA, is this the only glue you're using, is the kit plastic or resin? Max Hi Max, yes CA is the only adhesive that I use, apart from newly bought Formula 360 for fabric seat belts, I use CA on both resin and plastic kits, this one is plastic Aaah, I see now... Anyway I like what you're doing here. Keep up the good work! Chris Thank you very kindly Chris Cheers Edited December 24, 2015 by dennismcc Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Looks great Dennis#....Harv Thanks Harv, must have had a rush of blood to the head, this is far faster than my normal pace Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Sanding and polishing seams, as usual it's not my favourite, sand, polish, spot flaws, fill with CA, apply kicker and repeat, with some nice music on though it soon gets done. Before joining the wings and fuselage I decided to sort out the nose panels, but where to start ?? I also test fitted the resin exhausts (Quickboost), and they fitted a treat. I decided to fit the "lid" first, then the sides and lastly the bottom, first a test fit, and it all seems to fit very well. so out with the CA and away we go. All fitted, and the resultant (small) gaps were filled with Mr Surfacer 1200 using a cocktail stick, then I removed the excess with a cotton bud dipped in Mr Color thinner. Cheers Dennis Edited October 7, 2019 by dennismcc Replaced Photobucket photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Coming together nicely Denis - have to say I quite enjoyed building the Hobbyboss kit... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) No excuses now, for me this is always the crunch part of a build, if it goes wrong there will be lots of sanding and filling, get it right and it is plain sailing, so here we go. The test fit and the final fitting looked good, so fingers crossed Cheers Dennis Edited October 7, 2019 by dennismcc Replaced Photobucket photos jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Coming together nicely Denis - have to say I quite enjoyed building the Hobbyboss kit... Iain Hi Iain, thanks for that, and I am also enjoying this one, hence the rapid (for me) progress Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Nice work on this beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 good grief, your positively flying through this build. Iv'e only just got the engine together! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Nice work on this beauty Thank you Loic, I just hope it does turn into a beauty ! good grief, your positively flying through this build. Iv'e only just got the engine together! . It's very unusual for me, I normally agonise over details and take ages to finish a kit, but I am just getting on with this one. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Well more progress, the wing to fuselage joint was fine on the Port wing but there was a slightly larger gap on the starboard side, so one side was filled with Mr Surfacer 1200 but the larger gap had to be filled with a sliver of thin plastic sheet and CA, the fuselage gaps were small so they have been filled with Mr Surfacer. While I was letting these to dry I decided to fit the wing gun covers, these are clear plastic parts for the brave ones who want to show off their skills, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that they are a great fit. I used my Radu (RB productions) saw to detach the gun covers from the sprues and it worked great, in fact I've been using it for this all the way through this build and it's a revelation as long as you don't get carried away. Once cut out they were test fitted and apart from one cannon cover which needed a slight trim (the same one on each wing) they fitted perfectly straight off. Here's the photos. And test fitted Cheers Dennis Edited October 7, 2019 by dennismcc Replaced Photobucket photos Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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