blackbetty Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 thanx for the tips and encouragement guys next i taped the exhausts to the fuselage to help guide the rear of the engines and keep them centerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 i decided to not follow the instructions and mount the wings next this will help me mount the engine correctly, because the fuselage sides can be fitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 hey, it starts to look like a plane i will display the plane with the wings folded, as you can see hope the intakes go on smoothly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 hi there - with the F-18 - its at the point your approaching that you have to be careful re the build order - , On my Hornets - I'd add the intake pieces first , then the lower fusalage side pieces, and then the upper fusalage , once the lower half is solid - otherwise you lose the ability to amend the position of intakes pieces, which can make like Very difficult .. Â Oh and re-eforce the joins for the side panels from the inside - especially where the lower fusalage slime lights go. Itsa simple but joint , and it will seperate , unless you take precautions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 after some carefull dryfitting i choose to join top and botom first, you see why later but i did add reinforcing strips to the sidewalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 the the front of the fuse, fit was pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 from the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 looks alot better now i just (trial) fitted the intakes and the seamless tubes and the engine faces now, the (kit)engine parts will go in from the rear with the exhaust nozzles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 ...as seen here. sides will be next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Looking good so far, blackbetty! Â Cheers, Â Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Blackbetty, that Bug is looking pretty good. I'm working on a same kit but I wish I had the CE intakes. That step would have been much easier Well, keep it coming.... Â Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 This should be another great jet, mate! Â I'll be trying one of these Academy Bugs at some point so it's really helpful to see you working out these issues for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 thanx guys so this is what i did next: i mounted the sides and secured them in place with tape. i put the intakes in first, because they widen at the joint to the engines and wont go in after mounting the sides i will now wait for the sides to dry completly overnight an then glue the intakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 in the meantime i took a look at the fins you have to remove them very, VERY carefully from the casting block. the leading edge is embedded in the block and if you just cut it off, the edge is gone. allthough i had heard of these problems, i jumped right in and made the same mistake :angry: i managed to get the second one right at least (on the right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 so now what? at first i tried to remove the leding edge i cut off from the block , yeah sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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