GVINCENT Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Hello, My marathon build (I build slow, not superdetailed) of the P-47 continues. As I was prepping to primer the plane, I inserted the open tail wheel assembly into (the part with the doors molded open and to my surprise the rear of the tail wheel "box" does not fill the entire area. Aft of the box, there is quite a large, unfilled space. Is this correct or have I somehow missed a part? I reread the instructions and it does not appear to be so. Can anyone tell me if this is correct? Thanks! Gary V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampie Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Hi Gary. It sounds from your description like the space your refering to would be the area into which the tail wheel retracts. I havent got a Hasegawa kit to hand to confirm this though. Nige P-47 SIG http://p47.kitmaker.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 You are talking about this I assume: This is a kit part error, and should be addressed if you're going to place the bird on a mirror or flip it over, or enter a contest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVINCENT Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 You are talking about this I assume: This is a kit part error, and should be addressed if you're going to place the bird on a mirror or flip it over, or enter a contest That's exactly what I'm talking about Chris! I had thought to myself, "how did I miss a part that big?!?" Thanks! Too late to correct it on this one but I have 2 more! By the way, how would you fix that? Filling it with plastic sheet doesn't seem the right way to go.. or would it???? Thanks again everyone! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 It either needs the canvas "bag" to be continued on through that curved area, or you need to build out the well and gear stem. Be warned that the P-47's tail gear is fairly complex and more than likely the reason why many model companies opt for the canvas boot routien. Good luck, tell us how it goes~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampie Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 The hole is definately here in this photo. Looks like its just been jacked up for a wheel change. Has the "bag" been removed? 57th FG P-47. Corsica 1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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