LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Not an update as such, but I just wanted to stop in and say that the system this kit uses to assemble and install the flaps is pure sadism. Kev Whitey and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 ten out of ten for persistence Kev. The result will be a work of art. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 So, despite not actually having a day job at the moment, I'm still really struggling to find any quality modelling time. However, I'm managing to plug away at this one, and work continues on both the fuselage turtle deck and the wheel bays. On the latter, I've now got them both glued in place, and have reinforced them with JB Weld: I still don't know for sure if the upper wings now have sufficient clearance, but I can test it once the JB Weld has cured. In the meantime, I've been working on getting the resin turtle deck faired in. A while back, Lee White generously sent me some Apoxie Sculpt to try, and even though it was probably overkill for this job, I really wanted to try this stuff out, and this seemed like an ideal opportunity: It behaves similarly to the Milliput that I'm familiar with, but is much more convenient to mix and use. Here it is slathered on to the joins: And after much sanding, this is what it looks like now under a coat of Mr. Surfacer: Looking good, though not perfect. I managed to sand a bit of a trough into the port side, while the starboard side still has a noticeable hump. I'll keeping working on those, but I'm pretty happy with the way it's shaping up. Thanks as always for looking in! Kev Mate that was awesome! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 ten out of ten for persistence Kev. The result will be a work of art. I hope you're right, Peter! It may end up being more akin to a Picasso, though... Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Mate that was awesome! Thanks, Dale. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 So, time for an update with photos. I've realised that there's quite a bit of work to do before I can put the upper wings on over the wheel bays, so I thought I'd better start attending to those tasks, which mostly involve getting the remainder of the wings ready. Trumpeter provides a whole bunch of fiddly photo-etched hinges to make all the control surfaces work, and for the most part, they're no big deal, other than making those parts flop about like boobies in National Geographic. However, dealing with the wing flaps is a bit of a nightmare, and as I alluded to earlier, it's a system designed by a sadist. I'm still working on getting them to fit. The other problem is that the sloppiness these PE hinges induce also doesn't give you a very tight or realistic fit, as evidenced by this aileron: Note the huge gap between the aileron and the wing. It's a bit better on the top side, but this lower view simply wouldn't do, so I partially filled out the gap with styrene strip: Not perfect, but a lot better. I'll have to tone down that ridiculous fabric effect, too. The end of aileron cut-out on the upper wing was slight short-shot, so I filed it out straight and put some more styrene strip to work: And again with that damned fabric effect! It looks more like corrugated roofing iron. Oh, am I correct in remembering that these footholds in the flap didn't exist this early in the Corsair's development life? More soon! Kev Jan_G, Joel_W, Shaka HI and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Peters Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 You're right, no foot step in the flap. Also to make life easier, glue the flaps up. You almost never see the early variants with the flaps down. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Great work Kevin!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Good to see that you have some time to get back to the forge. You keep beating that kit until it is into shape. I like the J&B Weld on the gear inserts, those suckers aren't going anywhere in a hurry. You wait and see, a little plastic card here, a bit of sanding there and before you know it you'll be shooting some paint. Keep having fun and she'll end up a beauty, of that I am sure. Dan Thanks, Dan. As it happens, the JB Weld now prevents the internal bulkheads from being fitted to the inner portions of the wings, so it was one step forward, one step back, though a net gain overall I believe. I'm pretty sure I can make the wing join work without that bulkhead, anyway. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 You're right, no foot step in the flap. Also to make life easier, glue the flaps up. You almost never see the early variants with the flaps down. Allan Thanks, Allan - as I suspected. I certainly plan to have the flaps up, but Trumpeter's engineering doesn't actually make that easy to achieve. Just another of this build's challenges! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Great work Kevin!!! Thanks, Kent! Plenty more to come. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Kev, this build long ago transcended hobby ... it feels like the defence of Tobruk, just grim and determined. I'm f@&%ing loving it. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Thanks, Jim. Sounds like you're enjoying it more than I am! Kev ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem895 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I've discovered, to my enormous frustration, that I've attached the reduction housing in the wrong orientation. It's weird that Trumpeter's engineering actually allows the assembly to fit perfectly in the wrong orientation. It should be one of the base goals of kit engineering to make sure that can't happen. Still, I should have been more aware of the possibility, and headed it off at the pass. It's not a show-stopper, but I will have to modify how the engine assembly mates with the fuselage, so that I can turn it into the correct orientation (at the front, at least). I really thought it was too early in the build for my usual major screw-up, so it's good to know I'm still capable of setting new benchmarks, even now. Kev I built the engine wrong as well LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 I built the engine wrong as well Good to know I'm not the only one! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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