Bruce_Crosby Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Hi Guys, As you've probably gathered, I only got my Yak today but I've noticed that some of you have had trouble mating the wings to the fuselage. I've spent the evening fiddling and I may have worked out why it's not too good a fit Viz a Viz fuselage/wing and it's an easy fix. The sides of the fuselage have a rebate cut in them. It's meant to fit over a strip moulded each side of the fuselage floor/wing. BUT it's shorter than the raised strip so it'll never fit! EASY FIX: take 1mm off each end of each strip. That's it. Nice floating joint you can tinker with. Working time about 45 seconds. Hope this helps. Regards, Bruce Crosby Kagemusha and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Thanks Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddi Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Todays topic: Self-inflicted problems! Fog on the inside of the canopy. Filling the seams with super glue may not have been such a good idea, even with a canopy dipped in future: WIP_Yak-3_032 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr Decided to cut it open, clean it from the inside and to replace the sliding hood with the second canopy part that was in the box: WIP_Yak-3_033 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr WIP_Yak-3_034 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr Cleaning the canopy from the inside was no problem anymore. But got myself into the next problem: The rear canopy cracked while I cut open the middle part... No way to solve this, but to replace it: WIP_Yak-3_035 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr This time I glued it with Micro Kristal Klear: WIP_Yak-3_036 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr Now I have to clean the joints (again), mask (again) and paint it (again). In between cursing and dealing with the problems above, I assembled the prop: WIP_Yak-3_037 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr Nico tomv87, Whitey, Uncarina and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) Lovely work so far, Im VERY tempted to buy this kit. Edited September 28, 2016 by Out2gtcha Vandy 1 VX 4 and mywifehatesmodels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 looking great - sorry to hear of the canopy probs but looks like you are working through it well! Very nice spinner masks - any particular trick to get good masks on that? Always a challenge to mask those surfaces for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 bummer about the canopy, at least you had spare bits to replace them with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 That's unusual for a futured canopy to fog, as for the crack I've had a few problems with SH kit canopies the clear parts are thin but do seem to be brittle, but you have handled that well. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Well, I am not sure, correct me, if I am wrong, but it seems, that you have not filled one panel line in front of the canopy. I think that it came from gluing the engine cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 That is correct Flipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddi Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Oh, thanks for mentioning the panel line. As it is quite prominent, i'm going to fill it. I hope I can manage to restore the paint job afterwards... Very nice spinner masks - any particular trick to get good masks on that? Always a challenge to mask those surfaces for me Tamiya flexible masking tape! Easy to mask curved surfaces with it. Out2gtcha and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddi Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Filled in the nonexistent panel line. Fixed the canopy and built canopy guide rails on the cockpit sills out of plastic strips. Weathering by post-shading and panelliners from Ammo and AK. Decided I leave the wing root chipping as is, did not want to strip the paint and paint again. WIP_Yak-3_038 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr WIP_Yak-3_039 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr WIP_Yak-3_040 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr WIP_Yak-3_041 by bastelnvormbalkon, auf Flickr Next: Some touch ups to do, final clear coat, weathering with pencils and adding the remaining smaller parts (landing gear!). I hope I will finish her next week. Nico Vandy 1 VX 4, DougN, mywifehatesmodels and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 That looks fantastic Nico. Great save on the canopy and all of the additional work, thumbs up! Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Really looks great! Lovely work so far, Im VERY tempted to buy this kit. Totally agree. Also, I think that supporting any company who will put out VVS fighters in "our" scale should be supported. We've been asking for it for years, so it's probably time I put my money where my mouth is and hope that it spurs more kits (like Lagg-3 and La-5 series, for starters!). Again, seriously good work, Nico! John Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 ...... I think that supporting any company who will put out VVS fighters in "our" scale should be supported. We've been asking for it for years, so it's probably time I put my money where my mouth is and hope that it spurs more kits (like Lagg-3 and La-5 series, for starters!). Again, seriously good work, Nico! X2 John! Good tip on that panel line, and adding the canopy rails. We ALL know where the devil exists............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66misos Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 ...Decided I leave the wing root chipping as is, did not want to strip the paint and paint again... Hi Nico, look at this photo: Striping color is not necessery. Original plane has a darker repainting under the board number "I" and that repainting goes over wing root, at least partially. So you could simple partially repaint wing root closer to the trailing edge with the darked grey and chipping just bellow the cockpit left as it is. Anyhow, your work is exellent. regards, 66misos ShotMagnet, Uncarina and quang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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