monthebiff Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Nice progress and very fast work. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Ok with one of these sat in my stash, how have I missed this? keep up the good work Im now along for the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEROPOXY Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Do some work in past week or so, flaps first, two days of snipping and supergluing. No comment for etched parts, they are good, but i'm tired after the this flaps assembly, does not touch Helldiver for a week. I use 0.5mm styrene sheet stripes , provisionally glued to wing trailing edge to use it as a flaps gluing base , and later remove this subassembly , till finish fuselage-wing joint surfaces. After the few resting days, fuselage is completed and assembled, And started with tricky part, poor wing-fuselage joint lines. Intention is to made wings removable , for easy transport. Life will be much easier if i simply glue wings in place and use filler to fill the gaps, which are in some places 1-1,5mm wide. So, i coat wing join area on fuselage with release agent , slid wings on the "spars" and use polyurethane glue as a filler , to fill the gaps and create solid wing extension core. After an hour, wings are removed and "joint lines" sanded ( almost). Thin section of wing-fuselage underside covers are way too flimsy and not follow the wing airfoil underside shape , so i remove it and glue bomb bay doors , to gain some strength in this area, and will restore this later. Hope soon will be more pics, LSP_Kevin, Kagemusha, sandokan and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levier Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Great work, Nenad! Looks like a tough build. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Reminds me of my HC/Trumpeter F4F and Accurate Miniatures TBF builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Oh my word, those flaps must have been tiresome to build. But I have to say, the result speaks for itself. Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Gosh, Those PE flaps and interterior detail look sweet! But I agree... Too much time on PE drives me nuts. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Challenging Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I wasn't even going to try the flaps. I just glued mine shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 The PE in this kit is divine and seeing your hard work create such a structure is inspirational. Keep up the great work. Im following along with great interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 outstanding work you show us here i love the work you have done withe the flaps Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plm Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Don't you paint the inside of the flaps before assembly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumblyCarrion Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) Hi Nenad, I have just started my SB2C (after a year of wondering if I can be brave enough) .. I have a question if I may that might be answered in your bottom photo on post #18. The top halves of the fuselage are more or less clean, however the bottom halves are where the pour stubs were. Cleaning these up could involve sanding into the fuselage as well as down from the pour stubs. (I hope this makes sense) .. It appears that you did what I have done so far which is to sand the pour stubs to the outer skin of the fuselage. I am wondering if you sanded in from the mating edge that much? So nice to see someone else working on this kit - great work too! Best Alex Edited March 27, 2018 by GrumblyCarrion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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