Pete Fleischmann Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, D.B. Andrus said: Pete Did you get the Water Filler putty in the US? Thanks, Damian Hi Damien, I ordered it from True Earth- they are located in Italy True Earth cheers Pete Edited June 4, 2020 by Pete Fleischmann D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Hey Pete, how many applications of that filler did it take? I’m thinking of filling the rivet holes in my Tamiya Mustang wings and this stuff looks promising. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Thanks for the link, Pete. Cheers, D.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 6/4/2020 at 10:11 AM, ade rowlands said: Hey Pete, how many applications of that filler did it take? I’m thinking of filling the rivet holes in my Tamiya Mustang wings and this stuff looks promising. typically 2 applications. The excess comes off very cleanly with alcohol. cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 10:46 PM, Wolf Buddee said: Peter, Spectacular work! I can’t think of anything more to say. I’m completely envious of your talent.......... Cheers, Wolf Brother Wolf! a kind word from someone as talented...gifted even, as you are is a real shot in the arm my friend! cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Pete Fleischmann said: typically 2 applications. The excess comes off very cleanly with alcohol. cheers Pete Thanks. I might give it a go for the P-51 wing rivets and panel lines. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, shark64 said: Are you going to rivet the whole kit with archer rivets? That is my crazy plan- I’ve already started... Woody was kind enough to make me an A4 sized sheet of rivets years ago when I was planning this build with the Academy kit. I must have measured the rivets on the real thing pretty accurately, because Woodys custom rivets are spot-on. He also helped me understand that the rivet spacing is center to center of the rivets; not edge to edge. I’ll also use some of his other sheets for some rivet rows that have different spacing. If you print out his catalog, it has accurately sized images of his sheets that you can compare to your model. good stuff. cheers Pete Uncarina and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Hey all- not much to show..still riveting along, but I needed to pull the tail wheel assembly together before I close up the fuselage. many Pavehawks have wheel and strut parts painted in the standard Army helo drab- an interesting contrast against the USAF Gunship grey- This part not done, but close! the wheel is an aftermarket from Resicast- cheers Pete Edited June 8, 2020 by Pete Fleischmann vvwse4, LSP_Kevin, johncrow and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Beautiful work! Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebles Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Thanks for sharing this with us Pete. Have you used Perfect Plastic Putty and if so is it different? Thanks for sharing your good work. Dave Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 You've got the Midas Touch, Pete. Very nice. Sincerely, Mark Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Hey all, got the fuselage halves together. I debated riveting the fuselage halves before joining them, and glad that I didn’t. I had to somewhat man handle the two halves to get them joined up- clamps...all that.. and I don’t think the rivets would have faired well under such abuse. I also had some spots that required filler- not too bad. Filling and sanding around rivets would have been a challenge..so I made a rare good decision! My go to filler has become JB Weld. It sands beautifully, doesn’t shrink, and scribes well. Good stuff. Another awesome trick that I stole from Timmy! I started my rivets on the bottom sides of the tail planes- so far it’s going well! I decided to pop the crew chiefs head off so I can rivet and paint the fuselage behind where his head will be. Looks funny right now- the big gaping hole on the aft left belly is the female receiver for the in flight stand. Cheers Pete Model_Monkey, scvrobeson, Michael931080 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I've heard that's the main complaint from those that have built the model. The fit is so tight and hard to come together. The outside of the cabin walls will need to be sanded in order for the halves to fit together better. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Hawkwrench said: I've heard that's the main complaint from those that have built the model. The fit is so tight and hard to come together. The outside of the cabin walls will need to be sanded in order for the halves to fit together better. Tim Yep- did all that..but was still tight. all worked out in the end! cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 What did you use to clamp them together? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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