LSP_Kevin Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Coming along very nicely, Tom! Kev Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Excellent! I'm still lagging hard core on mine. This is getting me excited again to get back to the bench! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Coming along very nicely, Tom! Kev Kev, Thanks! It has been a pleasure to share this. I hope it can be of use! Cheers, Tom LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Excellent! I'm still lagging hard core on mine. This is getting me excited again to get back to the bench! Brian, Thanks! I am looking forward to seeing your magic, but whenever the time is right for you. Happy Holidays, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 This is going really well, it does look beautiful. Cheers Dennis Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Dennis, thanks—the encouragement definitely keeps my momentum going! It is a beautiful airframe, and I’ve really enjoyed the process of having it come together. Hoping the nacelles and engines behave! Cheers, Tom dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 How did I miss this? This is a great build. I bought this kit on a whim at Telford and haven't yet finished thumbing through the reams of plastic..... Keep up the great work.. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Great progress and you nicely solved what seemed to be a difficult fit problem! Alain Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Phartycr0c said: How did I miss this? This is a great build. I bought this kit on a whim at Telford and haven't yet finished thumbing through the reams of plastic..... Keep up the great work.. Thank you, I appreciate your support! It is a massive kit in terms of the number of sprues—I am always reshuffling them. Fortunately parts in a given build sequence are mainly on one or two sprues. Cheers, Tom Phartycr0c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Alain Gadbois said: Great progress and you nicely solved what seemed to be a difficult fit problem! Alain Alain, thanks for the encouragement! It seems like assembling a Swiss watch at times, but so satisfying when it finally comes together. I appreciate your checking in. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Happy Holidays Everyone. I have finished up the major assembly, now getting ready for paint. The build was pretty smooth overall, but my biggest challenge was fitting the engine and nacelles to the wings. Naturally I deviated from the instructions when I probably shouldn't have: 1) I fitted each firewall to the wing/landing gear bays. Four struts need to be mated, and the upper two slot into holes which are buried from view, so this was tricky; I wiggled them into place. The lower two struts were much easier, and actually attach to the upper part of the landing gear. 2) I thought I was being smart by completely assembling the nacelles separately to ensure the best fit. Turns out this meant that three cooler vents on the inside of the top nacelle panel would not clear the engine; these had to be removed. Not a big deal since they cannot be seen, but I know they're not there! 3) I dry-fitted the engines to the firewall, then the nacelles over these. This meant the engines protruded to far forward, and the nacelles would not fully meet the cowl flaps and wing/landing gear bays. I finally cut back the centers of the firewalls (E-1 and E-16), and this solved the issue. I am excited to start on the camouflage! Cheers, Tom 109, LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Happy New Year to you Tom and looks like you've been pretty busy over the holiday season!! All looking very nice and looking forward to the colour going down. Regards. Andy Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Ok bring on the camo Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Very cool! Love it Tom! Now I we can figure out the kill Mark's it will be tops Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Wow. That looks so nice. I need to pick one of these up soon. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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