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Iain

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Some more photos, or it didn't happen - right?  :)

 

Interior 'blanking' on auxiliary doors:

 

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Some additional weight - probably overkill...

 

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Fuselage has now been drying overnight in a warm place - and has now had all the joints sanded back - remarkably straightforward as the kit fits together so well:

 

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Intake ring and tail pipe fairing test fitted:

 

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Jet pipe fairing has had superglue applied to the visible internal joints (it's constructed from two halves) - this will be sanded back later and fitted to the fuselage.

 

However - an earlier post on this thread and a few reviews of this kit when it was released have pointed out the internal shape of the intake ring can be improved:

 

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You can see the step in the above image that needs blending with the rear end of the intake ring.

 

My plan (if I could find my Milliput) is to blend in some epoxy putty on either side of the ring - cover the intake section already on the fuselage with cling film - and push the intake ring into position - with the epoxy putty still soft.

 

This should mean the main intake section acts as a mould so that the sculpted epoxy putty on the ring matches the top and bottom flats in the main intake section perfectly - at least that's the idea - *if* I could find my *@!&*+!! Milliput!  ;)

 

Will remove the intake ring again after a few hours - as soon as the Epoxy Putty starts going off - but not hard.

 

I'm confided I'll then need to do some more sanding and shaping - before fitting the intake ring to the fuselage.

 

More soon - if I can find my Milliput...  :)

 

#frustration 

 

Iain

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I've probably left in the same place as my marbles...  ;)

 

I lost the rectangular vent panel that fits under the fuselage last night - spent nearly an hour hunting on and around the bench last night trying to find it - and got to the stage where I was about to dig out another F-84 kit to make a mould and copy in resin.

 

Slept on it - and today checked in the small pedal bin next to the bench. And there it was - attached to some used Tamiya tape. Doh!

 

No Milliput though!  :wacko:

 

Iain

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Well - I finally found *a* box of Milliput - but it's hardened with age and fit only for 'file 13'...  :(

 

I suspect my good box is at my office/studio - nearly 50 miles away.

 

But my ace wife has just returned from doing the weekly shop in Chipping Norton - with a brand new box of Milliput Superfine sourced from the wonderfully old fashioned hardware shop, Gill and Co..

 

She's a keeper!  :thumbsup:

 

So - this evening I shall mostly be 'intaking' - pix to follow.

 

At this rate - may get her painted at the weekend! Still need to decide final scheme though.

 

Standby...

 

Iain

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Hi Jan,

 

Definitely leaning towards a KLu bird at present - either 315 Sqn with blue nose and blue tip tanks, with silver flash - or a 312 Sqn Target Tug - with yellow and black undersides.

 

Both on the Dutch Profile F-84E/G Thunderjet sheet.

 

Iain

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As above - leaning towards these:

 

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Or a Target Tug:

 

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Images from the excellent Dutch Profile book.

 

Tip tanks are now bonded to the wings - jet-pipe cowl is fitted and just waiting for the Milliput to harden before final finishing of the intake ring.

 

Update photos tomorrow - perhaps...

 

Iain

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Dutch Decals:

 

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Nose cone - now with smooth transitions internally thanks to some Milliput:

 

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And loosely in position - fits nicely with the internal sections:

 

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Wings, minus control surfaces, almost ready to fit:

 

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Complete airframe by tomorrow perhaps?

 

Have fun...

 

Iain

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