Landrotten Highlander Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, Bruce_Crosby said: Some weird guy on Facebook insists this is an ex-Hasegawa kit, except its a 2018 kit from Striped Fighter. that, and the amount of false information has made me step away from that so-called social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Landrotten Highlander said: that, and the amount of false information has made me step away from that so-called social media. Says he on social media... Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, RLWP said: Says he on social media... Richard Except that I left years ago and rarely used it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Landrotten Highlander said: Except that I left years ago and rarely used it before Forums are also social media - just usually at the nice end of the pool Less sharks Richard Dutch Man and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 That's looking a fantastic build! My wallet is starting to twitch...... Those videos are fascinating to watch. Never realized just how sophisticated the '108 is until now. However when it was pointed out that an aux fuel tank AND the battery were added to the luggage bay, I sounded like C3P0 when they were flying into the asteroid field. What a dumb thing to do. Glad they're returning it to stock! jep1210 and Troy Molitor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Totally agreed Astro 32. A fascinating aircraft well ahead of its time. Astro32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi Guys, Some progress: Filling and sanding. Lots of it. More inside by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr There's a small drain pipe under the motor, Made from Albion Alloys 0.6mm Brass Tube. Son by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr There are tiny little hinge brackets for the flaps and ailerons.. Mine did a few dives on the carpet so I had to hack up a few bits of plastic rod and strip. Son by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr The undersides of the slats needed some strip. I contemplated curving the plastic but thought better of it - not exactly if anyone's going to physically see the model for the foreseeable future, is it? Son by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Tailplanes added. Son by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Son by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Regards, Bruce Crosby Jan_G, florin13, Derek B and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys, I forgot to say I got a lot more info about the Trop tank fit and decided as the cockpit was already assembled there wasn't any room to add the details. So I've ripped out the tanks and fitted the seat. I didn't want to take out the half seat squab to fit the full width version as the belts were already superglued down and the chances were they would get damaged so I fitted the half seat squab from the second kit. So now I'm back to two four seaters. Rest assured I have another kit started to do a detailed Trop with tanks version. No details so had to go! Changes by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr And a few minutes later...…. Changes by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Test fit of the half seat squab from the second kit. Yes, that'll do. Changes by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr And some paint.... Latest by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Latest by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr I'm left with a couple of holes in the floor where the oil tank went but there's going to be a judiciously placed briefcase, small luggage case or similar there eventually. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited June 6, 2020 by Bruce_Crosby Sepp, LSP_Kevin, Greg W and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Love the leather seats! well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 8:26 PM, Astro32 said: That's looking a fantastic build! My wallet is starting to twitch...... Those videos are fascinating to watch. Never realized just how sophisticated the '108 is until now. However when it was pointed out that an aux fuel tank AND the battery were added to the luggage bay, I sounded like C3P0 when they were flying into the asteroid field. What a dumb thing to do. Glad they're returning it to stock! I'm with you there, if money wasn't so tight and I didn't already have several kits started I'd be placing an order for one of these....and a 1/35th Italieri T34, and a 1/32 Tamiya F4U-1A, and a 1/48 Zoukei-Maura F-4J and......oh the list goes on and on. Anyway, I'm really enjoying the build(s). Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Any progress on your 108s Bruce? I have one on the bench and seems to have gone together much like yours. Regards. Andy Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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