corsairlada Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: VERY nice! Having built the MDC conversion myself, I can attest to how nice it is! You did an exceptional job! On my copy, the beaching dolly was severely warped, and the resin would not support the model at all. I ended up recreating the entire dolly out of brass. Did you have modify or reinforce the dolly at all? Hey Brian, Oh beach dolly-it was horror. Although it was straight, but when repairing the master they turned the main wheel holder down, instead of up. I wrote to the MDC, they promised to send me a new one, I waited two months and didn't send anything. So I cut off the whole front part and glued it upside down, and I dolly reinforced the Evergreen profile. Without the dolly reinforcement, the model will not bear. Then I'll give my money to someone else, I'm very disappointed with MDC's approach to customers I watch and watch the beach dolly, I think over time it will start to bend Edited July 5, 2020 by corsairlada Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Too bad that's a shame. I know Bob from MDC to usually be right on things. My approach was to rebuild the entire dolly from channeled brass: It seemed the only way to avoid sagging and having the dolly stop supporting the model after a few years on the display shelf. corsairlada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsairlada Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Nice work-brass dolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Sure a sweet result. Have the same combo to make, what build-wise (besides dolly) do I need to take note of? Companion to the Kingfisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsairlada Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Surprisingly it goes well even though the conversion set is designed for Tamiya. The biggest modifications are at the end of the fuselage where the new fuselage end is placed. The fuselage is modified here and the place for gluing the elevator must be adjusted / a saw, instant glue and putty are enough for that /. My biggest recommendation is one: Stick the auxiliary floats on the model as the last thing. When handling the model, I broke them many times. After that, I cast new float holders reinforced with wire with a diameter of 1.5 mm. The angle of the wings, which is small for TOMY / DOYUSHA, must also be increased. Therefore, it is enough to grind the fuselage x wing connection a bit. I hope it's understandable in this way written in "my" English. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Beautiful and exceptional build! Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsairlada Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 thank you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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