Chek Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Well, as my appeal for data fell on stony ground, now I have one, I'm submitting a request to Yahu with the relevant measurements to consider making one of their peerless panels for the kit. adameliclem and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Well butter my parsnips! its arrived! damn my impatience! mozart, Royboy, Fanes and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Yes! Get in! Phartycr0c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Mine, rather unexpectedly, turned up today as well. There does seem to be a bit of an issue where the front fuselage half is wider than the rear by a couple of mills. Anyone else seen this in their kit? I'm no stranger to working with resin kits but it looks like quite a lot of work to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) damn you Vince, i've just packed mine back away, you forced me to take it out for another look.... Offering the relevant parts up to each other, it doesn't look like I have any issues other than a small amount of cleanup from the casting process. It looks like it should pop together without too much faff. On another note, despite a puncture hole in the bottom and side of the box, im glad to say, its all arrived safely, wingtips, ladder and towbar. Edited December 4, 2021 by Phartycr0c allbann, geedubelyer and Stevepd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, vince14 said: Mine, rather unexpectedly, turned up today as well. There does seem to be a bit of an issue where the front fuselage half is wider than the rear by a couple of mills. Anyone else seen this in their kit? I'm no stranger to working with resin kits but it looks like quite a lot of work to fix. My fuselage joints are quite different in size too. To the point that it’s making me debate whether I want to attempt it or not. I don’t fancy the idea of fudging up a very expensive kit. Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Same here Pete. On top of that, the port intake is a very poor fit - nothing that isn't fixable, but the differing widths of the fuselage halves is making me wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elric Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 the different sizes in fuselage joints, could that be signs that the molds are starting to wear out, hope not as mine is No 10738 near the end of the first batch and have been told will be ready for dispatch about the 10 Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 21 hours ago, Stokey Pete said: My fuselage joints are quite different in size too. To the point that it’s making me debate whether I want to attempt it or not. I don’t fancy the idea of fudging up a very expensive kit. can you pop a photo up to show the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator1991 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, elric said: the different sizes in fuselage joints, could that be signs that the molds are starting to wear out, hope not as mine is No 10738 near the end of the first batch and have been told will be ready for dispatch about the 10 Dec. I do not think any silicon mould would ever last to produce a part 500 times, so I guess they must have produced several moulds for any certain part. They refer to this in the instructions booklet, saying that parts from moulds of different wear are likely to be blended in a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Phartycr0c said: can you pop a photo up to show the problem? this is near the port intake and the underside Edited December 5, 2021 by Stokey Pete Landrotten Highlander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanVasili Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 There should be two 3d printed parts to be glued inside this fuselage joint and they are supposed to help a better alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, IvanVasili said: There should be two 3d printed parts to be glued inside this fuselage joint and they are supposed to help a better alignment. Which aren’t in my box. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Stokey Pete said: Which aren’t in my box. Dang, guess I should check my fuselage for size and weather or not I have the alignment parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanVasili Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Just now, Stokey Pete said: Which aren’t in my box. ...which you should ask them to send then. But they are standalone pieces so they may have moved somewhere else in the box. If not make sure to get them because they are really useful both for aligning the two fuselage halves and giving extra surface for glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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