BradG Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I'd been looking for this kit and happen across one at the LHS, second hand and water damaged, but the price was right (20 bucks). The decals were no good, but I've got plenty of those. I will probably build it with the wings folded and I'm not sure about the colour scheme at the moment, but I'll work that out as I go along. Here's what I'm working with. Edited March 1, 2021 by BradG LSP_Kevin, mgbooyv8, Leaning_Dog and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 That brings back some memories, it was one of the first 1/32 scale models that I built, not a bad kit at all. Cheers Dennis MikeC, BradG and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Hi Brad, Nice choice. I'm looking forward to see what you will do with it! Cheers, Peter Martinnfb and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 I made a small start last night. I did look into some aftermarket for the cockpit, but the real thing was pretty basic anyway. Seatbelts will look nice though if I can find some. I have some instrument decals that I'll use on the panel, sanded off the very light raised detail here. dennismcc, Dpgsbody55, Martinnfb and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 A kit from the good old days, looks like it's in safe hands! Martinnfb, BradG and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Is that the one with the folding wings?? I remember building that one about 2o years ago. First time I built it, despite it being released more than 20 years before I got mine. Nice to see a golden oldie being built. Cheers, Michael Martinnfb, MikeC and BradG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 I managed to get the wing fold working, I did a little modification to the mechanism to allow me to attach the outer wings at a later stage. I also found that the instructions reverse the wing fold parts. I couldn't work out why things didn't fit or line up until I realised the mistake in the instructions. Anyways, that sorted, I was gluing and clamping over the weekend. Landrotten Highlander, Alain Gadbois, Starfighter and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 All was going well with the undercarriage legs. Everything seemed to fit ok. Then things went a bit off track. I tried throwing on some green and it turned out like crap. I think it was a bit too humid today, oh well, you can't see much anyway. I'm also having issues making the fuselage close, something is wrong here and I can't work it out, I hacked away at some of the under carriage bay, that worked well enough for the front but I've still got to force the fuselage closed so I dunno, putting it down now and I'll think about it later. Dragon, CShanne, MikeC and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Look out for the folding wings. They tend to hang down.And moving them several times will brake them off. BradG and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 10 hours ago, Erwin said: Look out for the folding wings. They tend to hang down.And moving them several times will brake them off. They do look a bit fragile, I've modified the hinge so I can add the wings later on, then I'll glue them in the folded position. Martinnfb and Erwin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Despite my hacking away at the interior parts, the fuselage still required some persuasion to close up. Hopefully I don't create any stress cracks in it. MikeMaben, Martinnfb, mgbooyv8 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 I still think I made an error somewhere with the interior, as you can see I've had to add a shim to the front of the fuselage, strangely this does not seem to effect the fit of the cowling ring much at all, so good news there. The wings are just sitting on, the fuselage join looks pretty good, a little clean up of the mating surfaces and I shouldn't need to do any filling and sanding there. The outer wing is just slotted on, I may need to look at supporting them somehow cos there is a lot of stress on that wing fold! Greg W, Scotsman, mgbooyv8 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Hi Brad, AFAIK when folded, the wing tips are supported by a bar connected to the horizontal tail plane. You could make something like that from metal wire to take the strain from the wing fold. Cheers, Peter Martinnfb and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 hours ago, mgbooyv8 said: Hi Brad, AFAIK when folded, the wing tips are supported by a bar connected to the horizontal tail plane. You could make something like that from metal wire to take the strain from the wing fold. Cheers, Peter You've been reading my mind. I had to do some googling to see where the supports connected! mgbooyv8 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Cowlings, horizontal stabilisers and inner wings are attached. The rubber bands are holding the cowling ring in place until the glue dries. Greg W, mgbooyv8, MikeC and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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