monthebiff Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Not a lot to show but also had limited bench time over the last week or so unfortunately. Managed to get my head in to the build and first things first the fit of the major fuselage parts are pretty awful so far! Initially I decided to fit the base of the turtle deck in place but found the tailplane fillet was very undersized and poor fit. The tail fillet needs replacing with a scratched plastic card replacement so I decided to add some internal structure and check the fuselage halves go together nicely. The fit of the foward bulkhead in to the starboard fuselage half was very poor due to the fuselage being out of shape And the foward fuselage halves closed up. On to the rear fuselage and the fit of the turtledeck floor is poor on the port side when closed up. I'm pretty well sorted on these fit issues now but don't have pictures yet. All I can say is this is one difficult build needing lots of foward thinking just like an HpH resin kit funnily enough! Regards. Andy MDuv, Uncarina, easixpedro and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 that's a shame the fit is not that good but I was sort of expecting that - for me it's part of the fun of building kits from these type of manufacturers - they keep you on your toes and make you do some old fashioned modelling, much more pleasurable than a shake and bake for me. Your build is looking really good, I'm following with interest and you will have certainly helped me when I start on mine. monthebiff, fab, Derek B and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 7 hours ago, npb748r said: that's a shame the fit is not that good but I was sort of expecting that - for me it's part of the fun of building kits from these type of manufacturers - they keep you on your toes and make you do some old fashioned modelling, much more pleasurable than a shake and bake for me. Your build is looking really good, I'm following with interest and you will have certainly helped me when I start on mine. +1 monthebiff, npb748r and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) I should consider my two PCM ongoing builds as good training for this kit then, though I might slip in a Hasegawa kit as a bit of relief first. Cheers Dennis Edited June 9, 2021 by dennismcc monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markjames1968 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) That poor fit is because you have detail parts that are a hold over from the resin kit not designed specifically for this new injection kit which obviously varies a little Hence my earlier comment, what people have bought is a resin kit with injection moulded fuselage and wing halves, the irony is the resin halves fit better and are better detailed but people wont buy them because they are resin..... Edited June 9, 2021 by Markjames1968 chukw, Paul in Napier, Ryan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Once again modelling time has been very scarce but managed a good few hours today, finally! I started by adding all of the internal detail parts to each fuselage half and then worked on getting the replacement plastic card internal tail fillet in place. I replaced the awfully moulded plastic rods on the rack with Albion Alloy tube of a suitable diameter. Far quicker, easier better looking than trying to clean the plastic up! I have some decent reference pictures now so will start to try and improve a few areas on the fuselage internals. Regards. Andy Kagemusha, Paul in Napier, Starfighter and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Great work on this so far Andy! If anyone can make this kit shine it's you. Cheers, Tom Kagemusha and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 9 minutes ago, Uncarina said: Great work on this so far Andy! If anyone can make this kit shine it's you. Cheers, Tom Thank you Tom and very kind words! Its a tester for sure and every single part requires plenty of clean up. I'm finding a bit of an interesting kit to put together but I think I have the fuselage fit issues under control now and so enjoy some detailing. Regards. Andy Dennis7423, Uncarina and scvrobeson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Nice to have someone blaze a trail on this kit for us, nice work. Cheers Dennis monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Some more progress with the tail fillet now detailed and completed I've found that with this all now now in place the fuselage halves align quite nicely now. Turning my attention to the cockpit I started with the pilots seat which is much like most of this kit having very soft detail. After studying pictures I decided a much better alternative would be to modify a Barracudacast P-51 seat whichooks a whole lot better. I added some piping detail to the headrest and oxygen hose which appears to go through the canvas covering behind the pilot. So a picture with the kit seat installed And with the modified resin seat in place So far so good and next up is the instrument panel. Regards. Andy Brett M, jgrease, Landrotten Highlander and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 That seat is a vast improvement, I'm keeping notes for when I get round to mine. Cheers Dennis monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Wow, what a lot of work! I agree with Dennis wholeheartedly. Your modified seat is a huge improvement over the kit offering. Well done indeed. Cheers, Wolf monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Wow. Agreed with colleagues!. Your effort and extra time were a good investment! monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I like the progress on this one! You're blazing a great trail for the rest of us on this kit, showing the little things that need to be done to bring it up to top level. Matt monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 10:11 AM, dennismcc said: That seat is a vast improvement, I'm keeping notes for when I get round to mine. Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis, your current PCM builds will definitely leave you in good shape to tackle this one! Regards. Andy dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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