denders Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 A bit of an update. This one has fallen seriously behind. Phantom2, jeroen_R90S, daveculp and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 This one can be moved over to WIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveculp Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I have this kit in the stash, so I'll be following your build. I bought the kit specifically to make the Corsair flown by Brown or Hudner at the Battle of Choisin Reservoir. https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-korean-wars-first-medal-of-honor-recipient-dies-at-93/ Out2gtcha and Dragon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 9 hours ago, denders said: This one can be moved over to WIP. Done! Kev Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Okay, finally getting back to working on this one. Hopefully I'll be able to make progress on it. Quinta cockpit decals. Rockie Yarwood, HB252, Landrotten Highlander and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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denders Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Okay, cockpit done. The Quinta stuff wasn't hard to deal with and it looks pretty good. The only complaint might be that the small levers are harder to place than PE because they're flexible. The seat belts are from the Quinta set. There are some small PE items from an Eduard set. daveculp, Rockie Yarwood, Martinnfb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Now a question for those who have built this kit. I'm looking for other folks ideas. How did you form the ends as shown in the instructions? I was thinking, I have a flat faced pair of pliers and was going to assemble the pieces and just try smashing the ends of the brass wire. Thanks! Martinnfb and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 minute ago, denders said: Now a question for those who have built this kit. I'm looking for other folks ideas. How did you form the ends as shown in the instructions? I was thinking, I have a flat faced pair of pliers and was going to assemble the pieces and just try smashing the ends of the brass wire. Thanks! I used to do this with real time rivets on old safes. Key is to keep one end of the brass rod perpendicular to a very hard (preferably metal) surface. Then use a toy hamer to (gently) tap the other end. If needed turn around and repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, denders said: Now a question for those who have built this kit. I'm looking for other folks ideas. How did you form the ends as shown in the instructions? I was thinking, I have a flat faced pair of pliers and was going to assemble the pieces and just try smashing the ends of the brass wire. Thanks! I remember this being the absolute worst part of the kit when I built mine (admittedly it was the F4U-1 kit), and left me wishing I'd just glued the damn things in place and tossed the hinges away. I don't remember how I actually got them together, though! I know I didn't make them moveable, so probably just CA'd the lot together. Kev zerosystem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 So, the kit instructions say 0.8mm brass rod. Doing a conversion to inches, that's 0.0315". Taking a caliper to the material included, I get 0.035". It's a very snug fit. Once it's in there, being such a small piece, I don't think it's going to come out. And oh yeah, it looks like it's copper wire, not brass but that doesn't really matter. So, now the mind debate about what I'm going to do about it. I do have drills that I could use to drill it out, but I'm not sure I want to attempt drilling out the PE parts. Hmmmm. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Well, I tried drilling out the PE pieces and because I’m actually removing very little material, working carefully, it has gone ok, so far. I tried just squishing with pliers and that just bent the “rod” in the middle. It’s not coming apart, I don’t think. I’ll try the next one with a hammer as suggested by LH next. I suspect the I’ll end up just gluing them like Kev. Edited October 24, 2022 by denders LSP_Kevin and Jim Barry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 Closed up the fuselage but forgot to paint the firewall. I'll have to see just how much is visible. Onward to the wings, etc. HB252, LSP_Kevin, Isar 30/07 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Another update. Various assemblies, now need to do some filling and sanding. Don't like those wire hinge pins for the flaps. I have a -1D kit too which I assume uses the same sort of thing. I'll have to find something else to use for those pins. We were at the beach a couple weeks ago. Got to watch occasional passersby. Ospreys and Cobras too. MikeMaben, LSP_Kevin, HB252 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbtr6 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Super Stallion! Nice, my son-in-law flies those. I was able to fly the simulator for it. Perry Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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