tomprobert Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) I come across this problem regularly when building big vac kits. When you consider the moulds are all hand made, it’s not a surprise. I’m of the opinion that the casual observer will not notice - especially if you position/pose the props carefully - and the extra work on correcting it will be serious mojo-sapper. Life’s too short. Tom Edited December 20, 2022 by tomprobert MikeMaben, mozart and chrish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Worry over the wings put behind me and moving ahead, Ok. on a bit of a tangent but kind of ahead. I've ordered SAC white metal P-38 Lightning landing gear. My thinking is that due to the malleability of the material and the close resemblance of those gear legs to the Hudson's, I can bend mangle and mutilate them to work on this model (that's the hope at least). In the meantime I've begun adding some plumbing and piping to the gear bays, I'll try adding more once I see what the main gear looks like. As well, I knew earlier on that I was never going to be happy just gluing the stabilizers all together and trying to refine the panel lines and such. So I've decided to just go ahead and start cutting up the empennage to deflect the controls. Not sure how good this will all work out but it's all to the benefit of learning a new skill...I hope This is an early image, I've added some internal structure and a representation of the torque tube. The other fin is underway at the moment Thanks for looking Landrotten Highlander, themongoose, mozart and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 nice work, chris. love your progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Killing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Hahaha! Thanks for all the confidence! I think you may be more optimistic than I A bit more carving done as of quitting time tonight. I was never going to be happy with the soft indentations indicating hinge lines, it just took a while to spool up my courage to do something about it. It's hard to see what with white plastic and light pencil marks but I drew a line across the hinge on the elevator and realized there was a sweep forward on one side. I filled it in with putty and sawed off the elevator; and then the slot for the vertical stab. and a test fit Thanks for looking! Lee White, Anthony in NZ, Landrotten Highlander and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Chris, outstanding work mate! PM me your email address and I will get some pics emailed to you. But you have nailed the wheel wells already! Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 You're a braver man than I Chris, and I am really enjoying your build updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 25, 2022 Author Share Posted December 25, 2022 Not so sure it's bravery as much as blind optimism that I can build it. It's still a long trip and I may yet be beaten by it. But...a bit of progress tonight. A little more refinement here and there still needed but for now, I'll set it aside and I guess start working on the next big thing I've been avoiding...the hull. Anthony in NZ, patricksparks, Landrotten Highlander and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 I have cutting mat envy there. So expensive! chrish and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Loving your progress here, Chris! Kev chrish and Anthony in NZ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha As Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Great job!!! chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Ooooo, that looks nice! Definitely a Lockheed tail. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Nice clean work, it's a pity the surface detail on vacs is almost universally awful, the Combat Helldiver was infected with it, their Firebrand much less so, both made me want to cry. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Looking pretty darned good from here! chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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