DugyB Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 Here’s my version of the famous cowling fix. Cut and installed the shim horizontally, this allowed me to easily align the engine mounts seams with the fuselage seams. First lowered it 1mm and found it wasn’t enough, so it’s about 1.5mm lower. coogrfan, BradG, MikeC and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 Plugging along well today now that family has left, before I glue in the engine I thought a bit of weathering was in order. These radial engines leaked oil like nothing else, surely there have to be a bit of a mess in there… oops, just noticed I still need to fill in the cowling latch’s seams… Alain Gadbois, denders, Loic and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Good grief, I guess if I’m gonna be making rookie mistakes I’m just glad it’s on the bottom and outa sight….. thought something felt a bit off … Martinnfb, denders, R Palimaka and 8 others 2 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Oops! But can anyone on this fine forum say, with hand on heart, that they've never done that or something similar. I know I have! I think the real test of the true modeller is not that you never make errors like that: it's how you recover (or not) from them. DugyB and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Annoying, but that's not too bad...a bit of time sanding and polishing. And yup, just did a similar thing in some paint on my current build. Richard DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, MikeC said: Oops! But can anyone on this fine forum say, with hand on heart, that they've never done that or something similar. I know I have! I think the real test of the true modeller is not that you never make errors like that: it's how you recover (or not) from them. If it was on the clear glass it would’ve been a true test of my polishing skills … Edited November 21, 2023 by DugyB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 1 hour ago, R Palimaka said: Annoying, but that's not too bad...a bit of time sanding and polishing. And yup, just did a similar thing in some paint on my current build. Richard Yup, nothing that a little elbow grease can’t fix…. Or weathering pastels, dust … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Been there, done that. Hope you can fix it easily enough. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 22 hours ago, MikeC said: Oops! But can anyone on this fine forum say, with hand on heart, that they've never done that DugyB, MikeC and Martinnfb 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Been there, done that. Hope you can fix it easily enough. Cheers, Michael Wonder how noticeable it would be if I just left it alone? Sorta like my DNA calling card … Dpgsbody55 and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 It was way to bare inside the cowl flaps, once more a bit of strip and rod to the rescue, as per custom illusion is more my thing then accuracy. mywifehatesmodels, Loic, Landrotten Highlander and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 2:06 AM, DugyB said: All right, need some help from you guys, does anyone have any experience with thinning these paints? I’ve tried Tamiya, MrHobby thinners and also just plain water. None of them have worked. I’ve tried airbrushing straight from the bottle and it also was to thick for spraying. It’s bit perplexing with them… I use mr leveling thinner works great Dpgsbody55, DugyB and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 After reading online posts and seeing pics with and without here’s me having a go with making the drop tank not drag Mother Earth. I’ve sawed the mount in half, then again sawed more off each side. I didn’t measure before or after, but maybe 1.5m give or take a tad more have been removed. If it still doesn’t fit well enough I’ll just chuck it like a few others have, wouldn’t mind using it just to add interest though, same with the dropped flaps… LSP_Kevin, BradG, Shoggz and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Sounds like a plan DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 I’m gonna sit right here and hold my breath until TAMIYA announce their new 1/32 release of a P-47D, this kit hasn’t been the best of fitting parts, warped (a little) fuselage equaled to this part not wanting to sit flush… think I’ll just leave it too, don’t think it’ll be to noticeable with all the stripes, colour and camo.. coogrfan, LSP_Kevin, R Palimaka and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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