MikeMaben Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 ... using one of my 20" bar clamps (they're all I could find), LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 After checking, I'm rather amazed (and pleased) to see that both the Revell and Hasegawa stabilizers/elevators, are almost exactly the same size. The mounting tabs are somewhat different on the Has stabs, so will require a little trimming, but with the interlocking design going a long way toward maintaining perpendicularity with the vertical stabilizer, should work out just great. The chord of the Hasegawa elevators is also a bit less than the corresponding Revell elevators, and may in fact be more correct, though I don't really know that for sure. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Good going. My FW 190 has been relegated to the SOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Good going. My FW 190 has been relegated to the SOD. Mine might be headed that way too, all the cowl pieces (now dry), are just a jumbled mess, with many of the parts shifting out of position while the glue was drying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Mine might be headed that way too, all the cowl pieces (now dry), are just a jumbled mess, with many of the parts shifting out of position while the glue was drying. Damn, sorry to hear that. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Kev Glad the clamp solved the cowl problem and the details look really good. Pretty interesting how the Revel and Hasegawa elevators are so close to each other Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Mike Growing up and watching the Three Stooges on TV ...what great memories. :) Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Damn, sorry to hear that. Yep, me too. It's probably salvageable, but still really drags me down. Kev Glad the clamp solved the cowl problem and the details look really good. Pretty interesting how the Revel and Hasegawa elevators are so close to each other Keep 'em comin Peter It solved it partially, but one of these pieces shifted while clamped, so is now out of whack with the other pieces, as are several other parts that were added afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 OK, yet more "issues", this time in the form of needing to use my 20" bar clamp (again) to lift the entire cowling assembly, such as it is, to meet the MG cover, resulting in mismatched panels all over the place. I'm sorely tempted to set this one aside for an indeterminable amount of time, and just resume work on something else. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Kev Over the past year, I set aside two projects I spent a lot of time with and attribute them to killing my mojo for many months afterwards. I'm now a firm believer it's a hobby to enjoy, derive satisfaction and enjoyment from. Frustration is the killer me and when frustration exceeds satisfaction, I'll box up the project for another day and work on another build and return to the kit when the juices and desire allow. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Yep, as the day rolls on, I'm coming to the realization that all of these issues, while probably correctable, are sapping the joy from me, and fixing them will eat up valuable time that I can't really afford to lose right now. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Wow, that really bites K2. I know the feeling you speak of though.......................and Im feeling it on my little Extra 330 for SURE. I have been for some time. The only reason I have not fully put it down right now is that I have come so far I felt bad not finishing it.........and the main reason being its super small, in the right category (civilian 32nd and up) and almost ready for the NATs in PHX. Im still down a bit on it, and know all too well the "sapping" feeling one can get that destroys MoJo LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Yep, I've already moved on from this one, Brian. I kept the model though, and will probably grab another at some point, rob the 'pit engine and some other bits from this one, and give it a go again, somewhere down the road. Gazzas and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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