In defense of the model manufacturers, that is the only way to mold such a piece so I just take it as one of the normal challenges.Medicman71 wrote:Nice work on the spring! I hate when they do that. It's nearly impossible to fix.
Actually, I usually use a an x-acto blade to scrape the mold line off. It's a little bit faster.Stikpusher wrote:Very tedious work with a needle file to clean up such seams.
The Barracuda nose correction narrows the fuselage at the spinner base so the resin spinner has a smaller diameter than the kit spinner. I could theoretically lathe the kit spinner down to size but for now I want to keep the kit nose and resin nose components separate and functional since I'm not sure which route I am going to take.Stuart wrote:Excellent work all round John, you've definitely made a difference to that spinner. Would the kit spinner not fit on the resin nose?
Still in a holding pattern while I wait for a new spinner to arrive. I decided to saw off the solid end of the kit fuselage to accommodate the resin engine. Using that big Tamiya saw, it's kinda fun sawing things off now. With that done, I can now do a very preliminary dry fit of the resin engine onto the fuselage. With the latest removal and the previous removal of the top of the engine cowlings from the nose section, there is a significantly reduced area for a glue connection. I was surprised I was able to get this to stay together with just tape and gravity.