- Kari
Lyle’s Jet GB subject is ...
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- Kari
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Let me know what scheme you're doing Lyle - I can suggest some colours!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
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Honestly, I’m not sure. I’ll study on and give you a note.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Lyle’s Jet GB subject is ...
A power washer?
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Lyle’s Jet GB subject is ...
It was close this morning.....about one deep breath from the hammer being applied. Well, not really, but close. This has to be the most ill-fitting kit I've messed with, over the Williams Bro and the Czech Models kits. Alignment pins don't, etc. Test / dry fitting doesn't help much as you cant really tell where it is off. At least I could not.
I got the wing halves together, barely. Don't think you should have to use Duck Tape to hold things in place! Now, I get to go around the seams and apply some CA.
I got the wing halves together, barely. Don't think you should have to use Duck Tape to hold things in place! Now, I get to go around the seams and apply some CA.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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That must be the first time ever I see duck tape used in a build!
- Kari
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Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
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Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
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a first for me, as well! It was pulling the Frog tape and letting the gaps open...I trimmed the "engines" to fit better, but I don't think they were meant to fit in the wing! 
This is on the wings, but the other assemblies has some of the same issues, too. I expected a lot more from this kit. A whole lot more.
This is on the wings, but the other assemblies has some of the same issues, too. I expected a lot more from this kit. A whole lot more.To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Sorry to hear you're having trouble with that old MB kit - I've never built one so I can't comment on the fit, although I'm surprised it's that bad. That being said, I have heard about the joy's of the intakes from others.Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
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That and the way the molded it...the sprue attach points are a mm or two from the sprue tree. Some are right up against the part with clunky nubs left. I hate clunky nubs.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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speedgraflex
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Morning, Lyle. Do you have a small travel steamer you could use to heat both sides of the plastic enough to close the join? Even now with clamp and duct tape still attached you can gently heat the wing from flaps forward to see if the issue with the leading edge may be improved. At the minimum you will clean the surface, but I think you may see a more positive result. Just keep doing passes with the steamer and heating the plastic as gently as possible...
Bruce / SPEEDGRAFLEX