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73north · 24-02-2008

Hi ,

I am finally finished , helped greatly that I was on holiday

this entire week

The main # 1 trouble with the Model Build were

the extremely high amount of work to clean up the resin parts

and then make them fit together , the cowling had to be trimmed and

grinded down to allow the aftermarket engine to fit , and the air scoop

underneath ( longer than normal zero - in resin ) had to be trimmed and

adjusted , so that cowling and air scoop fitted together , thankfully I

always do a dry run , so became aware this needed extreme work

Did weathering usual way , and use small silver pencil for parts showing

wear and tear - Eduard parts were very useful , and the engine

replacement was very good , a much more busy engine look than if I

had

not replaced the wrong engine supplied by Hasegawa

I hollowed out the engine exhaust stubs , although you can't really

see it in these views

best wishes to all

enjoy - hope you like it ?

24-02-2008	#6 (permalink)
73north Scale Model Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Real Name: David My Models: Warships & Military Aircraft Visit 73north's Gallery Posts: 65 Images: 29	Model Completed today Hi , I am finally finished , helped greatly that I was on holiday this entire week The main # 1 trouble with the Model Build were the extremely high amount of work to clean up the resin parts and then make them fit together , the cowling had to be trimmed and grinded down to allow the aftermarket engine to fit , and the air scoop underneath ( longer than normal zero - in resin ) had to be trimmed and adjusted , so that cowling and air scoop fitted together , thankfully I always do a dry run , so became aware this needed extreme work Did weathering usual way , and use small silver pencil for parts showing wear and tear - Eduard parts were very useful , and the engine replacement was very good , a much more busy engine look than if I had not replaced the wrong engine supplied by Hasegawa I hollowed out the engine exhaust stubs , although you can't really see it in these views best wishes to all enjoy - hope you like it ?