| Iain,nothing that cannot be tidied up on that model,firstly go easy with the adhesive,use just enough for the job as polystyrene cement literally attacks the plastic surfaces,instead of using tube adhesive get yourself a bottle of liquid poly,all you need to do with this liquid is join the parts dry,then run some of the liquid down the joint,capillery reaction takes the adhesive right into the joint,hold fast with masking tape while things dry and then gently scrape the joint with a craft knife,finish off by rubbing the joint with wet & dry paper,this will get you an invisible joint when painted up.
Dont worry about your first efforts,it takes a lot of modelling to get excellent results,remember go easy on that glue !
A tip as well about sticking the canopy onto the model,never use any polystyrene cement for this,use ordinary PVA white glue applied around the edges with a toothpick,this type of glue does not attack plastic but holds the canopy in place adequately.When you visit your model shop next get a tube of model filler,the best is made by Squadron,apply some to those insightly joins,rub the filler down when dry and give the model a coat of enamel or acrylic paint.That model believe me can be easily made presentable again,just with a bit of care,best of luck ! we all had to start somewhere,that jet pipe looks impressive.
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