Colour brown leather, dark brown wash then Alclad Aqua Gloss, one thin brush allied coat only.Looks good Barry, what process did you use to create the leather gator.?
Carl
Colour brown leather, dark brown wash then Alclad Aqua Gloss, one thin brush allied coat only.Looks good Barry, what process did you use to create the leather gator.?
Carl
I really don’t know Jim. I suspect that it is when it comes out of the mould. Looking at the issues Airfix has had with kit production standards it is the most likely explanation. I did read somewhere that this kind of warping, along with sinkholes and shrinkage, can be caused by the too early removal of a part from the mould. I also believe that it is the poor quality soft plastic being particularly prone to these problems.Hi Barry
The cockpit looks superb. The warping is certainly bad although I know you'll cope. Is the warping caused when the large parts come out of the mould or is it due to bad storage conditions? Hope the part you need comes quickly.
Jim
Nice clamps..On with the build and now I get to a few issues....
But first a pic the the i.p. which has worked out rather well
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The instructions say that you need to use the fuselage side as a template the get the angles of the floor and forward bulkhead right..... That is all well and good, if the fuselage was not so badly warped. Consequently I just had to glue the bulkhead on judging it by eye.
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note the piece broken off - that is what happens when you fight a warped fuselage.... another piece got broken off as well. Neither breakage will give me a problem to sort of course but even so.
I had other sub assemblies to add to the floor before fixing it to the fuselage side. Some pictures below illustrate the amount of warping that I have to contend with.
You can also see the cockpit detail now all ‘in-situ’.
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I am having to cement the fuselage together in about four stages starting with the spine. I am having to use clamps and tape and let each section dry fully before moving to the next. Below you can see how much both sides are warped after cementing the spine and tail. Oh, I am using the black tinted cement for this.
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Here is the bottom after gluing only the spine and tail. There is quite a gap but it will close.....
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Also just to show that the front should close OK here is a dry run.
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With closing the fuselage taking so long needing to be done in stages I am getting on with other areas. The wheels are nicely detailed and thankfully the hubs and tyres can be kept separate for painting.
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But, then another problem. Part F30 was on the sprue and ‘F31‘ was loose.... Except it was another part F30...
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So I have emailed Airfix and hopefully they will send me the right part. Normally they are very good at this.
So I will focus on other sub-assemblies while awaiting the missing part.
Like a wing...
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I am getting a lot of use out of my clamps on this kit. I hardly ever use them on Tamiya.
Then I was able to cement the next section of the fuselage, part of the underside, and clamp that,
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That is all for now....
Hi MattHi Barry,
Been a hectic time at work lately and not managed to follow this daily, just had a catch up tonight on what I’ve missed. What a great read, so thorough, looking absolutely great. Surprised about the fit issues after watching the documentary I saw the other year and this been the kit that would kick start the turnaround of hornby/airfix.
Matt
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