The Junkers 52 is complete, so with the modelling mojo in a good place, I have made a start on the next kit. It's another old 'Aircraft of the Aces' kit, the P-38H of Major Thomas McGuire. The decals look to be usable, I will have to hang them in a window for a while though to whiten them up a bit.
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A reasonable fit so far, but she does require a fair amount of filling to make the joins smooth. All taped up.
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Filler on:
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Smoothed over with various shaped files, rubbed down with 800 and 1000 grit sandpaper, and the tape protecting the panel detail removed:
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Thanks for looking in again, next up is some more construction with landing gears and cowls.
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A reasonable fit so far, but she does require a fair amount of filling to make the joins smooth. All taped up.
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Filler on:
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Smoothed over with various shaped files, rubbed down with 800 and 1000 grit sandpaper, and the tape protecting the panel detail removed:
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Thanks for looking in again, next up is some more construction with landing gears and cowls.
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