Dealing with the dreaded fuselage seam

BattleshipBob

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Good idea Richard! Found a Tamiya set

Si, will use a large saucepan, will it clean ok otherwise i'll be wearing it or it will be inserted somewhere lol
 

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Si mate, why would Bob need another pot noodle when you have already told him to add all the correct ingredients to the caldron to make one??
 

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Do not look or read just add the old boiling water, stir and that terrible wait!
 

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Something I forgot Bob, when sanding across the seam to even out any filler, don’t work at a ninety degree angle to the seam, work at a 45 degree angle. This will reduce the chances of turning the fuselage into a threepenny bit....
 

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Thanks Tim, had forgotten about the seam, got pot noodles on the brain !!!!!
 

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Something I forgot Bob, when sanding across the seam to even out any filler, don’t work at a ninety degree angle to the seam, work at a 45 degree angle. This will reduce the chances of turning the fuselage into a threepenny bit....
I would add, when changing to a finer grit, work at 90 degrees to the previous grit, so you can see when the scratches have disappeared.
Pete
 

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Thanks, sounds like a major task lol. Never had this problem with a tank :tongue-out3:
 

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Hi Bob
It all gets very intuitive very quickly LOL.....nice tip from Peter as well....
 
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