Quote from: Pellson on March 25, 2024, 01:36:53 AM

Quote from: Gondor on March 17, 2024, 12:01:08 PM

Assuming the semicircular pattern/structure I see on the surface is from the print process - how evident du you think these are in reality? Will they require sanding/filling? As we all know, what's visible on a photo may differ wildly from what's visible in reality..

The good old Mk.1 fingertip could not find those. I will give them a shot of primer tonight if the weather is decent to find out. As you say, it's probably a trick of the light as although I have seen similar in places, the print layer hardly, if ever have shown up under paint so far.

Gondor

I'd give them a few coats of primer and then a good sanding.  May not feel it but the gradation is there.

I was getting a bit bogged down with the kit, trying to paint things that didn't need painting quite so soon. So I decided to bite the proverbial bullet and stick a few bits together rather than try to add pipes and wires to tart up the kit.

First up, the main undercarriage bay.





A bit of a pain to get glue to the rear of the bay as the bottle of glue would not fit into the fuselage. I ended up dribbling it in instead.

Next was the cockpit.



OK, it's the underside of it but it is in place.



Unfortunately, when I fitted the nose undercarriage bay I fitted it slightly too far forward    Nothing a bit of paint won't hide 

Next was the bomb bay



This took a bit of thinking with regards to the glue, fortunately, the roof of the bomb bay is flush with the sides of the cutout so glue was run just inside all the edges and the bomb bay carefully manoeuvred into the fuselage. I did find that the surface of the main undercarriage bay where the supports had been, could probably have done with being made smooth before fitting, just to help when fitting the bomb bay.

Finally, I tried fitting the main fuselage parts together only to find this



This ended up not being as big a problem as it looked. A good going over the top of the plug at the front of the bomb bay with a "Dog File" soon sorted the problem into a very minor problem at the bottom of the fuselage. Pictures later, once I have glued the parts into place.

And for the curious as to what a "Dog File" is, it's a file that's ruff 

Gondor

Al amongst my pile of files I've got a few known as "basstard" files...these will remove skin very quickly if your not careful ...I use em mostly for shaping plastic body filler on cars or MDF for ICE installs.


* For the correct name remove one S 😄😄

Quote from: Wardukw on March 26, 2024, 01:44:37 AMAl amongst my pile of files I've got a few known as "basstard" files...these will remove skin very quickly if your not careful ...I use em mostly for shaping plastic body filler on cars or MDF for ICE installs.


* For the correct name remove one S 😄😄

And you'll find they are still sold with the correct name to this day    Apparently the name goes back to the way the teeth resemble the markings on some medieval nobles coat of arms ?    That's what one of our metalwork masters told us at school when we all started giggling. 

Weird what the memory retains and digs up every now and then 

Stuff that firmly implanted from all the years while what I had for breakfast is immediately gone!

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 26, 2024, 07:31:03 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on March 26, 2024, 01:44:37 AMAl amongst my pile of files I've got a few known as "basstard" files...these will remove skin very quickly if your not careful ...I use em mostly for shaping plastic body filler on cars or MDF for ICE installs.


* For the correct name remove one S 😄😄

And you'll find they are still sold with the correct name to this day    Apparently the name goes back to the way the teeth resemble the markings on some medieval nobles coat of arms ?    That's what one of our metalwork masters told us at school when we all started giggling. 

Weird what the memory retains and digs up every now and then 

Wasn't the dude who this file was named after called the Basstard ?
I've heard this before but I ain't sure anymore ..twas a very long time ago   
As files go the ones I have go from safe to down right dangerous 😳
The rasp files are razor sharp and I use them for BOG and wood and I absolutely love my curve files ..not cheap tho but absolutely perfect for filing a curved surface..as long as you have the handle that is .
These files are also known as Flexible .Pansers and Panzer files ..strange that   

I think you lot missed the point.

File -  Rough - Dog

Gondor

The most likely explanation is that the ba$tard file is so-called because it is an intermediate cut
between rough and fine files. Use of the term in print goes back to at least the late 17th century.
The progression of work in a manual from 1693 being rough(coarse)->ba$tard->fine->smooth.

So I have found that I have been a bit impatient since I started glueing the major parts together. First I found a step between the forward and central parts of the fuselage



This at least was found during dry fitting the parts together. However, what I didn't notice and have only just realised, is that the cockpit may be slightly rotated inside the fuselage.

What I have done and have now fixed, was to glue the fuselage parts together with a twist which accentuated the look of the cockpit. I carefully cut the joint between the two parts and carefully applied pressure to break the joint between the two parts. Thankfully there was not much damage.







The parts that broke off were removed from where they had stayed and have now been reunited with the rest of the parts they had come from. I have performed several dry fittings and fetteled quite a bit to make sure that the twist can't happen again. In my defence, I was trying to make sure that the step at the top of the fuselage was gone and never thought of the fuselage sides 

A two-part epoxy has been purchased and will be employed tomorrow to join the parts together again, and there will be enough time before it sets to ensure that every surface is as best placed as it can be.

Gondor

Must admit I'm a fan of two part epoxy for jobs like this

Quote from: Gondor on March 26, 2024, 12:16:44 PMI think you lot missed the point.

File -  Rough - Dog

Gondor

No, no - we got it.
Now we need to return it...

I like it, very nice step by step.

I have seen this kit advertised and just found your build so now I am all caught up and waiting to see what happens next. 

Where is the popcorn emoji?

Quote from: Rick Lowe on March 29, 2024, 02:50:56 PM

Quote from: Gondor on March 26, 2024, 12:16:44 PMI think you lot missed the point.

File -  Rough - Dog

Gondor

No, no - we got it.
Now we need to return it...

Sorry, no refunds or returns accepted 

Gondor