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Here it is, the mystery what-if, 1/48 scale piece of crap. :(

Started by matrixone, May 30, 2012, 06:39:10 PM

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ysi_maniac

Quote from: Chap on May 31, 2012, 07:26:10 AM
Matrix,

I am continually amazed at the creativity and originality you display. Truly a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

~Steve

Absolutely agreed :wub: :wub: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Will die without understanding this world.

matrixone

Thanks ysi_maniac,
At least once a year I make a 'not so good' model and I hope I got that out of my system with this model and the rest of my builds for the year will be better. ;) One of my upcoming builds is a 1/48 scale Tamiya kit...I think I deserve a nice fitting kit after the horror of my Bv 55 experience.

Matrixone

Atlantis


matrixone

Thanks Atlantis!

Lucky for me the pictures don't show all the things that are wrong with this model but there are many flaws, one big goof can be seen in the picture showing the model from above...notice the gap at the wing root! Like most models this was fixable but if I would filled and sanded the gap I would have destroyed the molded in detail on the fuselage for the door. I decided to not fill the gap, funny thing is the wing root on the other side was a perfect fit...and yes I did dry fit over and over but could not correct it. This entire kit was filled with quirky fitting parts from start to finish.
The coke bottle thick clear parts were nowhere near the right shape to slot into the openings in the fuselage and all the detail painting I did of the cockpit and IP can't be seen. :-\

Matrixone

kitbasher

The F-32 definitely looks like something conjured up by drunken nutter designers at the 1944 Oktoberfest!
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter