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Old Wombat · February 28, 2023, 05:27:40 AM

Quote from: Pellson on February 28, 2023, 05:25:17 AM
Quote from: Flyer on February 27, 2023, 05:36:02 AMSmall amount of painting of the Firefly, prop blade's and exhaust stacks black, spinner orange.

Progress!!

... is progress!

Flyer · February 28, 2023, 05:40:02 AM

Quote from: Old Wombat on February 28, 2023, 05:27:40 AM
Quote from: Pellson on February 28, 2023, 05:25:17 AM
Quote from: Flyer on February 27, 2023, 05:36:02 AMSmall amount of painting of the Firefly, prop blade's and exhaust stacks black, spinner orange.

Progress!!

... is progress!

And today there was none

Old Wombat · February 28, 2023, 07:29:53 AM

Quote from: Flyer on February 28, 2023, 05:40:02 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 28, 2023, 05:27:40 AM
Quote from: Pellson on February 28, 2023, 05:25:17 AM
Quote from: Flyer on February 27, 2023, 05:36:02 AMSmall amount of painting of the Firefly, prop blade's and exhaust stacks black, spinner orange.

Progress!!

... is progress!

And today there was none

There's always tomorrow or, at a stretch, the day after!

Flyer · March 01, 2023, 02:27:39 AM

After a little bit of swearing followed by more than a little bit of sanding the five pieces of the Firefly wing are now one piece. The fit so far of anything I've put together on it has been far from good. Thinking that I may put this Firefly aside to be hacked to pieces as I originally intended when I brought it. The other two that came with it are probably just as bad of fit, not a problem with the Sea Venom as that was for parts also but the Gannett was going to be a Gannett so I hope that one fits together ok.

Pellson · March 01, 2023, 02:53:01 AM

Quote from: Flyer on March 01, 2023, 02:27:39 AMAfter a little bit of swearing followed by more than a little bit of sanding the five pieces of the Firefly wing are now one piece. The fit so far of anything I've put together on it has been far from good. Thinking that I may put this Firefly aside to be hacked to pieces as I originally intended when I brought it. The other two that came with it are probably just as bad of fit, not a problem with the Sea Venom as that was for parts also but the Gannett was going to be a Gannett so I hope that one fits together ok.

They are all pretty awful, but don't let that get to you. Adjust your expectations a bit instead.

Flyer · March 01, 2023, 05:41:39 AM

Decided to keep going with it so now the wings are on. Just look at the gap's in the joins! Not going to waste any putty on them, this is going to be a very rough looking model when it's finished, but I don't care, I'm looking at it as a paint testbed, but that being said I'm also NOT looking forward to seeing how the clear parts fit, why they did the rear section in two parts when there is not a canopy open option is anyone's guess...

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NARSES2 · March 01, 2023, 06:00:11 AM

Coming along nicely

Old Wombat · March 01, 2023, 06:09:42 AM

Normally I'd say a little putty would go a long way to fixing the issues but, in this case ... Yeah ... Nah!

Just keep your expectations low for this beast &, as you say, use it as a test-bed for paints, weathering techniques & the like.

She'll be right, mate!

Pellson · March 01, 2023, 06:11:20 AM

You can always shim in some thin plasticard, then finishing off with Putty. That's a go-to trick for me when dealing with old and badly fitting models.

NARSES2 · March 01, 2023, 06:12:52 AM

Quote from: Pellson on March 01, 2023, 06:11:20 AMYou can always shim in some thin plasticard, then finishing off with Putty. That's a go-to trick for me when dealing with old and badly fitting models.

Yup. I find it adds some strength to what can be rather loose joints as well

Thinking about it maybe I should use that trick on my knees ?

Flyer · March 07, 2023, 03:46:34 AM

Put the Firefly into a Lego jig to glue the top side of the wing and give it some dihedral, got that done but putting it into a jig showed just how out of alignment it is, not going to go any further with it, it will be scrapped for parts. Going to start on a Boomerang instead, that may or may not get put into the 50's GB.

Pellson · March 07, 2023, 04:50:30 AM

Nooooo..
The again, if you are too far off from any acceptable result, then what do you do?

Onwards!

NARSES2 · March 07, 2023, 05:28:55 AM

Give it a couple of days, you never know you might change your mind.

Flyer · March 23, 2023, 12:36:40 AM

Decided against starting the Boomerang, instead I have measured the fuselages of two aircraft with calipers and it looks possible to combine them so I will be trying that at some point. The mix will only work for one though, won't work the other way so I'll have a tail assembly, set of wings and most of a fuselage leftover as spares, never a bad thing to have spares though so whatever.

Pellson · March 23, 2023, 01:28:10 AM

Quote from: Flyer on March 23, 2023, 12:36:40 AMDecided against starting the Boomerang, instead I have measured the fuselages of two aircraft with calipers and it looks possible to combine them so I will be trying that at some point. The mix will only work for one though, won't work the other way so I'll have a tail assembly, set of wings and most of a fuselage leftover as spares, never a bad thing to have spares though so whatever.

Watching!!